I have been getting lighter and lighter outdoor gear lately, and my latest toy is the Petzl Zipka Headlamp. It is a strange little headlamp that attaches to your head with a string that is kept snug with a reel which draws up the string. I thought it would be binding, but it was very comfortable. I had the chance to try it out the past weekend, when the crazies I was with decided to hike in to our first lake for 4.2 miles in the dark. I had the light on for 3.5 hours, at the lowest setting of three settings, and it was still quite bright. using three AAA batteries makes it very light. Petzl has a patent on a similar lamp, and the patent and the Zipka are shown below. Photos of our hike are here.
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