Wind up Radio
- Thread starter matt
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I've had a freeplay driven "ranger" for about 3 years. To be honest i dont use it very much and only realy remembered i had it after reading your post. I havent touched it in 18 months, just turned it on and it works like a charm!
Lee Swords
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Worth every penny...no batteries and five minutes steady winding will power it for hours
Fred Blake
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Radio One winds me up no end...
Welsh Goff I Do luv My Sheep
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Matt i got a Freeplay Ranger as well its got a solar panel, wind up and a charger brilliant little radio.
Have had it 2 years, its full of plaster and paint and been dropped and knocked over a few times and its still going strong.
Have had it 2 years, its full of plaster and paint and been dropped and knocked over a few times and its still going strong.
What about the cheaper end of the market.
I've been looking at a cheap radio/torch
on ebay. I believe it says 90seconds winding gives you an hour radio play. Which is ok but when I'm dropping off in my bivvy I don't want to be getting up and indulging in 90 secs of vigorous winding !!
Welshy know where I can get a wind up sheep?
I don't mind getting vigorous with that.
I've been looking at a cheap radio/torch
on ebay. I believe it says 90seconds winding gives you an hour radio play. Which is ok but when I'm dropping off in my bivvy I don't want to be getting up and indulging in 90 secs of vigorous winding !!
Welshy know where I can get a wind up sheep?
I don't mind getting vigorous with that.
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Eric Hayes
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I cant see the point when 2 AA's last months. I do enough winding to get the fish in I don't want to do any more to get a F'in' radio to work.
I hear what your saying gentlemen but every one loves a gadget dont they? Now my wind up torch, thats a class act. The amount of batteries torches go through and me being a tight jock, suits me fine. More pennys for meths or buckfast.
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Barry Edney
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'I do enough winding to get the fish in'
You could be onto something here Eric. All you have to do is connect your reel to a radio!
You could be onto something here Eric. All you have to do is connect your reel to a radio!
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Rodney Wrestt
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I have the Sony version and it's does what it says on the tin, when the batteries go you can wind the handle for a couple of minutes and it'll be powered for a few hour, or use rechargeable ones and flick the switch to solar and it recharges these too.