Great way to spend a Jackson

By Kretzky Ranked #87 - Headlamps September 24, 2009

This thing gets 4 stars from me not because it isn't a great deal, it's just not the end all - be all headlamp.

I have a Tikka XP that I use a lot, I picked the Gizmo up for my girlfriend to use on a recent hiking trip. I actually ended up using it a little bit too. This headlamp was perfect for what she needed it for- mainly wondering around camp in the evening, cooking, reading in the tent, etc. The headlamp puts off a good deal of light, it just doesn't travel very far, it's not a design shortcoming, it's just not designed to do that.

One thing I would't want to do is hike in the dark with the Gizmo, it doesn't have any sort of spotlight mode to watch for blazes on trees, or cairns on the ground. I go to my tikka XP for that.

If all you're looking for is a headlamp to cook with and wonder around camp, the Gizmo is an awesome deal and more than enough to get the job done. Just don't expect to light anything up that's very far away from you. All that said, I still may pick up an extra one just to keep in my car.

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