I have used the Duo 8 Led for the last year on extensive caving trips and it has been excellent. I rarely use the Halogen light. Price above is in Australian dollars.

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Princeton Tec Yukon HL. This is also a great light but the Duo 8 Led is better for shorter close in work. Petzl Zoom Zora, good cheap light but is a bit heavy on batteries, good clear light though. Still prefer the Duo 8.

I'll try and make this quick as possible. I am a huge fan of this light, the added weight of two lights (available in Xenon Halogen coupled with 5 or 8 LED diodes) and 4 AAs which first turned me off to this light is now a mute issue. I've grown willing to sacrifice the added ounces for the added security of 120+ hrs of white LED light, and the versatility of a 100+ yrd halogen beam, it's an unbeatable combo that smoothly transitions from close encounters to walking trails to route finding. The whole package is entirely water tight, the lense and enclosures are made of a super strong impact resistant plastic making the whole unit pretty bomber. A switch on the left alternate between Halogen up, and LED down, with a lock in the middle to prevent burn down. On the right side is a zoom knob for the Halogen, which while being a little tricky to get used to while mounted on your head, is a useful feature so long as you're not clad in gloves, at which point it's impossible to work. Neither of the knobs are at any risk of letting water, so rest tight in rain storms. For having 4 AAs strapped to the back of your head, the whole system is very well balanced and will stayed securely strapped to your head and/or helmet (with clips) through scrambles and trad ascents (barring you don't tank something and take a digger). The battery pack has two lightweight but strong aluminum clamps to secure the battery clip, so no fear of those breaking on you. The battery pack is however unpadded, and if you crank the straps too tight on your head you will feel it digging in, there is however no real reason to be cranking it down that hard . Most mountainering helmets (all of Petzl's) have clips that are accomodating to the Duo's straps -- maybe the lack of padding on the batteries is a product of Petzl's bias toward this application. While hardcore Alpinists will swear by every gram saved and stick to something like the ion or zipka, the Duo is peerless for versatile light among those who don't shudder at the thought of every ounce. Right now, the Duo is the most verstile and dependable light source ailable, I'm undecided about Petzl's new Myo, BD's Gemini, Supernova, and SpaceShot2 may flirt with it, but PrincetonTec offers no real competition to either. **4/5 on value just because at $70 retail it is one of the most expensive headlamps out there, so while a "great buy" I wouldn't call it "deal mania."

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I haven't had to deal with cs, but their reps and pr guys are a pleasure

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Petzl: Myo, Tikka Black Diamond: Gemini, Supernova, SpaceShot2, Moonlight, Ion PrincetonTec: nameless

This headlight has the best of both worlds. I use to get frustrated as the batteries would die on me while trying to read at night using a halogen bulb. Halogen for hiking and LED for around the campsite, but who wants to pack in two flashlights. The DUO was exactly what I was looking for. 5 LED upgrades are avail. as apposed to the 3 that come with it. I also liked the lockout on the power switch to prevent it from activating accidentally. The battery compartment works easily and doesn't feel too heavy. My only complaint was that the zoom feature for the halogen function wasn't as good or as easy to use as it was on a Petzl Zoom. Well worth the price though and the best all-around headlight I've used.

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Never needed

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Petzl Zoom

This review is for the Petzel Duo 3 led model. After using this product several times I am sorry I didn't purchase it before I had already purchased a Petzl Zoom. Although the Zoom is a great headlamp I really like the LED option. I use the LED option 95% of the time and why use more light than you need anyway. The LEDs give plenty of light for hiking out of the woods after a long day of bowhunting and doesn't give me tunnel vision after hours of hiking. In my opinion this the only headlamp anyone ever will need for any condition

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Have never needed any customer service

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Petzl Zoom

**To prevent confusion, this is on the DUO L.E.D. (3) model.** With that out of the way, the first issue is DUO vs. DUO Belt. For me the DUO was more convenient, I wouldn't need to stow the battery pack, it's lighter, and water proof. I've had no issue with the head mounted battery compartment weighing down my head. There's a concern with external battery packs freezing, thus some have relegated this lamp to above freezing use. I've avoided this problem albeit via ghetto methods; in extreme cold I'll tape a heat pack to the battery compartment, problem solved ;). Unfortunately there is no way to get around the better burn times of the DUO Belt (nearly double). I suppose you can carry 4 more AAs and it'll still weigh less than 4 Cs. As for reliability, it's bomb proof. The dichotomy of long lasting LED, for close encounters, and Halogen, for trail spotting, create in this lamp an unmatched diversity. Only complaint, the "zoom" switch, intended to keep the compartment sealed is impossible to opperate when wearing gloves... oh tragedy. All in all great headlamp, comfortable, reliable, bright, and long lasting LED. Best Headlamp I've used. **Important Note: with fully sealed compartments this headlamp is safe to use in volatile environments, aka haz-mat leaks, as there is no chance of exposed sparks**

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Petzl USA are great guys.

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Black Diamond Gimini (only 1 LED & Halogen). Petzl DUO (Halogen and Long Burn Bulb). Princeton Tec Solo (Halogen or Bulb). Black Diamond MoonLight (4 LEDs). Petzl Tikka (3 LEDs). Petzl LED Upgrad

I found this headlamp to be heavy, the krypton bulb, had lots of dark areas in the beam, it was hard to see things clearly 5'' infront of me. The halogen bulb, sucked the juice out of the batteries. I went to LED after this lamp.

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Petzl Tikka, Zoom, and the Black Diamond Moonlight

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This is a killer headlamp it is lightweight and a am told the the lcd bulbs will not burn out untill many years of use it is the best headlamp that I have had along with the Petzl Zippka.

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Zippka.

All in all, a good headlamp. I used it on some winter 14ers in Colorodo, and was mostly satisfied with the results. My only complaint would be that even on the non-halogen bulb, the 4 AA batteries don't seem to last as long as the headlamps that use a 4.5V battery. This is especially true in cold weather. This aside, the duo-feature came in really handy on a search and rescue party. The zoom feature is great for route finding at night. Just get good, name brand batteries. I bought cheap ones, and the lamp only lasted two hours while decending off of Long's Peak in the middle of a winter storm.

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When you're not worried about weight, the Duo is a great lamp. I love the krypton, halogen dual bulb feature. The halogen bulb will light up the forest. The only drawback is the weight, but in 90% of the situations in which I need a headlamp, I'm not too concerned about weight. When I'm trying to go extra light I take my Petzl Micro. The micro is small, but the even with fresh batteries, the light output is poor.

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Petzl Micro, Princeton Tec vortec.

The DUO is an EXCELLENT headlamp! I love the fact that you can switch between the low and high power lamps-it really helps save on battery life. Plus, they include spare bulbs. The locking on/off switch is great-helps prevent the lamp from being turned on in your pack. Great headlamp-a little expensive though. Unless ou need a coldweather headlamp like the Arctic, this headlamp is ideal.

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Petzl Mega-It's a great headlamp, but using "C" batteries weighs the battery pack down.