Thread: Best bit of kit you brought this year ?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Another awesome thing... John Bull Comf2bull inner soles. Bought new pair of Lowa Rangers while back (I know, I know.. I swore off Lowas years ago... lol) and these with the JB innersoles super comfy combo for my shitty knees

They work in gumboots too

A replacement knee, and am I allowed to ask rumpy how he knows it's 60 and not 62 degrees

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

A replacement knee, and am I allowed to ask rumpy how he knows it's 60 and not 62 degrees

You may be right at 62 degrees. All our pressure test baths ran around that temperature.

Originally Posted by Edunn

Garmin chrono been mentioned a lot - echo those thoughts. Bit of kit I got this year that has changed things the most for me - MTN Gear gas refill adapter.

https://www.mtngear.nz/products/refill-adaptor

Simple, easy bit of kit to consolidate all your half empties and then buy a big donor cannister. Game changer.

Well there’s an hour or two of my holiday sorted and a few cubic feet of storage freed up. Just ordered one for myself.

Originally Posted by longshot

Well there’s an hour or two of my holiday sorted and a few cubic feet of storage freed up. Just ordered one for myself.

Mmh, hard pass on refilling butane gas canisters.

In order to get the gaseous fuel to migrate from one bottle to another, you have to heat one of them up to create a temperature differential.

Those valves and seals are designed to work one way, to release gas out of the canister, not let it migrate back in.

If you are concerned about getting value for money out of camping fuel, run an MSR or similar pump bottle cooker on kerosene (white gas).

4 out of five of our filling lines crimped the valve into the can before gassing. The gas was pushed through the valve from outside to inside.

Here's a handy chart too.

Aerosol dry graphite spray to make the bullets jump out of reluctant casting molds. Tried DYMARK HDP42031502 PROTECH DRY GRAPHITE LUBRICANT 150g. and it did the trick. But it is expensive and no retailers in Christchurch. Only one seller in the area is at Rolleston (a wholesaler).

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

They work in gumboots too

Originally Posted by RUMPY

Nice to read this. My tibets still have the factory insoles which are like a piece of cardboard. Was looking at flash as insoles but I think I'll try the John bulls now.

I use the Blundstone version. Probably worth looking at both. Most comfy inner sole I’ve ever used .

Originally Posted by McNotty

I use the Blundstone version. Probably worth looking at both. Most comfy inner sole I’ve ever used .

How do the John bulls and blundstones go for thickness? My issue with a few insoles has been that they raise my heel up out of the heel pocket and I end up with comfy feet but blisters.

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.

Originally Posted by Shearer

The gas transfer valve is a great bit of kit but I think MNTgear are taking the piss a bit at $30.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...Cquery_from%3A

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

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.

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.