My new torch

[silverthorn2151]

Waspy1 said:

[pic] torchporn [/pic]

Mmmmmm. Jealous.

I shall take a beauty parade pic this evening with my motley and cheap collection.

My Miss Romford to your Miss World.

[PugwasHDJ80]

anyone know the brightest for your £ that takes 18650 batteries?

feel like buying a new torch which will "outbright" the old one

budget say £35?

[Waspy1]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

anyone know the brightest for your £ that takes 18650 batteries?

feel like buying a new torch which will "outbright" the old one

budget say £35?

How many 18650s?

[PugwasHDJ80]

2 would be good- 4 if it was good enough value

i've got 4 spare anyway!

[andrewrob]

Waspy1 said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I love torches.

Last count I had 8

Pah! I laugh in the face of 8 torches!

My humble collection:

I don't know what's more sad, the fact that you have bought 14 torches and lined them up in order of height or that I now want to buy 14 torches and line then up in order of height.

[LordGrover]

[pidsy]

Waspy1 said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I love torches.

Last count I had 8

Pah! I laugh in the face of 8 torches!

My humble collection:

you are missing the uber-special camo mag LED 3D.

[Pints]

I really need to upgrade my current torch.

[Waspy1]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

2 would be good- 4 if it was good enough value

i've got 4 spare anyway!

Well, for 35 quid you are talking about something Chinese, direct from a Chinese website.

But your budget will not allow for a 4x18650 torch.

The newest brightest LED is the Cree XM-L

How about this 2x18650 torch for £31.71 post free:

FandyFire STL-V6 CREE XM-LT6 2-Mode 1000-Lumen White LED Flashlight (2x18650/3x16340/3x123A)



Buy it here: Dealextreme

[defblade]

giblet said:

I have just the one

One torch is no torch.

[PugwasHDJ80]

Waspy1 said:

Well, for 35 quid you are talking about something Chinese, direct from a Chinese website.

But your budget will not allow for a 4x18650 torch.

The newest brightest LED is the Cree XM-L

How about this 2x18650 torch for £31.71 post free:

what about if i had twice that?

[Waspy1]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

Waspy1 said:

Well, for 35 quid you are talking about something Chinese, direct from a Chinese website.

But your budget will not allow for a 4x18650 torch.

The newest brightest LED is the Cree XM-L

How about this 2x18650 torch for £31.71 post free:

what about if i had twice that?

I can't find any torches that take 4x18650s, some take 3, but they are very expensive, like this:

http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/jetbeam/jetbeam-rrt3...

You can get this from China, within budget:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-x7-sst-50-5...

SST-50 LED, not a Cree XM-L, but still awesome.

If you want the best, current, LED torch then it is the Olight SR90, 2200 lumens, 1000 metre range, 30 watts, 6x18650s! A cool £315.

http://www.flashaholics.co.uk/olight/olight-sr90-i...

Edited by Waspy1 on Thursday 20th October 22:27

[Mobile Chicane]

Waspy1 said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I love torches.

Last count I had 8

Pah! I laugh in the face of 8 torches!

My humble collection:

Bloody hell - are you expecting a Zombie Apocalypse?

[rasputin]

I also got caught up in the torch threads (and then torch forums), after going into one wondering how there can be a whole thread about torches!

I thought I wanted a Maglite 3D...

I ended up with a Fenix LD40 (and a Maglite 5D )

Not cheap, but it's such a nice usable torch. Fits my hand perfectly and is bright enough for anything I need.

[Timbuk2]

rasputin said:

I also got caught up in the torch threads (and then torch forums)

They have such things? Haha - I know, there are forums for pretty much everything these days but still makes me chuckle!

[rasputin]

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/forum.php

Prepare to get your wallet out.




Oh and "forums for pretty much everything" - Why do I find http://www.bananas.org so fascinating? I know it sounds crazy but once you read a few threads you really get into it

Edited by rasputin on Thursday 20th October 23:53

[pidsy]

rasputin said:

Oh and "forums for pretty much everything" - Why do I find http://www.bananas.org so fascinating? I know it sounds crazy but once you read a few threads you really get into it

Edited by rasputin on Thursday 20th October 23:53

theyve got over 11000 members!

[pidsy]

double postings

[croyde]

That's bananas!

[itsnotarace]

Waspy1 said:

Well, Duracell is a top brand of Alakaline batteries.

But most torch enthusiasts whos use AAs prefer Sanyo Eneloop Ni-MH rechargeables.



Amazon do them: Eneloops

Much cheaper on 7dayshop

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?type=0...

Back on the subject of torches, a recent birthday present from the Mrs:



to be used as a winter evening dog-walking torch, to go with my Fenix LD20 (glovebox torch) and Nitecore D10 (EDC). Can't believe how powerful the TK12 is, just ridiculous. No more standing in dog eggs down country footpaths for me