Trekdiary

A good performer with some shortcomings - but a sensible purchase, 26 Jan 2013

My wife and I have both these Winter Wise ice-traction devices and the Yaktrax models. Both give excellent grip on slippery surfaces of smooth ice and close-packed snow. One might almost say better than in the dry! Of the two the Yaktrax are the more problem-free but I prefer these ones. Why? Well there are several advantages which for me outweigh the disadvantages.

Cons: They will occasionally shed either one of the yellow plastic studs or the steel core of a stud, so needing repair. In soft snow, where you can walk without slipping and buried obstacles are present, it is possible to shed a whole unit and fail to notice it missing for some time (also true of Yaktrax)… Read more

An excellent GPS unit with a poor user manual, 26 Jan 2013

Garmin took several useful steps forward when they released the new units in the UK in October 2010 (the eTrex 10,20,30 models). 1....They are far more competent in holding a signal. On one path in a particularly tricky location my eTrex 10 will now accurately map about 2/3 of the path. Previously this same path (in a steep-sided valley side covered in trees) caused total loss of location using an eTrex H, using a GPS60 and using a Geko. 2....The track files are now stored in a public domain .gpx format instead of a Garmin proprietary format, making for easy use on Google Maps and the like. 3....The battery life is one of the best available. 4....The control buttons and thumbstick are… Read more

Remington beard trimmer, 8 Aug 2012

A pleasant trimmer to use but mine, like many others, had the battery fail in less than a year. The battery is non-replaceable, so you can then throw away the trimmer!
Waste of money. Buy a better make.