Headlamps (which one)

gary wrote:

Thinking of buying a new headlamp to replace the miners lamp i have been using for the last 15+ years, it's served me pretty well but is a bit on the heavy side and not that comfortable, the thing is i dont really know which lamp to go for but it needs to be fairly lightweight and comfortable so i thought i would ask you guys for recommendations, what are you using and are you happy with it are the new LED lamps any good, any advice much appreciated.

I've got a Tiga headlamp,there prob the same weight as a miners 1 (powered by a small 6v motorbike type batt) it kicks off a hell of a lot of light(realy powerfull). It depends how much you want to spend on 1, i think the tigas are over £100 i bought mine 4 years ago and had no trouble with it.The led/lcd lamps that are out these days are good aswell (good value for money) and are plenty bright enough, prob similar to your miners 1.But i've never had 1 so i can't tell you any more about them If you want to have look a my tiga 1 let no and i'll pop it round next time i pass yours Gary

the new tiga comes with a lighter battery but the price is up in the clouds, if you want to see what your doing while baiting up or tying hooks the led ones will do .if you need to see 50 yards then the tigas the one to go for

the tigas got high and low tested mine it lasts 7 hours on low with 4 min blasts on high power every hour think it lasts 2 and a half on high only but you run the risk of burning your hands on it if you do

got a petzl zoom here if you want to try one alot cheaper and lighter but not as much light

Ive got a Tiga, but it aint the comfiest.

However, beggars cant be choosers, and im more than happy with paying nothing for it.

Is the Welsh Fed raffle on again this year???

alright gary mate, take a look at the MFA headlight its a lightweight batt with 3 brightness settings, i find the bright setting far to bright for fishing it really gives off a good white light i stick to the middle setting an one charge will do 3 fishing trips. They go out at £63.95 an its a LED lamp.

gary wrote:

Thinking of buying a new headlamp to replace the miners lamp i have been using for the last 15+ years, it's served me pretty well but is a bit on the heavy side and not that comfortable, the thing is i dont really know which lamp to go for but it needs to be fairly lightweight and comfortable so i thought i would ask you guys for recommendations, what are you using and are you happy with it are the new LCD lamps any good, any advice much appreciated.

I use a MFA '3 watt' LED Headlamp. Provides 5 -25 hours of light from a full charge. 3 settings High, Medium and Low. Normal use is medium and that's quite bright. The beam is about 30m-50m. It works for me. Bought it from Gerry's of Morcambe, advertises in the mags and does mail order normally free postage.

Hope this helps

Tony wrote:

gary wrote:

Thinking of buying a new headlamp to replace the miners lamp i have been using for the last 15+ years, it's served me pretty well but is a bit on the heavy side and not that comfortable, the thing is i dont really know which lamp to go for but it needs to be fairly lightweight and comfortable so i thought i would ask you guys for recommendations, what are you using and are you happy with it are the new LCD lamps any good, any advice much appreciated.

I use a MFA '3 watt' LED Headlamp. Provides 5 -25 hours of light from a full charge. 3 settings High, Medium and Low. Normal use is medium and that's quite bright. The beam is about 30m-50m. It works for me. Bought it from Gerry's of Morcambe, advertises in the mags and does mail order normally free postage.

Hope this helps

tony has answered it for me gary thanks T. they are a really goog lamp mate good beam as well think i got mine off the pier a while ago,try google loads of shops will stock them.

The night searcher Matrix is another option rechargeable at around £45 3 led's and one luxor

good choice mate,i just got one of the 80 ones for the lad,very bright and light as well,my bro chris got one from the usa,think it cost him £15 import duty

gary wrote:

Thanks for all the advice lads, took the plunge tonight and ordered a princeton apex led lamp for about £55 inclusive of postage from USA, hope there is no import duty, this is the latest model apparently and produces 130 lumens compared to 80 lumens on the previous model so hopefully i have made the right choice, reading the bumf it has a beam of in excess of 100mtrs, we shall see, when i have received it and used it a bit i will report back on here to give my opinion on it's performance.

as andy said gary i got one from the usa £39 with p&p bargain but then got a card off the postman saying you owe use £13.86 dutys or we cant deliver still a bargain though coz at the time they were £69.99 over here

hi mate the guy i got mine off said hed mark it as a gift but a gift is classed as £38 or under some thing to do with insurance cover he had to tell them the value itle still be a good buy if you do hav to pay dutys as there £90 + over here i think you wont be dissapointed with the light there great i use mine for everything even downhill mountain biking in the winter