Yet more frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[McGee_22]

Whilst on vacuums - are Dyson still the best handhelds for getting up pet fur and hair or is that Shark thing any good?

[Sway]

Miele cat and dog..

We've three cats, and a long haired German shepherd/collie Cross.

We've been through Dyson, Miele, Shark and back to Miele.

Bagless is wk when it comes to vacuums, and the Miele brush bar/head sealing is really very good at getting everything up. Twice a day...

[RizzoTheRat]

Dibble said:

I had a look at the Dakar truck, and this was another “similar item” suggestion.

Would it be utterly pointless to buy one and build a shed on the back for a camper van (truck)?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174717769037

Nope

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Admittedly that's a newer MAN which are a bit more reliable, so here's a DAF as well

https://www.facebook.com/ThoseTruckingCelts/

[CaptainSlow]

McGee_22 said:

Whilst on vacuums - are Dyson still the best handhelds for getting up pet fur and hair or is that Shark thing any good?

I've recently replaced a Dyson with a Henry....much better and with a 5m hose can do the stairs with no lugging around.

[Dibble]

RizzoTheRat said:

Dibble said:

I had a look at the Dakar truck, and this was another “similar item” suggestion.

Would it be utterly pointless to buy one and build a shed on the back for a camper van (truck)?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174717769037

Nope

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Admittedly that's a newer MAN which are a bit more reliable, so here's a DAF as well

https://www.facebook.com/ThoseTruckingCelts/

Just read that thread and subscribed. £50k is a bit more than the Thule roof tent I was thinking of adding to my Saab! I’m able to retire in a bit and I keep coming back to the idea of a camper van (it’s going to be just me, or me and the pooch), so it wouldn’t need to be huge. I’m tempted to get a van and convert it how I want it, but I’m hopeless with anything mechanical or electrical!

There’s a guy on YouTube (Foresty Forest) who started off with a “soccer Mom” minivan, which he converted into a one man camper. It was pretty snug and he upgraded at the start of the year to a bigger van, which is also 4WD. He’s in the process of converting that, while he’s living in it and travelling round. He’s already got his bed, a fridge, diesel heater, storage, upgraded alternator, lithium battery, induction hob, roof vent/fan, interior lights. He doesn’t half graft, usually at about -15° in a Canadian Home Depot parking lot!

[McGee_22]

CaptainSlow said:

McGee_22 said:

Whilst on vacuums - are Dyson still the best handhelds for getting up pet fur and hair or is that Shark thing any good?

I've recently replaced a Dyson with a Henry....much better and with a 5m hose can do the stairs with no lugging around.

Can't find a Henry handheld anywhere

[pidsy]

lemansky said:

I've been racking my addled-brains for such a long time trying to remember where I had seen these fabulous model racing cars.

Cut a long story short (and forever resisting the urge to Google 'adult toys') I scrolled through nearly 300 pages of the previous Vol of this thread until I found it. Phew!

www.playforever.co.uk

I'm rather late to the party in here, admittedly, but it's on its way
Not sure I'll be able to stretch to the CNC Program range - who am I kidding? They are exquisite, but you can buy actual great cars for those prices - but I can see this becoming a habit.

How big is that?

[CaptainSlow]

McGee_22 said:

Can't find a Henry handheld anywhere

Sorry...missed the handheld bit.

[Glade]

Can't find the headphones thread... just ordered myself some Anker Sound core Liberty Air 2 Pro.

Currently £30 off, so £99.

Airpods copycat, with noise cancelling. Hopefully decent.

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/15...

[seefarr]

Glade said:

Can't find the headphones thread... just ordered myself some Anker Sound core Liberty Air 2 Pro.

Currently £30 off, so £99.

Airpods copycat, with noise cancelling. Hopefully decent.

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/15...

I once had a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 MR FQ-320 and that's only 6 words long but I loved it. Headphones with a name that's 7 words long, now they'll be amazing.

[hairy v]

pidsy said:

How big is that?

Length 150mm x Width 95mm x Height 70mm

[pidsy]

hairy v said:

pidsy said:

How big is that?

Length 150mm x Width 95mm x Height 70mm

Thanks. I think one would look good on a shelf with some other random stuff.

[Du1point8]

pidsy said:

hairy v said:

pidsy said:

How big is that?

Length 150mm x Width 95mm x Height 70mm

Thanks. I think one would look good on a shelf with some other random stuff.

I highly recommend the porker version... luft.

I have got the following for my son (20 months) to play with:







Im resisting a leadbelly and a turbo for myself.

[Parsnip]

McGee_22 said:

CaptainSlow said:

McGee_22 said:

Whilst on vacuums - are Dyson still the best handhelds for getting up pet fur and hair or is that Shark thing any good?

I've recently replaced a Dyson with a Henry....much better and with a 5m hose can do the stairs with no lugging around.

Can't find a Henry handheld anywhere

We have got a corded shark for big hoovering, plus a battery one for running around quickly - both do a decent enough job of keeping up with a Black Labrador in a house with sandy coloured carpets.

The cleaner also uses a (corded) shark.

Had a Dyson pet before and it seemed crap in comparison - not sure if the newer models are better.

The best thing though (especially on stairs) is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Premium-Portable-Res... - one sweep of it over the carpet and a load of black hair just appears. Very satisfying. You can also use it to write rude words or draw rude pictures in dog hair - bonus.

[lemansky]

Du1point8 said:

pidsy said:

hairy v said:

pidsy said:

How big is that?

Length 150mm x Width 95mm x Height 70mm

Thanks. I think one would look good on a shelf with some other random stuff.

I highly recommend the porker version... luft.

I have got the following for my son (20 months) to play with:







Im resisting a leadbelly and a turbo for myself.

Sorry, pidsy - I didn't see your earlier question. Think the website gives all the relevant details but as answered above, the car is some 6 inches long.

I couldn't resist a Leadbelly, either! Cars pictured together here but I've since placed them in display cabinet at my work with lots of other random things (great minds, and all that) and they look great.

[survivalist]

New intake for my M3. Gains are absolutely zero, just makes the intake noise louder under load.

[Harry Flashman]

pidsy said:

lemansky said:

I've been racking my addled-brains for such a long time trying to remember where I had seen these fabulous model racing cars.

Cut a long story short (and forever resisting the urge to Google 'adult toys') I scrolled through nearly 300 pages of the previous Vol of this thread until I found it. Phew!

www.playforever.co.uk

I'm rather late to the party in here, admittedly, but it's on its way
Not sure I'll be able to stretch to the CNC Program range - who am I kidding? They are exquisite, but you can buy actual great cars for those prices - but I can see this becoming a habit.

How big is that?

Oh my. I want all of those. All of them.

[ChemicalChaos]

I went to an antique store today to look at furniture and saw a magnificent mounted stag head for sale. This one was waaaay too expensive for me but since I've got back I've been looking at them online. I think one would perfectly finish off the study/man cave in my new house but the parents think I'm mad and my girlfriend is freaked out by the idea.
Someone talk me into/out of it please?

[lemansky]

Harry Flashman said:

pidsy said:

lemansky said:

I've been racking my addled-brains for such a long time trying to remember where I had seen these fabulous model racing cars.

Cut a long story short (and forever resisting the urge to Google 'adult toys') I scrolled through nearly 300 pages of the previous Vol of this thread until I found it. Phew!

www.playforever.co.uk

I'm rather late to the party in here, admittedly, but it's on its way
Not sure I'll be able to stretch to the CNC Program range - who am I kidding? They are exquisite, but you can buy actual great cars for those prices - but I can see this becoming a habit.

How big is that?

Oh my. I want all of those. All of them.

Cracking things! Very well made IMO and very tactile. Of course, most will be displayed rather than played with but I feel they'll withstand a lot of abuse, should the wee ones get hold of them (intentionally or not).

I saw the Emilio (Velocita) JPS-style race car a long time ago and just loved it, but it was always out of stock.
Got it now.

This colour of the Leadbelly model is really quite amazing in real life.
I know, I need to get out more.



£20-£30 for toy cars of this quality isn't even that expensive.
Love 'em!

[Ambleton]

survivalist said:

New intake for my M3. Gains are absolutely zero, just makes the intake noise louder under load.

Clearly you're in the wrong thread - frivolity would be buying this and not owning an M3.