96fm come to say hello

The lads from the 96FM street fleet crew say hello to the Mahers Outdoor staff Kieran Bracken and Andrew Hutchinson on there recent visit. I must say we are looking good looking very good.

96FM in store tomorrow from 1 to 2pm

Hey guys the 96fm Street Fleet will be in-store tomorrow from One o'clock till Two o'clock. Listen in for a chance to get some freebies.

Petzl GriGri 2 RECALL

Morning Folks,
I have just received a letter from our suppliers of Petzl products.
They have issued a full recall of all Petzl GriGri 2's.
They general jist of it is;
"PETZL has discovered that exerting excessive force on the fully extended handle of the GRIGRI 2can cause internal damage, such that the handle may become stuck in the open position. Petzl is not aware of any accidents resulting from this. Petzl has increased the mechanical strenght of the handle on all GRIGRI2's since serial number 11137."

For any of our customers who have purchased a GRIGRI 2's Lyon equipment U.K. (our distributor) will deal direct with end-users via: grigri2@lyon.co.uk

The original GRIGRI is not affected by this recall.
If you have any further details please contact us on; 021-4279233.

Scout pack great offer.

So its that time of the year again when the scout leaders are up in the scout hall till all hours getting the gear ready for your annual trip abroad or around Ireland.

So if your looking for gear to get, boy do we have gear for you. At the moment we have a fantastic deal that even Baden Powell would be proud of.

While stocks last we have a fantastic scout pack offer. You get a

-Gelert 55ltr pack

This rucksack is a perfect size for any Scout camp. I was a scout leader back in the day and I know that any more and you're going to be seeing your kid come home with a sore back. The bag its self is a solid bit of kit. It will last you till you're a leader, if you're a leader, it will last you till your the chief scout and if you're the chief scout am.... well done

-Gelert Tryfan 300.

The Tryfan 300 is a solid sleeping bag and is the perfect bag for scouts. My buddies have it since they were in cubs, there now 25/26...how bad.

You can't go away camping and not have a knife fork and a spoon so we threw a set in.

For night when you sleep, (if you a normal person), we have a ground mat so you can sleep comfy.

When you're thrown out in to the woods and told, "see ya in the morning", just bring your survival bag and have a fantastic,dry nights sleep.

Just in case you get lost we decided to give ya a whistle as well

all for just €80...how bad indeed.

While stocks last guys so hurry hurry hurry

* this pack is not endorsed by the Scouting Association Ireland, it's endorsed by us, which is nice. (we are former scouts)

Cycle and running gear special offers

Some great deals in store on cycling and running kits.

This comfortable running top is called the Digi Board it is a simple no frizzls top (less the better) it comes in a few colours & i put a few down below so you can see.

These days shorts come in many shapes and sizes but the funny thing is that running shorts have never changed its the way they are funny bunch. The great thing is this will only cost you. 25 euro

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"Cycle clothing - it's for cycling in - don't wear it on the bus. It's nice."

Andrew Hutchinson. Mahers outdoor staff member of the month March 2011
So anyway its Kieran here again back to normal programming.

I''ll give you a little bit of info on the cycle gear, at the moment we have a great deal if you buy the top and the shorts they will only come to a mere 50 euro.

THATS RIGHT A MERE 50 EURO.

The cycle top is a fairly awesome cycle top as normal ones apply it has the pocket in the back for energy bars, radio, water bottles, tubes and other bits and pieces.

I know its not a massive deal but they do have some nice colours on them to make you look bike street wise.

The shorts are normal bike shorts with a nice tight fit. The great thing about the shorts is the padding for the extra comfort is built in with coolmax so it wicks the sweat away at a fairly rapid pase.

SEE YOU LATER YOU LITTLE ACTIVE BUNNYS.

CIAO AMIGO KIERAN BUT MOSTLY ANDY

Sheep - The evolutionary story.

Evolution rules - Sheep live in special climate where temperatures go from very cold in winter to very hot in summer - sheep evolve special wool that deals with all these conditions, allowing sheep to stay warm when cold and cool when too hot - we steal wool from said sheep and turn it into clothing of varying thicknesses for different times of year to make it even more effective for us - And there you go, we have merino wool from Smartwool.

This stuff really is the business - In my case it takes weeks of wear for it to develop even the slightest whiff of body odour (but then i smell real nice) - In fact i personally gave up (not washing it) after 5 weeks (3-4 wears per week) with no whiff - it will smell eventually but it makes it great stuff for multiple day/week hikes/bike rides etc and it means that with it getting washed less often it should last longer as well.

Anyway, i love the stuff and so will you if you give it a go.

Zorro.

FATHERS DAY GIFT IDEAS

OK KIDS AND MOMS YOU KNOW WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS, YA THATS RIGHT ITS FATHERS DAY THIS SUNDAY SO YOU BETTER GIVE SOME R.E.S.P.E.C.T FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO HIM R.E.S.P.E.C.T TAKE CARE OF D.A.D

SO IF HE IS INTO THE OUTDOORS OR JUST LIKES GEAR BOY DO WE HAVE STUFF FOR HIM.

WHERE DO WE START, HOW ABOUT WHAT EVERY MAN NEEDS TO BE A MAN, A KNIFE. A GOOD SELECTION OF KNIVES FROM VICTORNOIX AND LEATHERMAN




WHERE WOULD HE BE WITHOUT A HEADLIGHT, IN THE DARK THATS WHERE. HA HA HA . I LOVE MY JOKES.

BUT THERE ARE SOME LOVELY TORCHES IN STORE FROM CHEAP AND CHEERFUL
TO SAVAGE PETZL ONES. ALL OF THE HEAD TORCHES ARE FANTASTIC FOR NIGHT NAV OR JUST FINDING THINGS IN THE TENT.

IF YOUR DAD IS LIKE ME AND LIKES TO BE KEPT UP WITH THE TRENDS OF BEING IN STYLE AND BEING SUPER COOL WHY NOT BE SUPER DUPER COOL WITH OUR AWESOME WATER BOTTLES FROM CONTIGO THE LEAK PROOF BOTTLE AND LEAK PROOF HAND HELD FLASK. THEY ARE ALL THE RAGE.

ANOTHER BOTTLE WE HAVE IN STORE IS CALLED THE BOBBLE, THIS IS JUST LIKE A NORMAL BOTTLE BUT WITH A FILTER TO CLEAN ALL THE DIRT IN THE WATER.

WE HAVE LOADS OF FLASKS TOO. FROM .35LTRS TO 1.0LTRS LOVELY FOR A COLD DAY ON THE MOUNTAIN.

OK SO IF HE IS A BOOK WORM WE HAVE LOADS OF BOOKS, EVERYTHING FROM MOUNTAINS IN IRELAND TO TALES AND GUIDES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.


WHAT IS FATHERS DAY WITHOUT SOCKS.

AND SINCE WE ARE THE SHOP FOR THE DAY IN HAND WE HAVE IDEAL SOCKS FOR HIM FROM THE BRANDS BRIDGEDALE, SMARTWOOL AND THE NORTH FACE..
NOTHING SAYS HAPPY FATHERS DAY LIKE A GOOD OLD PAIR OF SOCKS...

LAST BUT NOT LEAST ITS WHAT EVERY MAHERS OUTDOOR EMPLOYEE HAS IN HIS POCKET "THE HIP FLASK", WHEN EVER HE FEELS DOWN AND OUT HE'LL KNOW HAPPINESS IS JUST A SWIG AWAY.

THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO OUR BUDDY FROM OUR SISTER SHOP ROB LEAHY

I CAN'T FIND ONE WITH HIS KID AND I THINK HE WOULDN'T LIKE A PHOTO OF HIS BABY ON YOUR BLOG. INSTEAD HERE IS ONE OF HIM WITH A TROPHY ITS A LOVELY TROPHY.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY ROB AND TO ALL DADS OUT THERE AND DADS TO BE.

FROM ALL AT MAHERS OUTDOOR.

SUN GLASSES NOW IN STOCK

HEY GUYS SUNGLASSES NOW IN STOCK FROM DIRTY DOG AND JULBO
THERE ARE SOME SAVAGE STYLES AND COLOURS IN SO AS THE BEASTIE BOYS SAY CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK THEM OUT.

THE DIRTY DOG GLASSES ARE ALL POLARISED AND ALL AT A FANTASTIC PRICE.

DIRTY DOG SUNGLASSES ARE GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU LOOK COOL. FACT.

Mahers staff tent of the month

So after much debate and deliberation but no fisty cuffs, we have decided that the tent of the season is the Vango Icarus 500. This fantastic five man tent that is fairly easy to erect, ten to twenty minutes and its up - with three of the same size poles so you can't get confused,it's one of the most comfortable tents that you can get for family weekend or week camping . The waterproofing on the material is 3000m hydrostatic head (very waterproof).

One of the greatest things about this tent is the porch space is so massive that you could have a Mini festival in it. With a bath tub groundsheet this makes the ease of sitting down after a hard day of camping!!! and not worrying about streams of water running through the tent and you running around the porch like a lu la trying to lift things off the floor trying to keep everything dry.

When it comes to height in a tent with me its usually me bending my neck walking around tents (being six foot four it happens a fair bit in tents) but with the Icarus i don't have to do this at all which is fantastic cause at times it gets annoying so two thumbs up at that.

The pack size of the tent is a normal size - there is nothing amazing about it. Weight wise it comes in at 13.7 kg (not to bad)

One of the greatest things about the Icarus 500 is that on a extremely windy day/night what the tents offers is a tension band system (tbs) which straightens the poles making your tent much stiffer so it doesn't move.

Its up in the store so come in and check it out.

see ya later. kieran.

BRIDGEDALE BAMBOO SOCKS 3 FOR THE PRICE OF 2

A FANTASTIC OFFER FOR YOU THIS WEEK AT MAHERS OUTDOOR.

THIS WEEK WE HAVE UNBELIEVABLE VALUE ON BRIDGEDALE BAMBOO SOCKS.

UNTIL STOCK LASTS ITS 3 FOR THE PRICE OF 2 ON BRIDGEDALE BAMBOO SOCKS ONLY.

COME IN FAST BEFORE THEY'RE ALL GONE.

HERE ARE SOME LOVELY PHOTOS I BORROWED OFF THE NET.

WOMENS

THE BAMBOO INFO :

THESE COOL, COMFORTABLE SOCKS ARE KNIT USING QUICK DRYING BAMBOO YARNS, BAMBOO FEELS SILKY SOFT AND KEEPS FEET FEELING FRESH WITH IT'SNATURALLY ANTI-MIRCOBIAL PROPERTIES. BAMBOO AND COOLMAX (R) WICKS MOISTURE AWAY FROM YOUR FOOT GIVING LASTING, ALL DAY COMFORT.

FIBRE CONTENT:

35% BAMBOO

35% COOLMAX/POLYESTER

29%NYLON/POLYAMIDE

1% LYCRA/ELASTANE



MENS

FOOTWEAR 20% OFF SALE THIS WEEKEND.

THIS WEEKEND WE AT MAHERS OUTDOOR SHOP ARE HAVING A 20% OFF ALL FOOTWEAR OFFER SO MEINDL, THE NORTH FACE, COLUMBIA, BERGHAUS, TEVA, HI-TEC ARE ALL IN NO JOKE. IT WILL BE ON FROM FRIDAY MORNING AT 9 30 TIL SUNDAY 5 30. SO NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR PAIR OF BOOTS OR SHOES.... OR SANDELS OR....... ROCK SHOES.

Berghaus items massive savings with awesome photos of kieran. And oh ya brian

This is a photo of me looking kinda dapper if i must say so
my self.

This summer this layering Berghaus power stretch top

is all they're wearing in Italy

IT WAS 60

NOW A MASSIVE 40 ONLY WHO'D BE DIRTY?

YES ITS ME AGAIN CAUSE I LOVE MY SELF, GET OVER IT.

Note: In this shot i am wearing a size medium, i am not fat.

I am working out my body in the gym but not looking for that over muscle look . Ya know what i mean.

here is a photo to show you what i mean.




The jacket is fairly nice a belay jacket with stretch panels on the side

it is called the Chulu jacket a nice warm jacket with a fairly fantastic fit

come in and try it on.

It was 120 euro

NOW ITS ONLY 70 EURO

Above is Brian he thinks he is a model but in fact he is a Mommy's boy. He is sporting a lovely black sleeveless Berghaus top.

It was 40 EURO

NOW ITS ONLY 30 EURO

SAVAGE PRICE FOR A SAVAGE BIT OF KIT.

Now he is wearing a blue tech tee.

This blue tech tee is only in blue.

It wicks the sweat away and helps your skin which is nice.

GET THIS THO IT WAS 40 EURO

NOW ONLY A MEAR 20 YA THAT'S RIGHT 20 BUCKS (EURO) WHAT A PRICE.

In this one Bri as you now know him is wearing the Berghaus Optimal soft shell jacket. (blaze red).

It should be 90 euro

HOW ABOUT 6O EURO FOR YOU NICE PRICE YA, YOUR WELCOME.

LOVELY FIT LOVELY FEEL . ITS SAVAGE CABBAGE

All models are available to work for photo shoots if needed but they are not cheep.