el manana
Thru Hiker
Just plug into the power bank i carry
Let there be light - a thread for lights and lanterns
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Just plug into the power bank i carry
TinTin
Thru Hiker
These plug directly into your power bank 99p or 2 for £1.18. You can also find brighter examples. I have one in my first aid kit just in case my other light sources fail.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-USB-...1395595?hash=item1f141c758b:g:L0sAAOSwlpNfJXC
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-USB-...1395595?hash=item1f141c758b:g:L0sAAOSwlpNfJXC
TinTin
Thru Hiker
Signal/Alarm Flashes With the light turned off, click the on/off button twice in quick succession. The T360M will enter 1Hz low frequency flash mode. Click the on/off button to switch between low frequency flash (1Hz)-medium frequency flash (2Hz)-High frequency flash (10Hz). To exit, press the on/off button for more than one second to turn the light off
Whiteburn
Thru Hiker
Does me on 1Lm as a back ground light, I use the Petzl elite for cooking.
EM-Chiseller
Thru Hiker
My Treadlite one is doing the same @paul?
TinTin
Thru Hiker
User guide for similar, probably applies.
https://flashlight.nitecore.com/Uploads/FLASHLIGHTS/download/1521086923.pdf
EM - paul
Thru Hiker
theres no strobe mode so i would guess the battery is starting to fail. These tiny lithium batts dont last as long as larger cells. I think you got your not long after i launched them which would be a good while back. ill dig something out to throw in with your pole bag
el manana
Thru Hiker
Think you're right, just checked and its my Fake Tube thats doing this, not the original ( low and high modes rotate on pressing 'on' unlike the original which is single click 'on' low and double click 'on' high mode)
Worth mentioning make sure the webpage states 'Nitecore', its usually embossed on the plastic casing, especially if finding Tube too good bargains on foreign sites.
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EM-Chiseller
Thru Hiker
B'reyt Paul, still works on low and it's earnt its place guiding us down from that Italian mountain. 3 years with plenty of occasional use is a good deal
el manana
Thru Hiker
![mk2-rechargeable-lantern-479-p[ekm]320x240[ekm].jpeg](https://www.trek-lite.com/data/attachments/26/26807-9b3412270fa9e627acffda2cf20cdf40.jpg "mk2-rechargeable-lantern-479-p[ekm]320x240[ekm].jpeg")
Whiteburn
Thru Hiker
I believe it's something like the Nitecore Tube light in a cuben bag.
EM - paul
Thru Hiker
Thesres actually 2 rechargeables. Big one pictured is currently out of stick. The other rechargeable been on sale 3 years Martin
EM - paul
Thru Hiker
Much bigger than the tube with extended runtimes but its unbranded but reasonably light still.
EM-Chiseller
Thru Hiker
I've the same? The blue light is excellent for reading... But needs a powerbank attached as it eats the battery in blue mode.... Possibly as quick as in high mode on the regular light...
el manana
Thru Hiker
Blue light affects your ability to fall asleep so don’t use it for bed time reading.
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
Also makes injecting drugs harder.
EM-Chiseller
Thru Hiker
Phils snoring usually is the culprit for me... But since he's switched to a exped synmat... He's nearly silent...
I use the blue light well before bed and it works great with maps on night nav
Hi. I asked about the Nitecore NU25 back in Feb, but then failed to make a purchase due to C-19 (and cancelled plans for the PW). I'm now back on the case and hoping for more time to use it next year. Has anything else come along in the meantime that I should be considering instead? Ideally with USB-C/faster charging? TIA!
dorsetowl
Trekker
A quick note on a surprisingly good cheap head torch:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32815191600.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6d314c4dFDgj7B
picked up one of these on ali express £6.28 inc vat - delivered in 10 days. Seems v good value to me.
Weight approx 50 grams including the strap. Lasts around 5 hours in high mode (tested) and claims 15 hours in low mode (not tested). recharges with micro usb - and helpful green indicator when charged.
Quite a tight beam, so I made a diy diffuser from 1cm square of plastic folder and masking tape to use in tent/when wider beam wanted.
I’d bought an identical one (different strap) on amazon for 3 times the price in the autumn and used it for a 2 night trip. Was then rather annoyed when I lost it on walk over new year. so a bonus that the replacement was cheaper!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32815191600.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6d314c4dFDgj7B
picked up one of these on ali express £6.28 inc vat - delivered in 10 days. Seems v good value to me.
Weight approx 50 grams including the strap. Lasts around 5 hours in high mode (tested) and claims 15 hours in low mode (not tested). recharges with micro usb - and helpful green indicator when charged.
Quite a tight beam, so I made a diy diffuser from 1cm square of plastic folder and masking tape to use in tent/when wider beam wanted.
I’d bought an identical one (different strap) on amazon for 3 times the price in the autumn and used it for a 2 night trip. Was then rather annoyed when I lost it on walk over new year. so a bonus that the replacement was cheaper!