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I'm looking for a small led torch something like a 2 aa Maglite but led, around the £10 mark, nice and small to keep in a pack, shock and water resistant. Its just for walking up pathways in the dark so it doesn't need to be able to shine a light on the moon or anything along those lines.

Any suggestions please, preferable not ebay from china junk, maybe a reputable make, Duracell, or ring that type of thing!
 
Tesco Cree gets my vote too


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http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=270576285 there you go.
 
The second one posted is actually a Maplins product, the first is the Tesco one - I have 2 of the Tesco versions and they are fantastic value
 
I think you're only going to be able to buy that light from the US via eBay , which is going to cost you at least 3 times your stated budget ...
 
Brambles I think your right the postage will probably burst my budget, the postage will be as dear as the torch likely. Which is funny as USPS is really cheap, but ebay.com seem to calculate it out a bit more than what it actually is when your in an American Post office. Since I don't need it until September I have plenty time to watch for a used or cheap one!! and I have a pile of other torches to sell to fund the extra postage expense!
 
Take a look on DealExtreme, there must be something for you there.

It might be worth using a seatch engine on this site, the question or similar comes up quite often.
 
I lent my wife one of these http://dx.com/p/romisen-mxdl-rc-g2-cree-flashlight-black-1xaa-3607 when she was on some fieldwork in the far east - worked very well (including leaving it on all night when her very low spec hotel room's lights went out with very large bugs wandering around). She might have to go on another trip (and the g2 led is a little low powered by todays standards), so a quick look around the budget torch fourms came up with the following:

http://dx.com/p/hugsby-p2-cree-q5-wc-190-lumen-led-flashlight-1-aa-1-14500-32876 - a Q5 emitter for £9.51
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http://dx.com/p/hugsby-p31-ha-iii-cree-q3-wc-160-lumen-led-flashlight-with-clip-1-aa-35078 - Q3 emitter for £9 (a slightly better design for her, and the one I'll think I'll get)

http://dx.com/p/romisen-rc-r5-cree-...ite-flash-light-black-1-x-aa-1-x-14500-135422 - a lot of torch for the price (£9.59) and Romisen is excellent quality.

There are loads of AA torches on the site, so have a look.
 

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