Headtorch recommendations

At the suggestion of various members and given the magazines will run a mile from criticising a piece of kit, here is your chance to tell us what you really think about a rod, reel, line, lure... keep it legal please!

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Re: Headtorch recommendations

#41 Post by eric »

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Re: Headtorch recommendations

#42 Post by wayne riley »

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:
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#43 Post by Smiley »

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.
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#44 Post by roger de dodger »

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:
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#45 Post by stevecrow74 »

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 :?: :?:
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#46 Post by keitzer30 »

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.
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Re: Headtorch recommendations

#47 Post by shamoo0804 »

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:


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


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#48 Post by alannelson »

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:
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#49 Post by EoinMag »

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.

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#50 Post by dymic lt 14 »

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
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#51 Post by cormology »

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.
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#52 Post by dbrock »

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:
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#53 Post by eric »

wasnt me cough cough :oops: :shock: :roll:
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#54 Post by m.b3 »

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:
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#55 Post by eric »

but il get scared mark
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#56 Post by dbrock »

is that why you wont fish the rough ground in killiney :lol: :lol:
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#57 Post by m.b3 »

he's afraid he might catch something that pulls back :o
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#58 Post by wayne riley »

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

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#59 Post by roger de dodger »

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:
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#60 Post by theshoreking »

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.

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