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If you need a cheap item to bring your Amazon order up to the £25 needed for free delivery then these Water Purification tablets are a good price plus of course Fulfilled by Amazon so part qualifying for free delivery.
Price: £4.95 for 100.
Forgot to say thats 2 packs of 50.0 -
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Army style woolly pulleys in Aldi masquerading as fishing jumpers. Can't find a link as I think they must have been last weeks offer but €16.99 each isn't a bad price, 50/50 wool/acrylic with elbow and shoulder patches.
Picked one up on the way to work. will give it a test and review in the morning
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djflawless wrote: »Picked one up on the way to work. will give it a test and review in the morning
Sorry
I put one on outside the shop when I got back to the car to check the size and have been wearing it since - not in bed obviously
For the money good value and reasonably warm, the patches are some form of synthetic suede affect material. The genuine article has a much more ribbed knit these are a finer flatter rib. I have long arms and the X Large fits fine with enough materiel to turn the cuffs back and the body length (I'm 6'1") is also generous. The neck is open enough to get your hand in easy to a shirt top pocket. The "wool" is a 50/50 wool/acrylic mix which is a good trade off for warmth against durability and cost. It still should be hand washed or washed on a cool wool wash in a washing machine using a mild detergent because the wool will shrink if washed too hot. I mention washing because your average jumper nowadays doesn't have any wool in it and we are used to just chucking them in a washing machine without a second thought.
There was a choice of crew neck or a collard neck with a zip, I wear enough gear with collars which builds up around the neck to the extent I sometimes can't do the top button up on outer layer jackets so I went with crew neck.
Depending on what you want to use these for there is a trade off between weight and warmth. I have much heavier all wool jumpers that are warmer but they are much heavier and far more bulky. This Aldi "Fishing" jumper is the sort of jumper I'd wear backpacking because its on the lighter side while still providing warmth.
There were three sizes by chest measurement, Medium 38-40ins Large 42-44ins and X-Large 46-48ins and I'd recommend as this isn't a fashion item getting a size bigger than you need partly to allow room for thick shirts and extra garments underneath. I'm only a 42 chest but the x Large is a good fit and doesn't look big on me.0 -
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Exactly what I was going to say to be honest
I wore mine out shooting this morning.
I always wear a hoody out under the shooting jumper/jacket.not going to harp on as *ahem* thats been done
Good wearing jumper
Zip pocket on arm seems a lot better than conventional Velcro.
Flexible to move around in.can only see 1 hooked thread after pure hardship thru fences and ditches.
Anyhoo.would highly recommend one to ye if ye get yer hands on yer size!0 -
djflawless wrote: »^^^^^^^
Exactly what I was going to say to be honest
I wore mine out shooting this morning.
I always wear a hoody out under the shooting jumper/jacket.not going to harp on as *ahem* thats been done
Good wearing jumper
Zip pocket on arm seems a lot better than conventional Velcro.
Flexible to move around in.can only see 1 hooked thread after pure hardship thru fences and ditches.
Anyhoo.would highly recommend one to ye if ye get yer hands on yer size!
You have the version with zips in it. There are two versions (maybe more?) mine was the plain no zips crew neck one.0 -
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djflawless wrote: »Now that I didn't know
Mines crew neck aswel but the pocket on upper sleeve has zip instead of Velcro/button
So that means there are at least three versions, I didn't see the one with the pocket might have bought one if I had.
Its the same with the fishing gloves if you search through them you can find different combinations (about 4) of fingers that have bits that can be removed for working.0 -
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The week before the fishing promo they had the green jumpers in the work wear section. I'd imagine ye have one of each. They still have both in my local store.
I think I took the only two X Large left with a crew neck so think along with a couple of good charity shop jumpers I got recently that's me sorted for a while.
Need some beer later so will take another look, I could always use a spare 0 -
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Another Amazon.co.uk low cost item for anyone needing a small item to bring an order up to £25 for free postage Hultafors SK 203mm Safety Knife.
Sorry to quote my own post but saves typing
Order with the Knife has just arrived and its well worth the money!
The only safety part of the knife is that there is no point but otherwise its just a good solid sharp carbon steel blade on a comfortable (large) plastic handle.
The plastic sheath is well fitted to the knife and the knife fits deeply in the sheath and clips in place making it difficult to loose. The sheath also makes it difficult to cut yourself when pulling the knife out.
The blade is only 2.5mm thick and if you look closely on the back edge you can see that edge isn't finished at all but the business side is quite sharp. Not a knife for splitting logs but its lightweight so you'd hardly know you were carrying it.
Overall length is 203mm and blade length is 86mm (3 3/8") max depth is 18mm. In sheath its 212mm
A couple of good reviews at Hennie Hays and a good suggestion - Use it for all the cutting tasks you wouldn't want to use an expensive blade for.0 -
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Hiking Heros from Thursday 2nd April
i have the hiking trousers and they are great the rain just runs off them and they are smart enough to wear down the pub too
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Hiking Heros from Thursday 2nd April
i have the hiking trousers and they are great the rain just runs off them and they are smart enough to wear down the pub too
Those micofibre towels are good too.0 -
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theemigrant wrote: »Was in an army surplus store in Carlow today. It had some excellent gear in it.
Thanks to theemigrant for tipping me off on this. I was down that part of the country recently and stopped by for a look. It's a big modern warehouse retail unit with all sorts of tools, home-ware, camping and surplus gear. It's nice to have a lot of space to spread out the surplus gear, a big change from the usual small units with everything crammed in. They also have a changing room which helps with Nato sized clothing.
The surplus clothing comes mainly from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands. Jackets, shirts, trousers, hats, pouches etc. The price is on most items, but not all.
What I picked up was:
Stuff sack for the British Army jungle sleeping bag - as new €5
German Army combats (OG), Grade 1 - €10
British Army 'Norgie' top, Grade 1 - €10
German army poncho, Grade 2 - €15 (no leaks or cuts, just old)
British Army goretex bivvy bag - Grade 1* €50
* now the British army OG bivvy bag used to be a bargain you could pick up for £20, but nowadays it's getting rarer and more expensive as stocks dry up. So when I picked one up that looked in good condition I found it hard to put it back. In the shop everything looked fine with the bag, but when I got it home I did discover a few small nicks in the cover that will need repair.
So the bivvy bag wasn't a bargain, but the rest I'm happy with. I'm not paying sterling prices with a euro credit card and I don't have any P&P charges either.
I spoke at some length with the guy behind the counter, a decent bloke and he threw in the stuff sack for free when I winched over the price on the bivvy bag.
It's worth a trip if you're in the area, but I wouldn't travel any more than an hour out of my way to stop there. Genuine surplus gear is a small market in Ireland and it's always good to support your local shop if you can.0 -
Thanks to theemigrant for tipping me off on this. I was down that part of the country recently and stopped by for a look. It's a big modern warehouse retail unit with all sorts of tools, home-ware, camping and surplus gear. It's nice to have a lot of space to spread out the surplus gear, a big change from the usual small units with everything crammed in. They also have a changing room which helps with Nato sized clothing.
The surplus clothing comes mainly from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands. Jackets, shirts, trousers, hats, pouches etc. The price is on most items, but not all.
What I picked up was:
Stuff sack for the British Army jungle sleeping bag - as new €5
German Army combats (OG), Grade 1 - €10
British Army 'Norgie' top, Grade 1 - €10
German army poncho, Grade 2 - €15 (no leaks or cuts, just old)
British Army goretex bivvy bag - Grade 1* €50
* now the British army OG bivvy bag used to be a bargain you could pick up for £20, but nowadays it's getting rarer and more expensive as stocks dry up. So when I picked one up that looked in good condition I found it hard to put it back. In the shop everything looked fine with the bag, but when I got it home I did discover a few small nicks in the cover that will need repair.
So the bivvy bag wasn't a bargain, but the rest I'm happy with. I'm not paying sterling prices with a euro credit card and I don't have any P&P charges either.
I spoke at some length with the guy behind the counter, a decent bloke and he threw in the stuff sack for free when I winched over the price on the bivvy bag.
It's worth a trip if you're in the area, but I wouldn't travel any more than an hour out of my way to stop there. Genuine surplus gear is a small market in Ireland and it's always good to support your local shop if you can.
Does it carry the british logo still??
Need a few bits for hunting and wild camping
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i bought it from the shooting forum here:http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057374738
Hawk Nite-Eye 3-9x50mm for sale. Glass perfect, body has a few wear marks but nothing that takes from the scope.
Red or Green Illuminated Mildot reticle.
i got some sportsmatch 11 mm mounts for it- my rifle is a new cz455 .22lr varmaint heavy barrell thumbhole stock version- just waiting on the licence to come through so picking up a few bits and bobs needed for a first licence -
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