whenfires wrote:I'm looking for recommendations for a couple of household torches. I have a number small cree 'personal' torches in bags, cars, drawers etc but what do you all use for more substantial uses around the home and garden?
I've been a bit wary of the cheap 'million candle power' rechargable varieties as we bought a couple of different ones for work and when the time came to need them, they didn't work!
Anything with a d on it for your dual purpose torches
I've got 3d which is fine and a 6 d which is a very decent size. Both brilliant intruder detergents,shine in the eyes then a quick poke to see it there OK!!!!
Recommend Duracell batteries as they seem the heaviest
Not a torch as such, but rechargeable, portable, self supporting and bright enough to light a small room.
They can be had cheaper or brighter off ebay but without the warranty and easy exchange Screwfix have.
Going to get a couple of the 10w ones for us...
They looked a bit bulky at first from the photo but when you read the dimensions they are not actually that big at all. I May have to add a couple of those to my collection. Seriously considering a good old Maglite now as well.
Not a torch as such, but rechargeable, portable, self supporting and bright enough to light a small room.
They can be had cheaper or brighter off ebay but without the warranty and easy exchange Screwfix have.
Going to get a couple of the 10w ones for us...
They looked a bit bulky at first from the photo but when you read the dimensions they are not actually that big at all. I May have to add a couple of those to my collection. Seriously considering a good old Maglite now as well.
They come apart though, the handle and frame just screw/bolt on. it would be easy to take the yellow frame/handle away and use a hook or piece of wire/string to hold it where you wanted...
There is one in each car, one hanging by the front and back doors plus a few others kicking round the house. I have plenty of eneloop AAA rechargables now I am getting to the bottom of my stash of pager batteries.
On top of those, I have a couple of old D cell maglights that I have converted to LED and some cree LED torches with 18650 batteries that are seriously bright. A few LED lanterns for good measure as well
