Princeton Tec Fuel 4 Headlamp

I've been using the Princeton Tec Fuel and Quad headlamps for a bit now and I find each has it's more suited applications (I think I prefer the Fuel for wandering around the forest in darkness).
While the battery closure does worry me a bit with the Fuel, I always baby it and take my time using the headband piece to wiggle open the battery cover. Luckily it hasn't broken yet, but I wouldn't say that even with these methods it's not going to break off anyway.
My Fuel has held up in high humidity, mist, fog, and very light drizzle without any issues. I've been very pleased with the battery life and rarely use it above the "low" setting when I'm in camp. The beam is what I would call 'all around' and is a good mix of width and distance when on medium and high settings.
Other than the battery cover issues I really like the headband and the angles of adjustment for this lamp. The Fuel is nice and compact and battery life is great although it will dim a noticeable amount once you've used it for a few hours, which is to be expected.

I really like these lights: low cost, lightweight, great light beam, easy to operate along with a flexible/rotating "head". OK, I confess battery changes were always met with anxiety as the latch does seem "fragile". I can see how others thought the same thing. I just watched the PTEC marketing video on the lamp. Now "who would of "thunk" the headband adjuster was designed to assist opening the battery lid!!! It works great! Shazam and Goolllly! My anxiety is now gone! I always thought this was a good lamp, now I say great lamp. If you want to waste you money and carry more weight, yeah, go ahead and buy a more expensive and heavier BD or other lamp! To quote Fred Sanford, "You big dummy!"

I got this headlamp FREE when I signed up for Climbing magazine. Now I have never paid more then $30 for a headlamp, and really don't ever seeing myself doing so. So the lamps I'm comparing this to are not the big money lamps. But I must say this one "shines" (booo) over all my other headlamps, all 3 of them... It has good adjustable movements, up and down, bright to dim. Battery life is great and has a good field of view or spread of light. I have used it many time winter backpacking in the dark, cooking, or just looking for stuff in the dark. And I almost always use it on the lowest light setting.

I picked this puppy up at an EMS, but still worth reviewing here.
I was about to go on a backpacking trip, and my Petzl was not where it was supposed to be; in my closet at home. So I picked this up, and for $29, it is a pretty sweet deal. It is wicked bright, highly water-resistant, and really compact. It doesn't weigh your head down like some others, and is very easily adjustable. Great headlamp! One and only qualm is that the batteries tend to give away a little quicker than the Tikka 2...but this one is brighter, so it is a trade-off.

i have read the reviews about the battery door and the faults. I have not had any problems with my lamp and have been using it for about 10 months. This was a great gift and I havent had any problems. I give it 4 stars only because it doesn't have the top strap to hold it on your head. I had mine get hung up on a brach and come down around my neck. Good lamp, good beam of light, light weight, good battery life, great to have in the pack to see what you need see when you need to see it.

Very bright considering it's size. Purchased for my 3 year old son which was ready to upgrade from his kids headlamp. Has held up well in the hands of a 3 year old, so I'm confident of it's ruggedness. Chose this model due to it's combination of compactness, weight and light output. He's really stoked to have a real headlamp like daddy.