New Torch

During our recent wildflower road trip Ken showed me his new LED torch.  I was rather impressed with its design and functionality.

Ken informed me he had purchased the large and smaller versions of the torch from Australian Direct an Australian online seller trading under the marketing name “KickAss”.  I’d previously seen some of the KickAss products and realised they source most of them from China.  They purchase in quantity and have the Chinese manufacturer “re badge” the produce “KickAss”.

After returning from the wildflower trip I started searching Chinese internet suppliers to find the manufacturer.  Then I placed an order for the larger torch at a price significantly lower than advertised by Australian Direct.  There is a risk in purchasing directly from China as sometimes the purchased goods don’t arrive.  However today my torch arrived in the mail.

You can see the manufacturer brands to torch “Powerlite”  It has two powerful magnets at each end enabling the user to place it onto a steel surface.  The side of the camper trailer will be ideal.  It’s waterproof (IP68 rated).  There is a multi-function switch at the left end (under the blue cap).  The cap can be unscrewed and removed to reveal the USB power connections

It’s USB rechargable and can also act as a powerbank (7800mAh) to recharge phone, head torch etc)

The opposite end has an LED spotlight

The LED bar light has the following functions

• Four levels of white light
• Orange night light (doesn’t attract insects)
• Flashing red & blue hazard lights

I’m very pleased with the purchase.