Lophophaps wrote:After maybe 15 years my Petzl Tikka is on the way out. The catch is broken, probably due to the plastic becoming brittle. This is my third head torch in well over 30 years, so it's a pretty good life. I've read the above posts and am unsure about what to buy. In order, the specs are:
* Reliability.
* Ease of use. Some switches and battery replacements are quite fiddly.
* Decent life for the battery. LEDs will ensure this.
* Light weight
* Good price.
* Other features that may be considered desirable. All my torches have a switch on-off, and that is adequate.
Lophophaps wrote:The only walking at night will be at camp.
Lophophaps wrote:I would have liked to have seen a brightercolour for the elastic and plastic housing so the torch can be more easily seen at night.
LachlanB wrote:I've got an Icon, and I use it for caving. It's fine there, because it's mounted on a helmet.
But having the heavy battery housing on the back of your head makes it seriously annoying for bushwalking.
Moondog55 wrote:these BD LED lights do seem to have a definite half life and perhaps it is time to buy a replacement, I swear the beam is now only half what it was only 4 years ago and I want and need about 300 metres in bad conditions.
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Gadgetgeek wrote:@moondog55; I'll second Fenix as a place to look for AA lights.
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