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GSI Outdoor mini Espresso set. £20 down from £50.
shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Mini Espresso Set
Buy the most detailed & up to date maps of Great Britain as well as outdoor gear & accessories. One stop for hiking, walking, camping. Free postage
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Ive used one of these all the time for years, I find it great and can get a decent edge on it. I'm due to replace it with the same again due to the amount I've used it
I smoothed the back of my diamond stones and added finer grit lapping film as well for touching up the edge
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After waiting for 5 days after purchasing and the order status still saying 'Awaiting Fulfilment', It took me contacting Ordnance Survey today to find out that they have run out of stock and they will now commence the refund procedure which will take 5-7 working days.GSI Outdoor mini Espresso set. £20 down from £50.
Mini Espresso Set
Buy the most detailed & up to date maps of Great Britain as well as outdoor gear & accessories. One stop for hiking, walking, camping. Free postage
Pretty poor way to conduct a business.
Same here!
The only reason I know is because I read your post, ordnance survey must have considered me unworthy of telling me themselves by email, ******* *******!! I ordered on the 9th. Nice way of earning interest on other people’s money. They’ll be getting a berating by email, in fact I’ve been considering whether it’s worth paying for their map service considering I only use it locally and have it on a paper map anyway, I only really use it because it shows you where you are, so……I also ordered it on the 9th, 5 minutes before I posted it here. I'd been waiting in excitement for it all week. All I got was 'Sorry for the inconvenience, you'll be refunded in 5-7 working days'. So I raised a complaint with the complaints department.Same here!
I don't know if you know this, but you can use the Ordnance Survey layer on Bing maps for free. It just doesn't work on mobile device (unless you can turn on a desktop mode)Same here!
Brilliant! I hadn’t heard of Bing. The ordnance survey layer seems to work on my iPhone, you can change the browser from mobile to desktop, so happy days. Thank you!
if you want OS maps in a decent app, you can get them cheap in the locus app , you by with locus coins, but you can get locus coins using free google play credit which you can get from weekly rewards and also the recept/survey rewards system, ive got over £100 of play credit over the years just by clicking on 1 or 2 question surveys....
locus is an awesome app, but as it has hundreds of maps to choose from, i often use OSM or similatr layers as its far prettier than OS, they also have the OS based john thorne maps
Sofirn LT1S lanterns cheap. These are handy things, I have a couple and use them loads. Great to be able to adjust warm to cool light and ramping brightness.
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While we’re on, Sofirn IF22A. Proper old skool form factor and astonishing thrower. Well worth a punt IMO..
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Sofirn LT1S Camping Light USB-C Rechargeable 21700 Lantern Powerful Torch 2700K to 5000K Power Indicator & Reverse Charge - AliExpress 39
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While we’re on, Sofirn IF22A. Proper old skool form factor and astonishing thrower. Well worth a punt IMO..
Sofirn IF22A LED Flashlight 21700 USB C 3A SFT40 2100lm 680M Throw Rechargeable Powerful Reverse Charging Torch Outdoor - AliExpress 39
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My favourite torch company, I have loads of them, probably way too many to be honest. If you follow their UK group on Facebook, you can get really them really cheap. From long range spot light types, Coke can floods ( which you can get a handle from another company, which increases its versatility and comfort exponentially). The Coke can ones and the LT1 BLF large lanterns have tripod sockets on them. My favourite camping lanterns are the small version of this lantern, smaller than the one Nice 65 mentioned, the LT1 mini, which has full anduril functionality. I really can’t recommend Sofirn enough, I’ve probably got more than 20 of their different torches and lanterns. The ability to change from warm yellow to blue white light on their lanterns really is excellent!Sofirn LT1S lanterns cheap. These are handy things, I have a couple and use them loads. Great to be able to adjust warm to cool light and ramping brightness.
Sofirn LT1S Camping Light USB-C Rechargeable 21700 Lantern Powerful Torch 2700K to 5000K Power Indicator & Reverse Charge - AliExpress 39
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While we’re on, Sofirn IF22A. Proper old skool form factor and astonishing thrower. Well worth a punt IMO..
Sofirn IF22A LED Flashlight 21700 USB C 3A SFT40 2100lm 680M Throw Rechargeable Powerful Reverse Charging Torch Outdoor - AliExpress 39
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Sofirn LT1S lanterns cheap. These are handy things, I have a couple and use them loads. Great to be able to adjust warm to cool light and ramping brightness.
Sofirn LT1S Camping Light USB-C Rechargeable 21700 Lantern Powerful Torch 2700K to 5000K Power Indicator & Reverse Charge - AliExpress 39
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
While we’re on, Sofirn IF22A. Proper old skool form factor and astonishing thrower. Well worth a punt IMO..
Sofirn IF22A LED Flashlight 21700 USB C 3A SFT40 2100lm 680M Throw Rechargeable Powerful Reverse Charging Torch Outdoor - AliExpress 39
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
Sofirn is awesome
but for only £8 more is the 4000lumen IF23, its very good value and so many features
Lumens are only one side of the story, it depends on what you want it for, the beam profile, etc. The IF23 and the IF24 are excellent, I have both. At first, I was chasing a torch with the greatest lumens, but then discovered a whole world of differences and disappeared down the rabbit hole.
i use the cob side floodlight a lot, but i had a klarus g15 that was 3x the price , but the sofirm is so much better, the main beam is brighter than you need but i have had a few cases of using it as serch spotlight where the massive brightness was usefull, the powerbank feature i use quite a bit, have used the red blinker which is handy, cant see the appeal of the IF24...
The link price didnt last long, but it was £16.47 for the lanterns. To be honest, I rate Wurkkos over Sofirn. They consistently provide better build quality and better leds and drivers, Sofirn have only just tweaked the IF24 with a buck driver and a decent UI. I thought the IF23 did just about everything wrong, too big, confusing UI. The IF24 addressed the size by using an 18650 battery, the UI by using a rotary switch, and added a bit of fun to the RGB side light modes. It lives magneted onto the fridge in the camper where it gets a fair bit of use.
This picture also gets a fair bit of use
The link price didnt last long, but it was £16.47 for the lanterns. To be honest, I rate Wurkkos over Sofirn. They consistently provide better build quality and better leds and drivers, Sofirn have only just tweaked the IF24 with a buck driver and a decent UI. I thought the IF23 did just about everything wrong, too big, confusing UI. The IF24 addressed the size by using an 18650 battery, the UI by using a rotary switch, and added a bit of fun to the RGB side light modes. It lives magneted onto the fridge in the camper where it gets a fair bit of use.
This picture also gets a fair bit of use
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Question - were you just generally looking or were you alerted to that price deal? I want another two of the BLF's but would rather catch them on the bounce and at the bottom.
Was posted on BLF lanterns section
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Also same person posted it over on reddit r/flashlight.
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LED Lanterns
Discuss anything about lanterns with LEDs. For traditional lanterns, please use the “Non-LED” category farther down.
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Also same person posted it over on reddit r/flashlight.
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Was posted on BLF lanterns section
LED Lanterns
Discuss anything about lanterns with LEDs. For traditional lanterns, please use the “Non-LED” category farther down.
Also same person posted it over on reddit r/flashlight.
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I got my link for the Jon Slider thread
And it was posted in the BLF Aliexpress deals and bargains thread, not surprising the allocation got used up quickly.
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Would be rude not to at that price. Both the orange and black are the same price but the green is more expensive. Sofirn LT1S Camping Light USB-C Rechargeable 21700 Lantern Powerful Torch 2700K to 5000K Power Indicator and Reverse Charge
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Yes, Sofirn are my favourite torch company, too. They offer the best value for money, imo. I recently upgraded my Sp40 to an Hs20. The high cri flood on the Hs20 is soo nice for reading at night.
