OEX
OEX 500L Rechargeable Head Torch
- Brightness: 7/10 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: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack and your head.
A light, compact head torch at 68.5 g
- Brightness
- 500 lumens (maker's figure)
- Runtime
- Not published
- Weight
- 69 g
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Water rating
- Not published
Where to buy
Millets £18 In stock. Delivery £3.99. Delivery £3.99, free over £70.
View at shop: MilletsBlacks £18 In stock. Delivery £4.99. Delivery £4.99, free over £95.
View at shop: BlacksGO Outdoors £36 In stock. Delivery £3.99. The member price is not included; Millets and Blacks sell it at £18 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 7/10How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark. 7: Better than most.
OEX states 500 lumens with no test standard: the 500–799 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 8/10How much it adds to your pack and your head. 8: Clearly better than most.
OEX lists 68.5 g, which we round up to 69 g: the 50–89 g band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Ease of use*
Estimate: only 1 review about ease of use (fewer than the 3 we need, so never above 8) 4/10How easy the buttons, modes and lock are, with gloves too.
1 review on ease of use, e.g. "No instructions and not intuitive to get light settings.".
In short
Good for
- A light, compact head torch at 68.5 g
- Camping, hiking or climbing, as OEX describes it
- Longer trips with a power bank to recharge it (OEX)
Strengths
- 500 lumens (maker's figure) with a 116 m stated beam distance
- 68.5 g with its battery
- Rechargeable, and can be topped up from a power bank on longer trips
- Washable fabric headband
- Compact: 3.3 x 3.9 x 5.8 cm
Weaknesses
- Burn time is 2.15 hours per charge (OEX's figure)
- 600 mAh / 3.7 V lithium battery
- Only three modes: High, Low and Strobe
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.