OT Halfords

Aug 19, 2005 6 Replies
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You all know I don't work for Halfrauds and have a healthy contempt for the organisation (especially as my local motor factor across the road from them recently died a Halfrauds inflicted death).



But their current deals on camping gear (and some other bits and bobs) are insanely cheap. I went to the till with a sub 3kg 2 man tent that I thought was cheap at =A325 to find it was =A312.50. I also bought one of those inflatable sleeping mats (which are more comfy, lighter and less bulky to carry than the oldskool roll up ones) for a tenner. Then I found a sleeping bag that both packs smaller and is lighter than the =A350 karrimor one I was considering, but for =A315.



I'm not that serious about camping and I've already got all the camping gear I need but everything I bought is a lot lighter and smaller than what I already have and I'm off backpacking soon so Halfrauds saved me a bloody fortune.



Oh and I noticed they had Thule bike racks for =A320 as well which is bloody cheap, especially for that brand. Probably some other diamond deals but I can't stand to be inside a Halfrauds store for too long so I grabbed the bargains and left!



But their current deals on camping gear (and some other bits and bobs) are insanely cheap.

We did the same thing at the end of last summer. Massive 4 man tent for something like £40 I think it was. Still havent used it properly, but hopefully going touring in the MR2 next month :)

How do you get a 4 man tent in an MR2 ???

Pretty damn easily actually. The MR2s boot is a really good shape for putting stuff like that in, not to mention theres a boot at the front too for putting smaller things in!

It's all planned and we reckon we can everything we need for a week into the MR2!

Quite a few - the Charlie Browns / Motorwold type places certainly do in the larger branches.

How many Autofactors sell camping gear?

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