PETZL, Pixa 3 Accu Pro Headlamp

Awesome project and fast delivery.

If I could give zero "negative stars" I would. Battery won't hold a charge for more than 4 hours, if you are able to get the charger to work at all. Customer service is non- existent, still waiting for a call back.

love this headlamp so much i bought a second one. my wife's cousin borrowed it for a trip to iceland & returned it, but failed to mention he broke the charging base. i tried to find one thru Petzl, but the company doesn't sell the base separately. i've used this in the snow for nordic ski patrol, in the dust & heat of Burningman for 5 years as well as normal camping. not sure why some other reviewers are complaining about the battery life. you can program it by turning the dial & selecting which mode you need - max brightness, max time or standard. i've used it for 5 nights in a row with occasional charging at burningman & 3 nights camping in the snow in yosemite with no charging. this is a professional grade headlamp if you check out their certifications. the genius in the design is the fold away - it won't turn on accidentally if it's folded. the angle is adjustable too so you won't be the idiot blinding everyone in camp. keep it in flood for most your normal tasks & then switch it to beam if you need to check out something in the distance. the flood is nice & even with barely a center hot spot. this is perfect as my everyday carry light.

Battery crapped out after a week, do not recommend

Wore this for 5 days out hunting and it still has a charge. My use was primarily in the evening around camp and cooking dinner, but i also used it in the mornings while preparing for the day. I haven't had to recharge it after the first week long trip but the USB adapter makes it really worth it. I use charging docks while at camp or the car charger and if i only need to charge it every 5-6 days then its worth the money top me.

Relatively expensive for spare battery pack, but worth the money, particularly if you wear a Petzl helmet. Eliminating the band and the clunky battery pack of traditional headlamps is well worth it. I generally use it in low flood for walking around and general work. I turn it up just for close inspection of something. The control knob is perfect for gloved use.

Battery life could be better and you need to have the charger stand to charge. Not as bright as expected. Still a decent lamp and quite convenient if you have the Petzl Vertec Vent helmet.

Fantastic product. As for the 2 stars: As many others have indicated, the rechargeable battery is terrible. I'm a plumber and used this lamp a few times a week for a few hours each use and have owned it less than a year. I took special care of the battery also, knowing the lamp would become useless if the battery failed. Being Li/Poly and made by a reputable brand I hoped to get at least 2 years out of it but it fell way short. In any configuration It switches to reserve mode within 20 minutes at room temp. Below 30°f it won't last a minute before switching to reserve. Charging on the dock takes several remove/replace attempts to get it to charge longer than 30 seconds. When it does want to charge it will switch between indicating a full charge and charging in progress for the entire night. I've contacted Petzl and I'm hoping for a replacement battery at least. I would prefer to exchange the whole unit for the Pixa 3 and use my own rechargeable batteries. At least when those crap out it won't cost $90 for a new set.