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MR GUS
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« on: May 11, 2010, 12:40:10 PM »

A plug for decently priced gear for those of you not getting stuck in an ash cloud strewn airport this summer, good for festival kit & beyond, I like the nature of Alpkit, customer service is on the other end of a uk based landline for starters...

http://www.alpkit.com/shop/
 
I use their drybags for stowing my woodgasifier campstove & fuels, sleeping bag, & their various airmats / sleeping pads are amazing!
(highly recommend the fat Airic, (airmats / pads getting redesigned currently) ..wish i'd found em years ago)

So any navitron staff bedding down after a day of showering the masses @ glasto this year, ...you may wish to add this to your home comforts list.
TBH the fat airic (biggest beast of a self inflating sleep-pad is better than some hotel beds i've had to endure)
The main reason for popping the link up though is for the "bulb-2" lantern @ £15 for a XR-E Cree LED Lantern
Power output: 136 lumens
Weight: 200g
Height: 130mm
Diameter: 55mm
Burn time (High): 16hr
Burn time (Low): 35hr
Burn time (Flashing): 35hr
Batteries: 3 x 1.5V AA
Colour: Camp red
Body: Aluminium

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Austroflamm stove & lot's of Lowe alpine fleeces, & a tiny pen15 ..if we're comparing solar set ups!

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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2010, 12:43:38 PM »

No affiliation, just a recommendation, I have yet to purchase the lantern, but if the output is good then this is a very able back up lantern to provide working light in your dark workshop / stable etc.
(having been so impressed by my apollo lanterns output seems sensible to plug this led as a remote location light)

The "bulb2" was upgraded to the aforementioned cree by alpkit (you may have seen the same moulding for other lanterns)
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2010, 02:22:10 PM »


Colour: Camp red



hmmmmmn Shocked
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2010, 02:25:06 PM »


Groan!  facepalm
..red for site visibility, for instance I like my cutlery 9spork) a bright colour for when I drop it at dusk after copious qty's of beer
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