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Title: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Dowser on August 02, 2011
Morning Rabble,

I've just received a £10 Gift Certificate from Amazon and it is burning a whole in my pocket!!!  

Rather than just blowing it randomly I thought I would open it up to the NI-Wilders for ideas:

:o Have you got a favourite bit of kit, that you go nowhere without?

::) Is there a book you've read that you found invaluable?

Remember it must be available on Amazon and cost less than a tenner.

I'm looking forward to hearing your suggestions and spending my tenner  ;)
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Kayakgirl on August 02, 2011
She wee or G Whizz.. What can I say.. It has helped me out lots in the outdoors lol.. Although mighten benefit you!!
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Dowser on August 02, 2011
She wee or G Whizz.. What can I say.. It has helped me out lots in the outdoors lol.. Although mighten benefit you!!

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: LennyJ1 on August 02, 2011
Spork
Fire Steel

Mud, Sweat & Tears - Bear Grylls
Psychovertical - Andy Kirkpatrick
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: sonya on August 02, 2011
really good glue! :o

or a she wee- go Shamara
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Kayakgirl on August 02, 2011
Prefer G Whizz as it is flexible, and purple lol! 
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: LandyLiam on August 02, 2011
i have a £25 amazon voucher thats been burning a hole in my wallet for a while but every time i think i know what to get i end uop getting it cheaper on ebay  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Greyfox on August 02, 2011
Shemagh!

Gf
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Dowser on August 02, 2011
Shemagh!

Gf

Great Idea GF... Unfortunately, I have one already though and surprise surprise it's olive green and black.  Goes everywhere with me!!!

http://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/olive-green--black-arab-shemagh-scarf-695-p.asp

Top tip: if anyone else decided to go for one... Wash it before it's first outing.  I came home from a wet night in the hills with a lovely deep green coloured forehead and neck  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Greyfox on August 02, 2011
A Shemagh with built in cam cream just wrap Shemagh around face add a liberal amount of mouisture remove and there you go instant camo!! Lol!!
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: LennyJ1 on August 02, 2011
Shemagh!

Gf

I have a White and Red one.
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: suspectmonkey on August 02, 2011
I've always wondered what you called those things :D

Shemagh!

Gf


I can't think of anything for under a tenner, but for a few quid extra I'd go for:

Bahco Laplander Saw (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001IX7OW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jonpattoutd-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B0001IX7OW)

Leatherman Style CS (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003J37BMK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jonpattoutd-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B003J37BMK)
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: Dowser on August 03, 2011
Thanks everybody for your great ideas...  I ended up going for Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 of the Ordnance Survey Ireland Discovery Series for my up and coming Glover Highlander walk in Donegal.

Total price £10.83 including postage and packaging from Amazon.  So taking off my £10.00 Gift Voucher, which I got from collecting points of my Amazon Credit Card, I got them both for £0.83p...

Bargain :)
 

 
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: RedLeader on August 03, 2011
Reminds me I have  £25 Cotswold vouchers floating around somewhere. Must get out and spend it.
Title: Re: Favourite bit of kit for under £10
Post by: cerbera147 on August 03, 2011

I can't think of anything for under a tenner, but for a few quid extra I'd go for:

Bahco Laplander Saw (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001IX7OW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jonpattoutd-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B0001IX7OW)

Leatherman Style CS (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003J37BMK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=jonpattoutd-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B003J37BMK)

I got a Laplander style saw for the princely sum of one pound from Poundland  ;D

It's maybe not as smooth as the real thing but it locks and cuts just fine. Must buy a couple more as back ups :)