Petzl Pixa 3

Petzl Pixa 3 headtorch.

A potentially very useful bit of new lighting. A relatively light weight headtorch, taking advantage of more modern technology and robust enough to cave with.

Two LEDs with a total of three settings:

i. wide beam (twelve hours, 30 lumens)

ii. wide beam with medium intensity spot (six hours, 40 lumens)

iii. high intensity spot (three hours, 50 lumens)

The light takes two AA batteries, which are very easy to carry as spares. Although the lamp unit and batteries are mounted in one case on the front of the head (160g), balance is acceptable and the wide elasticated strap is comfortable when worn on the head direct.

I fear that my initial reaction "I really like the knob on this" was misconstrued. But it really is a solid item, and seems pretty cave proof. It also is rated as waterproof to -1m for half an hour; and needs no maintenance after immersion. This is an advance on the Myo XP for cave use...

Best suited, possibly, for digs, group use, and as a *really* solid backup for remote use; if your lovely expensive light falls down Hurricane in the Berger, you could actually (with spare batteries!) get out again without too much grief.