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 | | Posted: 21/06/08 |
| 'CHEAP, CHEERFUL AND IT STILL WORKS AFTER 12 MONTHS' | | Strengths:
Cheap,light and bright enough for camp use and reliable | | Weaknesses:
None | | Overall:
Great |
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| | Posted: 01/02/08 |
| 'CHEAP & WORKS' | | Strengths:
Cheap, works, bright enough for the campsite, fairly light, excellent customer service. Batteries last for ages. Seems durable enough. | | Weaknesses:
Not really bright enough for walking at night (Alpkit are now selling a more powerful torch for £12.50), but great for around the campsite, going to the pub or as an emergency torch. | | Overall:
Well worth £5 if you don't need something more powerful. |
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| | Posted: 25/08/07 |
| 'CHEAP, CHEERFUL BUT STILL DOES THE BIZ' | | Strengths:
er cheap (did I mention that?), functional, solid | | Weaknesses:
weight (I'm being picky here) | | Overall:
a good all round headlamp for general camping and nightime duties. Value for money is excellent considering that it's £5 post free! Apart from weight (compared to Petzl lamps), only other minor niggle is that the 4 light mode doesnt appear to be much brighter than the 2 light mode. That aside, you really cant go wrong with this |
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| | Posted: 11/05/07 |
| 'THE PRICE OF A CHIP SUPPER' | | Strengths:
Cheap | | Weaknesses:
None Really | | Overall:
What can you get for a fiver these days?
I only bought this as a wind up. My partner sits in the dark reading her books, despite having foot-thick lenses in her glasses. Now she can wear this, or just turn the light on!!
Excellent speedy AlpKit service. |
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| | Posted: 22/05/06 |
| 'WONDERFUL AROUND CAMP' | | Strengths:
Very cheap. Lasts well on nimh batteries. | | Weaknesses:
Not the strongest unit or brightest unit. | | Overall:
The very low price makes these a winner. When camping the children often manage to loose their torch, so before going away this Easter I brought four, which was still cheaper than an normal LED torch. Easily bright enough around camp, and lasted well. Small and lightweight to carry, but I would perhaps want something brighter if I was to use it as my sole light on a night walk in the mountains. |
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| | Posted: 04/04/06 |
| 'FIVE POUNDS!' | | Strengths:
Next day delivery, good customer service, only five pounds, thirty hours burn time. | | Weaknesses:
None. | | Overall:
Sale of the century. |
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| | Posted: 05/05/05 |
| 'Buy two, thow one away and you'll still have a bargain!' | | Strengths:
Price
Variable power output
Price
Lightweight
Price
Switch sheltered under the lamp unit | | Weaknesses:
Not the prettiest thing, but who cares!
Switch is a little temperamental but I can live with that for a fiver
Headband smelt of kippers at first!
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This has got to be the best value head torch in the world! I bought it at the Outdoors Show on a whim, just to see if I got on with LEDs - well, I do get on with them!
What you get: a chunky, no-frills lamp with four LEDs in a row and a switch underneath that cycles two-LEDs, four-LEDs and off. Power comes from two AAA batteries in a showerproof compartment at the rear of the headband - which also has a top band, a la Petzl Zoom.
Weight is very good and it packs down well, abeit a little more bulky than a more expensive model - but hey, that saves you 40 quid!
The headband smelt of kippers when I took it out of the box, although that's fading now.
Performance - was as good as my friends' Black Diamond and Petzl LED jobbies on a hike last weekend. I was very, very impressed with it indeed.
Buy two, throw one away and you'll still have yourself a baragain - kudos to Alpkit for producing such a great value-for-money piece of gear! |
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| | Posted: 03/11/05 |
| 'GREAT PERFORMANCE FOR THE PRICE' | | Strengths:
The button is shielded under the unit when folded so won't turn on whilst in your bag.
I used mine in terrible conditions in the hills and the water didn't seem to affect it at all.
Nice and lightweight and gives a good clean white light. | | Weaknesses:
Not the most comfortable headtorch, but certainly not the worst!
Im unsure how long it will hold itself up but the pin seems fairly user-serviceable.
Don't get excited about the "variable power output", there is no visable difference in output between having 2 and 4 LEDs. | | Overall:
Great value, worked superbly well for me and pays for itself pretty quickly. At £5 a piece you might as well get one to keep in the car, even if its never used. |
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