Outdoor Retailer: Design Your Own Headlamp (or at least its looks)

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We head to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market this week, and there's so much new backcountry gear to cover we're previewing some that has already caught our eye, like this site to design your own flashy or classy headlamp with Princeton Tec.   Princeton Tec Custom Headlamps ...

Full article at http://www.trailspace.com/blog/2011/08/01/princeton-tec-spectrum-headlamp.html

Given the emergence of CRE LEDs in head lamp products I consider marketing this type of lamp in this manner similar to personalized buggy whips.

Ed

I suppose this will be appealing to some folks. I am not one of them for 2 main reasons:

1) Its a headlamp(I can't see it when I am wearing it)

2) Its worn in low light levels(good chance noone else will see it either)

I suppose this would be kinda cool for the kiddies, I am more worried about durability, battery performance, lumens, etc.

Seems to be more of a novelty than anything....

If its your thing, its good.  If its not, who cares?  Not mine.

I agree it might be fun for kids. Or maybe as a giveaway for outdoorsy companies or groups with certain brand colors (maybe a Trailspace special?).

I find it interesting that despite the novelty factor, the price is the same or similar to the same headlamp in its standard color. I was prepared to dismiss it if it had a premium price based on looks, but there isn't one.

Despite the "cool" factor, Princeton Tec seems to want to highlight the fact that actual humans, in the United States, are making headlamps for you with their own hands.

Alicia said:

Or maybe as a giveaway for outdoorsy companies or groups with certain brand colors (maybe a Trailspace special?)

 Thats a cool thought Alicia. Out of curiousity(w/o letting the cat out of the bag) are there by any chance any upcoming contests or anything going on in the not so distant future?

Alicia said:

 I was prepared to dismiss it if it had a premium price based on looks, but there isn't one.

Despite the "cool" factor, Princeton Tec seems to want to highlight the fact that actual humans, in the United States, are making headlamps for you with their own hands.

I hadn't thought of that.  Nice angle.

Rick-Pittsburgh said:

Alicia said:

Or maybe as a giveaway for outdoorsy companies or groups with certain brand colors (maybe a Trailspace special?)

 Thats a cool thought Alicia. Out of curiousity(w/o letting the cat out of the bag) are there by any chance any upcoming contests or anything going on in the not so distant future?

 

No cats in bags right now. We'll think about contests, maybe for late fall or winter. I know there have been requests for another photo contest.

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