Re: Headtorch recommendations

Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:49 pm

roger de dodger wrote:the lenser 1 watt led is the best ,most reliable ,and lightest headlamp in the universe it can be seen from space on a clear night, no messin one of my mates is an asstronort :mrgreen:
so their!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


tackle tart, bet you have a zipplex dont you, wierdo!! :wink:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:00 pm

roger de dodger wrote:the lenser 1 watt led is the best ,most reliable ,and lightest headlamp in the universe it can be seen from space on a clear night, no messin one of my mates is an asstronort :mrgreen:
so their!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: :wink:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:07 pm

Bought a small Petzl head torch last month and then by accident ran it through a cycle in the washing machine :oops: . It spilled out in parts. I put it back to gether and its worked fine since.

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:39 pm

Smiley wrote:Bought a small Petzl head torch last month and then by accident ran it through a cycle in the washing machine :oops: . It spilled out in parts. I put it back to gether and its worked fine since.

did you wash it in daz to get the beam nice and white :wink:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:22 pm

roger de dodger wrote:
Smiley wrote:Bought a small Petzl head torch last month and then by accident ran it through a cycle in the washing machine :oops: . It spilled out in parts. I put it back to gether and its worked fine since.

did you wash it in daz to get the beam nice and white :wink:


was it brighter than bright :?: :?:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:18 am

silva all the way i have the white model think its the L2 model paid 80 euros for it in a sports shop in wicklow. then i got a silva L3 model on ebay paid 25 sterling new from a hikers shop type. for get the name, this was cheaper and i think is better as the batteries last longer. they are very comfortable to wear too.

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:41 am

Fair play samo, sounds like you've worked your way through one or two headlamps over the years :shock:

I just think it kinda defeats the purpose of the posters question to answer with... something is the BEST, without giving a bit of info/detail as to why you think so...thats all. Also, for anybody reading this thread who might be considering buying a new headlamp, if would be good for them to know the pro's and con's of various models based on peoples experiences.

As stevecrow posted earlier, one of the main advantages of the L1 is that it can also use batteries other than the ones on the headset....to somebody who wouldnt usually (or regularly forgets to) carry spare AA/AAA batteries around, then thats a massive positive to owning that brand/model of headtorch, however to me who would always have spare AA/AAA batteries in the car/tacklebox, it really doesnt make a difference.

At the end of the day, most of us anglers buy our gear on some sort of recommendation, be it by brand recognition/loyalty, a fellow angler, or by the word of a guy in the tackleshop. Just nice to be subjective with our opinions thats all.

Didnt reasile my comments would cause such a stir :roll:


Rodger...

one of my mates is an asstronort


Did you mean asstro...snorter :!: :!:, judging by the references to white and bright :roll:


Eric your only bitchy 'cos I wont take you out fishing tomorrow......theres dust gathering on your anglers digest photo on the mantlepiece...go give it a polish :mrgreen:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:15 pm

The likes of a tiga or samalight have an all round better light .The silva has just a spot beam deffo prefair the samalite for my main night fishing based at rocks or a beach.my silva is good for rockhopping wen going light :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:26 pm

I use a princetontec, brilliant lamp, for the price difference I'd get it.
Ebay seller Sebastian11 sends them over from the US, with the exchange rates at the time I got it delivered for about 55 euros if I remember correctly, it'd be a bit more expensive at the moment. Apparently the newer ones now are 130 lumens.

Here's a few reviews on lamps, they don't cover the Silva unfortunately, the Princeton scores top marks.

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/review ... dlamps.htm

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:32 pm

i have been looking for a new light for a while i am using a tiga at the moment but would like an led but would also like to have at least 130+ lumens have come across these http://www.ayuplights.co.uk/content/view/31/99/
the 6hr battery gives 320 lumens, you get headstrap to mount lamp,battery,charger,car charger and lead incase you want to mount the battery on a belt instead of the headstrap price £129.00 any thoughts as my head has been done in looking through candlepower forums

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:28 pm

Hi a friend of mine uses those ayup lights for mountaining biking at night in the woods the crazy fecker. Him and all his buddys swear by them anyway. Hope this helps.

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:34 am

just to add more confusion i have another silva lx with broken cable in my hands wont say who owns it :lol: :lol: but it aint mine but thats a good few of em breaking like that,,, ps ill have it fixed next week :wink: :wink: :wink:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:55 pm

wasnt me cough cough :oops: :shock: :roll:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:45 pm

eric wrote:wasnt me cough cough :oops: :shock: :roll:


you're over using it... you have to learn to sleep with the lights off :roll:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:56 pm

but il get scared mark

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:04 pm

is that why you wont fish the rough ground in killiney :lol: :lol:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:41 pm

he's afraid he might catch something that pulls back :o

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:15 pm

m.b3 wrote:he's afraid he might catch something that pulls back :o

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:16 pm

was gonna say he,s too busy pullin something else :lol: :lol: ups i just did :mrgreen:
p.s what time we heading out tomorra :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :twisted:

Re: Headtorch recommendations

Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:36 pm

I had the tiga and it was drivin me mental. Was goin to buy a silva but john at waterford angling recommended the spelio. Mighty job. Very happy with it. I also take along the energiser as a spare and at times the other one is a bit bright on the beach.

But I've said it in a post the other day - headlamps are the one thing that :evil: They are my pet hate of tackle.