Princeton Tec Matrix

Review Date
June 29, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Bobby (Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from Roswell, Ga

Price Paid:  $35.00 at rei

Summary:
The run time is awesome. I had no problems with headlamp. It out preforms any headlamp on the market.

Customer Service:
no need for customer service

Review Date
June 29, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Bobby (Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from Roswell, Ga

Price Paid:  $35.00 at rei

Summary:
The run time is awesome. I had no problems with headlamp. It out preforms any headlamp on the market.

Customer Service:
no need for customer service

Review Date
June 18, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: dptaylor(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Logan, UT

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This headlamp works great. The LED lights are just bright enought for doing basic camp chores. Durable construction.

Review Date
May 29, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Andy (Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $45.00 at Galyans

Summary:
In response to the comment below I suggest bringing it back it seems faulty as I've completly submerged mine plenty of times and never had a problem. This light is great for doing small camp tasks, and all right for when you're actually on the move, but thats with the LED light module, with the incadescent bulb works just great not the brightest, but plenty to see the trail. My mail reson for purchasing was because of the Battery life, sure beats bringing 5 sets of batteries with ya:)

Customer Service:
never dealt with

Review Date
May 11, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Phredde(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker

Price Paid:  $35.00

Summary:
Over all, this is a fine piece of equipment. Unfortunately, I have found two minor flaws/disadvantages. First, its not really waterproof. Yes, it was my fault for submerging it, but they shouldn''t advertize it as waterproof. Secondly, because of the interchangability of the bulb unit, the thing is quite bulky. I do a lot more hiking than I do caving, but even underground I haven''t ever wanted the halogen. Everything else is great: the 3 strap design, incredible durability, LOW power consumption, eternal bulb life, everything else you''ve read here already. But because of those two problems, I have to give it a four out of five.

Customer Service:
none needed

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Tikka (borrowed it for a hike, incredibly lightweight)