New purchases

[salokcinnodrog]

The new Bulin T4 is in use.

I think that I paid £20 for the original when I was fishing on Alton Water, so that makes it at least 5years ago. Not a bad life for it to wear away with plenty of use. The new one despite shopping around did cost £31 though.

Despite having the piezo ignition, the carbon builds up on the burner so it eventually stops sparking, or the button sticks, so I always have a lighter.

[BackInTheGame]

Just bought a set of Bitekeeper Cube alarms.  I am not so bothered about how customisable they are as most is just gimmicks but I honestly think rechargeable alarms should have been done a long time ago.  Arriving tomorrow so will see how they get on.  I did search the forum but didn't see anything on here about them.  

 

BiteKeeper Cube

[greekskii]

20 hours ago, BackInTheGame said:

Just bought a set of Bitekeeper Cube alarms.  I am not so bothered about how customisable they are as most is just gimmicks but I honestly think rechargeable alarms should have been done a long time ago.  Arriving tomorrow so will see how they get on.  I did search the forum but didn't see anything on here about them.  

 

BiteKeeper Cube

30 day battery life isn’t bad tbh. Assuming you did 4 full 24hrs a month you’d only recharge a few times a year. 

For me though carrying a spare battery or two is easier than having to recharge an alarm on the bank if you forget to recharge at home. Or it drains quicker than expected or something. 

[salokcinnodrog]

2 hours ago, greekskii said:

30 day battery life isn’t bad tbh. Assuming you did 4 full 24hrs a month you’d only recharge a few times a year. 

For me though carrying a spare battery or two is easier than having to recharge an alarm on the bank if you forget to recharge at home. Or it drains quicker than expected or something. 

That's me as well, it is easier to change batteries than recharge them on the bank. I already carry 3 powerbanks as low phone signal kills battery life faster. At the worst I can pop to the local shops and buy a set of square batteries to get me through.

 

 

Rechargeable batteries have a limited life, heat destroys them, cold they don't work so well, and don't charge either. Hot weather can literally cook them off.

23 hours ago, BackInTheGame said:

Just bought a set of Bitekeeper Cube alarms.  I am not so bothered about how customisable they are as most is just gimmicks but I honestly think rechargeable alarms should have been done a long time ago.  Arriving tomorrow so will see how they get on.  I did search the forum but didn't see anything on here about them.  

 

BiteKeeper Cube