Trail Gear Review - Petzl e+LITE
This is the best little headlamp I have ever used! The Petzl e+LITE weighs less then one ounce and has a battery life up to 45 hours. The LED works real well for any race that starts in the dark, you can clip the light to the rim of your hat and leave it on until night time returns, you won’t even know it is there. I would not rely on this light for the full night leg of a race but I would leave it on your hat or in your pack for a back up light. The e+LITE has a red LED that blinks up to 45 hours if you need rescued in the backcountry, great feature for safety! I will be starting the Bear 100 with this lite in two weeks!
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September 13th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
I bought a similar one and cut off part of the elastic band to make it even lighter and then wrapped them around the top of my handbottles. Like you said, it provided good light for the early morning hours.
See: http://runlaketahoe.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-bottle-lamps-ready-for-trt100.html
Regards,
Pete
September 14th, 2007 at 7:28 am
What light do you use for a full night leg of a race?
September 14th, 2007 at 8:46 am
For the all night race the Petzl MYO XP is my favorite. With 3 light lithium batteries no battery changing at night and the light is super bright. The combination of the two is unmatched. I will say I have not previewed every light out there, but this one works great. -Karl
September 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Thanks for the tip Peter!
September 16th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Karl,
Did you mean a 3 lights or 3 light batteries - there are 2 myo light models on backcounty not sure which one you have ?.
September 17th, 2007 at 11:16 am
John, that would be 3 batteries, double A lithium for the lightest. They are pricy but last longer as well. It’s called the MYO XP. Not the MYO 5 or any other. Caoi
September 18th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Thanks Carl- take care