Do you use a head torch in winter?

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With the days now getting shorter, it is essential to keep work levels up and ensure you stay safe throughout this winter with efficient lighting.

 

We are interested in finding out - Do you use a head torch in winter?

 

Our latest blog provides some useful information about our range of head torches and what they offer.

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Good lord no! In the pub or watching Pointless by the time it’s dark.

[stihlmadasever]

3 hours ago, Northern Arb Supplies said:

With the days now getting shorter, it is essential to keep work levels up and ensure you stay safe throughout this winter with efficient lighting.

 

We are interested in finding out - Do you use a head torch in winter?

 

Our latest blog provides some useful information about our range of head torches and what they offer.

 

Read Here

If you think a head torch provides efficient lighting to use a chainsaw you need to your head examined pal.

Even if its an emergency call out im not using a head torch,id use a tractor or a 4x4  for lighting in that situation

Edited November 22, 2017 by stihlmadasever

[Haironyourchest]

All the time for pottering about, but not for tree work. Only once in an emergency had to resort to a headlamp. That said there are some seriously powerful "floody" headlamps around now, miles ahead of last year's offerings.

[Steve Bullman]

Sure, always keep on in the glove box for first thing in the mornings and in the yard at the end of the day if needs be.  

 

Had cheap ones, now I stick with Petzl

[HuntingHicap]

51 minutes ago, stihlmadasever said:

If you think a head torch provides efficient lighting to use a chainsaw you need to your head examined pal.

Even if its an emergency call out im not using a head torch,id use a tractor or a 4x4  for lighting in that situation

having done a few night time call outs, I would say a head torch, (I use the Petzl one, it clips to both my husky ground lid and petzl vertex) is a brilliant asset to add to 4x4 lights. My Defender has additional roof lights but when you are working with your back to the vehicle, as you often will be, a head torch illuminates your immediate area.

[PC Treescapes]

Currently have two petzl as below but one has packed after many years service. What does anyone recommend from the petzl rechargeable ones? We use ours for at the yard tipping or finding tools at the end of the day if its run over. Wouldn't really want to do tree work with them, have done for emergency jobs but slows things down compared to daylight

[Burgess]

For gritting or just general seeing in the dark we use LED lenser 7r's. Nice and bright for what we need and £50 a go on amazon. Gets dropped seemingly every 30 seconds by one member of staff and its still fine after a year, can use 3 AAA's or the rechargable battery that can charge from the truck with a usb adaptor.

Edited November 22, 2017 by Burgess

[woody paul]

Use them quite a bit unloading at night, repairing machinery light is were you are looking and as I did a bit of deer stalking and rabbit control all so handy.  

[Joel77]

I work nights on the railway, we use head torches, the best ones we’ve found so far are Hope R8

hope are like snap on they fix them free if they brake