How Much?! Why would anyone pay £440 for a light?

[GJT]

Just seen this in a Tredz email- I'm astounded. Why would anyone pay £440 for a light?
That's with 20% off though, so it's a bargain really

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Lupine-Wilm...ontent=04-10-2014&utm_campaign=Week40Saturday

 

[Lilliburlero]

I`m holding out until the January sales....

 

[Mo1959]

Just seen this in a Tredz email- I'm astounded. Why would anyone pay £440 for a light?
That's with 20% off though, so it's a bargain really

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Lupine-Wilma-7-Rechargeable-Front-Light_19536.htm?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image - http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Lupine-Wilma-7-Rechargeable-Front-Light_19536.htm&utm_content=04-10-2014&utm_campaign=Week40Saturday

I would be wanting a bike thrown in for that price. Lol

 

[MMMMMike]

At just over 2 Lumens per £ it appears to be a bargain. Lol

 

[Profpointy]

At just over 2 Lumens per £ it appears to be a bargain. Lol

At just over 2 Lumens per £ it appears to be a bargain. Lol

'kinnel, my 2000 lumen scuba diving light was four lumens per pound, and that's a monster tested to 100m depth

 

[MMMMMike]

'kinnel, my 2000 lumen scuba diving light was four lumens per pound, and that's a monster tested to 100m depth

Really LOL

 

[Profpointy]

Really LOL

tempting though it is to use on the bike, it's perhaps a bit much. It's a bit much underwater to be honest, but completely eliminated any torch envy I had previously

 

[Profpointy]

actually the one in the picture looks pretty similar to any of the various "deal extreme" items from Honk Kong for about £40

 

[w00hoo_kent]

tempting though it is to use on the bike, it's perhaps a bit much. It's a bit much underwater to be honest, but completely eliminated any torch envy I had previously

Better used on the bike, that way you don't suffer the disappointment when it's a salt encrusted ornament after a couple of years use :-)

 

[Profpointy]

Better used on the bike, that way you don't suffer the disappointment when it's a salt encrusted ornament after a couple of years use :-)

apparently the switch does get salt encrusted - wasn't you describing same on the dive place was it?
It might melt used in air though

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Nope, my wife dives (well, used to, is looking to get back in to it) and her and all of her friends take the same view of torch ownership, you don't own them for life, just rent them from the sea...

 

[Profpointy]

Nope, my wife dives (well, used to, is looking to get back in to it) and her and all of her friends take the same view of torch ownership, you don't own them for life, just rent them from the sea...

After buying an earlier (dive) torch, a friend said "I've got a spare handle if you ever need one". Took a while for the penny to drop - she only had handle which was clipped to her kit; the rest of the torch being with King Neptune.