Bargain Alert Thread

[johnnystorm]

A few years back those kettles were notorious for making your network insecure to hackers. Have they improved?

All IOT things do that sir.

Yeah, I do follow @internetofshit to be horrified daily. I genuinely wondered if these guys had upped their game.

[jameso]

Yeah, I do follow @internetofshit to be horrified daily. I genuinely wondered if these guys had upped their game.

Just lost 15 minutes but that's amusing and I'm feeling vindicated... 'Personalise your home screen' on a fridge? FFS how long do you spend standing in front of it?

[techno]

Syncs with your Garmin, won't boil unless you pay the ransomware demands.

Does it automatically turn on when you're 5 mins from home?

You can set it to do this, yes.

I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.

[Scattamah]

@ James, Zippy, JS....IOT appliances...they are nearly always the point of failure due to bad security. If you're into vapourwave and internet exploits, Shodan2000 is retro-tastic and shows plenty of compromised camera systems.

https://2000.shodan.io/

Now....back to the cheap stuff...

Greetz

S.

[jameso]

@ James, Zippy, JS....IOT appliances...they are nearly always the point of failure due to bad security. If you're into vapourwave and internet exploits, Shodan2000 is retro-tastic and shows plenty of compromised camera systems.

https://2000.shodan.io/

Now....back to the cheap stuff...

Greetz

S.

I have no idea what I just saw and feel like I landed on a virus page or something

[Scattamah]

@ James - they are compromised machines the world over...industrial systems...cams...databases. I run it on the side of my screen to watch to new compromises....and sometimes get an interesting soundtrack. It's another world.

Back to the fun stuff...

Greetz

S.

[redefined_cycles]

It must be a SRAM kettle as it needs an eTap

[ScotRoutes]

At bloody last!

[RIP]

Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.

[ScotRoutes]

This happened to my Exped pillow. I'd knelt on it while inflated. It still works fine. Not as usable when it happens with a mat though.

[Borderer]

Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.

If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.

[RIP]

Ta B. Sadly going on for five now. I did ring Lyon and they said "not much you can do mate".

Maybe I'll rip all the welds and use it as a bivvy bag!

[benp1]

-1 for exped

Thermarest has an amazing warranty approach, lifetime warranty and great customer service

Maybe try a neoair?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Seems like a bit of a deal on a Neoair: https://rockrun.com/products/thermarest ... 648fe8be23

[RIP]

Thanks peeps. But signed up for another five-year stretch with Exped, hoping to get out for good behaviour.

[Bearlegged]

This might be a bargain for someone? Surly Troll, 26", M.
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2846755/

[AlasdairMc]

I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.

Seeing as this is the bargain thread, you can save money on a limescale filter by moving to Scotland instead.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation

[rudedog]

Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.

If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.

Exped warranty is 5 years

[Bearbonesnorm]

Exped warranty is 5 years

Not if something is part of their UL range.

[techno]

Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation

With some water I presume
Ill try it but I've tried most products and they're not up to the job.

[techno]

I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.

Seeing as this is the bargain thread, you can save money on a limescale filter by moving to Scotland instead.

That's great advice. Ta!

[Borderer]

Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.

If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.

Exped warranty is 5 years

Lyon told me 2 years. Maybe they were Lyon to me.

(I'll get my coat).

[thenorthwind]

Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation

With some water I presume
Ill try it but I've tried most products and they're not up to the job.

White vinegar, available in Wilko, or in your local cash and carry as "pickling vinegar" or "non-brewed condiment" in a 5l bottle for a couple of quid. Fill kettle (enough to cover the scale anyway) and leave it for a few hours. Most will float off, some might need a bit of scrubbing/brushing.

[benp1]

I use citric acid. Same as a lemon but comes in powder form.

London water is very hard. But it's the best tasting of all the water I've ever had