Caving and Cave Diving Helmet Lights Comparison

If you go caving and diving all in the same outing, the choice of helmet lights becomes a little more limited. In this video, I talk about my three favourite lights and come up with my preference, including the reasons why. Lights tested are the Scurion Dive, the Phaethon and the Argolamp. Declaration: I have paid for all these lights myself but have also received sponsorship support from Scurion and Argolamp.

[@GMartins222]

Really well paced script, didn’t realise I’d suddenly watched nearly 20min worth of cave lights haha.
It’s interesting seeing how each company approached the lighting/button systems in very different ways - but only one happened to avoid the allen key..

[@eternex4983]

Hi Richard, will a video about your experience with hydrogen in the Pearse Resurgence be published? It'd be so interesting!

[@DrHarryH]

Yes, but hopefully in the form of a documentary...watch this space!

[@CubanazoJB]

Hello Dr. Harris .. good to see you in the building shed. Was a great treat meeting you in Cozumel last July.. I just finished to set up one similar to one of those for my upcoming Cave Training!! Blessings from Central Florida!

[@VintageDigitalWatches]

Love these videos, subjects that are perfect or the enthusiast that aren't discussed anywhere else.

[@kari-ob5nq]

Hello, thank you for your video, not much people talk about all theses lamps. I want to buy a new lamp for dry caving, and the Phaethon looks very good. In fact, Argolamp with 21700 has 41% more capacity, but i think for the same mode, it is less than 41% in terms of duration, so less efficient maybe... And Scurion don't use universal battery, big problem in my opinion. I wish you greats explorations !

[@ryanleng11]

Thanks for sharing, Richard.

[@user-cn8uy9un5d]

Thanks for Sharing.. Dr. Richard.

[@BriggsUK]

As a Caver, The Scurion is the best. Hard to use the switches with thick gloves on though

[@snipes10272]

Other deep cavers would appreciate your thoughts.

[@barbarawielander1300]

I have been caving with a Scurion for many years, but I recently switched to Phaeton, as it is so much lighter and I can use standard batteries (the same as for my backup light). Only disadvantage of the Phaeton: It doesnt show how much power is left in your batteries (the Scurion does).

[@ViRouF]

Thanks for the review! Did you ever try the meandre technologie helmet light?

[@drewparcel1727]

Instead of taping the Allen key to your helmet have you thought about magnets? You can attach it to your tank or you can epoxy a magnet to whatever you want. I run RC cars and I’m always loosing those little metal body clips so I started glueing magnets under the body. Just find some strong rare earth magnets and I bet you won’t loose another Allen wrench.

[@SquirrelMasterT1]

Anyone know of a site that will sell the new Argo in North America yet?

[@MrDaragom]

Hi Richard - have you guys made any attempt to go further in the Pearse since your last video to 245m?

[@DrHarryH]

No, but we did another dive using hydrogen as a breathing gas to 230m there this year.

[@MrDaragom]

@@DrHarryH that's awesome will you be posting a video of that? Would be awesome to see, there is very little to no footage out there that compares to your previous video

[@djcavalcanti8223]

The Argo Lamp website is down. Is there anywhere I can find them in the US?

[@DrHarryH]

Yes he said he is upgrading the site.

[@SquirrelMasterT1]

did you find one in the US? I'm also looking

[@DrHarryH]

@@SquirrelMasterT1 I think you will have to get them direct from Argolamp. I see the website is back up now.