Headlamp

[bushwacker]

simply lads looking to buy a cree headlamp but so many about confused al i want is waterproof zoomable batteries 18650 not bothered about bells and whistles any recomendations thanks

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I bought a 1600 lumens cree for sea fishing about 3 years ago off eBay (where there's loads for sale) with batteries and charger for about £18-20 and not had any bother with it although the cheap batteries sometimes need changing during a session if fishing 3-4hrs+. I've heard that the more powerful crees are obviously brighter but use up the battery power faster and I find the 1600 lumens bright enough.

[hound hunter]

These are the dogs bollox,had mine a couple of yrs,faultless 4 me,2000lmn about £8-£12

[canman]

Some of the cree's have only one battery, so obveously run down quicker, but buy an extra battery and swap over when needed. I have a 1600 lmn two battery, but use it on the lower setting most of the time and it lasts for ages.

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Hopefully this link works. It shows what the best 18650 batteries are for a cree headlamp:

http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11040&d=1412493602

[nuke]

cree

These are the dogs bollox,had mine a couple of yrs,faultless 4 me,2000lmn about £8-£12

totally agree best by far I work permanent nights and these outlast the others like say spare set of batteries is must but im out for 10 hours in dark and 2 sets of batteries will well last ,best batteries ive had are the xcsourse but cant seem to get them anymore on ebay there only 2600mah but cracking batteries ,the grde batteries are also good don't think much of the ultrafire batteries I also have a ultra fire batterie charger cause the chargers u get with the lamps aren't much cop hope this helps

[smallfry]

Be careful about what you buy, cheapo lights & chargers may sound ok but....
Another site I frequent has a cycling forum & this post isn't the 1st I've seen on the same subject....

Chinese light charger just exploded !! « Singletrack Forum

[InCodweTrust]

Lenser h7r

[QUOTE=bushwacker;917951]simply lads looking to buy a cree headlamp but so many about confused al i want is waterproof zoomable batteries 18650 not bothered about bells and whistles any recomendations thanks[/QUOTE

I recently bought a lenser h7r of 'Flea Bay' for £20, cracking lights, I prefer it to my h14r, & h7r2.
Lightweight, Tiny, lasts 4-5 hours with decent batteries, and I haven't any bother with the three h7rs I now have. I keep one in the car, with eneloops, for emergencies, one for missus trying to get tom cat in every night, and one partnered with the 14 for fishing.
I use the 14 to walk in/out of venues, and tackling up, but I prefer fishing with the 7 as it has a potentiometer on it, so as I don't like tip lights, I set it on low, wide beam, and it shows up the 'Solas' a treat, and I also don't loose my night eyes ! The h7r2 is brighter, but numb, and has fiddly controls.
I regularly spray all my headtorches with silicon lube, and they work a treat in the worst weathers.

Hope this helps?
Mel...