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Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Black
Black
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Olive Drab
Olive Drab
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Old model pictured.
Old model pictured.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Very small and slick package.
Very small and slick package.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. The adjustment buckle has a tab for opening the battery case.
The adjustment buckle has a tab for opening the battery case.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Batteries are included. Old model pictured.
Batteries are included. Old model pictured.
Princeton Tec

Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm

Price 35.99 USD excluding sales tax

Are you tired of the bulk and unnecessary complexity of most headlamps? Check this out. The Fred from Princeton Tec is exactly what most people really need in a high-quality package with a reasonable price.

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Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Black
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Olive Drab
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Old model pictured.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Very small and slick package.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. The adjustment buckle has a tab for opening the battery case.
Princeton Tec Fred Headlamp, 200 lm. Batteries are included. Old model pictured.

Are you tired of the bulk and unnecessary complexity of most headlamps? Check this out. The Fred from Princeton Tec is exactly what most people really need in a high-quality package with a reasonable price.

A special point of interest is the slick shape and small size, which seems like a slightly flattened medium-sized egg. Everything is integrated, so you don't have separate battery cases and wiring flinging about. The Fred can really be carried in a pocket without noticing.

Made in USA.

Functions and features

Fred stands out from the masses because it's so simple. You don't really need a hundred brightness, color, and strobe settings behind complex Konami codes of pressing buttons for so and so long.

The battery case is opened with the tip of a knife, a small coin, or something. The slide-buckle of the headband just so happens to have a suitable tab on it, so you never need to look for a tool.

To attach the light to a shoulder strap or any 25 mm (1") webbing as found on MOLLE gear, just weave the band off the split bars and go nuts.

Basic features

  • Four modes
  • Low Red always comes on first
  • Small size and streamlined form
  • Easy adjustment up and down by one hand
  • Adjustable elastic headband
  • Can be attached to any 25 mm (1") webbing

Button functions

  1. A single press turns the light on in Low Red
  2. A second press boosts power
  3. A third press turns the light off
  4. When the light is on, a longer press activates the 200 lm flood light
  5. Press and hold to dim the flood light
  6. A single press turns the flood light off.

To go through your backpack, read a map or check the trail immediately before your eyes, a low red setting is best, so it's the primary mode. There's no "previous mode memory", so the functions are always the same and you get used to them quickly.

Tech details

  • Output max. 200 lm
  • LEDs: 3x ultrabright 1x red
  • Total burn time max. 180 h
  • Weight 83 g
  • Splash resistant to IPX4-standard
  • 3x AAA-batteries (included)

Burn times

ModeOutputBeam distanceTotal burn time*
Flood High200 lm21 m5.5 h
Flood Low30 lm9 m41 h
Red high12 lm5 m12 h
Red low1.5 lm1 m130 h

* To 10% of initial output.

Princeton Tec offers a 5-year warranty for this model.

Made by Princeton Tec, USA

Princeton Tec is an old and respected manufacturer of professional handheld illumination. In addition to smart design and operating features, these are actually manufactured in the United States. This is a refreshing exception to outsourcing, especially since the price is still competitive.

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Four and a half stars
I would recommend for a friend

15.12.2018 Verified purchase
Excellent headlamp. Small, solid and really easy to use. Been using this for days at a time in the damp cold forest during military exercises and and no issues what so ever. The maximum brightness setting is perhaps not as bright as on some of the competitors, but for military/camping use this is not really an issue at all.
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I would not recommend to a friend

14.01.2019 Verified purchase
Tosi hyvä otsalamppu! Paitsi, ikävä kyllä, ei vesitiiveytensä puolesta, IPX4 roiskevesitiiveys ei vaan riitä. Tai, ainakin epäilen elektroniikan kastumista syyksi, että omani suht vähän käytetty sekosi kastuttuaan lumipyryssä (eikä esim uidessa). Lamppu vilkutteli ihan omiaan, eikä kytkimen painaminen auttanut - aika monta painallusta tarvittiin ennen kuin suostui sammumaan.

Halvoista ja muuten paljon huonommista lampuistakin saattaa löytyä patterikotelon tiivistävä O-rengas, tästä ei. Höh.
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Five stars
I would recommend for a friend

14.10.2022 Verified purchase
Pahuksen näpäkkä pikku fikkari. Ensimmäinen tapaamani otsavalo joka sopii oikeasti hämärähommiin. Moni taktikaaliseksikin itseään kehuva lamppu aloittaa moodisyklin sieltä supertehokkaimmasta päästä, mutta Fredi on siitä fiksu että ekana tulee vain punaista valoa ja sitäkin laihialaisen nuukasti. Lisää tehoa ja valkeutta irtoaa nopeasti tarvittaessa. Mitä ulkokuoreen tulee, Lekan kuvailu "hämmästyttävän pieni ja kiva muotoilu" pitää hyvin kutinsa, meinasi nimittäin mennä jo toinen kappale tilaukseen kun ensimmäinen katosi repun syövereihin kuukausiksi. Muiden arvioissa parjattu vedenkestävyys on itsellä riittänyt tihku- ja kuurosateessa, tosin usien hatunlippa on antanut lisäsuojaa. Etenkin kuivan kelin oloihin ja sisähommiin vahva suositus.
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