Princeton Tec Torrent LED or Halcyon Scout

[DepthJunkie]

What would be the better option. I'll be using for a primary short term, in a very known environment, moderate vis.(20-30'). The scout will be non-LED. I'm considering durability as well as efficiency.

Thanks

 

[PerroneFord]

I own both, and both are terrible options for a primary.

 

[mwilding]

Consider the Oxycheq Raider 4

 

[Nemrod]

I had a Scout, I dumped it on ebay. It had all the power of a dim candle. Nice build quality but why bother, it does not deliever on the promise and produces a very dim, reddish glow. The LED conversion kit is expensive. Good riddance, after that and the Halcyon spring strap fiasco, I have decided they can make their fancy high dollars products for somebody who does not expect the stuff to actually work and fuction in the real world.

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[DepthJunkie]

So which one would be the better back-up option? I guess Nemrod would go with the Princeton, of those two options.

 

[PerroneFord]

The Scout does what it was designed to do. The Torrent LED is brighter, but less focused. Get a Gultex Photon Torpedo. That should sort you right out.

 

[Hetland]

No question, Oxycheq Raider is the way to go SUPER BRIGHT, WHITE light, durable, easy on batteries, small. Well worth the money.

Torrent LED is good as a backup, but I'd buy a 2nd raider if I had to do it all over again. The raider uses 3 batteries (I think torrent uses 6 or 8) but the raider is brighter, whiter, and lasts at least as long.

A new raider is about to hit the market. brighter light, rechargable batteries, magnetic switch, etc. Sadly, I believe the price is pretty high.

 

[mike_s]

A new raider is about to hit the market. brighter light, rechargable batteries, magnetic switch, etc. Sadly, I believe the price is pretty high.

you can get the 'new raider' w/o the rechargeable batteries and it's a little cheaper.

it uses CR-123a batteries.

 

[mwilding]

No question, Oxycheq Raider is the way to go SUPER BRIGHT, WHITE light, durable, easy on batteries, small. Well worth the money.

Torrent LED is good as a backup, but I'd buy a 2nd raider if I had to do it all over again. The raider uses 3 batteries (I think torrent uses 6 or 8) but the raider is brighter, whiter, and lasts at least as long.

A new raider is about to hit the market. brighter light, rechargable batteries, magnetic switch, etc. Sadly, I believe the price is pretty high.

Raider I is about $70
Raider III is about $170
Raider IV is about $140

 

[Princeton Tec]

Torrent LED now has 95 Lumens and retails for $60. It's one of the brighter lights on the market for that price. It takes 8 AA alkaline batteries which wont explode if they touch salt water like the CR123 Lithiums. Full lifetime warranty also means it can be repaired or replaced if it breaks.