Princeton Tec Apex Headlamp
A high output headlamp that pairs a spot beam with a flood light and switches modes with two large buttons. The page lists 650 lumens, more than 12 hours of run time and an IPX7 water rating. It is one of the lights Princeton Tec makes in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
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- This product: Manufactured in USA
- Princeton Tec tier: Most Products Made in USA
- USA scope: Manufacturing in USA
- Company based in New Jersey
- Founded in 1975
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Princeton Tec
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Meet Princeton Tec.
Princeton Tec designs and builds its headlamps, flashlights and dive lights at its headquarters in Pennsauken, New Jersey, with a plastic injection molding facility and tool shop nearby in Berlin. The company has made lights since 1975.
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