Ray Roberts
Well-known member
The Nitecore thumb is a small rechargeable torch. it’s about three inches long and weighs next to nothing. I originally bought it to hang on my key ring, but is actually far more useful than that. I know many people despair of over bright head torches and this is where this particular torch scores highly. it has a strong belt clip that allows it to be clipped to the peak of a baseball cap, or any other stiff brimmed hat. The white beam has three settings. The brightest is easily bright enough for walking with the dimmest good for baiting up. Additionally there is a red lamp which points downwards. Both lamps are switched separately and accessible from the underside of the cap. The light is quick to recharge and can run for up to 22 hours on the lowest setting. something I should have mentioned earlier is that the tip of the light is tilt-able downwards so it can point directly an what you are doing. It is quite expensive at around £21 from Amazon, but you won’t have to buy batteries anymore and I use it in preference to a “proper” headlamp. I now have two as I thought the original one I bought about three years ago had given up the ghost, but after I had replaced it I found the micro USB lead I used to charge it with was duff, grr. I can’t tell any difference in the battery duration to the old lamp. As I have it attached to my key ring for most of its life it has been dropped numerous times and survived it is very robust. I can’t think of one bad thing to say about this product, it has far exceeded my expectations..
