tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post3431055951195162672..comments2016-07-04T12:47:19.119-07:00Comments on My Old Toys: Adventure KitDennis Sistersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01376788746883818251noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-75039655857362351032016-05-05T02:52:06.558-07:002016-05-05T02:52:06.558-07:00Weirdly, when I read this back now I can still sme...Weirdly, when I read this back now I can still smell the plastic! I'm not sure I ever actually used the camera - I was probably told that film was expensive, "so maybe for your birthday..."...by which time I'd have moved on. Or else been put off by the idea of waiting two weeks for the results to come back from Boots. <br /> Dennis Sistersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376788746883818251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-11161716579694903082012-12-19T04:53:29.205-08:002012-12-19T04:53:29.205-08:00Brilliant. For some reason I was just thinking of ...Brilliant. For some reason I was just thinking of the Adventure Kit and how I longed for it as a kid. For some reason I never actually got it - perhaps my parents realised it was as bad as you describe Denis! As I never got one, I never had my dreams shattered ... that was until now. I guess at 47 I'm in a better place to handle the news now! :-) Oh how I longed for this when I was young!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113530987053332421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-13579632338911629802012-12-19T04:52:58.721-08:002012-12-19T04:52:58.721-08:00Brilliant. For some reason I was just thinking of ...Brilliant. For some reason I was just thinking of the Adventure Kit and how I longed for it as a kid. For some reason I never actually got it - perhaps my parents realised it was as bad as you describe Denis! As I never got one, I never had my dreams shattered ... that was until now. I guess at 47 I'm in a better place to handle the news now! :-) Oh how I longed for this when I was young!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113530987053332421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-65929646145399219532012-09-27T14:18:28.371-07:002012-09-27T14:18:28.371-07:00Oh man, i didn't recall this adventure kit unt...Oh man, i didn't recall this adventure kit until i stumbled upon this site. thank you for some kinda strange memories....bonkthewonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305265173138888725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-4509428333200450292012-01-11T03:31:14.740-08:002012-01-11T03:31:14.740-08:00I think it says something about the (safer?) times...I think it says something about the (safer?) times that it was totaly normal for a kid to receive a penknife as a gift. (creating 'spears' hacking at branches and bits of wood etc)zardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864403764963575160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-70687778318736754782012-01-11T03:30:58.614-08:002012-01-11T03:30:58.614-08:00I think it says something about the (safer?) times...I think it says something about the (safer?) times that it was totaly normal for a kid to receive a penknife as a gift. (creating 'spears' hacking at branches and bits of wood etc)zardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864403764963575160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-10395060619738471342011-11-22T11:30:43.697-08:002011-11-22T11:30:43.697-08:00I wanted it for the penknife. My parents did not k...I wanted it for the penknife. My parents did not know that it contained a knife until I got it. :)Arranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893602645515980959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26881378.post-14831494788994739542011-10-25T14:16:41.905-07:002011-10-25T14:16:41.905-07:00I had an adventure kit back in the 70's, it wa...I had an adventure kit back in the 70's, it was great, I don't remember everything in it but know there was a water bottle, binoculars and a REAL penknifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com