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I was fly fishing before dawn one morning, wading across a river that is popular with rafting trips. In the pre-dawn gloom, I noticed a faint light coming from underwater, which seemed REALLY odd. I was in waist deep water, and waded over to where I saw the light shining. Looking down into the water, I could see it was a headlamp that someone had dropped. I picked it up with my wading stick, and soaked my arm up to the shoulder to retrieve it from the current. It was a Princeton Tec Yukon HL 3 LED Hybrid Headlamp (Blue) and was just faintly still shining. It had probably been dropped the night before upstream and had swept down to this current eddy.
Well, I turned it off and threw it into my chest pack and went back to fishing for about three or four hours. When I got back to camp, I pulled it out and inspected it, seeing that it had gotten water inside the lens because the lens hadn't been screwed on tightly (it is sealed by an o-ring like a dive light). Also, water had intruded into the battery compartment. I pulled out the batteries and disassembled the lamp and blew out the water, then set it aside to dry for the rest of the day. That night, I put in a fresh set of batteries, and it worked just fine. Sweet! I had a new headlamp!
Fast forward THREE years: Finally, the wiring developed a short inside the battery compartment in a place that was not really fixable. I sent an email to PrincetonTec explaining that I was NOT the original owner and had actually found the light underwater in a river, but wanted to know if I could PAY to have it repaired, I liked it so much. I got an email asking for my address.
Five days later a BRAND NEW Yukon HL lamp arrived in the mail from PrincetonTec. I was blown away.
Two years later, I drop the headlamp (actually flung it across the room on accident) and the battery compartment clip breaks. Again, I email asking to purchase a new clip. Not only does the customer service rep answer my email WITHIN AN HOUR, she asks for my address so she can ship me a new clip at no charge.
Awesome lamp, even better customer service! I will never buy another brand of headlamp besides PrincetonTec, that is for sure!
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I am a caver and have used my Yukon HL for several years. I now own a 130 lumin Apex, but still prefer the Yukon HL due to it's battery efficiency and dependability. My light is only about 20 lumins while the later one is 78 lumin, with even better battery life. Princeton Tech gives a lifetime warranty on their lights, and have great customer service. If you are looking for a dependable LED headlamp with enough light output, and great battery efficiency, then I highly recommend the Yukon HL.
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