 Leeds Central branch today: One Montane Featherlite smock on XL in cobalt blue - it's hiding on a shelf with a pile of oddments on the camping odds'n'ends stand near the male outdoor clothes, not on a rail. Got a final reduction but can't 'member how much it was...possibly £39.99 down to £19 and final price £12 but not sure. A few items of Craghoppers Bear Grylls clothing. Then you have to go over to the area marked as "gadget" stands near the tills for the rest - plenty of cheap'n'cheerful head torches and LED hand torches. I bought a group shelter like this one for £16. And a Lifeventure trekking towel (last one, sorry) in large at half price. There a few bits like stuff sacks etc. Not much in the way of decent clothing for women but a few men's Craghoppers shorts and shirts on the back wall.
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 Reading/Basingstoke interesting Hilfiger Sailing W(?) Inshore Racing pant £20 rrp £100
what looked like Schoeller Keprotec reinforcement on seat and knees Mion 'shandals' £17
somewhat Croc-alike upper, with a Vibram-like sole, with lots of laser-cut (?) slices, likethe sole of Vibram FiveFingers Gelert W Davenport SS jkt £20
'fur' lined non-membrane soft shell fabric Just Nature/Maul SS jkt £40 rrp £90
Dryskin-alike fabric Vaude W Somo Sikkim II jkt £40 rrp £135 LA W Colorado GTX/PLS jkt £120 rrp £342 LiiteLife Arc3 travel cot £40 SW Huggy pullovers £8 Trek Mates stuff:
Global Mosquito Net £10 rrp £20
Waterproof Wind jkt £20 rrp £35
Expedition Hammock £13 rrp £20
Pak Poncho £15 rrp £25
Microfleece Travel Liner £10 rrp £20
Storm Shelter £17 rrp £30
1l FlexiTanker £6
2l FlexiTanker £8
Bivvy Bag £20 rrp £35
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 There was a lot of that Trekmates stuff in Exeter a couple of weeks ago too.
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Dundee: Some Patagonia footwear - mostly flip flops. Decent amount of birkenstock sandals. Some crocs. Some teva sandals. Apart from that relatively empty - no great selection of outdoor clothing yet this year, pretty dismal overall.
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 York - some 2-3 man bothy bags / kisu bags (orange nylon group shelters).
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Crikey. Not heard them called KISUs for years. Thanks for the memory
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And I forgot to put a price! How smart is that? York - £16 - orange nylon group shelters in a stuffsac / KISUs (and no I don't know what it stands for but I am sure someone does....) Ninja? Seemed like quite good kit. Aside from that lots of cheap LEDs lights and lanterns, craghoppers stuff
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Yes, indeedy. Karrimor Instructor Survival Unit. From the days when the 'instructor' i.e. mountain leader, would carry one for his/her group. Just like the one I linked in to (above). In the good old days before Karrimor got bought out, several brand words entered the outdoors language - another one is Karrimat. Folk not knowing its etymology have been known to mis-quote it as "carry-mat". Even non-Karrimor mats are still sometimes referred to (by old timers) as Karrimats, like ball point pens are often called "Biros" even when manufactured by Bic.
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two weeks ago i brought craghoppers men kiwi walking trousers for £8 waist 34 xl inside wow at Barnsley store
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Reading New Balance W Half-zip thermal top bk M L £20 W's version of this
LA W Velocity TP pank bk 12 £17
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 Plymouth has the shelters in and Teva sandals in 10's and11's at £24.99
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 Lots of craghoppers gear in manchester store today. Kiwi trousers @ £19.99. Got a pair of bear grylls zip off nosquitos for £24.50. Come in handy for scotland & OZ.  Lots of other stuff at very reasonable prices
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Leeds Centre, Saturday: The women's outdoor section was nearly all fashion pap - outdoor???!!! with one exception: Montane Superfly in burgundy - size 10 but had a size L hanger and was in with the size 14s. Plenty of decent sunnies; Cebe, Ray Ban, various serious cat 3 & 4 shades etc - average price about £14.99. RRPs claimed to be average £80-90.
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Yes, indeedy. Karrimor Instructor Survival Unit. From the days when the 'instructor' i.e. mountain leader, would carry one for his/her group. Just like the one I linked in to (above). In the good old days before Karrimor got bought out, several brand words entered the outdoors language - another one is Karrimat. Folk not knowing its etymology have been known to mis-quote it as "carry-mat". Even non-Karrimor mats are still sometimes referred to (by old timers) as Karrimats, like ball point pens are often called "Biros" even when manufactured by Bic.
I caused mucho confusion whilst teaching some teenagers by refering to the outer layer of material on a tent as a flysheet, not the "outer"
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I caused mucho confusion whilst teaching some teenagers by refering to the outer layer of material on a tent as a flysheet, not the "outer" OT Oh yes, and many (adult and young) folk call the guys "Guide ropes" and Guide Lines". It's like rough fabric which is chafing and some folk say "Chaffing". They have heard of the word chaff (and similar for guide etc) so they change each word to one that is familiar even when it's wrong. /OT
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BH W Tech T £10
BH Stasis trs 2.34 £25 rrp £40
BH W Escape shandal £30 rrp £60
Hi-Tec Jamiaca Sport shandal £17 rrp £35
Nike Golf W softshell gilet/jacket £17 rrp £46 207763
Royal Robbins Bivy pant £17 rrp £40
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 The KISU for £16 was the following (seen in Aylesbury, Stevenage & Hatfield... yes... I got dragged on the TK tour...!!!) Trekmates Bothy Bag (Storm Shelter 2-3) for £12-17 depending on what label you find stuck on it! RRP is about £30 and it seems a very usable product to me. Weighed less than the 450g claimed (somewhere between 350-400 in its stuffsack) John
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Reading ACG Paclite jacket apple green M L XL £70 (243100)
reinforced shoulders, pit zips, hood reinforcement pretty poor. ACG windproof hooded jkt apple S M £25 rrp £60 243090
fairly crisp fabric; silnylon, perhaps, or just calendered. Puma soft shell jkt bk S L £40 rrp £80 503100 01
Gore Windstopper front & sleeves
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Reading Ex-Officio W Excursion pant sand w26l28 w29l28 w30.5l28 £17
Meindl GTX boot slategn 5 £60
Puma SLS Gore WS jkt bk L XXL rd XXL £40
smooth face, fluffy inner Marmot SuperHero Gore WS jkt or.rd XXL £90 'rrp £300' (actual rrp $275) #8052
Marmot Leadville Gore WS jkt bl/bk XXL £90 'rrp £300' (actual rrp$150) #8066
Marmot Windbloc Stretch jkt mushrm/bn £90 'rrp £300' #8068
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Clapham Junction Salomon Speed Comp - trail running shoes £30. Marked as Size 12 but in the size 10-10.5 section.
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