Head Torch Recommendations?

[Steven P]

3 hours ago, Gav73 said:

I got one of these from eBay many many years ago. It says it’s 12000lm, not sure if that’s correct or not. It’s very bright and considering it was only a tenner, I’d say it’s worth every penny. Battery life is amazing and I can leave it for months without it draining.

A powerful torch indeed. I suspect that the 12,000 lumen rating isn't quite right or comparable to say a 300 lumen headtorch from another brand...12,000 according to google would take about 180W of power, 3AA batteries would power it for about a minute if my mental arithmatic is right.. you might be right to susect it isn't quite right (think 3AA batteries powering 3 60W lightbulbs)

[Gav73]

A powerful torch indeed. I suspect that the 12,000 lumen rating isn't quite right or comparable to say a 300 lumen headtorch from another brand...12,000 according to google would take about 180W of power, 3AA batteries would power it for about a minute if my mental arithmatic is right.. you might be right to susect it isn't quite right (think 3AA batteries powering 3 60W lightbulbs)

I agree, although I did wonder why I had to carry a car battery around with me [emoji23]

[Woodworks]

I had a £15 ebay special. Gauging it by my bike light of known brand I would say it was kicking out ay least a 1000 lumens which was still a mighty bright head torch