Pelican Products Lite Headsup LED Headlamp

A very decent 3 LED headlamp. Bulky, yes, but great for lighting things up in arms reach.

Great product with a lifetime warranty.

Hard to go wrong with Pelican products. Use them all the time in my work. Very rugged and stand up to hard use.

I bought this light as an emergency carry headlamp for backpacking and day hiking. However, several design flaws added to up my returning it and buying another one of the Princeton lights instead. The first, and fatal, flaw was that the headlamp's vertical angle is not adjustable, it is fixed-- a serious problem when the angle of the trail ahead of you is not fixed! The headband also does not continue behind the lamp's body, leaving a rubber square back pressed up against your forehead. I think this would be very uncomfortable when hiking (or sweating) for a long time. The lamp's battery compartment is only covered by the rubber back, which is very easy to get open. I guess this could be a positive or a negative, depending on your intended use. Lastly, the push-button switch was of a type that I was concerned could get pushed on inside a pack, draining the batteries. The case style is also kind of boxy. I returned it. I can imagine it might be a good "easy" headlamp for kids in the backyard or similar, but that's about it.

Although a bit bulky in comparison to other head lamps, it was comfortable, and lit well. Took two of these on a camping trip to Yosemite and they were very convenient. The elastic band was very easy to adjust, so that my 6 yr old can use it and then re-adjust it himself when passing it on to my 11 yr old. They were also pretty durable, as my kids dropped them a couple of times, without damaging them. They may be too bulky for backpacking, but perfect for car camping and around the house.

Only 2 LEDs worked. 3 levels of LEDs were advertised. I was disappointed.