I just brought a pair today at Wrightsons. $23. They are only around 7-8mm high in the heel and don't feel as squishy as I expected but heaps softer than the genuine Lowa ones.
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I just brought a pair today at Wrightsons. $23. They are only around 7-8mm high in the heel and don't feel as squishy as I expected but heaps softer than the genuine Lowa ones.
Can you trim them to fit as the sizing seems to be quite a range, ones I looked at were 4-7 that's a big difference. Or do you buy them by single size? I only had a quick look on Trademe.
In fairness that's a sale down from like $9 plus GST when I got mine of Ali like 3 years ago it was closer to $15 as there wasnt so many listings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
If you allow for the fact his are branded and have packing it not like he's making a huge profit.
He doesn't sell many I'm farily certain he just did a run ages ago and hasn't restocked. Plus he's NZ stocked.
My first on of Ali didnt work and not much to do in terms of recourse.
Ali is by far the cheapest option especially if you time a sale but if you ring up and figure out the cost to get some done custom with your branding and factor in your time to ship them I think it rich to say he's taking the piss.
Some of his nicer products have such little margin in them anyway he's stopped doing them as he doesn't want to charge too much ie the tahr and chamois stands.
Best thing I brought was a 223 and putting a bunch more rounds through it than normal.
You could trim them a bit but I'm not sure about the red squishy area. I got the 8-10 size and they are very tight to get in my size 10 boots but I'm going to see how they go with a few short dog walks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
Swanndri and decent socks. Never going back to cheap shit
They're all one size I think as there's nothing on the box they come in. I'm not sure what the 4-7 means but I'm a 9.5uk/44 in Lowas (GTX/wide) and they fit perfect without any trimming but in Gumboots I go a 9 in Skellerups and they needed a bit of trimming around the frontQuote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
Durston X-Mid 2 p tent. Fantastic light tent with heaps of room. Haven’t tested in heavy wind or rain yet, but sure will be fine. Super light and heaps of room.love it.
Bought an EXO K4 pack. Great fit and no more aching shoulders. Yet to really load it up but I’m confident it’s the business. Also got some Swaro EL TA RF binos. Great glass
Yup K4 was purchase of the year for me.Quote:
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It's been a good year for me Sako carbon light.223, Durston X-Mid 2 Solid and a Stone glacier pack all are very impressive.
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Initial Ascent pack. Great load carrier and versatile.
100 62 grn Maker TRex - the best value monos.
Sytong XS06-50. Extraordinary thermal spotter.
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Actually 3 purchases but it creates a really good system for glassing, recording shots and shooting from in prone.
Aziak bino clamp
Aoka 163cl bipod
Sunwayfoto ba-43 magnetic adapter
Do a writeup when you get a bit more time with it. I have a blemish Tarptent Stratospher Li I quite like but the Durston looks a treatQuote:
Originally Posted by Ponchorello
Quad lock phone holder. No more phone flying around in the ute on the rough stuff or rattling shitty phone holders.
Just got one of those too, bloody good alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobba
Dometic 45L Chilly bin / fridge freezer & 100Ahr lithium battery. Best bit of kit for heading away by 4WD to back country huts. Can keep a boned out animal chilled for days in the heat of summer and have a nice cold cider at the end of the evening hunt.
Looks like a great set up. Where did you get the bino clamp and magnetic (phone?) adapter from @SPEARONZ ?Quote:
Originally Posted by SPEARONZ
My sister bought over for me a blaze lid and a liner. I might grab a 5000 bag one day too.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Zeiss Victory SFL 10x40 binos…. Amazing glass, super bright and crisp image, and they are light weight for alpha glass. Picked up 2nd hand but like new condition
About $50 from Amazon. It doesn't have a lot of adjustment so double check it will fit your bino eye cups before buying. Sunwayfoto ba-43. Probably on Ali express as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by chainsaw
If that doesn’t work this spotting scope one works well too, just more bulky.
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Huntech Primal Merino hoodie. Never owned merino tops before and would never go back. Perfectly cool in the hot, perfectly warm in the cold, doesn’t get too stinky worn daily on 3-4 hunts, even in rain it’s good. I’m sure all merino are more or less the same but it’s been game changing for me!
That reminds me, I got a fishing hoodie from AliExpress. Don't go on a fishing trip without it. It's nice not to have to remember a separate buff and the hood keeps a cap in place. I wear it as a base layer whatever the weather. I've bought a few other things, but nothing really stands out. A Tikka which shoots as well as expected and a Kmart Campmaster stove which has been great on the boat.Quote:
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Yeah, I leave the recipient cannister in warm water for a few minutes and the donor big canister in the freezer for 10 minutes (set an alarm). Don't overfill. I may have got up to 230ml and that produces a flamethrower which you need to run a few minutes to burn the excess gas off. Normally settle at 200ml.Quote:
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My two picks (couldn't split them). Hunters Element Vantage Hoodie - use it in the tops in summer and hunting the bush in winter, breathes so well for synthetic. Flextail Max Pump 2 Pro - replaced my camp light, provides back up batter bank (1 x charge), great when you Nitecore dies on you, the pump is a nice to have to.
Sytong XS06-50. Thermal spotter absolutely brilliant.
AbsolutelyQuote:
Originally Posted by Cobb
For me the win of the year is a Laser engraver, amazing what you can get for home use these days
It and is relatively easy to use, as is the software to create the lettering or design that you want to apply
I am only a small business but think this addition lifts the products nicely
I stopped buying cheap socks years ago and have never looked back. I like to buy several pairs of the same at the same time. Work supplies my work socks now, but in the past, I used to buy 6-7 pairs all the same for daily wear throughout the week. Put them all in one draw and a lucky dip always gets you a matching pair, no orphans unless you loose 11 or 13 socks and they all wear out at the same rate. Once you need to cull out the ones with holes, they basically all need culling at the same time. Then just buy a whole new set. Bigger outlay up front but saves money in the long term.Quote:
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Does the bino adaptor also fit the delta spotting scope?Quote:
Originally Posted by SPEARONZ
The magnetic eyepiece? Na it doesnt adjust very much and I had to modify the bino eyepieve to make it fit. Get the zelnoox spotting scope adapter if you want to digiscope with a spotter or one of the other overpriced alternatives.
I could write a novel here, but my wife might see it…
In no particular order:
EXO Mountain K3 pack - maybe the best pack I’ve ever owned for carrying a load.
Osprey Aether 65L pack - maybe the best pack I’ve owned for carrying a slightly larger load, internally.
Nitecore Carbo 20000 battery bank - light, small and powerful.
Starlink Mini - wow, internet anywhere off a battery. Turn the subscription on and off, by the month too.
Pard Thermal - you think you can find deer with good binoculars, wait to you get a thermal, next level, you’ll see three times more deer.
That’s all I’m admitting to.
Out of all that, the bit l like the most is your last sentence :thumbsup:
I finally got a vibratory case cleaner and some walnut stuff.
No more pissing around cleaning brass.
I bought a pair of Shokz bone conduction headphones - the OpenRun Pro 2 version. Not cheap but they are excellent. Sound quality is pretty good, but you can still hear everything going on around you. Don't buy if you like serious studio monitors or active noise canceling, but if you run, walk or cycle, or drive, for that matter, these are the business. So comfortable I forget I'm wearing them for hours at a time. No sweaty or hot ears like on or over ear headphones. Work fine with glasses, bike helmet, baseball cap...
I find them great for phone callsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin
One piece Forster FL sizing die with a precision honed neck so do not need to use an expander ball.
Beautiful even seating pressures and lovely straight concentric loads.
Got them last year... brilliant. I was walking around a huge rock crusher while it was running today, wearing ear plugs and shokz and was having a perfectly normal phone conversation... no shouting or background noise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Southcity
Sophirn SP40 head torch from Piercing the Darkness. Love it.
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Convoy-L21b-sft40 torch from piercing the darkness. Excellent long distance spot beam for search and rescue work.
