UP ‘Performance’ Headtorch | Performance

Ironically ‘performance’ is a bit of a relative term here. The actual lighting output is unimpressive, UP don’t quite a lumen output, but we’d say it’s about enough for pottering carefully about campsites minding out for guy-lines and careful walking on uneven paths.

It’s quite weak and what light there is, is quite spotty. But then the real point of this torch is it’s lightness and compact size, which means you can stick it in a small pocket – a running shorts one for example – just in case you get caught out.

Simple Operation

Switch on is by screwing in the bezel clockwise, it’s basic but reasonably comfortable and it uses two watch-type CR2016 cells which are readily available, but not always cheap. On the plus side, battery replacement doesn’t require any tools or even a coin.

The one touch of sophistication is that the head pivots so you can adjust the angle of the torch rather than ricking your neck. And that’s it really, nothing terrible, but nothing outstanding either.

Claimed burn time is a reasonable ‘up to 16 hours’, so it should last a good few moonlit strolls back from the pub. One tip, if you’re not using it, is to reverse the cells so that it can’t switch on accidentally in your pack or pocket.