NextorchTA20 Tactical Torch, 1000 Lumens LED Super Bright Rechargeable Pocket Torch with 6 Modes IPX8 Waterproof Flashlight for Camping Hiking Emergency Outdoor

I’ve used Nextorchs before and found them to be very reliable and worth their weight in gold, so to speak. This one is one of those torches.It’s small, 100mm long and 30mm in diameter with the power of 1000 lumens.It has a belt clip on the side which doubles as a finger grip loop to get this from its housing almost instantly. This clip can be removed with the torch working perfectly well without it.The on/off button is on the rear, a rubber covering pressed to get to the setting you want. Those setting included strobe lighting.On the front, around the lens area, there’s three options which you dial around to get to.Taq – means you have to keep the button pressed in order for the light to come on.Duty – means this works as a torch, push the button and it comes on and stays on. You have to option to press through the settings, bright, brighter, even brighter and finally the strobe light.Lock – means the light won’t come on when you press the button. …And they are the settings.On full power it’s one bright torch, as you’d expect from the brand, even though it’s barely the size of your palm.The belt clip is strong as is the finger loop, with the finger loop acting like a second belt clip.The battery inside is a rechargeable one, taking about an hour to charge and offering a few hours of bright light.In all, a fantastic little torch with the power some of the bigger torches really want.Is it worth the price? £89.99 at time of writing. I’d say yes. This will get a lot of use overtime and will be money well spent to keep you safe in the dark.

It's very well made and has the feel of a premium item. The controls are easy to use and easy to remember despite having quite a few different features. Basically you have a rotating bezel at the front that switches between lockout, duty and tactical modes. Then you have a two-stage tail switch, the functions of which change depending which mode the bezel is set to.Lockout mode: prevents it from turning on at all.Duty mode: half-press the tail switch for momentary turbo (1000lm). Full press to stay on, then half press to switch between different brightness levels. It always starts at high, then goes down to medium, low, then strobe before cycling back to high.Tactical mode: half-press for momentary turbo or full press for momentary strobe.Brightness is great, as is the beam pattern which has a soft edged, medium sized spot in the middle surrounded by a wider, less bright flood. It's great for both walking around in the dark and for throwing light over some distance and as such I think it's a good compromise between then two.The "tactical ring" (which is removable) helps to keep it secure in your hand. It's comfortable enough for short term use but it is made of hard plastic so might get a bit uncomfortable over time. It can also be used as a pocket clip and it's very secure, at least on jeans. It does add quite a bit of bulk. There's also a separate, metal pocket clip that can be used if the tactical ring is removed. It's also very secure.The glass breaker bezel looks like it means business and I can definitely believe it would break through glass with ease, especially with extra grip afforded by the tactical ring.The bezel is quite easy to turn so it might potentially turn on its own in a pocket or by accident while holding it (this happened to me). The tail switch feels nice and it's easy to feel the difference between a half press and a full press, despite there being no click.You have to take the battery out to charge it. There's a USB-C socket on the side of the battery itself. Bit of a fiddle but it's not a big deal.Overall I think it's a good option for genuine tactical use or for someone who works at night.

🔦 This is a small rechargeable torch that is aimed at outdoor activities, particularly where you might get wet. I really liked perhaps its smallest of features: the really strong belt clip and the tiny legend on the barrel reminding you of the battery polarity. The barrel is durable and has a degree of gripping texture. There is a warning on the barrel that the torch end will get hot, and this is a sensible warning as the torch is so short that your fingers will come into contact with the end in normal use.🔦 The ‘tactical’ part of the torch is removable, and this is probably a good idea as it looks a lot like a knuckle duster, and the police might well take exception to it if you have it in your possession. I am not sure how you would use it to break glass, perhaps with the metal point part, but I would definitely wear gloves if required to do so. This part also has a hole drilled for a lanyard, as does the belt clip, and one is included in the bag along with the charging wire.🔦 The battery arrangement is unusual, probably because of the small size, and is for a 16340 rechargeable battery. The torch is also CR123A-compatible. You need to take the battery out of the torch to recharge it, which, although inconvenient, actually improves the water resistance of the torch as there is no charging opening in the torch body. Even when these openings have a rubber cap, they invariably let in water. This torch is never going to have the raw power and longevity of a larger unit, but if you want a bright, waterproof torch and appreciate carrying less weight, then this torch wins in that regard. When you are outdoors hill climbing, shedding every unnecessary gramme of weight pays dividends. The disadvantage is that this light will last nowhere near as long as a slightly larger rechargeable that could also run off three readily available AAA batteries using an adapter.🔦 The only thing that I would have liked for charging is that the end cap had some kind of grip texture on it. As it is, the smooth cap is not easy to grip when tightening. Examining the cap shows that there is an O-ring to resist water ingress, and there also seems to be a small amount of lubricating oil present.🔦 One negative is that the control system that this torch uses is novel and would probably mystify someone who has not read the manual. This might not seem like much of a problem, but in an emergency, and I have been in a few, you really want a simple on and off button, especially if a stranger needs to use the torch. I have tested many torches, and they all used the tried and tested on-and-off system that was invented in 1899 and has over 120 years of confirmation. I don’t want to have to figure out that the torch is set to the lock position and that’s why it won’t turn on, all in the dark, in an emergency. You really need to leave the torch on ‘lock’ if you are storing the torch in your backpack; otherwise, the end button is too easy to activate by accident, draining your torch. It might however, be a slight plus, from a certain perspective, that the control button is on the base of the torch, as it is easy to remember where it is, although this sacrifices the ability for the torch to stand on its end, which I found very useful a few days ago when I was working under a kitchen cabinet and needed my usual torch to stand unaided, shining upwards.🔦 If this is your personal torch and you don’t mind complicated controls, then this might be the torch for you, but you need deep pockets. It is exceedingly expensive for what it gives, even with the voucher, and starts to approach the cost of more specialist diving torches. ✔️