Yes torches have come a long way over the years. Back in the 1970's my torch of choice was the army issue right angle torch, this used two D cell batteries and gave a fair amount of light for what it was. Then the mini maglite became popular, much more light for a small and lighter torch, they were all the rage with my unit, and I loved it.
Some time after that when I did a bit of caving (not much) we started getting Petzel headlamps, these like the Maglite had a focusable beam but gave out more light and had a longer battery life, but were bulky and akward to carry when not in use.
Fast forward some decades and Tesco came out with a 4w led torch, this only slightly bigger that the mini Maglite was WAY brighter.
Now with the high power leds of today torches have a power thats just staggering, even something that will fit in your pocket will light up a field, no comparrison to the torches of old, the move forward in tech is mind blowing. Indeed they seem to be close to doubling output every two years or so.
All we need now is the same boost in battery tech and us torchaholics will have it made.
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