Another Aldi heads up

[Harvestman]

Was in my local Aldi today and they seem to have had a delivery of camping kit - clothing, headtorches, boots, cooksets, tents, first aid stuff, hygeine, etc.

I didn't buy any of it as there was nothing I needed, and it won't be the greatest kit, but there might be a few reasonable items in there, especially for a beginner or someone on a tight budget.

Worth a look anyway. No affiliation etc...

 

[eel28]

The pans and the dry bags are good, we had some of those last year. Bought a bed today, for family camping, so impressed with it, I have to get back soon for another one!

 

[Harvestman]

Oh yes, the dry bags. Forgot them, but they were what stood out when I was there. 44litre capacity, if I remember correctly.

 

[eel28]

Thats right 44 litres - maybe a little on the large side for some, but they do hold a fair amount

 

[bojit]

I bought 4 of the dry bags today , good quality bags .

We have a rib that i have been doing up , we are planning to go camping on some islands off the west coast of Scotland this summer with the kids .
they will come in very handy for our sleeping bags and clothes .

Craig..........

 

[Shewie]

The Crane dry bags are great value, I bought a couple a few years ago and I'm still on my first one with two in reserve. I use mine for day paddling trips which gets chucked about on beaches and woodland and still shows no sign of failing. It's softened up quite a bit now especially at the top where it gets rolled down, the softness isn't an issue though and I think actually helps to stuff it under a thwart sometimes.

 

[Ronnie]

The dry bags seemed awfully heavy to me so I passed them over.

However I did buy one of their 2.99 headtorches - nice wee thing. No angle adjustment on the bracket, but you can reposition it on your head to get the adjustment you need. Also got one of their compasses. I took two of them and whirled around the supermarket like a dervish. They were perfectly synchronised which was good enough for me, so I bought one. Also got a nice magnifier for cheap. Could be used as a fire starter, but I mostly got it for the little ones to look at bugs.

Just as I was writing this - I noticed that my headtorch has one LED still illuminated despite being turned off! It's duff. I think I'll swap it rather than ask for refund though - hopefully just a dud and the next one will be good.

 

[rik_uk3]

Go and buy these NOW, they are super quality pans but the plastic pot lifter is crap. Highly recommended.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_18660.htm

 

[Shewie]

Go and buy these NOW, they are super quality pans but the plastic pot lifter is crap. Highly recommended.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_18660.htm

Any idea what capacity the pots are Richard ?

 

[MartinK9]

Go and buy these NOW, they are super quality pans but the plastic pot lifter is crap. Highly recommended.

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_18660.htm

I agree Rik, pots are great, the lifter is pants.

Any idea what capacity the pots are Richard ?

The larger of the two just fits my 1.5 Ltr Kettle:

http://www.xxl.no/villmarksliv/turm...lkjele-1-5l-1043961?searchWord=Eagle+Bålkjele

HTH

 

[bilmo-p5]

Any idea what capacity the pots are Richard ?

1 litre will fill the pots to about 2cm from the top.

+1 for the u/s potlifter - throw it away or give it to someone you don't like!

 

[rik_uk3]

If any of you have the Lidl Trangia clone, these pans fit nicely.

 

[TFan]

Does anyone know how good the camp beds are? Whilst I'm sure they're not going to be the quality of the military version on which they're based, is my £20 going to be well spent or wasted?

 

[Shewie]

I called in today on my way past ..

The beds looked okay, very big and heavy but should be fine for car camping (if you've got an estate)
The ally pots were nothing special I thought, quite heavy for what they are and no lids either
I saw pop-up tents but didn't pay much attention to those

 

[Qwerty]

Apologies for thread drift, but these are coming up in the Irish stores of Lidl soon, are they worth a buy?
http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_ie/hs.xsl/index_9311.htm

'Rocktrail' Single Self-Inflating Mattress

 

[presterjohn]

Everything I Have bought so far from Aldi and Lidl has been at least fair quality and a lot of it has been pretty good quality. I have to be honest though that I probably would not ever be in the market for top of the range stuff anyway. I picked up a compass today and was tempted by the dry bag but decided they were to big for me and my set up. I would be interested to know what the camping/hiking & Bushcraft community think of stuff supplied by these guys?

 

[Harvestman]

just been out and bought a se t of the pots based on the recommendations here, and a drybag too.

 

[TFan]

I bought two of the campbeds last week. One lasted Friday night but one bar bent when I sat on it on Saturday. I don't think this is necessarily a reflection on the quality but more one my size and clumsiness. If you are a larger chap or chapess take care when sitting on the bed and be sure to place your backside in the middle of the bed and not near or on the edge. I repaired the bed by lashing a stout stick to the bar.

 

[Ronnie]

Lots of cheap fishing gear at the Aldi at the moment!