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Just In - AA Book Of Britain's Coastal Walks
By Jon on 16/06/2011 11:37:50
More than 100 shorter coastline ambles in this colour hardback from the AA.
The AA Book of Britain's Coastal Walks is a full-colour, hardback volume featuring 103 routes walking routes on the British coastline with distances ranging from a bite-sized two miles up to ten.The book's arranged in regional chapters, each with a
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New Walking Maps From The AA
By Jon on 16/04/2012 11:38:07
Single sheet coverage of central Lakes saves money and multiple maps they say.
the originals, they say.The AA Walkers Map series uses OS 1:25,000 scale mapping and comprises 30 sheets which cover the most popular walking areas in Britain, so there's coverage of the Central Lake District, Peak District, the Ben Nevis area and so on.One plus
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Memory Map Launches Pub Guide
By Jon on 15/12/2008 12:01:18
Plan your routes to include AA-recommended inns, taverns and pubs :-)
The latest release from MemoryMap is a range of digital guides based on AA recommended pubs,B&Bs, Caravan and Camping sites and Days Out, which you can usewith Memory Map software to pinpoint the position of AA-rated points ofinterest.We'vegot a
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Win! Win! Win!
By Jon on 28/10/2008 16:56:58
World's brightest AA torch and/or Bear Gryll, or some of his kit anyway...
OUTDOORSmagic competitionsare go with the latest prizes being £250-worthof Craghoppers Bear Grylls kit and the chance to winwhat's reckoned to be the brightest AA-powered torch in the world, a Fenix L2D CE Q5.We've been using a Fenix L2D for a month
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Win A Memory Map Pub Guide!
By Jon on 14/05/2009 17:01:39
Digitalise your pub crawls by winning one of five great Memory Map Pub Guides in our new competition.
for you. Eachguide contains 2000 pubs from around the country which have been rankedand rated by the AA. Memory-Map users can add the pubs as Points of Interests (POIs) totheir current maps but if you’re a non Memory-Map userdon’t despair as the guide
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Memory Map Launches Digital Map Shop
By Jon on 17/03/2009 13:58:45
Download customised OS digital mapping direct to your PC.
Memory-Maphas launched its own DigitalMap Shop (DMS) which allows users to select and downloadcustomised areas of digital mapping to their PC, laptop or pocket PC.Customersneed to open an account on the site and buy Top-Up vouchers which arethen redeemable against the exact map a...
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Bank Holiday Travel Info
By Jon on 28/04/2006 11:45:42
Off for the weekend, here's a few handy resources that might ease your travelling pain. Whatever you do, have a good one :-)
Useful Links The AA Useful site with handy route planner plus traffic news as well as a hotel and b and b search engine. 0800 401 100 for AA Roadwatch Service
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Lithium Batteries Kill LEDs Says Petzl
By Jon on 18/09/2006 17:09:37
Tests by the French headtorch specialists suggest that some lithium batteries could damage LEDs in headlamps and the problem is not specific to Petzl.
Lithium AA and AAA -sized batteries could damageheadtorches using LEDs according to tests carried out by Petzl.Thecompany says that the 'performance characteristics' of these lithiumcells have advanced in order to 'provide high power
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Bank Holiday Travel Info
By Jon on 28/05/2004 10:50:00
Off to the hills for the Bank Holiday weekend? Here are the essential travel information links you need to help you avoid traffic and train chaos...
The AA Useful site with handy route planner plus traffic news as well as a hotel and b and b search engine. 0800 401 100 for AA Roadwatch Service. The RAC The other motoring big boys
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Silva Launches World's Brightest LED Head Torch
By Jon on 27/07/2005 12:58:06
Anxious to avoid nocturnal moose collisions, the nice people at Silva have produced what they claim is the world's brightest LED headtorch along with three dimmer siblings...
with foursettings - Power Save, Bright, Ultra Bright and Biking Alert.The headlamp - above - is claimed to kick out at 63-metre focussedbeam for distance work as well as a close-up flood beam. Claimedmaximum burn time is 170 hours from four AA batteries housed
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