what brand's/price's of red torch lights

[Liz]

Originally Posted by Stu Ward

I just bought a Headset from Bunnings.
Made by Varta, not as slim as the Energizer one, but nearly half price at $18

Seems good value to me

Stu

Yes, I have one of these too Stu, recently bought, and it seems fine, though not perfect.
Also bought an Energizer one off ebay, which carked it as soon I put batteries in!!! Got really hot, and now wont work... nearly burnt my fingers.
Have bought quite a few torches over the years.
Bought a red perm marker today, and have painted over the lens in another torch, as per someones suggestion.
At weekend, I bought a Celestron torch, (good reviews here) so hopefully will be WONDERFUL so wont have to buy anymore torches after that.

[Astrobserver99 (Rob)]

I bought an Energizer off ebay as well - maybe from the same place? This one has a push button instead of a switch....to get to the red light, the button has to be cycled through the white light by pressing twice...ruins your night vision...

I have gone back to the Skywatcher torch for now...

[Liz]

This is an ongoing process for me too.
I bought a Celestron torch which is OK.
Recently bought a 4 LED light from Woolies, and have painted the area with a red texta - looks great, and will test it out Saturday night for the Townsville Groups viewing!!
Bought an Energiser head lamp on eBay that died straight away!!

[Astrobserver99 (Rob)]

Maglite have an accessory kit that includes a red lens and lens cap..for their maglite torches...saw them in some k-mart stores and those kitchen knife stores that also sell torches...these lenses also fit the duracell aluminum torches sold in Woolies and K-Mart...Only I miss being able to switch to white light when needed...

[ZeroID (Brent)]

Your local Bike Shop, get one of the flashing red rear lights that clips onto the seat post. Has a steady light option when you press the button once or twice. I have one with 4 leds tucked between my paired Scopes which shines down over the Equi scales. Battery life about 200 hours or so on a pair of AAA's. Slips into the pocket easily. $10 -$15 maybe.

Brent

[PaulG (Paul)]

Army surplus stores usually have military style right angle torches, most of them come with a set of filters (including red) that store in a compartment on the base of the torch. They're usually available in 2x AA, 2x C and 2x D sizes and most can be had for between $7 and $20.

http://www.wellingtonsurplus.com.au/...E+HEAD+TORCHES

Many will have a clip behind the head and so can clip on your belt, shirt or jacket pocket, which helps if you need two free hands (the AA ones are really quite good for this) and the larger ones stand ok on a level surface.

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

I still like Chris Marsh's torch with replacing the bulb with a LED.

I love mine...battery life of well over a year with qty 2 AAA's.

My most used astro gear.

[Ian Robinson]

One of these is handy (and hands free)http://www.flashlightreviews.com/rev...essentials.htm

Has a built in red LED.