OEX
OEX 300 Lumen Rechargeable Head Torch
- Brightness: 5/10 How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark.
- Runtime: 5/10 How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by.
- Weight: 4/10 How much it adds to your pack and your head.
A light, compact head torch (120 g)
- Brightness
- 300 lumens (maker's figure)
- Runtime
- Not published
- Weight
- 120 g
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Water rating
- Not published
Where to buy
Millets £12 In stock. Delivery £3.99. Delivery £3.99, free over £70.
View at shop: MilletsTiso £12 In stock. Delivery £3.99. Delivery £3.99, free over £50.
View at shop: TisoBlacks £12 In stock. Delivery £4.99. Delivery £4.99, free over £95.
View at shop: BlacksGO Outdoors £24 In stock. Delivery £3.99. The member price is not included; Millets, Blacks and Tiso sell it at £12 to everyone. Delivery £3.99, free over £80.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Brightness
From maker's figures 5/10How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
OEX states 300 lumens with no test standard: the 300–499 band (maker's figure).
Runtime
Estimate from maker's specs: no figure published: average for a head torch 5/10How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
From maker's figures 4/10How much it adds to your pack and your head. 4: A bit below average.
OEX lists 0.12 kg, which is 120 g: the 110–149 g band.
In short
Good for
- A light, compact head torch (120 g)
- Dog walking, which OEX lists among its uses
- Fell running, hiking, camping or running, as OEX describes it
Strengths
- Hand-wave sensor to switch on and off
- 1200 mAh battery with a USB cable included
- Red light mode
- 300 lumens (maker's figure)
- Compact: 6.4 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm
Weaknesses
- Run time is only 2–3 hours per charge (OEX's figure)
- Beam reaches just 40–50 m
- 120 g
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.