The
Great Outdoors.
Ah,
yes... a warm breeze in your hair, soft sand at your feet, and your
best friend standing next to you shouting “Let's kayak!” That's
what summer is all about, right? If you are nodding along with us
right now, but also sorrowfully checking your bank account to see if
that remaining £4.84 has acquired any interest since you last
looked, you might be feeling a pang of sadness. Fret not, fellow poor
person, as Aldi's new Specialbuy range of outdoor adventure stuff is
both awesome and delightfully cheap.
In
stores and online right now, the Outdoor Sports Specialbuy range
features a smorgasbord of items as varied as toys and things for the
kids, and wetsuits and body boards for the grown-ups. Available only
while stocks lasts (so be quick, eh?), the selection includes... an
eight foot
Trampoline (£67.99), a ten foot Quick Up Pool (£29.99), a Rainbow
Ring Play Centre (£29.99), a 3-in-1 Swingball set (£24.99), a
Soft
Archery Set (£19.99), a
Bodyboard
(£9.99), different sizes of wet suits, including
full
(£24.99), medium and large 'shorty' styles (£19.99), children’s
full length (£12.99), and children’s short length (£9.99), a
Team
GB Mini Tennis Set (£24.99), a badminton set with pop-up net
(£19.99), and a whopping great inflatable kayak (£39.99)! Guess
which of those we were sent.
The
kayak is bloody awesome. Obviously when presented with a list like
that above, and given the choice of what you'd like to play with,
you'd always opt for the inflatable boat – just so you have one
around the house in case of flooding (and we are based in York, so it
makes sense).
Measuring
more than three metres in length when inflated, the boat includes a
paddle (to stop you getting stuck up a certain creek) and also some
very handy sealed storage bays to keep your precious items dry. It is
strong enough to hold two adults (or 160kg), and only weighs 7kg
itself, making it light enough to lug around to get to the water's
edge. Or indeed to a party so your kids can play at pirates. Up to
you. Should the kiddos take the pirate thing literally and start
buckling their swashes a little too fiercely, the kayak also comes
with a repair kit. Phew.
Check
it out, along with all the rest, at www.aldi.co.uk