I am a big fan of LED's & whilst I never had the male fascination of "torches" from childhood (ok just the one) ..I now possess too many LED lights, LED FLOODLIGHTS, PIR led lights, & led headtorches, led lanterns (you get the gist)
The overall headcount could probably kit out a small choir.
I really do recommend going for the quality rather than cheapo units.
For Instance I bought some cheapy led Petzl rip offs from china, the magnet stuck to the unit gives me a headache, the consumption for an led is a battery gobbler & the likelihood of them lasting is zero!
It's not LEDs that fade away it's the soldering & components around them...
Take my latest petzl zipka+2 headtorch, it came as a under warranty replacement via the distributor due to my having had a fault with 2 units & then only because I'm fastidious & finnicky) ..tiny hairline chassis cracks appeared in the moulding even when one unit was sat "lost" for a year.
Petzls come with a 3 year warranty! ..wow! the new unit is the latest version of my favourite keyring torch having no elastic headband it has a well designed retractable headpiece making it very pocketable.
Worth every penny of £39.95 good product good service, newest single emitter 50 lumen (max) output light.
The overall headcount could probably kit out a small choir.
I really do recommend going for the quality rather than cheapo units.
For Instance I bought some cheapy led Petzl rip offs from china, the magnet stuck to the unit gives me a headache, the consumption for an led is a battery gobbler & the likelihood of them lasting is zero!
It's not LEDs that fade away it's the soldering & components around them...
Take my latest petzl zipka+2 headtorch, it came as a under warranty replacement via the distributor due to my having had a fault with 2 units & then only because I'm fastidious & finnicky) ..tiny hairline chassis cracks appeared in the moulding even when one unit was sat "lost" for a year.
Petzls come with a 3 year warranty! ..wow! the new unit is the latest version of my favourite keyring torch having no elastic headband it has a well designed retractable headpiece making it very pocketable.
Worth every penny of £39.95 good product good service, newest single emitter 50 lumen (max) output light.
My new zipka has a soft touch button compared to the old zipka+ that enables cycling through the light levels & strobes very easily, perfect for using with ahalloween costume & headpiece (ie non human head shape) ..the red low level "night sight saver works well for when you need light but don't wish to specifically give your position away..
With service / aftercare like that & a turnaround of product of 3 working days, i'd be mad to look elsewhere for a headlamp.
Thankyou Lyon (uk distributor) http://www.lyon-outdoor.co.uk/ it's infinitely reassuring to have you behind me.
I use their products pretty much across the board, usually have 2 on me the zipka & a MYO / MYO RXP.
They come into their own when carving a pumpkin, placed inside to check your lines & get critical, this is also handy inside if you've prescored a pattern onto a pumpkin for a child, the endeavour to follow the light pattern with a carving saw, as not everyone has saral paper to hand.
kids get a kick out of the glowing pattern before they even make the first cut.
With service / aftercare like that & a turnaround of product of 3 working days, i'd be mad to look elsewhere for a headlamp.
Thankyou Lyon (uk distributor) http://www.lyon-outdoor.co.uk/ it's infinitely reassuring to have you behind me.
I use their products pretty much across the board, usually have 2 on me the zipka & a MYO / MYO RXP.
They come into their own when carving a pumpkin, placed inside to check your lines & get critical, this is also handy inside if you've prescored a pattern onto a pumpkin for a child, the endeavour to follow the light pattern with a carving saw, as not everyone has saral paper to hand.
kids get a kick out of the glowing pattern before they even make the first cut.
ZIPKA+ 2