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Chest running torch recommendations (or head torch)

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Welshpoppy
Welshpoppy
Nov 2021
10:34am, 20 Nov 2021
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They are on Amazon as I had not heard of them so had a look.But only I think 350 Lumens.
Mr. Grumpy
Mr. Grumpy
Nov 2021
11:13am, 20 Nov 2021
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The ones on Amazon UK are the Colors range that need batteries. I dropped on a set of the Advanced range on eBay with the built in batteries and charging dock.
I hadn’t considered the lumens compared to the high-end head torches, But there’s no way that she’d get on with a head torch anyway. Her problem with the chest strap wasn’t that it wouldn’t tighten down enough, but that it wouldn’t sit right on her ‘chest’
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Nov 2021
12:32pm, 28 Nov 2021
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Is 350 ok for a mile or so of road with no lights and no/little pavement?
EvilPixie
EvilPixie
Nov 2021
12:34pm, 28 Nov 2021
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My headtorch is about 7-8 years old so no idea how bright
And my chest torch was £20-30 from decathlon so don’t think that’s great but I’ll be run/walk with a rucksack so don’t think this will work as battery pack is on back and probably uncomfortable under rucksack! Dint think it’s big enough to go over me and rucksack
SPR
SPR
Nov 2021
12:38pm, 28 Nov 2021
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Is there anything on sale worth getting currently in the headlamp department? I don't normally need one but having one would potentially open up off road routes to me in the morning.
bonners
bonners
Nov 2021
1:05pm, 28 Nov 2021
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The Gamma iii seems to do the job fine for me off road, having issues with the strap though which I hope they'll sort for me.
bonners
bonners
Nov 2021
1:06pm, 28 Nov 2021
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Badger
Badger
Nov 2021
2:16pm, 28 Nov 2021
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My headtorch is about 7-8 years old so no idea how bright And my chest torch was £20-30 from decathlon so don’t think that’s great but I’ll be run/walk with a rucksack so don’t think this will work as battery pack is on back and probably uncomfortable under rucksack! Dint think it’s big enough to go over me and rucksack

EvilPixie check the instructions if you still have them - mine from decathlon came with an extra strap/clip thing so you could attach it to a pack.
Welshpoppy
Welshpoppy
Nov 2021
2:25pm, 28 Nov 2021
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Same as Badger the Decathlon one came with extra strap for rucksack.
Welshpoppy
Welshpoppy
Nov 2021
2:27pm, 28 Nov 2021
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EP: I found the 350 not bright enough when I was used to 500 Lumens.I was glad when the 500 was back in stock!

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This was going to be a thread recommending me a lightweight head torch. However a comment from a fellow fetchie (thanks V'rap) got me thinking about chest torches instead. Having done a bit of research the only downfall I can see is that some of them seem to rock around a bit much, especially if you have a bit of a random up and down gait. So I wondered if anybody had used them and had any particular success or failures with any particular model, particularly with regard to lighting the...
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