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Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:25 pm
by johnnystorm
Zippy wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:35 pm
johnnystorm wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:58 pm A few years back those kettles were notorious for making your network insecure to hackers. Have they improved?

All IOT things do that sir.
Yeah, I do follow @internetofshit to be horrified daily. I genuinely wondered if these guys had upped their game. :lol:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:50 am
by jameso
johnnystorm wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:25 pm Yeah, I do follow @internetofshit to be horrified daily. I genuinely wondered if these guys had upped their game. :lol:
Just lost 15 minutes but that's amusing and I'm feeling vindicated... 'Personalise your home screen' on a fridge? FFS how long do you spend standing in front of it? :grin:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am
by techno
In Reverse wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:29 pm
techno wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:22 pm
Landslide wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:46 pm Syncs with your Garmin, won't boil unless you pay the ransomware demands.
Does it automatically turn on when you're 5 mins from home?
You can set it to do this, yes. :cool:
I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:16 am
by Scattamah
@ James, Zippy, JS....IOT appliances...they are nearly always the point of failure due to bad security. If you're into vapourwave and internet exploits, Shodan2000 is retro-tastic and shows plenty of compromised camera systems.

https://2000.shodan.io/

Now....back to the cheap stuff...

Greetz

S.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:11 pm
by jameso
Scattamah wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:16 am @ James, Zippy, JS....IOT appliances...they are nearly always the point of failure due to bad security. If you're into vapourwave and internet exploits, Shodan2000 is retro-tastic and shows plenty of compromised camera systems.

https://2000.shodan.io/

Now....back to the cheap stuff...

Greetz

S.
I have no idea what I just saw and feel like I landed on a virus page or something :shock: :grin:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:58 am
by Scattamah
@ James - they are compromised machines the world over...industrial systems...cams...databases. I run it on the side of my screen to watch to new compromises....and sometimes get an interesting soundtrack. It's another world.

Back to the fun stuff...

Greetz

S.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:15 am
by redefined_cycles
ScotRoutes wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:28 pm It must be a SRAM kettle as it needs an eTap
:lol:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:10 pm
by ScotRoutes
At bloody last!

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:01 pm
by RIP
Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:12 pm
by ScotRoutes
This happened to my Exped pillow. I'd knelt on it while inflated. It still works fine. Not as usable when it happens with a mat though.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:30 pm
by Borderer
RIP wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:01 pm Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.
If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:07 pm
by RIP
Ta B. Sadly going on for five now. I did ring Lyon and they said "not much you can do mate".

Maybe I'll rip all the welds and use it as a bivvy bag!

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:10 pm
by benp1
-1 for exped

Thermarest has an amazing warranty approach, lifetime warranty and great customer service

Maybe try a neoair?

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:26 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Seems like a bit of a deal on a Neoair: https://rockrun.com/products/thermarest ... 648fe8be23

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:33 pm
by RIP
Thanks peeps. But signed up for another five-year stretch with Exped, hoping to get out for good behaviour.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:38 am
by Bearlegged
This might be a bargain for someone? Surly Troll, 26", M.
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2846755/

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:53 am
by AlasdairMc
techno wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.
Seeing as this is the bargain thread, you can save money on a limescale filter by moving to Scotland instead.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:14 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation :wink:

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:44 pm
by rudedog
Borderer wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:30 pm
RIP wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:01 pm Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.
If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.
Exped warranty is 5 years

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:49 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Exped warranty is 5 years
Not if something is part of their UL range.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:38 pm
by techno
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:14 pm Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation :wink:
With some water I presume :lol:
Ill try it but I've tried most products and they're not up to the job.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:39 pm
by techno
AlasdairMc wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:53 am
techno wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:12 am I'll pass, it'll still get furred up with limescale in 6 months and need replacing. An yes I'm too cheap to buy a water filter.
Seeing as this is the bargain thread, you can save money on a limescale filter by moving to Scotland instead.
That's great advice. Ta! :-bd

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:14 pm
by Borderer
rudedog wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:44 pm
Borderer wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:30 pm
RIP wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:01 pm Hmm. Just testing my Exped HL mat. Finished blowing it up, looked up to check it and the joint between the middle two channels has blown along the whole length. No, I didn't overinflate. Ho hum. Lasted me a fair while I suppose.

OK, 30% off: https://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Exped_SynMa ... MQEALw_wcB

Answers on a postcard for new uses for a mat with a giant sausage down the middle.
If it's less than two years old EXped will replace it free of charge.
Exped warranty is 5 years
Lyon told me 2 years. Maybe they were Lyon to me.

(I'll get my coat).

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:40 pm
by thenorthwind
techno wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 1:38 pm
Bearbonesnorm wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:14 pm Dropping half a lemon in a kettle with descale it really well without going to the trouble of a relocation :wink:
With some water I presume :lol:
Ill try it but I've tried most products and they're not up to the job.
White vinegar, available in Wilko, or in your local cash and carry as "pickling vinegar" or "non-brewed condiment" in a 5l bottle for a couple of quid. Fill kettle (enough to cover the scale anyway) and leave it for a few hours. Most will float off, some might need a bit of scrubbing/brushing.

Re: Bargain Alert Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:49 pm
by benp1
I use citric acid. Same as a lemon but comes in powder form.

London water is very hard. But it's the best tasting of all the water I've ever had :-bd :geek: