I was cutting through TK Maxx the other day and I saw that they had a sort of random tools section (bike maintenance, car stuff, box cutters and torches etc...) and after moving a few things out of the way I found a load of Maglites of different sizes and a bunch of Rolson torches too, I chose a Rolson because the size was better suited for what I need and because they're LED, expecting it to give a pretty average result costing only £2, I was pleasantly surprised when I could light up most of my back yard with my new one LED light torch. I guess I should note aswell that the medium sized Maglites were only £7/£8 and the big ones £15. Rolson torches are actually pretty cheap in general though, you can buy a 1 million candle torch for only £10 on amazon
That's the link of what I got (apart from mine was all black) and at £2 I think it's well worth getting, always handy to have a torch with you when you're out of the house!
I use torches on a daily basis and IMHO you want to get those which have "normal" battery types either disposable or rechargable but stay away from the large "x billion candle power "ones as they eat through their fitted rechargable batts and need frequent recharging. Because of this frequent recharge thing I have not had one that has lasted longer than a year. Try to get the newer led torches if possible as they are more efficient and try to get all your torches / radios / anything else with a single battery size as it makes your logistics a lot cheaper and simpler.
Bigger is not necessarily better as larger torches are more difficult to store and its supprising how little light the human eye needs once you let it adapt.
NB * all my posts should be treated with contempt/ distain/ humour/ (delete as necessary) as I am only a bird and know nothing
bulldogeagle wrote:i bought the same thing in my local market for £1.
Lucky you, I'd say £2 was a decent deal so 1 is even better.
skippy wrote:I use torches on a daily basis and IMHO you want to get those which have "normal" battery types either disposable or rechargable but stay away from the large "x billion candle power "ones as they eat through their fitted rechargable batts and need frequent recharging. Because of this frequent recharge thing I have not had one that has lasted longer than a year. Try to get the newer led torches if possible as they are more efficient and try to get all your torches / radios / anything else with a single battery size as it makes your logistics a lot cheaper and simpler.
Bigger is not necessarily better as larger torches are more difficult to store and its supprising how little light the human eye needs once you let it adapt.
NB * all my posts should be treated with contempt/ distain/ humour/ (delete as necessary) as I am only a bird and know nothing
thanks for the tips, I dont really known all that much about torches, I did aim to get one with a normal battery (this runs on AA) since other smaller ones are just difficult and expensive.
I know this is OT (and not like me ) but thats true about adapting to low levels of light. It's rarely pitch dark in the countryside and you'd be surprised how you can manage without light at all.
Off topic sorry ....
At night molecules of the chemical rhodopsin in the rods of the eye undergo a change in shape as they absorb light. They are extreamly light sensitive and exposed to white or broad spectrum light the pigment immediately bleaches and any light is then viewed by the less dark adapted cones. It takes about 30 minutes to regenerate the rhodopsin fully in the dark.
The chemical is less sensitive to the longer red wavelengths so use red light to help preserve night vision as it only slowly depletes the eye's rhodopsin.
) but thats true about adapting to low levels of light. It's rarely pitch dark in the countryside and you'd be surprised how you can manage without light at all.