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Chest running torch recommendations (or head torch)

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The_Saint
The_Saint
Nov 2021
11:51am, 11 Nov 2021
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I started with a Gamma and the difference with the 100 lumen ones is that they give a much wider field of view which really helps
The_Saint
The_Saint
Nov 2021
11:52am, 11 Nov 2021
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*1000 lumen*
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Nov 2021
12:01pm, 11 Nov 2021
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Gamma is great for road running or walking, but I wouldn’t want to try to run relatively quickly with one
larkim
larkim
Nov 2021
12:07pm, 11 Nov 2021
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I do intervals at sub 6min/mile with my gamma on, or tempos at 6m30s. Not sure if that counts as relatively quickly though. The top strap works really well to avoid bounce.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Nov 2021
12:11pm, 11 Nov 2021
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I meant to say off-road
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Nov 2021
12:26pm, 11 Nov 2021
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I moved to a chest torch after getting fed up with the head torch lighting up my breath on cold days, making it almost harder to see where I was going than having no torch at all!

Mine was a fairly basic one from Amazon or decathlon, I forget which, sorry. Took a bit of fiddling with the straps to get it to sit in just the right place but once I got it sorted it was very comfortable to wear.
paulcook
paulcook
Nov 2021
8:16pm, 11 Nov 2021
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I do workouts off-road with my Gamma.

Touch and go at times.

Tonight, I don't think anything would have helped as the fog reduced vision on the very tops to little more than 5m and half the light just bounced straight back in my face.
paulcook
paulcook
Nov 2021
8:17pm, 11 Nov 2021
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It is one of the reasons why I bought a secondary light, for quicker efforts and potentially more tricky off-road routes.
Bowman
Bowman
Nov 2021
9:47am, 13 Nov 2021
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This one compass r or even pixel, i have both, the pixel for my son.

lumonite.com

Really absolutely most bang for the bucks.
The_Saint
The_Saint
Nov 2021
10:40am, 13 Nov 2021
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Seem very similar to Nitecore designs but much more expensive

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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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