Quote Originally Posted by AJF View Post

How is the beam on the Myo XP? Can it be good for navigation in terrible weather or just for running over familiar terrain?

I heard the princeton tec apex is a great comparison to the Myo along with the Silva L1. Has anyone tried these as well?
Myo xp belt with accu battery for me , looked at the apex at the time but even though the quoted light output is brighter it doesn't last very long at that output.

As an example the the Silva L1 has a quoted beam distance of 63m but after 30 mins this drops to 37m and after 10 hours 13m these figures are slightly better than a standard Myo xp but with a accu battery pack the Myo has a 41m beam for 12 hours.

I need a long lasting full beam because I'm going to do all the lakeland classics at night in winter but its overkill for most runners

The only slight problem is the battery stopped working in March (bought it in November) and I haven't got it sorted yet (my fault not petzl this is a reminder for me to take it back )

As for navigating in bad weather I tend to put the Myo on its lowest setting and hold it at waist height as you get dazzled by the reflection otherwise.

Bill