Petzl E89 PD Tactikka XP Headlamp, Desert

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

How do you walk in the dark and not spook game with a bright light? You use the Petzl TACTIKKA XP which comes with three different colored lenses to help preserve your night vision and not scare away game. Winner of Gray's best and Field and Stream 2006 Best of the Best this light is perfect for setting up deer stands or hiking in the woods. Very light weight and compact and still blasts out up to 50 meters of light. Weather you are hiking, climbing, hunting, fishing or working in the attic of your house, the Tactikka XP has the features you need. Three different levels of light, plus a flashing function are available by simply pushing one button on top of the light. Running on three AAA batteries, the Tactikka XP will last up to 120 hours. When working in close proximity there is a convenient filter that slides over the LED to create a diffused flood light. The Tactikka XP also comes with a red, blue and green filter for discreet close proximity lighting. A battery level indicator warns the user when the batteries are 70% and 90% discharged. Another unique feature is the Boost mode. With a push of a button the light shines up to 50 meters and 40 lumens. The Boost function is perfect for situations where more light is needed for a short period of time, like trying to figure out what is shaking that bush in the distance! The Petzl Tactikka XP comes with a comfortable desert camo-colored elastic headband and ahs the fastest transition from spot to flood on the market.

Product Description

The TACTIKKA XP headlamp comes in colors for specific outdoor activities like hunting or fishing. Its functionality, as well as its four Wide Angle lenses (red, green, blue and transparent), make this lamp perfect for the demanding user.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000J927LM
• Item model number: E 89 PD
• Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,264 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #22 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Lights & Lanterns > Headlamps
  • #24 in Home Improvement > Hardware > Flashlights > Headlamps

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding product, June 28, 2007

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Anthony D. Thompson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Petzl E89 PD Tactikka XP Headlamp, Desert (Tools & Home Improvement)

As an electronics tech who has spent the better part of seven years working nights, I have gone through many different flashlights. This is the best one yet. I don't recommend flashlights to my co-workers because I always believe they may be able to find something better than what I have if they do some searching. This light is the exception! It is not the brightest I have ever used, but it is very bright. The long battery life more than makes up for the brightness. The only lights I have used that were brighter than this one were from two particular manufacturers and the batteries on each of those lasted less than a half hour continuosly. This light runs for eight hours with little noticable dimming and then does it all over again the next day. If you rely heavily on a hands free flashlight, this is the best one out there.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding headlamp, December 26, 2007

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Velvet Marmoset (VA, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Petzl E89 PD Tactikka XP Headlamp, Desert (Tools & Home Improvement)

This really is an outstanding headlamp. It is exceedingly bright, and outshines and outlasts my other headlamps (both LED and incandescent).
It comes with minimal instructions, and while you really don't need them, there are a few things that took me a second or thirty to figure out.

1) The battery indicator LED -- it will start flashing a few seconds after you turn the headlamp on. I thought mine didn't work at first because I didn't wait long enough with the lamp on.
2) There is a nice little clip on the strap that will hold one extra lens - to remove the lens, you'll probably need to use your thumbnail to push it out from the back until it clicks, then you can use the slide tab to pull it out the rest of the way.
3) Multiple light modes -- when you initially turn the light on, you can hit the switch multiple times to change light modes. If you wait too long, the light will turn off the next time you hit the button, rather than switch to the next mode -- this is, in fact, good, so that if you want to kill the light quickly once you've been using it, you don't have to cycle through the other modes until it goes off.

Finally, the desert color is very nice -- it's sort of in between khaki and olive drab.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bright, October 6, 2007

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J. Lehmberg (CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Petzl E89 PD Tactikka XP Headlamp, Desert (Tools & Home Improvement)

Wow, this is a fantastic headlamp, in fact I still have sunspots flashing across my retinas from playing with this earlier. The Tactikka XP is probably the brightest headlamp I have discovered for this size package. Structurally, the unit appears to be identical to the Tikka XP Headlamp, yet is in a nice khaki drab color. The headlamp is very robust, simple to operate, and seemingly very water resistant.