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User Review: Princeton Tec Yukon HL

Princeton Tec Yukon HL
Above: The current Yukon HL, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 20, 2006 by e_l_green

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Price Paid: $45

This is a great lamp. It has a voltage regulator chip in it so you can use rechargable batteries so that you don't end up throwing away half-used batteries after overnight trips (most LED headlamps use resisters, which cut the voltage too much when using the lower-voltage rechargables), and because it uses AA batteries, battery life is great.

The beam pattern is adjustable for "tight" to "scattered" by twisting the headlamp lens, and the headlamp pivots up and down to adjust for trailfinding. The imperfections in the reflector where the three small LED's go through it add just enough light scatter that you can see your feet while pathfinding with the big LED, and the three small LED's give great battery life for use in your tent or around camp.

The only real downside is that the three AA batteries makes this a heavy headlamp. Well, and after close to two years of use the pushbutton switch quit working, but considering that I used this for everything (even for working on my car and motorcycle -- much more convenient and put more light where my eyes needed it than conventional "work lights"!), it's hard to fault the headlamp for that.

In the end, the size, weight, and bulk are the only reason I give it 4 stars. They make it more of a car-camping light than a backpacking light -- nothing wrong with that, but this is a backpacking site!

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