Princeton Tec Byte Headlamp
The brand's smallest and lightest headlamp, weighing 2.25 oz, sized for packs where space and weight matter. It has four modes: high and low white spot beams and high and low red beams. It rides on a 3/4 inch strap and is built at the company's New Jersey plant.
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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
New Jersey
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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