Comments on: Geared Up Review: Petzl e+lite Emergency Headlamp

By: clay B. Jenkins

clay B. Jenkins — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:55:36 +0000

I would like to know if it throws enough light for nordic skiing on a moonless night, cramponning up a snow slope before dawn, or doing the first 5.6 pitches of a long rock climb. I am sure it is fine for cooking and reading.CBJ

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:37:09 +0000

I agree with you Robin, I buy high quality gear and the ‘casual hikers’ have never heard of the brands.

By: Robin Blandford

Robin Blandford — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:51:11 +0000

Thanks for your lovely language Oliver. I’m so glad you feel so strongly about my statement above.

You can not deny my point, which is, your amazing gear is subsidised by the “common muck” you describe above who like pretty things. Stand in an outdoor shop in a city centre one day - 8 in 10 people will be buying a jacket/tent/sleeping-bag/gloves etc. for a festival, or for a one-off youth expedition or charity trek.

Why do you think big brands make cheaper/lower-level kit…. it’s because that’s where the money comes from. Any outdoor person who has a large collection of functional kit rarely pays top price, they wait for a sale, discount, second, foreign-trip, sponsorship opportunity or some other way to afford the latest summit line of gore-tex jackets etc. On the other side, you have daddy & mummy going in and buying their little jonny the nicest looking jacket for $600.

This is how most outdoor brands pay for things.

By: Oliver Gomez

Oliver Gomez — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:50:13 +0000

Robin,

You are a F**kwit. Maybe for people like you the outdoor industry is built on fashion but for the people who actually go out and do things it’s built on functionality.

This little thing does its job, and more, much more, considering its size, weight and price.

On the cover of the latest issue of Soldier magazine (the magazine of the British Army) there’s a picture of a guy with one fixed to his helmet on operations in Afghanistan.

If that doesn’t say it all, what does? This bloke is going out all day, every day finding, fixing and destroying the enemy. If it’s good enough in that environment, is it likely to fail you in yours?

Nuff said, if you like your pretty things, perhaps you should consider flower arranging as a hobby instead.

Gringo

By: Robin Blandford

Robin Blandford — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:15:22 +0000

linked to on http://www.flashtorch.com/2007/09/petzl_elite_emergency_headlamp.html

By: Robin Blandford

Robin Blandford — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:08:26 +0000

ha! you think?

Outdoor Industry is built on fashion.

Wait for mkII of that lamp, I BET it’s made to look smoother. They all are.

By: Alx Cahiz

Alx Cahiz — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:44:27 +0000

it’s function robin, not fashion…

By: Robin Blandford

Robin Blandford — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:42:57 +0000

ugly - but very cool!

By: Alx Cahiz

Alx Cahiz — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:30:45 +0000

And there you have it everyone, the people have spoken. My words ring true, this is a fantastic product!

By: Stephen Mc Gowan

Stephen Mc Gowan — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:24:35 +0000

Fully agree with your review. I’ve had one of these for a while now and I’ve been using it as my main head torch. It’s so light that I can always keep it on me and never even notice it’s there. Also I’ve found the range on it and the battery life to be fantastic.

I’ve used this in a variety of different situations with no problem. I’ve used it in your standard camping/hiking situations, on a 24 hour sailing event for charity where we sailed all through the night and it got wet a few times(both from rain and me falling in) and on an off-shore race from Dun Laoghaire to Dingle where it was on through two nights straight. After all that it’s still working great and no problems with the battery life as yet!

Gets 5 stars from me as well!