Princeton Tec Apex Extreme Headlamp

by Princeton Tec

Product Features

• Max bright LED for long range lighting upto 86m and four ultra bright LED's for area light/camp use.
• Eight AA belt pack battery pack for up to 200 hours of burntime
• Great light for use in cold conditions and where long burntime is needed
• Waterproof to 1 meter

Product Description

If descending back down to basecamp depends on having a bright source of light, then get your hands on the Princeton Tec Apex Extreme Headlamp. The Apex's remote battery pack is removable so you can keep it insulated in your pocket while you're navigating through death-zone temperatures. continues to power the four Ultrabright LEDs or single, 200-lumen Maxbright LED for your dark descent, mountain rescue, or dawn push to a notorious summit.

Product Features

• Bulb Type: LED
• Power Source: (included) 8 AA alkaline, (also compatible) lithium, NiMH (nickel metal hydride) rechargeable
• Backup Power Source: no
• Battery Location: remote pack
• Batteries Included: yes
• Headband Type: adjustable headband
• Tiltable Housing: yes
• Burn Time: (maxbright high) 100 hour, (maxbright low) 130 hour, (ultrabright high) 160 hour, (ultrabright low) 200 hour, (ultrabright flash) 300 hour
• Voltage Regulator: yes
• Modes: maxbright high, maxbright low, ultrabright high, ultrabright low, ultrabright flash
• Bulbs: 1 Maxbright LED, 4 5mm Ultrabright LEDs
• Lumens: 200
• Range: (maxbright high) 108 m, (maxbright low) 75 m, (ultrabright high) 80 m, (ultrabright low) 22 m
• Waterproof: no, weather-resistant
• Weight: (with batteries) 416 g
• Recommended Use: climbing, mountaineering, expeditions, spelunking, hiking, winter work light
• Manufacturer Warranty: lifetime

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0019D9ZPI
• Item model number: apx-ext
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Princeton Tec apex Extreme - Best headlamp ever!, April 26, 2009

By 

L. L. Taylor - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This light is the brightest on the market, hands down. With the new plastic belt battery pack, there is no more heavy bump on the back of the head. Besides that, I had the older model, the batteries went bad and ate through the hard plastic. Princeton Tec repaired it by upgrading to this new belt battery pack, per request, free of charge. Could not have asked for better customer service. Now both my husband and I have this headlamp which we use for camping.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Princeton Tec Apex Extreme Headlamp, December 29, 2011

By 

Gallagher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princeton Tec Apex Extreme Headlamp (Sports)

I just got this for Christmas, and wow, this is an impressive light. The light output is just about all that anyone could wish for and the setup has only a couple of minor issues. I'm an electrician and have been using it in a totally dark basement the last few days. I really like the high setting of the main beam. The first night I took it out it didn't seem all that bright until I realized that I only had the peripheral LEDs on; then I switched on the main beam on high and lit up the whole back yard--in the mist. I think it's just about bright enough to use it while driving a riding mower or small tractor in the dark.

The first issue I have with the light is the plastic belt clip on the battery holster. It doesn't lock onto my belt nearly as well as the metal clip on some of my tool belt accessary holsters, and so the battery pack has come loose several times and then 8 AA batteries drop to the end of the wire and yank on your head--ouch. It's probably not good for the wire connections either, so I would urge Princeton Tec to change over to a spring metal belt clip.

The second issue is that the switching takes some getting used to. One switch turns on the high output LED and then toggles between high and low and if you hold it it turns off. The other switch operates the peripheral LEDs much the same as the other switch, but they're also inter-tied to shut off the other LED set so that you can't have all LEDs on at once. I can't really think of a better setup but it takes some getting used to.

So, this is a great light, and I think if Princeton Tec would change over to a quality spring metal belt clip I'd give it 5 stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great product and customer support, March 28, 2010

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kv (mpls, mn) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

ordered one of these a couple months ago. Thought it worked great. then one day the main beam quit working. wasn't sure if it was a switch or what. Called the company, got an RMA, sent it back and ~ 2 weeks later i had a brand new one in the mail box. It would have been nice if the turn around was quicker or they had sent an email after receiving it, but I'm probably being a little too picky. This is my second Princeton Tec product and i though both of them were great. Now if i could just find the first one...