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Headlamps
Hi I have been searching the net for info on trailrunning headlamps.
I am looking at:
petzl myo rxp ( ? expensive)
black diamond icon (? uncomfortable)
there's also the BD spot and petzl tikka two plus
Anyone got any first hand experiance?
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Permalink Reply by Jacques breitenbach on
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Ok so nobody has ever run at night or no one reads this forum! This is what I've found out from other forums, testing and alot of shopping around if anyone is interested.
The myo rxp and icon seem to the the bomb, the spot and the tikka plus 2 are also good, the myo and icon have battery packs at the back, some people say the weight is beter balanced that way, the spot and tikka its all in front whick means going downhill they can bounce around on your head abit more. (The absolute unbelievable BOMB however is the Silva trailrunner, this thing won the industry award for trail headlamps and testing one I could see why, you can run up mount Everest at night with it. It comes in at R900 though)
Interestingly alot of people swear by a hand held light rather than a headlight! When holding a light at waist level the uneveness of a trail becomes alot more apparent, I found the handheld torch much beter on very technical rocky trails, especially if you want to go fast. You can't go wrong with the lenser L7 LED torch, very light, very strong, waterproof and great value for money at R230.
So this what I would recomend:
-for not so technical nightime trails any of the above will do, just a sort of merc vs bmw thing, they are all good, some a bit brighter some a bit lighter etc.
-for extreem night trailruns eg skyrun, I would also go with any of the above mentioned headlamps but back it up with the lenzer L7 led torch.
(Unless you get the silva, then you can actually just go naked you won't need anything else.)
Personally I've gone with the spot and the lensor, a fantastic combo.
If you see me running naked you know I won the loto and got a silva :)
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Permalink Reply by Deon Nortjé on
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Howzit from Deon Nortje:
Just bought and tested the Lenser L7 Headlight. Good price at Out Door Warehouse Alberton. Very happy with it on not so technical terain. Will supliment it on very technical terrain with hand held L7 Lenser
Jacques breitenbach said:Ok so nobody has ever run at night or no one reads this forum! This is what I've found out from other forums, testing and alot of shopping around if anyone is interested.
The myo rxp and icon seem to the the bomb, the spot and the tikka plus 2 are also good, the myo and icon have battery packs at the back, some people say the weight is beter balanced that way, the spot and tikka its all in front whick means going downhill they can bounce around on your head abit more. (The absolute unbelievable BOMB however is the Silva trailrunner, this thing won the industry award for trail headlamps and testing one I could see why, you can run up mount Everest at night with it. It comes in at R900 though)
Interestingly alot of people swear by a hand held light rather than a headlight! When holding a light at waist level the uneveness of a trail becomes alot more apparent, I found the handheld torch much beter on very technical rocky trails, especially if you want to go fast. You can't go wrong with the lenser L7 LED torch, very light, very strong, waterproof and great value for money at R230.
So this what I would recomend:
-for not so technical nightime trails any of the above will do, just a sort of merc vs bmw thing, they are all good, some a bit brighter some a bit lighter etc.
-for extreem night trailruns eg skyrun, I would also go with any of the above mentioned headlamps but back it up with the lenzer L7 led torch.
(Unless you get the silva, then you can actually just go naked you won't need anything else.)
Personally I've gone with the spot and the lensor, a fantastic combo.
If you see me running naked you know I won the loto and got a silva :)
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