Gamma Reviews

I’d had at least three Gamma’s and I agree that it’s an awesome head torch for the money. However, in my opinion, it has two serious short comings (also mentioned in previous reviews) that preclude its use:

1) You cannot (reliably) use rechargeable batteries.

2) The battery compartment hatch is very fiddly to use and is prone to breaking - even when used with care.

Whilst I *totally heart* Alpkit I’ve returned to Princeton Tec Eos. The Eos Tactical also includes red / green / white colour options.

This is a great little head torch. I dazzled myself switching it on!

I’m seriously impressed by the Gamma. I ordered one for my wife on Wednesday, it arrived Thursday, then got used in the woods on Friday night. She loves it and it out shone my Petzl tikka 2. Everyone on my Christmas list will be getting one of these. Yet again Alpkit come up with the goods at a cracking price.

Ordered 2 Gamma head torches on Wednesday and they were waiting for me when I got home today (Friday). Was well informed by email during the order processing/delivery phase, so knew exactly what was going on.
Have just tried the head torches and they are absolutely bonza - only two weeks to go before my friend Pete and I get to use them for the night time ascent of Mount Fuji - bring it on!

This head torch rivals that on many of the £50+ head torches my friends have, in most cases offering a much wider range of features. I have also found the rear light useful for biking, another feature many head touches don’t have. Basically this head torch is awesome and cheap, what more could you want !

Out in the dark night before last and the torch was awesome. I was a little disappointed that it was a little dimmer than my friends petzl but then realized I had it on the tiny LED, switched it to the main one and it was so bright! The red led makes the grid lines stand out while the green led has the effect of hiding the grid lines and enhancing the contour lines on OS maps which made night time map reading easy. Such a good head torch. The only thing that would make it even better was if the small LED’s came on in a different order as to save night vision. As with the base It was great to see minimal packaging with all the info online.

Hi all, Left this on your FB wall and got 2 likes from complete strangers so maybe I had a point.

If I may make a suggestion (i’ll make one anyway) next time you need to make new mouldings for the Gamma head torch, can you make the battery pack detachable so we can keep the batteries warm at altitude and in freezing temperatures.
Cheers dudes.
PS best head torch i’ve ever had regardless, brilliant!!!
PPS maybe it’s an opportunity to upsell “Gamma II”

Just amazing, forget Petzl, Black Diamond, even forget LED Lenser for this value for money!

Brilliant service as always ,I metioned a problem and alpkit sent me a replacement componant free of charge within two days . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help ! my trusty gamma has broken ... the small clip that holds that battery case covver has cracked off after being squashed whilst bivvying . Is there anything I can do about it (spare parts , repair service ?) or will duct tape have to solve the comprimised performance .
  Otherwise a great item at a tiny price .  I have used it for snowboarding in the dark , long post sunset walk finishes and in all types of foul weather and it has performed brilliantly .
  What a shame such a samll thing may have finnished it off .