Filthy Edna 2

Boy Engineer

Active member
I appreciate that there hasn?t been a lot of activity over the last 12 months, but wondered if anyone could offer an opinion on the Edna 2 (preferably someone who has one!). I can only find one reference on here and one from the States. Particularly interested in whether the lack of a ?spot? is a big issue, as I grew up with Oldhams, where the spot was the only game in town.
 

pwhole

Well-known member
I have no experience of this lamp sadly, but as a Stenlight user I can vouch for the 'lack of spot' - there is no edge at all. Not so great for long tunnels, but how often is that required? I would take comfort from the fact that their other lamps are highly regarded, so I doubt it's much of a risk from that point of view - it would always be nice to try something out first, but we're all stuck with that problem at the moment.
 

PeteHall

Moderator
As above, no experience of this lamp, but see no issue without a spot.

Since my work offers a "healthy living bonus" that must be spent on something to promote a healthy lifestyle, I treated myself to a 'free' scurion a few years ago. After a few trips, I programmed out the spot on all but the max setting, which I only use to look up avens, or around big chambers. The spot is really useful for this, but for regular caving, I find it is better without.
 

HeathJ

New member
I've been using one since December last year. Overall, I'd definitely recommend it as a well made and efficient lamp. I'd previously used the Roy Fellows Lynx X basic, which has much more of a spot, but also still a good amount of peripheral light, but is heavier, less efficient, and has quite a cold LED colour.

I do find that lack of spot on the Edna a bit of an issue for rigging SRT on big pitches with lots of swinging for rebelays etc, as it can be hard to easily locate bolts etc off in the distance. Though I have a side mounted backup that I use as a spotlight for things like this. However, the I've found the flood ideal for practically everything else, being able to go down to 50 lumens is really nice for crawls, the LED is also quite a nic e warm colour, though I guess that's personal preference
 

JackSherlock

New member
I should probably preface this with the fact that I am a happy little monkey customer. :)

I may be missing something, but what does the Filthy Edna 2 offer over any other single-cell light? It has a single LED that produces 1000 lumen, with a floody lense - that's it; no duel LED or large battery capacities.

The lamp's battery options are also not great: Either proprietory wrapped 18650, or a loose 18650s with a fragile, finicky non-standard battery holder. I also think that the external cable is an additional vulnerability that other single-cell/LED headlamps don't have.

At this price point, I would recommend mass-produced lights such as the Skilhunt H04 or Fenix HL55/60r (~?50). Sure the Filthy Edna is beautifully designed, handmade piece of kit. But it doesn't offer additional features such as impressive outputs or large battery capacities, that justify its price point. It should be noted that you can upgrade to the Nora battery box (?110), but its still just a ?309 1000 lm flood.

At the end of the day: you would be happy with the Little Edna 2, but I don't think it represents good value for money.
 

BTWynn

New member
I'm going to agree with Jack here. I've used the Fenix HL55 and HL60R, Skilhunt H03,Wowtac A2S and Zebralight H600FC. They all offer similar features to the Filthy Edna, with very similar runtimes and brightness off a single 18650 while all costing between 30 and 100 pounds. If you need the excellent build quality and customer support of a Little Monkey product, go with the Edna, if not save your money. Of the lot, I'd absolutely recommend the Zebralight. Great build quality, very nice warm light, floody beam and heaps of useful settings from 0.08 to 1500 lumens with a good UI to make it simple enough to use.
 

Tradesman

New member
People only seem to care about price these days.
The Edna is made in the UK and pays UK wages, not 20p an hour like the country where zebra lights are made.
I just ordered the edna and like that I’m supporting a small quality company that pays their worker a good wage.
 

mikem

Well-known member
Thread is over 2 years old & money is short. Their employees may be being exploited, but probably need the pay more
 
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