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I use to use the Lucas LR9, i still use the BlueEye, and the Coleman 400,000, i have a brand new still boxed 1 million candle power lamp with the handle what turns into a tripod, the ones in the 80,s what you could buy from Argos, big lamp like a Blitz, to be honest i prefer the old school type lamps there more robust, and made better than alot of lamps made today. regards collie john.

I had the tripod style one too, albeit the 1500000cp version, think mine was made by sealey and you could lamp the moon with this thing lol glass lens though which was shit when you banged it and it broke, and if I wasn't such a fat c**t I'd have ended up on the road lamping from the motor.

Was that the Prolight mate ?, wish i had one of them still they were the business for the fast stuff on the wide open arable, and all for twenty notes

 

I think so mate they were 20 pounds at the time, there a bit big but on big open fields they are ideal. regards collie john.

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The best as a boy was an old Lucas headlight. I did some miles and caught some tackle with that. I have no idea where it went to, wish I still had it.

LUCAS LR9 AND LR14 I STILL GOT THE 2 OF UM ☺☺☺

 

 

lr9 was my favorite with a doorbell switch and my first attempt at walking the fields I used a flashing yellow light i pinched off some road works. Well you have to start some where :laugh: and I did turn the flash off . I didn't have a dog just wanted to see what was about

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When I visited the factory outlet in Dorking,.I was astonished to see, rows and rows of female Pakistani workers,..all sewing and assembling, waxproof jackets,...I never knew such things existed :blink:

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When I visited the factory outlet in Dorking,.I was astonished to see, rows and rows of female Pakistani workers,..all sewing and assembling, waxproof jackets,...I never knew such things existed :blink:

At the time,..these items were not considered to be on a par with the more expensive Barbour Thornproof,..but,.my wife still wears the WiseWear Leggings to this day,..so,..ya canny moan about that for good value :thumbs:

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Patched up a bit lol but still got 'em :D

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