Even if you're the world's most accomplished mountaineer, if you find yourself out in the hills after dark and can't see anything, you're still basically screwed. So if there's one hiking accessory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I tested a range of torches during camping trips and expeditions into my loft (Tamara Hinson/The Independent) The Independent and ...

Even if you’re not regularly embarking on night-time walks, the best torches are handy tools to have year-round. Whether you’ve been plunged into darkness during winter power cuts or you’re miles from ...

Naturally, torches are best tested in dark conditions to see how well they illuminate, but there’s more to it than that. The torches I tested were assessed based on their power, beam quality, ...

Lighting has come a long way from simple oil lamps to advanced LED torches. Today, torches are designed to meet different needs: from outdoor adventures and home use to industrial and emergency ...