The definitive headtorch post

[HUGH JARSE]

I bought one of those 3watt LED torches from Tesco for 8 quid today. It feels very solid and well made - a bit like a fatter version of a mini-maglite. I couldn't do my usual comprehensive torch test as my bike is propped up on the door of the cupboard under the stairs but initial tests under the sink in the kitchen look good and it appears substantially brighter than an Alpkit headtorch. I might have a run out with it tonight and I'll report back with my findings if I do

Ey up DT.Just looked at tesco online.Thev,ve got a Silva headtorch half price at £9. Might give one a try as hope to be at Lothersdale!
Has anyone got one?

[Richard Head]

I am looking for a headtorch in the £30 to £40 price range.

The Petzl Tikka Plus, XP and Myolite 3 are all in that range. Any reccomendations from that list?

[Baggins]

I am looking for a headtorch in the £30 to £40 price range.

The Petzl Tikka Plus, XP and Myolite 3 are all in that range. Any reccomendations from that list?

The XP, the others are no way as bright plus with the diffuser you have more lighting options.

[Spyros76]

Don't you get sweat by the headband that holds the torch on the head in warm days?

[Pinchy]

What's the difference in output between the old & the new Myo XP???

[fellboy]

i compared most of the ones mentioned and found the silva l1 to be the brightest also you have the choice to wear the batteries on the headband, in a case that clips to a belt or a elasticated waiste band which i use when running, far more comfortable than having the weight of the batteries on your head

[wheezing donkey]

i compared most of the ones mentioned and found the silva l1 to be the brightest also you have the choice to wear the batteries on the headband, in a case that clips to a belt or a elasticated waiste band which i use when running, far more comfortable than having the weight of the batteries on your head

Be careful. One of our Bowland members had a load of trouble with the wiring on his L1. I mentioned it on an earlier thread over 12 months ago. Someone scoffed at the post and bought one. A couple of months later he posted that he too had exactly the same trouble - midway down a steep descent in one of the Welsh night races.

[wheezing donkey]

I am looking for a headtorch in the £30 to £40 price range.

The Petzl Tikka Plus, XP and Myolite 3 are all in that range. Any reccomendations from that list?

RH I bought a Black Diamond Icon from Ultimate Outdoors on New Street in Lanacster. RRP is 49.99, UO have them at 39.99, I got 10% off against my current YHA card, they will also give the discount against a current FRA card - thats 35.99. The Icon amounts to a Petzl Myo XP combined with a Petzl Tikka+, a 3W hyperbright L.E.D. "spotlamp" and 4x superbright L.E.D.'s as a "floodlamp".

[monkeynut]

A Tika xp and a hand torch suites me fine , There are some cheap 3watt head torches on the market(ebay) stay clear of them ,Damm near set my head alight after a week, cheap junk( made in china)

[Richard Head]

RH I bought a Black Diamond Icon from Ultimate Outdoors on New Street in Lanacster. RRP is 49.99, UO have them at 39.99, I got 10% off against my current YHA card, they will also give the discount against a current FRA card - thats 35.99. The Icon amounts to a Petzl Myo XP combined with a Petzl Tikka+, a 3W hyperbright L.E.D. "spotlamp" and 4x superbright L.E.D.'s as a "floodlamp".

Cheers WD, i will have a look next time i am in Lancaster. Only problem is i havn't received a new FRA card since 2007