Preparing for winter II

nataz

BooHoo I missed the postie, so my Craghoppers are sitting in the sorting office till tomorrow! On the plus side, I raided the local charity shops today and got a pair of curtains that'll do two doors :j and for just £4.99!!! Just need some fleece to back them with (back to charity shops) and I'll be sorted.

OH was laughing at my snow shovel today, apparently I should have got a boat... its not stopped all day

Almost put the heating on, honestly, this weather is ridiculous this summer, so glad I didnt splash out on lots of summer gear.

Loved the post about commission for Craghoppers they must be thinking they have the best product ever, flying of the shelves lol!!!

vasseur

butterfly72 wrote: »

thanks for the link for the craghopper trousers. Well spotted. Just what I need for the allotment. I've also ordered this cosy fleece: http://www.craghoppers.com/buy/kumara-half-zip-fleece-194601

Theres some really good bargains on their site at the moment!

Thanks for this - I've just ordered it too......had to really restrain myself from buying the fleecy trousers too, now I wish I had and saved on postage

bramble1

OH and I have a £50 wager on at the moment, he thinks that this winter will be wet, but no snow (we both want snow as we've got a snow plough!)

lovesabargain123

Just to let you all know b&m have the flanellete sheets in, they are candy stripe and you get a flat sheet, a fitted sheet and 2 pillow cases for a king size bed for £14.99

Carolyntia

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Right

I have my eyes set on a nice pair of hiking boots that will get their wear this winter....being that Im now up the top of a valley and my work and local shop is at the bottom - as is the school

Anyway I was wondering because there is a good chance of snow and rain in wales this winter, what do you all think of these?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HIGHLANDER-WALKING-HIKING-GAITERS-WATERPROOF/dp/B003BBW9Q8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1314373417&sr=8-5

This was the first pair I came to that are in a wearable colour and they match my coat but Im thinking they might be a sensible buy for the school run etc.

They're nice but what sort of boots are you thinking of getting with them?

Rainy-Days

lovesabargain123 wrote: »

Just to let you all know b&m have the flanellete sheets in, they are candy stripe and you get a flat sheet, a fitted sheet and 2 pillow cases for a king size bed for £14.99

Hey thats a good price

Nataz I am holding off putting the heating on - on principle so have got myself a chunkier cardie out of the wardrobe. I didn't do too much swapping over of my winter to summer wardrobe this year either

Bramble - we want snow to just to show off that we have our first ever snow shovel and to 'test drive' it :rotfl:

Fruball

Hi all - WOW this thread is busy!!!

I was just about to put in my Craghoppers order and wondered if any of you lovely people knew of a discount code for the Craghoppers website please?

I will wait a few mins to see if I get a reply before ordering but am scared they will run out now that word is spreading!!!

EDIT - Also - is their sizing fairly accurate?

alice-mary

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

Right

I have my eyes set on a nice pair of hiking boots that will get their wear this winter....being that Im now up the top of a valley and my work and local shop is at the bottom - as is the school

Anyway I was wondering because there is a good chance of snow and rain in wales this winter, what do you all think of these?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HIGHLANDER-WALKING-HIKING-GAITERS-WATERPROOF/dp/B003BBW9Q8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1314373417&sr=8-5

This was the first pair I came to that are in a wearable colour and they match my coat but Im thinking they might be a sensible buy for the school run etc.

Hi Sammy_Kaye,
I was wondering if this is what you meant by hiking boots? If so, please double check as to me they seem like the gaiters that go over the boots and the bottom part of your trousers. I would hate to think of you expecting some nice boots to arrive only to receive these instead . I am sure they are perfectly good gaiters but just hope that you are looking at the right product for your needs!
HTH
Alice
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Just seen that Carolyntia has posted a comment too!

nataz

If you have a VERY account, they are selling single flannelette sheets Disty print for BOGOF! Just £5

alice-mary

Afternoon Preppers!

It has been persistently raining here today so I was very pleased when my coal-man arrived with 8 sacks of seasoned logs IN WATERPROOF BAGS! They are now stacked next to the sacks of coal that I already have .

I have ordered some of the blinds mentioned on here earlier and am thinking about buying a few more HWBs, some for me but mostly to give as gifts with bright knitted covers, along with mugs and sachets of Hot Chocolate for CHR***mas (sorry:rotfl:). Am now off to inspect my ever increasing list of things to do prep-wise and hopefully cross a few more off if I can!

I might start knitting some more fingerless gloves this evening and maybe start a couple of scarves too!

Hoping you are all keeping warm and DRY!!

Alice
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