Thanks for helping me decision on the silva and good luck with the baby.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! and thank you Emma!

Good luck with the baby!!

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Vicky Mosley did a brilliant review of the super bright head torches , she did a good job explaining all the details , very helpful . It was lovely to see the new baby Finlay . Well done you two .

@victoriamousley3776

3 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you - you are very kind!

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I have a LedLenser for tunnels (in the narrowboat). The variable zoom is great for that. For running, I have the Silva Ultra 4.

@victoriamousley3776

3 жыл бұрын

Both were great! Such a great selection of torches around now!

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I have the silva trail ultra 6 thanks to Claire and silva!

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I've owned two petzl myo xp's for alpine climbing and hiking. Loved it to bits. Only downside it was not very durable in the long run. The second one mysteriously died and the problem was never found. I agree the Petzl swift sounds like the best overall choice, though I worry about long term durability. My petzls have not stood the test of time well in long term durability. I personally like head torches with greater capacity, thus have more a battery pack on the backside of the head. Overall though I think they're odd to use and I've always had positioning issue in the long run as the elasticity of the headband wears off fast yearly. I personally think black diamond has always been ludicrously expensive. I would never go for them unless I had a surpluss of cash to spend.

@wildgingerruns

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Maybe try a Silva now?

Great review. Thanks

@wildgingerruns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very informative Vicci. 😁👍🏻

@victoriamousley3776

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Black Diamond Storm, non rechargeable, 4xAAA, no rear battery pack. The batteries outlast anything I've ever tried, all through the night and beyond sunrise and is plenty bright enough, can't remember the lumens. The colours on this newer Black Diamond are there for uses other than trail running, preserving night vision or map reading etc.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Worth noting that for any headtorches with a red light feature (designed for reading maps at night without losing night vision, not for any other purposes), the contours on an OS Map turn invisible when you shine that red light at it. This can cause sadness - I'm bad enough at navigating before the contours vanish.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! THat's why the red is really for RAVES!

Yep, hard to beat the Swift RL. It's hard to explain how a torch turning 'down' can be so exciting! Same (reactiv tech) with Nao but that's feeling a bit old now - and double the weight of the Swift.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Thanks great video

@wildgingerruns

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great review. I've used my Silva with the battery in my pack and that plugged into a USB charger. It will then last for hours and hours on full beam. Great bit of kit

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Trail Speed 4XT warning. I bought but had to return the Silva Trail Speed 4XT in January 2021 as it could not sustain its high or even Medium power output due to thermal throttling. I estimated I was only getting about 200 lumens after it throttled. I had to keep turning it back to full every 2 minutes or i didn't have enough light to run on. perhaps mine was faulty but the Amazon reviews suggested it wasn't just me. shame, the format was lovely with the battery in the bag. and at full power it was amazing, but just didn't sustain that level for very long. First 20 minutes of a run was ok, and then the thermal issues kicked in and I was constantly turning it back up to have enough light to see where I was going.

@victoriamousley3776

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s really frustrating and not good at all. What did you swap for out of interest? It’s good to know other options to explore.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Send it back Tony!

@anthonyjobson

3 жыл бұрын

@@wildgingerruns I did. Took some arguing with Amazon and vendor but I managed I Bought a Lucifer headlamp instead and it's been amazing.

Great video I have a Ledlenser

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I'd be interested in your opinion of the Fenix HM65R-T, is there a chance to include it in a future review?

@austinicholas

3 жыл бұрын

I'm about to buy one tonight. I don't run but do a lot of night hunting and working around the farm. Been doing a lot of research and the Fenix seems to be the one to fit the bill.

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Yes will get in when do next headtorch reviews

Can anyone reccomend a red light for the rear of these high powered torches? There are annoyingly few choices that include the rear light. Thanks

@doncampbell618

3 жыл бұрын

Alpkit do little red flashing blips that clip on to headtorch straps

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

So do Silva

It's regarding the silva speed 1200, how many hours on 450 lumens?

@wildgingerruns

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott all the deets are here silvasweden.com/products/trail-speed-5xt

Sadly this headlight seems to hang be an Achilles heal with defective Burton from what I’ve read, and I’m sad to read it after becoming open to battery enclosed rechargeable. And then when I learned about continuous and battery banks I figured I still may try it.

@wildgingerruns

Жыл бұрын

Which one? Not sure which one you're referring to...

@Balithazzarr

Жыл бұрын

@@wildgingerruns biolyte 650 according to many reviews

@Balithazzarr

Жыл бұрын

750 rather

Just a quick comment on the Biolite - Had mine for about 4years and the battery has died. Unfortunately it is not replaceable so will need to throw away the torch 😢and buy another brand. Longevity Something to consider when purchasing.

@wildgingerruns

3 ай бұрын

Hey Phil, I would send it to Biolite to see if they can do anything, maybe it is a fault they can fix?

@philmartyn8713

3 ай бұрын

I have contacted them - as its out of warranty and the battery cannot be replaced, it's a bin job. They have offered a 15% discount code. A shame, it is a great tourch just not environmentally friendly if you have a battery issue unlike the Petzl which has a replaceable battery.

@philmartyn8713

3 ай бұрын

Update * As Biolite no longer sell direct to the UK, they are 'unfortunately' unable to send me the discount code as originally offered. Think I'll replace the torch with another brand. The Petzl looks like the best bet.

I have a Icon700

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

The FENIX Hm65r-t is a better option

@wildgingerruns

3 жыл бұрын

Never heard of Fenix, I have got in touch with them for the next headtorches test, thank you! Claire

@charlieruns7953

3 жыл бұрын

@@wildgingerruns never heard of Fenix?!!? Its the best light going. Ran with the hl-60R for several years until the hm65r-t came out. It is such a great light! The rechargeable 18650 battery is the best option for extended night runs.

I just want a head torch you put on your head and switch it on and at a push be able to dim so not blinding any one coming runners or vehicles as I'd use it when riding my bike. Why would you want a phone app.

@wildgingerruns

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!