On 17/10/2020 21:52, T i m wrote:
I popped past Mums earlier and she's given me a couple of old torches
to look at because she has seen mention of power cuts and 'she tried
all the torches and none of them worked'.

So, whilst I'm sure I can get them working, they are likely
incandescent and so probably not give the best run-time for the size
etc.

Now she's probably forgotten I gave her at least 3 of those plug in
rechargeable movement detection / torches (that I think come on
automatically if the power fails) but I wondered if anyone had an
recommendations / thoughts for a decent 'lamp', something that would
light up a room but that she could carry / reposition that would last
a good few hours please?

Again, I'm looking for something someone here has had personally
experience of and thought / thinks was a good bit of kit.

Reliable, easy to operate, light ish (she's still pretty able for a
90yr old so it doesn't have to be featherweight but nothing based on a
car battery). ;-)

I've got a genuine Tilley lamp and know it puts out a fair bit of
light [1] but not something I want Mum playing with. ;-)

I also know you can get things that look like Tilley lamps but are LED
based but didn't need that 'style' if it was just a gimmick, a play on
the real lamp etc.

Cheers, T i m

[1] The last time we used the real Tilley lamp was at the after party
at an 'Arb' show and it lit up a large gazebo thing for about 20
people with no issues. ;-)

had two brands of chinese ones plugged into and rechargeed in a 13a
socket in the hall that came on as you passed by and you could lift them
out and use them as a torch but with all things chinese they didn't last
long.....couple of years each