tents .. but not a normal question
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what about using your cycle light as a torch to save weight ?
if its a tiny headlight with good beam you want look for a 1watt led ,
if its just a headlight then id get a cheap one as the leds in expensive ones are the same as the cheap ones no difference except maybe in the lens but that only matters if you want a high beam in which case a 1 watt led is best anyway .
my choices would be either -
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-3852.aspx
or
http://www.merlinlazer.com/L2-headlamp---1-watt-LED
if its a tiny headlight with good beam you want look for a 1watt led ,
if its just a headlight then id get a cheap one as the leds in expensive ones are the same as the cheap ones no difference except maybe in the lens but that only matters if you want a high beam in which case a 1 watt led is best anyway .
my choices would be either -
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-3852.aspx
or
http://www.merlinlazer.com/L2-headlamp---1-watt-LED
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cisamcgu
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- Merseyside-ish
We are going in a car, weight is not an issue .. but reliability is.
PpPete
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chandler's Ford
For car camping we have one of these.
For backpacking I use a tiny RING brand headtorch, cost about £5, weighs 1 oz. Fairly feeble LED and CR2032 battery Not really good enough for walking by, & certainly no use cycling, but just as much light as you want in small tent. I saw a RING brand lantern somewhere too. Similar Lilliputian proportions.
For backpacking I use a tiny RING brand headtorch, cost about £5, weighs 1 oz. Fairly feeble LED and CR2032 battery Not really good enough for walking by, & certainly no use cycling, but just as much light as you want in small tent. I saw a RING brand lantern somewhere too. Similar Lilliputian proportions.
Joe in Moscow
New Member
if you are a tent fetishist like me, you will only ever buy Hilleberg.
Agreed, and not. I agree that a first class tent is a pleasure, and very reassuring. There are alternatives to Hilleberg, however. I have two Hillebergs and now also a Helsport. The Helsport is at least as good, and they do some models that Hilleberg do not. My next one wil probably be a Helsport Ringstind 2 Light that I will use as a larger solo tent. The Hilleberg Akto is just too small for me, and the Ringstind is hardly any heavier. Hilleberg is not the lightest. So if weight is of overriding importance, you may want to look elsewhere as well. But yes, aren't they good?
Willem
Willem
cisamcgu said:
sorry ,
wasnt paying attention
in that case how about one of these
http://www.magnalight.com/c-177-12-volt-flood-lights.aspx
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Tesco's (or it could have been Sainsburys) have some mini ufo lights at the moment ... £2.50 I think ... less than 3 inches across and with a hanging hook on the back.
