Blade-mounting a PT Apex?

[Steven Johnson]

Has anyone tried to use a blade-mount for a PT Apex? I like the light, but the strap setup is a little awkward, so I'm curious to try a blade-mount setup... but (1) I've never used such a setup before, and (2) the Apex isn't intrinsically designed for it, so I'm not sure whether this would be a good idea or not (or just a good way to screw up the light).

(I recall seeing another post where someone mounted an Apex directly to the helmet via screws, but I'd prefer something that would allow the light to be removed more easily...)

[NZcaver]

I was the one who posted about screwing the Apex to the helmet. (The screws go neatly through the strap brackets so there's no damage to the light.)

See http://www.caves.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... &start=110

I used a blade mount with my old carbide cap-lamp years ago - I thought mounting headlamps that way was virtually obsolete now? Anyway, my suggestion would be to make/modify a blade bracket and screw the Apex to it - the same way I screw the headlamp directly to my helmet.

Good luck!

[fuzzy-hair-man]

You could maybe make up a mounting bracket and attach it to the Apex at the screw that lets you set the vertical direction the light is pointing I don't know I haven't seen all that many blade mount lights so I don't know what the brackets look like but it might be possible.

[bsignorelli]

the strap setup is a little awkward

Little awkward? How is it any different that other headlamps? Oh yeah...you have the option to remove the top strap which isn't something easily done on a lot of headlamps.

The Apex fits an Edelrid Ultralite and Petzl Ecrin Roc's nicely. If it doesn't work with your helmet then you could use some of those plastic headband clips that Petzl sells....that would a) securely mount the headband to any helmet and b) be easier than fabricating a blade mount.

[ian mckenzie]

...you could use some of those plastic headband clips that Petzl sells...

That's what I do, along with loosening the elastic straps a fair bit.

[Steven Johnson]

the strap setup is a little awkward

Little awkward? How is it any different that other headlamps?

I have an Ecrin Roc. When I adjust the plastic buckles on the PT's straps to get the right sizing, the buckles seem to exactly coincide with the plastic clippy bits on the helmet... but they don't slide under so well.

It's really more of a quibble than a real problem (and nothing that some duct tape couldn't improve ) ... I was just wondering if there was a better way to mount this sucker.

[NZcaver]

I have an Ecrin Roc. When I adjust the plastic buckles on the PT's straps to get the right sizing, the buckles seem to exactly coincide with the plastic clippy bits on the helmet... but they don't slide under so well.

It's really more of a quibble than a real problem (and nothing that some duct tape couldn't improve ) ... I was just wondering if there was a better way to mount this sucker.

Screw it to the helmet.

Or you could try simply rotating the headband around so the buckles don't line up with your helmet clips...

[Steven Johnson]

Or you could try simply rotating the headband around so the buckles don't line up with your helmet clips...

excuse me now while I dance the Homer dance...

:-(

[bsignorelli]

It's ok....we all have danced that dance at one time or another. :)