Today, the choice of hillwalking head torches is greater than ever. The widespread adoption of the Light Emitting Diode (LED) and the lithium-ion battery have both revolutionised head torch design.

A bright and innovative ‘cap light’ that also works brilliantly as a tent lantern, offering an intriguing alternative to a conventional head torch for backpackers and wild campers.

Price and availability The Intensity 300 LED Head Torch from British brand Lifesystems is available now and has a recommended retail price of £29.99 (approx. $38/ AU$ 58.60).

LED Head torch complete kits Samalite HL600F13 LED Flood with 13ah Nickel Metal Hydride battery, 850 Lumens for 10.5 hours ...

The new Petzl Nao head torch will be arriving in July 2012 and will be available to purchase for around $175 or £135 Watch this video on YouTube. Source: Gizmodo ...

The flagship model of LED Lenser’s new series of head torches lives up to the brand’s solid reputation. HEAD TORCHES ARE one of the must-pack items for any trip into the outdoors. These lightweight, ...

Eurohike 12 LED Head Torch The outdoors specialists has this lightweight yet powerful head torch currently at 50 per cent off - was: £7, now: £3.50. Offering high intensity light, it uses 12 ...

Contact: sealey.co.uk Sealey’s new torch is a hybrid, combining a 5W COB LED front strip light with a 3W LED side torch. It wasn’t IP certified, but it felt like it would cope with typical misuse.

Due to the insanely bright LEDs at the front, the head torch has an industrial LED risk rating of 2 out of 4; this really isn’t a plaything if it wasn’t obvious up until this point.