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Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:26 pm
by gairym
no worries - thanks for trying!
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:29 pm
by HUX
Hi Dan, money sent by Paypal from HUX. Cheers
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:09 pm
by 99percentchimp
Cheers Dan... I'll have a look here too at some point this week. Thanks for trying and posting up in the first instance.
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:15 pm
by Taylor
Book arrived this morning.
BIG CHEERS :D
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:18 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
I'm told mine did too ... but it's somewhere else, with someone else in the Welsh winter wasteland

Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:33 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:I'm told mine did too ... but it's somewhere else, with someone else in the Welsh winter wasteland

Are you braving the cold or did I post it to the wrong address?!?
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:42 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Nothing to do with you Dan, your end of the job was superb ... the postman gave up this morning and went home before he got anywhere near us

Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:49 pm
by Dan_K
s8tannorm wrote:Nothing to do with you Dan, your end of the job was superb ... the postman gave up this morning and went home before he got anywhere near us

Phew! Maybe he's gone mountain biking in Scotland....

Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:53 pm
by Blackhound
Dan just PM'ed my address and sent cash through Paypal. Thanks for sorting all this out.
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:26 am
by Taylor
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:38 pm
by Mart
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:23 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
RAB Microlight at Go Outdoors ... seem to have all sizes in lime and oddly for Go Outdoors you can even buy one on-line. £70 but you'll need to add a fiver for a discount card
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-microli ... m_content=
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:10 pm
by Dan_K
So tempted but that colour sucks...
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:14 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
So tempted but that colour sucks...
They've got RAB Arete jackets at just over £70 in more normal colours ... not the lightest though.
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-arete-jacket-p190294
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:39 pm
by Tanglefist
Multimat 'summit' XL foam mat, £20 down from about £40, in Blacks in Bristol and apparently Keswick, so I'd guess it's fairly common around the country. If anyone, aside from myself, uses foam mats.
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:46 pm
by Blackhound
Merino t's at £18/£25. Just got one and they are a thinner merino, don't know what weight, and expect it to be good for riding in:
http://www.moonclimbing.com/mens-climbi ... ffers.html
This links to men's section but there is a women's section as well.
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:55 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Mountain Equipment Xero 250 sleeping bag, reduced from £250 to £150.
http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/showPart. ... dium=email
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:59 pm
by jamiep
Got fed up with the Alpkit Pipedream stock control and so have just got a Rab Ascent 700 sleeping bag. £149.40 with Go Outdoors 10% off price guarantee compared to rathbonesofkeswick.co.uk (£166).
Comfort -5°C, Limit of Comfort -12°C, Extreme -31°C
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:38 pm
by johnnystorm
(Apologies for this as a double post....)
Talk on another thread about "spare shoes" to wear in the bothy/about camp.
Field & Trek have a wide range of Vivo barefoots on for about £20 a pair in a decent range of sizes. they also have quidco/TCB available and there is an additional 10% off all footwear applied in the checkout.
http://www.fieldandtrek.com/SearchResul ... ilter=vivo barefoot
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:50 pm
by Dan_K
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:25 pm
by Mike
been using drinksafe systems water filter for yrs now they are great!!!
Right ive just brought a Mountain Hardwear ghost whisper down jacket - bargain £230 down to £160 same as rab microlight but better down and loads lighter from cotswold outdoors..
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:15 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Marmot Never Winter down bag (long) reduced to £89 from £220. There's a reg' version too for £110.
http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/marmot-n ... _colour=98
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:29 pm
by zigrat
Reba r l t's 1.5 taper with 15mm maxle available from j e James cycles for £279.99 delivered. Would put the web address in but can't figure out how to copy and paste on an iPad. Funnily enough they're just the right frame I ordered from some psychotic guy......
Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:09 pm
by johnnystorm
zigrat wrote:Reba r l t's 1.5 taper with 15mm maxle available from j e James cycles for £279.99 delivered. Would put the web address in but can't figure out how to copy and paste on an iPad. Funnily enough they're just the right frame I ordered from some psychotic guy......
For the forks:
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/rockshox ... 75234.html
And for copy & pasting in iOS:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1161642 ... _text.html

Re: Bargain Alert Thread
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:45 pm
by jameso
Field n Trek email today - Vivo 'Barefoot' running shoes on offer at £18-22. Maybe a good lightweight evening shoes for tours.
http://www.fieldandtrek.com/vivo-evo-ii ... oot-130213 Extra 10% off at checkout. Loads of types, looks like barefoot running with shoes on didn't take off? )