Been looking at a small flashlight (hand light, not head light) on e-bay.
I want a fairly strong light from it...i.e distance, as well as the ability to splash light over a wider near area for walking.
Light strength is given in lumen. But how strong should I look for?
As budget is limited, I can save a few dollars if I go down in Lumen.
Any advice given apreciated as this sis something i know nothing abaout
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The more lumens the better.. I have a little 2aa torch that goes on my air rifle. Its rated at 120 lumens and the light goes out to about 90 meters max.
Eh....I am looking at lights from 1000 -1800 lumen...lolOriginally Posted by JonnyP
They all seem to be priced the same...looking at a 1800 lumen now. But I guess at that strength I have to research battery life as well...
One claims 180 miutes on full blast. But that will go down fast with use I guess...
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Looking to cook with it I see.
Now that is a bushcraft challenge if I ever saw one! lolLooking to cook with it I see.
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Crikey.. Why do you need that much light..? I thought 100 lumens was a lot.
Nice to have. I do have a reasonable cheap headlight that is enough for camp. But I want something that will throw a lot of light when needed too.
Besides, on the 2nd of December, when the sun set some time around noon, after being above the horizon for a few minutes, we won't see it again
until the 10th of January. It's nice to have some light. Specially with a todler in the house, who opens doors and go walkabout if somone forgets the door security chain...
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Turning on a 1000+ lumens light at night in the wild, will cause major disturbance to the wildlife over a significant area.
My torch has a max of 200 lumens - but I usually find the100 lumens setting to be plenty of light for most situations.
If I am out looking for my 2 year old, who wandered off wearing a pyjamas and diapers in November, I don't care if I disturb the wild life.
Besides, these lights have variable power settings. And I am grown up enough to know that just because I can, does not mean I have to do...but I wan't the ability.
Car headlights are around 1000+ lumens. So wildlife is constantly disturbed by artificial lights in this area anyway. It's not a remote wilderness.
Last edited by FishyFolk; 21-08-2012 at 08:54 PM.
Victory awaits the one, that has everything in order - luck we call it
Defeat is an absolute consequense for the one that have neglected to do the necessary preparations - bad luck we call it
(Roald Amundsen)
Bumbling Bushcraft on Youtube
Nordisk Bushcraft - The Nordic bushcraft blog and forum
Mate got to say if your looking for that sort of power then small and cheap wont come into it,as johnny and jakob said 1-200 is plenty.if the little one is a bit of a escape artist can i suggest you move your door handles up? good old maglites for me,tough,cheap and plenty of battery life. Paul
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