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The Petzl headlamp is a favorite for backpacking. I have one and
it works great, (I do a lot of hardcore backpacking). They are available
in three and four LED configurations, (One of my backpacking buddies bought
a four lamp version at an REI retail location, I don't think it is on the
web page). The web page for REI outdoor sports is here:
<br><A HREF="http://www.rei.com/">http://www.rei.com/</A>
<p>Rob Goodale, RPT
<br>Las Vegas, NV
<p>Kent Swafford wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I've always carried flashlights in my tool case.
The improvements in
<br>flashlights during the 2+ decades I've been working on pianos has made
life
<br>better for us piano techs.
<p>I had been using the Petzl Tikka LED headlamp ever since I heard about
it
<br>here on pianotech. It is a 3 LED headlamp on a headband that works
150 hours
<br>on 3 AAA batteries. It's great for lighting wherever you look, like
to work
<br>the mutes behind the hammers of a vertical's high treble.
<p>When I was in Colorado last summer I was in a backpacking outfitter
store
<br>and found a new version of the same lamp called the Petzl Zipka. This
is a 3
<br>LED headlamp on a fully retracting, self-storing elastic band. The
advantage
<br>of the Zipka over the Tikka is that it stores much more neatly and
compactly
<br>and quickly in the tool case.
<p>Highly, highly recommended.
<p>Here are 2 links:
<p><a href="http://www.petzl.com/FRENG/frheadlamps/zipka.html">http://www.petzl.com/FRENG/frheadlamps/zipka.html</a>
<p><a href="http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=8000&prrfnbr=10">http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=8000&prrfnbr=10</a>
<br>402637
<p>Kent Swafford</blockquote>
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