A few interesting finds :)

[scottishwolf]

Useed this company before and never had a problem. Some really good gadgets and torches etc at fantastic prices. Free postage on everything. Not affiliated with the company in anyway, just a happy customer.

Petrol lighter, £1.70 - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.30536

194 lumen torch, £9.80 - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26422

I have both of these and they're fantastic bits of kit, the torch is way better than my fenix!

 

[Shewie]

194 lumen torch, £9.80 - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26422

I have both of these and they're fantastic bits of kit, the torch is way better than my fenix!

I was just thinking the same, I paid five times that for my L2D and this one's even brighter.

What's like on batteries ?


Cheers for the headsup, I might take a punt on one of those.

The lighter says it's oil, does that mean lighter fluid ?

 

[scottishwolf]

Yeah the lighter just takes normal lighter or zippo fluid. The battery time on the torch is about 35-40 mins on full power but much longer on low power. You can use it with either one or two AA's so obviously it'll run longer on two.

Just ordered one of these...230 lumens http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14909

 

[Old Bones]

I've got a Romisen RC-N3 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9070 or order from them, and thinking about a couple of others as well (including an Ultrafire). Shining Beam have Romisen as well (moded), but the extra cost and delivery make DX very attractive.

Be warned that when you register, use Internet Explorer, rather than Firefox. I tried to register with them, the page basically locked, and wouldn't let me fully register, while remembering my email address, and wouldn't let me register again. I don't think they ever got back to me, even when I finally found some contact info. Some sites are still twitchy about using anything other than IE. In the end, I had to create another email address to register an entirely new account, and I used IE. It went through fine.

Since I'm off with the family to Yorkshire next week (in one of those forest cabins - the nearest my wife will go to actual 'bushcraft'), I needed an LED torch (the DX order isn't going to make it, and my Maglites have gone walkies). Aldi have a 3X AAA 6 LED (and Xenon) torch for £10 at the moment http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_11635.htm, which isn't bad. It's AAA, and plastic lensed, which isn't great, but its pretty bright, does focus and has O rings. Highly recommended.

Bargain of the week is the 9 LED 3xAAA torch I picked up today. Very bright, 'good' plastic lens, rear clicky switch, seemingly aluminium construction. In Poundland.

Its about 9cm long, 3 cm diameter, and comings in aluminium or metallic blue, and is under their 'ToolBox' brand. No O ring to seal the battery compartment, but there's a grove for one, and its easily done. I can't find it on their website, but this http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/249537137/9_LEDs_FLASHLIGHT_LED_TORCH_FLASHLIGHT.html is a dead ringer for it.

I hate Poundland, but if they have deals like that, I might go in a bit more!

 

[tommy the cat]

I've got a couple of bits from D.E the 9 led torch, 7 led torch and the little push button key fob lights which I like. Got to say I dont quite get these torches I have mag lights as well and find the only torch I keep coming back to is my Petzl head torch. Dont you find them a pain to use when you want to use your hands?
I spose a small bright light would be good for owl spotting etc but what else?
Anyway good prices on that site quickish delivery and good service (if the gear is in stock.)
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