Avoid the bograts (Uni-Com Wind-Up Headlamp)

Member Name: mizzy

Product:	Uni-Com Wind-Up Headlamp
Date:	21/09/09 (34 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good strong light, no batteries

Disadvantages: over time takes more winding

When working on a campsite it gets very very dark at night, especially when your live area has no street lamps apart from the lights in your tent. When getting up in the middle of the night to ermmm, have an alfresco wee, then its best to have a torch to stop you tripping over or stepping on a bograt (which frequented our live area regularly).

I didnt want to have to take anything that needed batteries with me, as enough batteries for 2 months is a bit heavy, so my dad lent me his wind up torch.

To use, rotate the handle fast for about a minute, this gives you a bright light which can be turned on and off with the button on top. The handle folds neatly into the torch so can be held less awkwardly.

This torch is a fair few years old now, so you have to wind it up more to get the best light from it. However I dont mind doing this, and everyone wanted to borrow it when they had to leave the live area on emergency duty.

A good buy for powercuts, camping and dark places. Its better for the environment as you dont have to worry about disposing of batteries, and its nice and light!

Summary: its a great little torch