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#1 Post by **Nathan Davidson** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:07 pm

was thinking of upgrading my headlamp looked and tiga and samlites but cant choose which one can anybody recomend something decent

#2 Post by **beachbuddy** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:39 pm

Hi there,2 v good headlamps,i've a tiga myself and for fishing and baitcollecting during the winter months its great.The best thing about it is the wide beam of light it gives off covering a wide search area.The bad things are the battery is cumbersome and the connections can be finiky at times but it does give you the feeling of been safe in the dead of night.
I don't use it during summer months as its just a bit too bright and id imagine it spooks fish if constantly shun on the waters edge.I would buy again but with the lighter battery pack.
Tight lines

#3 Post by **alannelson** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:08 am

beachbuddy wrote:Hi there,2 v good headlamps,i've a tiga myself and for fishing and baitcollecting during the winter months its great.The best thing about it is the wide beam of light it gives off covering a wide search area.The bad things are the battery is cumbersome and the connections can be finiky at times but it does give you the feeling of been safe in the dead of night.
I don't use it during summer months as its just a bit too bright and id imagine it spooks fish if constantly shun on the waters edge.I would buy again but with the lighter battery pack.
Tight lines

samalite led 600 lumens say no more

#4 Post by **fishface** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:40 am

no im not going to say it

#5 Post by **eyesreilly** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:41 am

fishface wrote:no im not going to say it

#6 Post by **roger de dodger** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:37 pm

nutters

i,ll stick to my ebay cree for a tenner its doing fine,only problem is i keep forgetting i have it on and realize when i go to brush my teeth the next morning

#7 Post by **stevecrow74** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:11 pm

roger de dodger wrote:nutters i,ll stick to my ebay cree for a tenner its doing fine,only problem is i keep forgetting i have it on and realize when i go to brush my teeth the next morning

Totally agree with you, been using mine a few time now, you hardly notice you have it on!! And the light is slightly brighter than my silva L1, only difference is the battery life is shorter than that of the silva, but for what it is and the price of it!! I may get another as a backup and use the silva as a spare!!!

#8 Post by **Theking** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:23 am

I must agree I have a tiga a silva and just got a Cree lamp off eBay for 15euro.
Using the Cree lamp with the silva as a back up .

#9 Post by **immunecfg** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:22 am

Still dont know how a £150 headlight is any better than one at >£50 you only need to see your hands LMAO

Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:54 am

ya anyone that pays 150 quid for a head light needs there heads examined...energizer does me.8 quid and 3 free batts

#11 Post by **dfella25** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:10 pm

saving private brian wrote:ya anyone that pays 150 quid for a head light needs there heads examined...energizer does me.8 quid and 3 free batts

I need a good one to help me find my Ian Gold's Rod Stand that keeps falling over

#12 Post by **dbrock** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:55 pm

speleo nova, has to be the best lamp I've had, have it over 4 years now with no bother, have the silva alpha 6, great lamp for shooting on the strobe, but find it dies to quick during a comp, cree lamps are exactly what they are, cheap useful and just buy another one when it dies , it al depends on your budget to be honest, just stay away from silva lx

and in fairness he said he wants to UPGRADE his head lamp

#13 Post by **samo** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:20 pm

HAVE TO AGREE WITH BROCK THE SILVA'S SEEM TO BE MORE DESIGNED FOR LATE NIGHT GARDENING RATHER THEN FISHING.

Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:25 pm

em no dont need one at night for that at all.have the iluminous top section

dfella25 wrote:
saving private brian wrote:ya anyone that pays 150 quid for a head light needs there heads examined...energizer does me.8 quid and 3 free batts
I need a good one to help me find my Ian Gold's Rod Stand that keeps falling over

#15 Post by **Sparkie** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:55 pm

The led lenzer h7 is a real great headlight. It's bright as he'll cheap enough and it's so light u don't realise u are wearing one

#16 Post by **fishinmidget** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:03 pm

Sparkie wrote:The led lenzer h7 is a real great headlight. It's bright as he'll cheap enough and it's so light u don't realise u are wearing one

Steer clear of them, they are powerful and lightweight but not only do they drink batteries the wire coming out of the battery pack breaks. I have seen this happen on 6 different lights, and i only know 6 people who have them

The one up from that, the H14 is a decent enough light but again it drinks batteries. And its fairly expensive.

saving private brian wrote:ya anyone that pays 150 quid for a head light needs there heads examined...energizer does me.8 quid and 3 free batts

I wouldn't feel safe fishing a potentially dangerous rock mark with one of those pathetic little yolks on my head. I like to actually see the environment around me. They do fine for beach marks, places you know well or as a backup.

Alex

Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:46 pm

define energizer
ans////////////longer longer longer longer lasting batteries

pathetic little yokes lol

best ive heard

fishinmidget wrote:
Sparkie wrote:The led lenzer h7 is a real great headlight. It's bright as he'll cheap enough and it's so light u don't realise u are wearing one
Steer clear of them, they are powerful and lightweight but not only do they drink batteries the wire coming out of the battery pack breaks. I have seen this happen on 6 different lights, and i only know 6 people who have them

The one up from that, the H14 is a decent enough light but again it drinks batteries. And its fairly expensive.

saving private brian wrote:ya anyone that pays 150 quid for a head light needs there heads examined...energizer does me.8 quid and 3 free batts
I wouldn't feel safe fishing a potentially dangerous rock mark with one of those pathetic little yolks on my head. I like to actually see the environment around me. They do fine for beach marks, places you know well or as a backup.

Alex

#18 Post by **dbrock** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:29 pm

saving private brian wrote:define energizer
ans////////////longer longer longer longer lasting batteries

and duracell have a little bunny, its called advertising

the cheap cree lamps and so on are grand as a cheap light, and very efective, ive been through so many of these over the last 3 years with shooting and fishing,
but the best lamp i have is without a doubt the speleo nova, if its a cree lamp your after there is one in my van you can have for free, but its not an upgrade at all

trying one of these at the mo

savage light of them would love to see a headlamp from them

http://www.lasergenetics.com/nd3x50-las ... nting.aspx

#19 Post by **fishinmidget** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:06 pm

saving private brian wrote:define energizer
ans////////////longer longer longer longer lasting batteries

pathetic little yokes lol best ive heard

Well done, you have completely missed the point. Congratulations.

I was not talking about how long they last, i will not argue they last a long time. What i was talking about is how much light they put out compared to what you might call a 'real' headlight. The answer is; not very much.

#20 Post by **dbrock** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:15 pm

infairness alex some of the newer cree lamps give out plenty of light,

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