Good excuse to get a petrol v8 then and stroke and bore it to 4.4
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Good excuse to get a petrol v8 then and stroke and bore it to 4.4
Aah wait I forgot about my paraffin lantern, I have an army 1940 dated Bialladin 300x that’s only needed washers and mantles. It’s itherwise totally original and just works every single time. Not bad for something nearly 80 years old
That's a good question... In theory most LED's are good for several years of continuous operation provided they are powered up in their 'comfort zone'. However the practice of some manufacturers pushing extra current through the diodes to increase brightness along with insufficient cooling will shorten the lifespan considerably.Do you think a modern LED lamp will work in 80 years?
Do you think a modern LED lamp will work in 80 years?
I've got a Soviet era torch with a LED bulb off Amazon in it, so it will probably work in 80 years, however, I won't.
They were good, Soviet scientists were......
I think you do not mean an LED though. Went commercial after the Soviet Union collapsed/morfed into EU....
Or not? I saw the first ones around 15/20 years ago?
( I do not look for new high tech, I prefer old low tech.
But I do have an OLED TV, curved and 3D.....
Do not buy a 3D TV, that is my recommendation...
I think you do not mean an LED though. Went commercial after the Soviet Union collapsed/morfed into EU....
Or not? I saw the first ones around 15/20 years ago?
( I do not look for new high tech, I prefer old low tech.
But I do have an OLED TV, curved and 3D.....
Do not buy a 3D TV, that is my recommendation...
Trangia bouht when 16, am 56 now, still perfectly good. Dachstein mitts, thirty plus years, wool balaclava ditto.
Karrimor alpinist rucksack, bought as a student, still using it.
Simond chacal ice hammer and icefall axe, still good after nearly forty years.
Mountain equipments Spitzbergen bag, forty years old.
Buy good kit, look after it, it will pay for itself many times over.
Karrimor alpinist rucksack, bought as a student, still using it.
Simond chacal ice hammer and icefall axe, still good after nearly forty years.
Mountain equipments Spitzbergen bag, forty years old.
Buy good kit, look after it, it will pay for itself many times over.
Silva compass I've had since 1980, pair of gaiters I bought about the same time from an independent shop that is still trading I have two Feurhand lanterns, one of which belonged to my Dad, but I didn't find it until I was clearing out his garage after he died, so I don't know quite how old it is but I don't ever remember seeing it and it clearly isn't new. I have his army issue pen knife that predates me (1964) but don't use it as it is so heavy. The other things are still in regular use though.
I have two Feurhand lanterns, one of which belonged to my Dad, but I didn't find it until I was clearing out his garage after he died, so I don't know quite how old it is but I don't ever remember seeing it and it clearly isn't new. I have his army issue pen knife that predates me (1964) but don't use it as it is so heavy. The other things are still in regular use though.
US Marine Ka-bar knife, bought used at a military surplus store in ‘91. Used it a lot as a camp knife when I was younger. It’s been in a drawer for the last 15 years because the leather handle became loose and I found new shiny things ...
Sorry, no idea. No tags or markings of any kind. OG, heavyweight cordura type material, chunky YKK zips.
Maybe the manufacturers went bust if nobody bought a second pair!
