Tuesday 29 September 2009

France again!

"Jacks off again to France"

Yep, he's off again and very happy to say the Camo Net's are now in full swing! With all the ranges we have here, hand making is something we're very keen on.

This does have a down side though..........just 1 of our reproduction Camo Net's net's will take between 3-5 days to complete from the very start to finish which means there are a limited amount of Camo Net's available before Malvern. So if your looking to get yours delivered or wanting to pick one up at Malvern order now!

We've had awesome feedback on our Camo Nets and a quick thank you to Andrew for letting us know his thoughts.

Monday 28 September 2009

Pain!?

"it erts..."

Now, to put you in the scope, we have tents ranging from weights of 5kg - 80kg+. We lift and inspect every single one along with all the poles.

So any injury or strain you would think would happen when we're here, well not to case. I sat on a chair......yes a chair on Saturday and my back went!?

Now I have come up with a really sensible way of dealing with it as it's happened a few times now (did fair bit of martial arts which started it years back).

1) My back goes - stand still
2) Say something - [bleep] sake
3) Positive attitude - Oh for gods sake... Grrrrr
4) Quick Moaning - Tell the wife and then get tea and coffee on demand and also means she won't ask me to do anything including changing the kids nappies.
5) Then just getting on with it knowing in 3 days I will be back to normal - tell the wife it takes 5 days.......well........it would be wrong if I didn't.....

Thursday 24 September 2009

France!

"Back from France"

Another trip over to France to drop off an order to the awesome Jean Pierre. Long day though and Jacks glad to be back - although he hates my coffee now??

He got pulled over by customs again coming back (they really like Jack) and got the usual questions and then sent him on his way.

Note: If you ever travel with Jack (anywhere abroad, by air, car or bus) expect to run late at the other end. He's just got one of those faces.....


Sam out...

Wednesday 23 September 2009

7 Days of no decent sleep......

I bet it will be 8 soon!

Well to explain, I have 2 little girls. One in 2 1/2 and the other is just over 6 months. They are absolute angels......however at night one of them (6 month old)....believes her daddy and mummy don't need sleep. She beleives night time is......in fact......another play time.

It's now been 7 days, I have bags under my eyes and the only thing I can think about is my warm duvet and my pillow with the added bonus of having to drink coffee to stay awake.

Now if you have kids then you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't got kids yet, you have all this to look forward to! haha

Monday 21 September 2009

Monday morning sure looks fine...

Monday morning sure looks fine...by Friday I have travelling on my mind..

Those of you of a certain age will know that is a great line from a Fleetwood Mac song.

But back to reality and Monday mornings are always fine as our email inbox is always full. Recently we have been asked for tents to be shipped to Paris, 250 ration crates shipped to New York. This no problem but alarm bells start to ring when the 'customer' is happy to pay £3000 to ship two pyramidals to Paris. When we say that we can do it for £200 they insist that they are happy to pay the £3000.

Then they email 'their' credit card details. But when you get back to them to say that you have just checked the cards and they are reported stolen....they seem to ignore us...

- was it something we said?!!

Friday 18 September 2009

The time has come...

Hi all,

Bargain time! We have some graded stock which is up for Auction on Ebay. There is a German Tent along with 3 Small Wall Tents so check it out and pick up a bargain! - If you would like to go there right now click here.

All the auctions end in 10 days or less from today so get there quick!

If you have any questions about any of the Graded items feel free to get in contact with us.

Thursday 17 September 2009

Something I'd like to share...

Hi again on this sunny Dorset Thursday morning - think our summer has finally arrived!

I read this yesterday evening and just made me laugh.

"Ex-asda employee is caught on camera licking (yes licking) a raw chicken before putting it on the selves for customers. The matter is now being investigated by the Police."


Bit of a mad thing to do but if your into that kind of thing..........

2 things ran through my head. 1) He has the chance of catching something 2) The customer who bought the chicken, will cook it and eat it. So doesn't that mean he is taking all the risks and any germs he's put on it will be killed by the customer cooking it??

Don't get me wrong I'm not going to say he should have done it and I don't remember that being taught in health and safety lol, but I always thought anything on the chicken would be killed in the oven...

I'd love to know everyone's thoughts, and also if I'm right or wrong let me know! sam@pathfinderdistribution.com.

Tuesday 15 September 2009

RARE GERMAN TENT!!!

A rare German tent is on it's way..........

Stay tuned to hear FIRST 1) What tent and 2) When it will be available for order.

This is going to be THE product for 2010!

Monday 14 September 2009

Why Mondays are great.....

Hi all,

Why the strange title? Are you that mad? Well, I believe Monday is an awesome day. Monday is the beginning of the working week and after a refreshing weekend is also the best day of the week to just "get it done"! It's also a fresh start every week. Monday is your beginning, Friday is the ending and the weekend is to refresh.

Just some of the things that make Mondays great: Looking forward to replying to emails from the weekend (you never know exactly what your going to get) and also you have the great opportunity to speak to many people from all walks of life on the phone everyday. A whole 5 days of working on solutions coming up with ideas doing all the normal paperwork and researching new products!

Now that's what I'm talking about!! Better yet we have awesome weather here again AND we also remembered to water the plants.........

Thursday 10 September 2009

Sun sun and more sun!

Great sunny weather today! Shades on: check Suncream: check.

All busy at the Pathfinder HQ today. We're now on facebook (although still learning our way around...), and the Pathfinder Group for World War II re-enactors is up and operational on Facebook as well! CLICK HERE and we'll meet you there

Feel free to join and you can also upload any of your images, videos or leave your comments for everyone to see and comment on.

We'll also let you know the latest news and any approaching events which may be of interest.

FIRST RELEASE OF INTEL: For the build up to Christmas we have a promotional code for 10% off any UK order. To get your 10% off either process your order through the website and enter the code: happy christmas (case sensitive) OR when you call to place your order you have to say: HAPPY CHRISTMAS!! and the 10% off is yours.

Wednesday 9 September 2009

Should I have stayed home?

After pulling out of my parking space....... I got stuck in traffic within 10 seconds. The road then narrows and some wise guy (you know who you are), thought it would be a good idea to drive half way through it while sitting in traffic.

Sat there for a good 10+ minutes before the traffic started to move and he FINALLY got out the sodding way!

Then I got stuck behind an old digger going at about 10 mph with no chance of overtaking thanks to the traffic on the other side.

Then peace. Back to 60mph and partly traffic free...............not for long! Got stuck AGAIN behind a couple going 35-40mph in a 60mph zone who thought going above 40mph means you HAVE to use your brake!?

Again, a load of traffic on the over side meant no chance to overtake. Finally I saw a window and FINALLY shifted into 3rd and drummed it past them.

End result: a 10 minute journey took 35 minutes instead.


Right that's my moaning over!! Other than that, it's a great looking day and full steam ahead as always.

Tuesday 8 September 2009

Operation Market Garden...

Not long before the 65th anniversary so make sure you have everything you need. It is a good time to make sure you have a British officers tents if you are away at the commemorations as they look the part! Also in stock are the flysheets and the groundsheets for them too. It is time to look right.

We were hoping to get Arnhem for the celebrations but we have just run out of time.

And finally, Sam's wife has just arrived with a huge packet of biscuits...time for tea!

Monday 7 September 2009

It's Monday!

Morning all and just getting over the Victory Show. The drive back wasn't as bad as the journey there - 4.5 hrs.

It was the first time that we have been there as last year we were half way when we got the call that it was cancelled. But it has to be one of the best shows of the year and if you have never been then make damn sure you do next year. It is a well focused show and had a nice feel to it.

The amount of aircraft that flew over was out of this world - Lanc, Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, B17 and of course the Vulcan! They just didn't do a flypast they were there to put on a display. The Pathfinder TV Crew (me) was there with their video camera and will upload the videos to YouTube in a while.

We had a good time and we done some great business with our German tents. I had a bit of luck with a German tent that we have been trying to track down for over a year...I have now sourced one and it will be the hit of 2010. More details to come.

And finally thanks to everyone who dropped in to say hi and thanks for their tents that they have used throughout the year. It is nice to know and we much appreciated it.

Friday 4 September 2009

Party Time!!

Jacks gone!

He's now on his way to the Victory Show, he'll be there later on today and fingers crossed for some good weather. Plus he's sporting his brand new Pathfinder cap! We'll have tea and coffee so feel free to come and say hello and check out Jacks new mustard colour cap.

Thursday 3 September 2009

Youtube Videos

We've just uploaded our first videos.

Just CLICK HERE and we'll see you there!

The First of many!!

Hello and welcome to the first......yes FIRST!! Pathfinder Distribution Blog.

We decided we wanted to feel "youthy" so here we are. Today we're getting things ready for The Victory Show and Sam's catching up on the website updating and Jacks asleep.......again, well he is getting older :)