Powerplus Puma torch

Even though the palm-sized Puma only has a single LED, it certainly packs a punch, matching all but our winner for penetration.

You pay for that super-bright, smooth beam, however, as stamina really suffers – it was on par with the budget torches, and wasn’t helped by the stiff crank.

Still, you get a very useful power-saving mode and flashing option. Powerful and easy to store, but this is hard work.