Petzl
Petzl Tikka (350 lumens)
- Brightness: 5/10 How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark.
- Runtime: 10/10 How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by.
- Weight: 6/10 How much it adds to your pack and your head.
A first or spare head torch for camp chores, reading in the tent and night walks on easy paths
- Brightness
- 350 lumens (FL1)
- Runtime
- 12 h at 100 lumens
- Weight
- 94 g
- Power
- Both
- Water rating
- IPX4
Where to buy
Task Outdoor £25.50 In stock. Delivery £3.89. Free delivery over £50; £3.89 on orders of £10 to £49.99.
View at shop: Task OutdoorHikeWare £25.50 In stock. Delivery £3.99. Free delivery over £60; £3.99 under £60.
View at shop: HikeWareUltralight Outdoor Gear £33.99 In stock. Free delivery. RRP is this shop's list price: Petzl publishes no UK price.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Brightness
From maker's figures 5/10How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Petzl states 350 lumens to ANSI/PLATO FL1 with the three AAA it comes with: the 300–499 band. (450 lumens with the separate CORE rechargeable battery.)
Runtime
From maker's figures 10/10How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by. 10: The best you can buy for this.
The 100-lumen standard mode runs 12 hours on the included AAA (FL1), in the 10 h+ band. The 350-lumen top mode lasts 2 hours.
Weight
From maker's figures 6/10How much it adds to your pack and your head. 6: A bit better than average.
94 g with the three AAA, in the 90–109 g band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Comfort*
Reviewers' average 8/10How comfy and steady it sits on your head.
5 reviews on comfort, e.g. "In use, it’s light and comfortable, with a simple but effective headband.".
Reviewers disagree on this.
Ease of use*
Reviewers' average 8/10How easy the buttons, modes and lock are, with gloves too.
5 reviews on ease of use, e.g. "Operation is very intuitive, since a single top button controls all operations.".
In short
Good for
- A first or spare head torch for camp chores, reading in the tent and night walks on easy paths
- Hikers who want AAA batteries from any shop now, with USB charging later via the separate CORE battery
- Wild campers who share a tent: continuous red light at 2 lumens for 60 hours
Strengths
- 100 lumens lasts 12 hours on the three AAA it comes with, and the 7-lumen low mode lasts 110 hours
- Hybrid design: works on AAA out of the box or on the CORE rechargeable battery (sold separately, 450 lumens)
- Single button, a lock to stop it switching on in a pack, a battery indicator and a red light
- 5-year maker's warranty on the lamp
Weaknesses
- IPX4 only (splash-proof), so not for heavy rain or submersion
- Flood beam only: 70 m reach and no spot mode for picking out distant landmarks
- Only three white levels with no dimming, and the step from 7 to 100 lumens is large (Space found it dazzled other walkers)
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (7)
- Petzl UK: Tikka product page (maker's specifications, ANSI/PLATO FL 1)
- BASE Magazine: Review: Petzl Tikkina, Tikka Core and Actik Core Headtorches (months of night hikes, scrambles and climbs)
- Live for the Outdoors: Petzl Tikka CORE Headtorch, tested and reviewed (mostly night hikes)
- Countryfile: Petzl Tikka Core (night test on the Cotswold Way, with gloves)
- Space.com: Petzl Tikka Core headlamp review
- Walkhighlands: Gear Review: Headtorches (Petzl Tikka Core, one of 7 lamps tested on night walks, overnight camps and night runs)
- Trek & Mountain: Petzl Tikkina, Tikka and Actik CORE headtorches review (the 2022 redesign, pre-production samples; the Tikka comes with a CORE battery or 3 AAA)