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March 1, 2007
Note to contacts: ExtremeGB.com, the UK’s leading online retailer of outdoors and adventure goods, will be producing a series of press releases themed “Everything you need to go to ….”. This, the second, is themed “Everything you need to get through an airport delay”. If you have any themes you’d like us to develop for you, then we’ll help if we can.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET THROUGH AN AIRPORT DELAY: THINK MINDS AND BUMS ...
“Bing, bong … we regret to announce a delay to …”… they’re the airport announcer’s words that send a cold shudder down every parent’s spine.
“Sod’s Law says they’ll come at the end of a long hot day in the Mediterranean, in the queue for the 2250 to Gatwick, after a two hour coach ride to the airport,” said Edward Giles of ExtremeGB.com, the UK’s leading online retailer of outdoors and adventure goods.
“There’d be a scramble for chairs, but they’re all designed to prevent you getting comfortable, the food court is down to the last dregs, the bar’s full of smoke and hen parties – and somehow that marble floor is harder than it looks.
“The answer is to be prepared with a small carry-on bag that contains all the essentials to get you comfortably through the delay.”
ExtremeGB has produced a list of essentials that every family should consider packing in a rucksack for the inevitable delay.
“Minds and bums are the things that need looking after: boredom tests everybody’s patience, and somewhere to park your bum or lay your head will be at a premium,” said Edward.
“It may not be the first thing that springs to mind, but it’s worth investing in a portable DVD player, useful for the flight, but also for the delay. A Roadstar DVD player could be the answer - £139.99 with rechargeable battery pack, although you can usually find somewhere to plug it in in the departure lounge.
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/roadstar_dvd_7_screen_watch_n_go/
Just £5.98 buys a big piece of peace and comfort: the Thermafibre travel pillow is a comforting, soft pillow that can be compressed and stored in a tiny stuff-sack for easy carrying and storage, made from lightweight ripstop and silk-feel fabrics it packs into its own end pocket.
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/thermafibre_travel_pillow/
There are the inevitable messy moments, so a purpose made soft fibre Trek towel will be worth its weight - ideal for travel, sports, trekking or beach use. Its unique fabric - extremely soft to the touch – is a lightweight material treated with antibacterial formula.
It is ultra compact and highly absorbent, and dries eight times quicker than a standard beach towel, absorbing nine times its own weight in water. It comes in a ripstop carrier bag and costs from £12.49.
If it looks like a long haul on the airport floor, then the Life venture lightweight sleeping bag at £34.98 weighs just 860 grams.
There’s a range of them at http://www.outdoorgb.com/c/comfort_sleeping_bags/, and you’ll also find inflatable mattresses at http://www.outdoorgb.com/c/camping_mattresses/
And then you need somewhere to put it all. Solution? Waterproof backpack from Over-Board http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/overboard_waterproof_backpack/ or get the kids their very own Deuter backpack http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/deuter_ultra_bike_childs_backpack_10_lts/ As if ...
ExtremeGB also stocks walkie-talkies, child carriers, a wide range of carry and sleep equipment, bug killers, plus a vast array of gadgets and gizmos that will both entertain and make life easier during the delay.
ExtremeGB is part of the GB Group, an established online retailer providing marine equipment (www.sailgb.com), outdoor equipment (www.outdoorgb.com) and sports watches (www.watchesgb.com)
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
0161 929 0446 / 07788 978800
im@pressrelations.co.uk
www.extremegb.com
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