New Headlamp

Looking to buy a new headlamp ive got two in mind samalite 100HL or the speleo nova plus i dont like the tiga and i have the silva but looking for some a bit brighter do any of you guys use any of the above any help on this would be great
Cheers

Hi Will,
from what i can gather the nova is the business,thinking of one myself as the tiga i have is on the blink.I had a speleo nightcatcher a few years back and the light was brill unfortunately problems with the connections which is why i don't like rechargeables anymore,im sure some lads will tell you about the apex but i don't think its as bright as the nova.I have a friend who has the old nova and very bright and NO PROBLEMS,best of luck i hate headlamp decesions as i have yet to find personally a long lasting bright trouble free one to date

if u want a really bright head lamp that will last the test of time u should go for a speleo i have a fx3 the last 10 years and its still going strong

Been hearing good reports on the Led Lenzar the rechageable one mind

i have the led lenser and its pretty good. i think the ordinary one is slightly brighter than the chargeable one i have. the batteries arent brilliant but when they start to dim i just pop in my own rechargeable aaa's and away it goes again for another few hours. well worth the €50.

The led lenser is ok, maybe in the same category as the Silva L1, but nowhere near a Samalite.

I would go for the Samalite if you could also get the lightweight rechargeable battery. I cant really comment on the Speleo nova, as i have never tried one.

speleo nova, mine is 6 years old, still lights up the darkest beach. their indestructable

get your self a petzl ultra, the brightest lamp on the beach.even mitch will agree to that as he saw mine and had to get one himself,and he does not part with his money easily,unless its something pink and girlish

get your self a petzl ultra, the brightest lamp on the beach.even mitch will agree to that as he saw mine and had to get one himself,and he does not part with his money easily,unless its something pink and girlish

Would you recommend the Petzl Ultra then , have the Led Lenser 7h i think, its way brighter than my Silva L1

get your self a petzl ultra, the brightest lamp on the beach.even mitch will agree to that as he saw mine and had to get one himself,and he does not part with his money easily,unless its something pink and girlish

having seen one the other day up close and in the flesh i can honestly say it does not merit its rediculous price tag. i saw it on full beam and it didnt impress me that much. my nova offers 6 watts of more than bright enough l.e.d power. and its a hundred blips less. theres other lamps in the price range your looking for. the samalites are savage i know fishaholic has one and loves it to death and the tigas are pretty good. choice is yours, i dont think the petzl is worth the insane price tag though

yea im with eric on this one i just cant justify the price of the petzl,
im using a speleo nova plus, its savage

I have a 10-15 euro headlamp - why should I pay more to see hat I am doing?

Well guys i have to put my hand up about the petzl they are over priced, but saying
that they do put out some light and a big plus ,they only take 2 hrs to fully charge


LIFE IS FOR FISHING

and im going to put my hand up to mitch, but not when your around to say eric you were not impressed by the light i dont understand as everybody else gives out about being blinded for half an hour afterwards, you must have being wearing sunglasses,

I have a 10-15 euro headlamp - why should I pay more to see hat I am doing?

thats what i said too till i got a better one. and the lenser isnt too expensive either.

and im going to put my hand up to mitch, but not when your around to say eric you were not impressed by the light i dont understand as everybody else gives out about being blinded for half an hour afterwards, you must have being wearing sunglasses,

no, even the lad that had it said he wouldnt have bothered buying it if he didnt have credit from veals as its not worth the money. have you ever used a nova? anymore light than that is pointless and unneccesary

Ok lads thank you very much for all the advice i will go with the nova plus sounds like a great bit of kit

on the beach in the reel world speleo lamps all the way . if you do alot of fishing and want to rely on a lamp .