+Lord_Blackadder Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Anyone know of any good deals at the moment? I must have dropped my Lenser P7 whilst out caching Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 If you want a P7 then here, but if you want a 'proper' torch then get one of these. I used to think my P7 was a good torch until I got one of these, well worth the money Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 £90 for a torch Maplin are doing the P7 and a P3 for £39.99 http://www.maplin.co.uk/led-lenser-p7-professional-torch--free-p3-pocket-torch-593908 which is what I got last Christmas, and used my P3 this very day! Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 £90 for a torch Yup but worth it!! (Although it was a present from my wife) When you put it on full it's like having a car headlight with you...makes night caching so much easier Quote Link to comment
+Harry the furry squid Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm currently using a fenix HP11 as my "main" hill light, with a petzl tikka xp as a backup. HP11 is bonkers bright (only headlamp I've needed to dip for oncoming cars) and has survived plenty of abuse so far, only downside is that it doesn't attempt to do anything clever with the power supply so goes from "fine" to "dead" within minutes when the batteries go flat. Tikka otoh starts with all the enthusiasm of an elderly glow-worm and continues the same way on a nearly dead battery . . . however, one thing it does work well for (apart from changing batteries on the "main" light) is to switch into red mode and use as a tail light when moving along a road. Have had two petzl myo xp's, and killed both. I think the connection where the cable goes into the lamp unit needs a re-think. Quote Link to comment
+Lord_Blackadder Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If you want a P7 then here, but if you want a 'proper' torch then get one of these. I used to think my P7 was a good torch until I got one of these, well worth the money The fenix looks good, but I'm not keen on the idea of having to use specialist batteries when the Lenser uses standard AA batteries. Quote Link to comment
+Grizzly Pair Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 We just bought 2 of the P7/P3 packs from Maplin. We found an online voucher and got another £7 of. Great value. We used them for a night caching walk in Telford Town park, really don't think we needed anything brighter. Quote Link to comment
+Lord_Blackadder Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 We just bought 2 of the P7/P3 packs from Maplin. We found an online voucher and got another £7 of. Great value. We used them for a night caching walk in Telford Town park, really don't think we needed anything brighter. That's great. Does this online voucher have a link? Quote Link to comment
+Gackt Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If on a very tight budget, or just want a good backup torch, I recently bought three torches from China at only 99p each, shipping included, from a well known auction site. They are advertised as 1 LED 3W, and they are not bad at all for the price. However, the 3W they are advertised is dubious. My son has got a good single LED 3W torch to compare against, they are not up to the same brightness. I didn't think they would be as they only run on one 1.5v battery, whilst his runs on three. They also have a smaller lens. But, they are much much brighter than any single or multi LED torches I have purchased from pound shops. Took one out tonight for a couple of hours to look for a few caches. It did me well, and looked to be a lot more waterproof than my coat was. Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 If you want a P7 then here, but if you want a 'proper' torch then get one of these. I used to think my P7 was a good torch until I got one of these, well worth the money The fenix looks good, but I'm not keen on the idea of having to use specialist batteries when the Lenser uses standard AA batteries. The 18650 batteries are pretty standard, basically they stick a few of them together to make most laptop battery packs. Being Li-Ion they last for ages and a quick to recharge Every time I use the torch (like this evening) I smile to myself as it's that good! Quote Link to comment
+Grizzly Pair Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 We just bought 2 of the P7/P3 packs from Maplin. We found an online voucher and got another £7 of. Great value. We used them for a night caching walk in Telford Town park, really don't think we needed anything brighter. That's great. Does this online voucher have a link? Sure : vouchers Other voucher sites are available. Quote Link to comment
+FOX 661L Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I was out doing a night cache on Saturday in the same area where there was a night orienteering event going on... those guys have some serious head torches - like this one for example (just over 1,000 lumens and a penetration of 140mtrs) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I was out doing a night cache on Saturday in the same area where there was a night orienteering event going on... those guys have some serious head torches - like this one for example (just over 1,000 lumens and a penetration of 140mtrs) £250 for a torch - Yikes Quote Link to comment
+Lord_Blackadder Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I was out doing a night cache on Saturday in the same area where there was a night orienteering event going on... those guys have some serious head torches - like this one for example (just over 1,000 lumens and a penetration of 140mtrs) I'd be afraid to use that in the woods in case the beam burnt the trees down! Quote Link to comment
+duncanhoyle Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I was out doing a night cache on Saturday in the same area where there was a night orienteering event going on... those guys have some serious head torches - like this one for example (just over 1,000 lumens and a penetration of 140mtrs) I'd be afraid to use that in the woods in case the beam burnt the trees down! Talking of burning, how about this one with 4100 lumens. The video shows it setting light to plastic within 5 seconds Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Battery Lifetime: 5-10 Minutes No looking for nanos then.... Quote Link to comment
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