Preparedness for when

fuddle

Those tick temovers are excellent BB. It's bad enough getting them out of a dog, the thought it twisting one out of a humanoid fills me with dread. My SIL a few years back got one on her buttock... Crouching to wee. So if you prep for outdoor survival a tick remover is a very good thing to have

Gettingtherequickly

Hi guys

I occasionally lurk here but would like to benefit form your experience, if you have it!

Has anyone used the windup camping lights? I have relatives in Egypt and one of the consequences of the revolution is powercuts, probably a couple of times a month, so thought that these may be handy to get them. Bear in mind that they would be lightless for no more than a couple of hours, so would not be looking for for super duper one.

7_week_wonder

Another lurker coming out from the shadows!

I have a couple of the windup camping lamps (got from Bl@cks a couple of years ago when we found ourselves having to be rewired during one of the cold Januarys :eek:)

They were the LED ones and my experience was that they were fine for just pottering around (we had them in the bed-room) but were no use for reading or anything that required a bit more focussed light. For that I would recommend head-torches (possibly with rechargeable batteries?)

And by the time I type this someone much more knowledgeable will be around - but just thought I'd add my 2p's worth!

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Hello GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY the best portable lighting we have is a couple of solar reading lamps which we got from Ikea - they still make them and they are called SUNNAN lamps. They cost around £18 but are a really reliable and useful thing to have. We've had ours for years now, you leave them on a windowsill and just daylight charges the battery from the built in solar cell. We've found that they will give light for at least 10 hours and we've never found them to completely use up thier charge either. They just sit on the upstairs windowsill all the time so they are always ready to use. Hope that's some help, Cheers Lyn x.

BessieBooBoo

D&DD wrote: »

BBBoo would love to hear how you get on with the JWong seeds I'm growing the cucamelons..whenn I remember to put the seeds in

Hello D&DD

Sure, no problem, just need to get more compost for them ; I may have gotten slightly carried away....

BBB

Gettingtherequickly

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

Hello GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY the best portable lighting we have is a couple of solar reading lamps which we got from Ikea - they still make them and they are called SUNNAN lamps. They cost around £18 but are a really reliable and useful thing to have. We've had ours for years now, you leave them on a windowsill and just daylight charges the battery from the built in solar cell. We've found that they will give light for at least 10 hours and we've never found them to completely use up thier charge either. They just sit on the upstairs windowsill all the time so they are always ready to use. Hope that's some help, Cheers Lyn x.

Thanks for that, Ikea only round corner from office so I could nip in after work. Note to self, there is NOTHING else that I need from there!

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Blinkers on GTQ, go straight to lighting, do not look left, do not look right only straight ahead....... and breathe, Good Luck, Cheers Lyn xxx.

D&DD

:cool: PSST They aren't near those handy packs of tealights are they??? :cool:


Glad you're sorted Gettingthere

daz378

Thanks MrsL Sunnan lamps duly noted been looking for quality solar lighting... been added to my list

RAS

Thanks Lyn

Just had a look at those lamps; did not see them last time I went to !kea. Very much like them; great idea.