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Title: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: DryBag on August 27, 2009
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20090903.index
they're selling various bits and pieces of outdoor clothing
including a "unisex trekking rain cape, which can also be used as a tent"
and lined wellies that would be good in a canoe.
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: 666_pack on August 27, 2009
thanks for the heads up dry bag ;D
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: RedLeader on August 27, 2009
They quite often have some excellent gear at a bargain price.
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: MG1 on August 27, 2009
Sounds good.
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: chris on August 27, 2009
anyone have any idea how good the walkies would be? I could use them for climbing would save a lot of shouting and faffing around! it says 8km range on them and we havnt climbed anything that high.....yet!
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: billy56 on August 27, 2009
I bought a set from lidl before not the same mind  but they were below
average in my opinion, i,ve now got icom and maxton pmr radios  and
and even these in built up areas only have a range of around 1km but for
climbing those would do your job but check battery life!
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: DryBag on August 27, 2009
I bought the Lidl ones last year. 
They're not totally straightforward to set up, though you can use them OK straight out of the box and they are compatible with any other 8x38 pmr radios.

the volume doesn't go as loud as on my old Goodmans, but the headsets work fine.

and of course the range is nowhere near 5km in normal use.  More like 200m
Title: Re: Heads up Lidl next Thursday
Post by: ulsterwalker on August 27, 2009
I wouldn't like to have to use that cape as a "tent", am I getting soft?