Torches

[Doogie]

Okie Doke, second post's taken me quite as long to work out as the first. I have no idea how to begin a new thread but have noticed that if I add it to a forum I can begin to make myself heard. Duh.. any advice greatfully received, too lazy to read through all the instructions as ever & have never been involved in these group things before.

Anyway, to the point, what I wanted to bring to peoples attention, and to ask about, were hand held torches, what do people recommend & use ?? More to the point, are people aware that the evil empire that is Tesco have a superb Cree LED torch for a tenner, look for the black metal knurled casing one, it has a good strong beam & is excellent for the price. I had one of thier old LED's which were superb, lost it at some festival after overdoing the cider.

 

[Deleted member 3802]

we have a 6D maglight a great tool and a real confidence giver :sleep-027: and no excuse needed for having it in your hand "it's mi torch officer"

 

[Sparks]

...Tesco have a superb Cree LED torch for a tenner, look for the black metal knurled casing one, it has a good strong beam & is excellent for the price.

The two C cell jobbie?
A good torch for the price but if it starts to flicker then it will be the switch unit come loose in the end cap. Just find a tool with two prongs (needle nose pliers) and tighten up.

 

[Deleted member 12539]

we have a 6D maglight a great tool and a real confidence giver :sleep-027: and no excuse needed for having it in your hand "it's mi torch officer"

We have a metal Maglite too. It holds 5 (i think) batteries, bit of a weight, but definitely worth taking into the dark " it's my torch officer"!!

 

[Doogie]

The two C cell jobbie?
A good torch for the price but if it starts to flicker then it will be the switch unit come loose in the end cap. Just find a tool with two prongs (needle nose pliers) and tighten up.

Nah this is a two AA batteries one, it's only small & can be put in the pocket of my work jacket. I get the idea behind the torch/truncheon all in one but couldn't be doing with carrying something that size around. I'm trying to be greener too so AA batteries are easy to recharge, & you can get them from the £shop.
As an aside if anyone needs C size batteries please let me know, or if anyone knows of a charity to which I could donate, we have plenty of them knocking about at work, they're used briefly ( 1-4 mins approx ) then thrown out. I'm on a mission to recycle as many as poss as I can't handle the thought of that much waste. I've a bag in front of me now with about 40 Rayovac part used which I dole out to mates with kids or kitchen radios. Will cost you the price of a SAE & obviously I'm not guaranteeing them as I've fetched them from the recycling bin..

 

[steco1958]

we have a 6D maglight a great tool and a real confidence giver :sleep-027: and no excuse needed for having it in your hand "it's mi torch officer"

Abso damn lutley.

I also purchased a 3 pack of LED torches from Costco, £15.00 for 3, 120 Lumens fits in pocket metal with O-rings so a little water proof, excellent value

 

[darrenxjr]

torch

hi ive had many torches but theres a new cree led available and it makes all the rest look like stone age .
there called cree xml t6 , i bought one and there unbelievable and you can get rechargeable batterys and charger for just a few pound makeing then very economical .
heres a link to one 1300 Lumens CREE XM-L XML T6 LED Flashlight Torch KE-1 | eBay

 

[Deleted member 8180]

Costco do a very good deal on a 2AA and 3D LED maglite. LED lenser make a range of ridiculously powerful keychain size LED lights as well as excellent head torches.

 

[whitevanwoman]

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we have a 6D maglight a great tool and a real confidence giver :sleep-027: and no excuse needed for having it in your hand "it's mi torch officer"

I have the 4 cell version, it tucks nicely down the leg of my welly or up a sleeve when I'm walking the dog

 

[whitevanwoman]

hi ive had many torches but theres a new cree led available and it makes all the rest look like stone age .
there called cree xml t6 , i bought one and there unbelievable and you can get rechargeable batterys and charger for just a few pound makeing then very economical .
heres a link to one 1300 Lumens CREE XM-L XML T6 LED Flashlight Torch KE-1 | eBay

Cheapest rechargable batteries I've found from Aldi - £2.99 for a 4 pack of either AA or AAA

 

[kangooroo]

I use a wind-up torch - 1 minute of winding for 30 minutes of light. No need to bother carrying or recharging batteries and ideal for when you suddenly find yourself wilding in the middle of nowhere on a long winter night with a dead leisure battery and no lights!

 

[Viktor]

Lol! I'm a 2 x D cell Black metal Maglight just like some others on here as it's a nice size for wacking with if needed - carried in the door well.

 

[snowbirds]

Hi

what do you use them for? I eat carrots, or is it to find van in dark.

Snowbirds.

Okie Doke, second post's taken me quite as long to work out as the first. I have no idea how to begin a new thread but have noticed that if I add it to a forum I can begin to make myself heard. Duh.. any advice greatfully received, too lazy to read through all the instructions as ever & have never been involved in these group things before.

Anyway, to the point, what I wanted to bring to peoples attention, and to ask about, were hand held torches, what do people recommend & use ?? More to the point, are people aware that the evil empire that is Tesco have a superb Cree LED torch for a tenner, look for the black metal knurled casing one, it has a good strong beam & is excellent for the price. I had one of thier old LED's which were superb, lost it at some festival after overdoing the cider.

 

[Deleted member 2636]

hi ive had many torches but theres a new cree led available and it makes all the rest look like stone age .
there called cree xml t6 , i bought one and there unbelievable and you can get rechargeable batterys and charger for just a few pound makeing then very economical .
heres a link to one 1300 Lumens CREE XM-L XML T6 LED Flashlight Torch KE-1 | eBay

Wow, 1300 Lumens. I'm using a P7 LedLenser as a gun light and that pushes out 115 Lumens and I thought that was good.
Just ordered one so it should be like having a portable Lighthouse

 

[darrenxjr]

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i see most of you have mag lights , believe me there really is no comparison to these new cree xml t6 torches .
they have a life span of about 100,000 hours so you will never buy a bulb ever again.
depends what brightness you have them on but battery will last about 8hrs .
most have 5 setting full, medium, low, sos and strobe this is to dazzle or temporarily blind your attacker and it works , i tryed it lol
if that fails they have a knurled end to strike your attacker with .

battery and charger for under £3
these are basically the same batterys you find inside most laptops , drills etc.

they come in various designs , but 3 basic ones .
single battery 1300 lumens which is a nice pocket size about the size of your palm



two battery which are normally 1600 lumens about the size of a two d mag light



or there is the daddy of all torches and yes ive ordered my self one as well as the other two .
is the 3 battery 3x cree xml t6 ,3800 lumens



this one is just unbelievable.

mag lights , :lol-049::lol-049: welcome to 2012

 

[darrenxjr]

Wow, 1300 Lumens. I'm using a P7 LedLenser as a gun light and that pushes out 115 Lumens and I thought that was good.
Just ordered one so it should be like having a portable Lighthouse

hi mate , thats what i used to do a bit of night shooting , i had a cree r2 280 lumens and then i bought this 1300 lumens torch and it makes the old ones look like mickey mouse .

theres not many utube on these yet there too new but i found one comparing the r5 about 350 lumens and the new xml 1300 lumens and the xml 3800 lumens

the difference is shocking.:scared:

[video=youtube;D-tPj-pF-Vw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-tPj-pF-Vw&feature=player_detailpage[/video]

 

[n brown]

1300 lumens was good,3600 was amazing but now spotted a 4000lumen thats the one, like in that rhod gilbert sketch,how can i find anything with only 2 million candlepower,get me another million,can't see a bloody thing!

 

[whitevanwoman]

I use a wind-up torch - 1 minute of winding for 30 minutes of light. No need to bother carrying or recharging batteries and ideal for when you suddenly find yourself wilding in the middle of nowhere on a long winter night with a dead leisure battery and no lights!

I've got a couple of wind up lanterns, great for occasional use as you don't need to worry about the batteries leaking, but I've had them both a couple of years now and I only get about 5 - 10 mins of decent light, the light gradually gets fainter after about 5 mins, it's enough to see where things are but not enough to read by. I presume there is a rechargable battery inside them but they seem to be sealed units so I can't put a new battery in without damaging the body

The best buy I've had recently is one of these 2C Solar Light Cap - Light when you need it. - it sits on the dashboard to charge and has proved to be well worth the cost.

 

[Doogie]

Hi

what do you use them for? I eat carrots, or is it to find van in dark.

Snowbirds.

I need one for work, work a lot of night shifts & occasionally have to descend riverbanks, enter darkened areas looking for overdosed drug users or other potentially threatening enviroments.
I'm massively impressed with some of these torches I've seen on here, was looking at the youtube clip & now have total torch envy. Wonder if I can get tax back as a necessary piece of kit ???

As to whether carrots help you see in the dark, while there's some truth in this it originated as propaganda during WW2 to hide the fact we'd developed radar.
Wiki....An urban legend says eating large amounts of carrots will allow one to see in the dark. The legend developed from stories of British gunners in World War II, who were able to shoot down German planes in the darkness of night. The legend arose during the Battle of Britain when the RAF circulated a story about their pilots' carrot consumption as an attempt to cover up the discovery and effective use of radar technologies in engaging enemy planes, as well as the use of red light (which does not destroy night vision) in aircraft instruments.[4][5] It reinforced existing German folklore and helped to encourage Britons—looking to improve their night vision during the blackouts—to grow and eat the vegetable.