Rubby Dubby
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« on: December 05, 2007, 10:56:57 PM » |
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I'm thinkin of gettin one of these new fangled headlights -the famed Princeton Tec Apex
been lookin on internet and quite fancied one from the states :), has anyone had one shipped over? was it much hassle, and how did you go on whith duty etc?
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smokey
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 11:03:05 PM » |
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I have an APEX PRO due any day now so wait a few days and will let you know,still should be cheaper even if i get stung for import duty and vat,having said that,i just got our lass a new snowboarding jacket from the usa.£150 over here,got it shipped for £70 from the us,but got hammered by customs,it worked out at about 47% which is scandelous.Phoned customs and said basically they charge what they like >:(
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2007, 11:05:02 PM » |
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somthing else to fil my case ith in may when the yorkshire branch of gamefish lovers go to giv the tarpooons a hiding next spring
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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2007, 11:10:17 PM » |
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I've been well advised to go for the newer PRO model.Comes with far superior batteries and light per charge ratio ;) |
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2007, 11:10:40 PM » |
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if were talking tek .has anyone seen one of those casting devices yet ?
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Rubby Dubby
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2007, 11:19:50 PM » |
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just had a look at the batteries for the newer model and they come in @ £4 each and it takes 2, don't kno if you can get rechargeables or not on that battery (CR123)
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2007, 02:52:48 AM » |
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Got both Tech and Tech Pro. The Tech come from America in 6 days and cost $80.00 all in, thats about £38. The Tech Pro takes 2 x CR123 batteries, you can get a charger and batteries for £15. The Tech is the better option, having 4 x AA batteries it has a longer duration although slightly heavier, you can hardly tell the difference. And AA rechargable batteries are plentiful.
Regards Col.
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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2007, 02:15:41 PM » |
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Batterys, try 7dayshop.com
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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2007, 02:24:55 PM » |
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hi all i got tec pro from states cost me 48 squid in total tell them to put gift on package to avoid paying tax got my battery charger and 4 batterys from hong kong for a 10 er light took a week battery's must of been on slow boat lol
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2007, 04:29:44 PM » |
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Cr123 rechargable batterys are £2.49 each and a charger is £6 ;) just ordered 4 batterys and charger ;D
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2007, 05:07:29 PM » |
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I just got one from the states for £34 then got stung for vat and a post office handling charge of £8 which I thought was expensive mine was marked as a gift also marked it in the 'other' box said they could not distinguish which was right so they charged me.
Got it from Light & Hostler
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2007, 05:42:33 PM » |
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I just got one from the states for £34 then got stung for vat and a post office handling charge of £8 which I thought was expensive
Apparently Parcelforce are breaking the law by holding your goods to ransom by demanding an £8 fee,i got stung for it with the snowboard jacket and read up on it quite a bit,there is a number you can phone and challenge them if you want ;) ;D |
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2007, 07:18:34 PM » |
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I have also been stung for VAT and parcelfarces' handling fee when i bought a Calcutta and Penn 545 from states, second hand off ebay. Still slightly cheaper than over here but only just.
Would be interested to know how anyone gets on with challenging Customs and Excise, they would only loose the claim anyway!!!
On the subject of head torches i recommend a very good cheap torch sold by Go outdoors who sell a LED Cybalite extreme headtorch for £7 if you have one of their discount cards. web site:
GOoutdoors.co.uk
It has 3 power settings and I find it fine for working on the farm at night, will pick out fox/rabbit at 100 yards on max power and you can use ordinary rechargeable AA batteries. Also v.comfy good beam pattern and lasts several hours on max power much longer on the lower power. the only slight issue I have is when batts are running low it just switches off although you still can switch it to the lower power settings so you are not left without a lot of reserve on the lower settings but unless you have the presence of mind to flick the button it could be a little compromising at the wrong moment hanging off a cliff etc.
I have no connection with this shop or company but it does seem to be a good cheap light even as a backup
Cheers optimist
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« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2007, 01:38:30 PM » |
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the cr123 batteries on the 7dayshop.com site are only 650mh but they are li-on ,does the li-on make up for the fact their only 650mh,or would you still need a2700mh in li-on to get plenty of fishing time? thanks for all your help ,i've almost made me mind up ;D
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« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2007, 08:26:28 PM » |
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netto has 4aa 2700mah batterys plus the charger for 4.99 on sale monday saw it in the advert with the weekly paper ( i dont shop there you understand )honest
i am going to camp there in the sunday night so i can get in first in the morning i bet the only have a couple of sets
wish i hadnt told you lot now only joking lol
my apex pro took 1 week £38.00 quid from u.s dropped it in first 20 mins into the session waited for low water but the sea ate it
now waiting for a new apex from the states £39.00 lucky for me this one takes the aa batterys in netto
hope this save you a few quid and leave me some i,m a late sleeper .
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« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2007, 09:20:58 PM » |
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I bought some rechargeable batteries from Lidle. They were rated 2500 MA and they were sheite. False economy, save yourself some cash in the long run and go for the main brands of Uniross, Energizer, or Duracell.
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« Reply #18 on: December 08, 2007, 12:57:57 PM » |
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Headlight arrived, no customs fees,the nice chap who sent it marked it at $20 value.Looks the biz but also looks like it will take some getting used to after using a tiga for so long ;)
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« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2007, 02:03:35 PM » |
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where did you get it from smokester
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