Princeton Tec APEX
By DChenster (4/1/005) - No, not April Fools day joke
Usually there are some use of head gear for camping so there are some usefulness of
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From the Princeton Tec website:
The Apex is the pinnacle of waterproof LED headlamp design, boasting up to 60 lumens of output. With its four light levels, safety flash mode, and impact-resistant design, the Apex is an ideal headlamp for any hardcore adventure. The Apex combines a regulated three-watt Maxbright LED with four regulated Ultrabright LEDs, for Constant Brightness on all modes. Switching modes has never been easier the dual switch system allows you to independently control the intense, smooth, long-range lighting from the Maxbright LED, and the wide-angle, close-range lighting from the four Ultrabright LEDs. Proprietary heatsink technology allows the LEDs to burn brighter and longer. The Apex is compatible with alkaline, lithium, and rechargeable batteries.
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From Amazon.com
The Princeton Tec Apex LED Headlamp will light up your outdoor world. The 3-watt MaxBright LED will shine a spotlight beam up to 180 feet away and the four UltraBright LEDs will cast a steady wide beam or flashing light out as far as 75 feet. All this power in a 10-oz. package that squeezes 72 to 200 (average 150) hours of light out of four AA alkaline batteries (included). The dual switch design allows easy access to the five modes. Submersible to 3-feet, works with alkaline, lithium or rechargeable batteries.
The Pictures
The Front of the box
The side of the box
The back side
The other side of the box
The inside of the box
The opening
Opened up
the parts
The battery box
Whole unit
The center light
Two side light
It's pretty powerful
The wide light
The flashing light
Concentrated lights
The lights form ten feet away
The light from twenty feet away
The blue shade lights
The blue shade lights from far away
Opinion
I had a Princeton Solo before, but for some reason it doesn't work after 10 years of usage, since I had such great luck with Princeton Tec, so I got his one. This do have two setting, using LED to save power, and should last good while. Used on the trip, and it works fine.
Excellent:
Large lights
Large battery
Long time
Seems tough
Not so Excellent:
Large lights overall
Maybe feel heavy after few hours of usage
Pretty expensive
Heavy compares to other version
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