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19 January 2010

A VERY BRITISH BUSINESS

I must have been a very good boy this year as Father Christmas very cleverly remembered what I wanted and duly delivered.

After a dampish night in Wanda halfway up Scafell Pike earlier in the year in, admittedly, pretty horrendous conditions, I had coveted Shirl's very lightweight bivi bag that she had bought from Winwood Outdoors. Unfortunately it was no longer possible to get the same bag and so I scoured the interwebbysphere for a similar product that was available in Britain and not stratospherically expensive.

Eventually I came up with the RAB Ultra Bivi:

RAB Ultra Bivi

Rather pleasingly it actually weighs less than the manufacturer states - just 201 grams in its little stuff sac: A trifle, to guarantee a warm dry sleep in the very worst that the British weather can chuck at little Wanda. It is very well made and has welded seams - so I was very impressed, especially considering the price.

But one thing did make me chuckle: The tag that came with the bag:

RAB ULTRA BIVI TAG

Is this RAB keeping "Johnny Foreigner" in his place?

8 comments:

  1. It's because all other countries speak english. Or maybe the powers that think they matter in Brussels have deemed all directions now have to be in english.
    Which ever its a good one.

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  2. They could save on printing costs by just printing it once!

    They could save on printing costs by just printing it once!

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  3. It makes perfect sense if you read it with the correct accent. Think "'Allo 'Allo!" and you're good to go.

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  4. Ho! Word = Whorenest
    Is this some arcane reference to Moany Liath and her sisterhood? Or am I still snow and iced in in the Scottish Bore-duhs and losing the plot once again? You be the judge ...

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  5. Alan: Or own country barely speaks our native tongue with any proficiency. Lord help the others.

    G&L: What what? :)

    BG: Love it!

    Humph: Where do I begin? I am of the firm opinion that you must refresh the comment button a zillion times to get these results. Respect, Sir!

    (Word = "Oyes"

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  6. BG! nailed it - Hilarious!

    Have fun with the Ultra bivy, Alan, it's a very solid piece of kit.

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  7. Dear Rab probably started out with good Euro-friendly intentions until he tried to find somebody who could translate circular toe section allows sleeping bag lofting into French and German.

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  8. Des: "circular toe sections...sleeping bag lofting..."

    I knew a girl who had those properties, but it was all a long time ago...

    Hendrik: "Have fun with... a very solid bit of kit" If I could find that girl again, I most certainly would Sir!

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