Good Choice of Torch?

[tiewrapdiver]

Woz, is there nothing you can't make in your little workshop?

[kinetic]

You are joking?

Of course you can pick up some great bits of kit for 150 notes...but then in 4-5 dives time you'll be kicking yourself. If you're not kicking yourself you need to realise that your diving is really nice for that torch.

Hartenberger MC, GF50,UK 4 x 2, strobe x2 with switch....excessive...i dive with a max of 5 light sources...

Graham.

[Woz]

<font color='#000080'>No- there is nothing I can't make in my workshop- I am currently waiting for the fire to get going in my self-made wood burning stove.....

[tiewrapdiver]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Woz @ Feb. 29 2004,20:17)]I am currently waiting for the fire to get going in my self-made wood burning stove.....

Sounds like an old oil drum with some holes bodged in the side to me. Although for you it maybe a bit more delux than that.  

[Woz]

<font color='#000080'>Nope- its a rather nicely made chunk of laser cut 1/4 thick steel, bent at the corners into an exciting shape, complete with stainless steel grille, steel ash pan with stainless handles and an 8&quot; square window set into the door. It also has internal baffles to project the heat forwards into the room. And it gets bloody hot, too.

[Sean]

I have about £250 to spend.. I'm after one where the battery pack will fit on the right side of my belt DIR style. I dive twin 12's (or try to) I have seen a few but they cost big bucks.. so I'm looking for lots of advice

Sean

[Garf]

If you can stretch to £300 you can get yourself a Halcyon Proteus 3 HID, which is a lovely bit of kit, and the canister is designe dto be waist mounted

[Digger]

Pro 3 is the only and best option if you ask me. It took some fighting to get them down to £300 but they can discount. Get an instructor to buy one and you'll get 5% I think, maybe 10. Talk to UE and others for the option.

You won't get one for £250. I haggled for 10 minutes to get one at £299 after we'd got down to £300 just so I could get one cheaper than most everyone else, but they wouldn't do it.

Failing that 2nd hand is probably a good option, there are halognes etc at that price but you might as well spend the extra, they're very nice torches.

Digs.

[Mark Chase]

I got the Halcyon for £300 as well and its very very good. I am a bit disapointed by the rust on the screws holding the lid clips in place but apart from that....

ATB

Mark Chase

[shades]

Run a Proteus 6 myself (£450) and second the rusty screw thing but a great bit of kit.

The Proteus 3 (10w HID fixed head, 2hr burn time) all for £300