I have broken my Silva Trail Runner headtorch, over 5 years old so out of warranty, but sent it to the friendly staff in Edinburgh to see if they could fix it. They couldn't. The battery is fine but won't fit the new model.

I was flirting with the recommendation of Mr Breeze and the Hope, but, Silva advise me that one of their retailers, Absolute Snow, have the new model, Trail Runner Free Ultra, on offer at £58.95, a saving of 58% on the usual price of £127.95.

Having found my previous Silva could do everything I wanted it to do I have fallen for their sales pitch. A bargain!