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19/8/2004 at 11:39pm
 Location: Oxon
 Outfit: Mazda Bongo
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Hi - Asda currently have solar powered garden lights at half-price - about 3.80. We hung one of these up in our tent and, although it isn't that bright, it was enough for my wife to change our nipper's nappy in the middle of the night. We hang it over the top of the inner tent and we can get changed at night without subjecting the site to a shadow show - we don't have to get out of the inner tent to turn it off neither. We found that leaving it outside during the day charged it enough to run right through to when we woke up the next morning. It's now part of our "essential" kit.


19/8/2004 at 11:53pm
 Location: SOUTH YORKSHIRE
 Outfit: 2010 Bailey GT60 540 6 Kia Sorento
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Hi dvisor

 Been to asda earlier and saw the lights, i've got them in my garden but never thought about your idea but guess where i'll be going in morning .....  CHEERS



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20/8/2004 at 12:38am
 Location: north wales
 Outfit: Gelert Utah 4 + a kampa khazi loo ;)
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yep me and my sis were discussing this today....im gonna get some for putting outside my tent at night.

you can also get them in homebase if asda have run out 9.99 but they are buy one get one free....so they are a fiver each really.....and its 10% off next weekend!!

mary



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20/8/2004 at 8:50am
 Location:  Blackpool
 Outfit: Abbey GTS 418+Defender 110
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Hi,

We have two solar lights at the entrance to our awning, I think they are a great idea.



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Sue


23/8/2004 at 10:14pm
 Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
 Outfit: Adria Win
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I've got a couple I bought 2 years ago - 2 for a tenner on our local market.

Very handy for illuminating the way in to the awning, esp. on sites with no lights like the farmers field we were on last week, avoids us trippng over pegs etc.



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Caz
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, just keep going till you go round the bend.


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23/8/2004 at 10:30pm
 Location: South East Scotland
 Outfit: 2006 Ace jubilee Equerry+Disco
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i brought a couple of these 2 weeks ago. hubby thought i was mad but soon changed his mind after recognising our tent in the howling rain amongst all the other tents.

all he was concerned about was whether we might of had some planes coming in to land on us. lol



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A balanced life is a glass of wine in each hand :O)



24/8/2004 at 10:40am
 Location: tyne and wear
 Outfit: cardinal clubman & Vango colorado dlx
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we bought two from a local garage and  if you leave the bottom ground spike off they fit on the top of our windbreak poles.

 

Shell.



24/8/2004 at 10:05pm
 Location: Cheltenham
 Outfit: Khyam Classic XL
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I've just bought 4 for our garden from homebase. I know it's sad, but I've told my little girl that the garden fairies are having a party. Must only drink when she's in bed from now on!!

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25/8/2004 at 2:06am
 Location: Hull
 Outfit: Elddis Typhoon xli
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<<<makes note { jules is a little bit of a fibber when inbreated (err drunk lolol)}

 



25/8/2004 at 5:06pm
 Location: Cheltenham
 Outfit: Khyam Classic XL
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It says on the box they need 8 hours of full sun to work, does that mean no light display in winter??? Gutted!

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25/8/2004 at 9:24pm
 Location: Shropshire North Wales borders
 Outfit: Adria Win
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Mine were working in Cornwall last week - some days it just poured with rain all day.

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Caz
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, just keep going till you go round the bend.


25/8/2004 at 9:55pm
 Location: Redditch Worcs
 Outfit: LV 6 VW & fishin gear
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Jules they will charge during normal daylight hours.  I bought one from a local market at £3.50.  Leave it on all night as a 'night light' inside the tent.  Great when you need to find the 'bucket with a lid' in the spare bedroom.

Breezy



26/8/2004 at 12:19am
 Location: Rainbows End - Caithness
 Outfit: None Entered
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We've had four solar lights in our garden for most of the summer.  Started to see them being used on camp sites usually at the entrance to people's awnings and tents.  A good idea - must get another couple for our next trip out.

Happy holidays

Hazel & Carr



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Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children.


26/8/2004 at 12:29pm
 Location: mid-wales
 Outfit: mercedes benimar motorhome
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We bought 3 at the Lincoln show they are great, we put them at the corners of the safari room so no-one trips over

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Glyn
NEC ASPERA TERRENT
WE WILL BE AT THE BENIBAR



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