Range Rover Lifestyle Accessories

These pages sponsored by Land Rover Lifestyle Magazine -- the first US-based Rover magazine. Enthusiast owned, it deals with real-life Rover owners and adventures. Money-back guarantee!

Range Rover owners enjoy the finer aspects of life, and always seek the best solution to every problem. Their desire for the best is often misunderstood by owners of lesser off-road vehicles. This page is an attempt to pull together a selection of products and services that augment the Range Rover lifestyle. We do not expect owners of inferior vehicles to appreciate these items, but Range Rover owners will instantly identify with them as the most efficient solutions to the tasks at hand. Many providers of goods and services listed here are not only the best and most cost-effective available.

The long journey to the trailhead is a pleasurable experience in a Range Rover. It's even more enjoyable and productive if you listen to a good book, podcast or music along the way.

Amazon.com Books on Tape and Amazon.com Books on CD and Amazon Digital Book Downloads. Amazon is an outstanding sources for thousands of titles on audio cassette and audio CD, including the latest bestsellers.

Audible.com is the Web's number one provider of premium spoken word digital audio. They offer instantly downloadable best selling audiobooks, recordings of newspapers and magazines, speeches, original comedy, and more. Audible's library of more than 18,000 titles has so mething for all Range Rover owners. You can search for the titles you want, download them and listen to them on devices such as your AudibleReady MP3 player, Apple iPod, Palm Handheld, Pocket PC, computer desktop or on CDs you burn yourself.

Audible UK does the same thing for British Range Rover Owners. This is the destination for digital audio entertainment that you can listen to anytime, anywhere. Over 7,000 audio Programmes are available, including digital audio books, audio magazines, newspapers, radio shows and more. Download and listen on your PC, iPod or any other compatible MP3 player or CDs you burn yourself. Their special deals include a free iPod just for signing up!

Napster is the premier on-demand music service -- it's back and this time it's legal! Napster members can listen to and download an unlimited amount of music without paying 99 cents per song. For $9.95 a month, download as much music as you want to your computer. For $14.95 a month (the price of buying one CD a month), you can also transfer it to your MP3 player. Search for your favorite artists, discover new music and get the latest releases as soon as they come out. Members can also choose from over 50 commercial-free radio stations, create custom playlists to share with friends. Members can also enjoy Napster on your home stereo. It's Fast, Safe and Legal.

Computing

IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads are the Range Rover of Notebook Computers. Oriented towards business owners who cannot afford to mess with the flaky bottom-end models used as loss leaders in the Sunday paper ads, by the stores, they are extremely competitive in terms of price (with other brands of comparable computing power) but streets ahead in serious features, build quality, ruggedness and data security. Every review I have read applauds the sturdy design and build, superb keyboard, class-leading user interface and in-computer instruction manual. PC Magazine usually rates them as best buys. RangeRovers.net has always been built and maintained from my own ThinkPad (I have just ordered my fourth one to upgrade to -- an R52 model). The latest models incorporate such amazing features (not found on other brands) as fingerprint readers for security, and "airbag-like" technology for parking the disk drive heads and protecting the disk from damage when a physical shock (such as dropping the notebook) is detected. The TrackPoint mouse pointer system keeps your fingers on the keyboard and makes the conventional touchpad seem like an awkward stone-age relic (all ThinkPads include both, so you can keep using the slow method if you wish!). A System Migration Assistant greatly eases the task of transferring your files and programs from another computer. The recent sale by IBM of a majority stake in its ThinkPad operation to Chinese maker Lenovo only increases the likelihood that these computers will remain competitive in price while drawing upon IBM expertise, innovation and reliability (Lenovo has moved its Notebook Computer headquarters to the US to take advantage of the new relationship). All in all, I can personally and unreservedly recommend these computers as the best available and the standard by which all others are judged.

Consumer Electronics, Home Theater & TV

Sony is about as good as it gets in home electronics and theater. you can't go far wrong with their products. I have tested their monitors side by side with compoetitors in the store, and they always have the edge in image quality. I shot the Lake Lahontan Expedition video on a 3-chip Sony DV camcorder, and the results are superb. Definitely the Range Rover of TV and audio! Their direct "Sony Style" retail outlet accessed by the link herein (with both online and brick and mortar stores) is the best place to get Sony products, with discount pricing that is very hard to beat.

Buy.com is rapidly becoming the world's best place to shop for brand name consumer electronics. You can trust their name, and they deliver. They also carry a staggering array of goods -- almost anything you can think of -- and all of it at amazingly low prices.

Ninjatickets.com: A Web 2.0 ticket company that's owned by fellow Range Rover enthusiast Cliff Mark.

Range Rover Owners like to stay fit. I recently found a source for top quality excercise equipment -- treadmills, home gyms, elliptical trainers and similar items, sold Factory Direct as low as 40% - 45% off list price. You can even design your own smooth treadmill! The treadmills from SmoothFitness.com are top ranked by Prevention Magazine, Treadmill Doctor and Runner's World. SmoothFitness.com is the largest volume seller of quality exercise equipment on the Internet. They have been in the fitness equipment business for over 19 years and have been selling on the Internet for over 5 years. The company consists of 10 Web sites, 4 retail stores and 3 national warehouses. In addition, they also offer their EVO Fitness products through their network of dealers and specialty fitness stores. Their fitness equipment is backed with a 30-day, "No Questions Asked - Money Back Guarantee." They take the risk out of buying online. They offer nationwide service support with over 600 authorized service technicians, and have the most extensive warranties in the industry (including 10 years on treadmill motors and lifetime on home gyms).

Expeditions and Off-Road Training

RangeRovers.net Expedition Training is now available for private individuals or groups, combining classroom training with practical driving experience. The sessions are aimed at preparing yourself and your vehicle for safe, environmentally responsible off pavement expeditions in remote areas.

Seminars are held at the new RangeRovers.net facility in the San Francisco Bay Area that was formerly used for such famous events as the 1999 Land Rover Trek, and has since been a venue for Land Rover dealer customer events.

Off Roving.com organizes off road expeditions and training specifically geared to late model Range Rover owners. Options include:

Family Crests and Coats of Arms
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Signature Wines: Get fine wines with labels featuring your own coat of arms, which they will find for you for free.

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PHILLIP'S 1-800FLORALS provides Worldwide, Guaranteed delivery of flowers and floral products. These are perfect for helping prepare your spouse for an imminent Range Rover purchase, as well as for any other occasion (or even no occasion). PHILLIP'S 1-800FLORALS lets you search conveniently by product, occasion and price range. This company has some of the most impressive customer testimonials you will see anywhere; a couple of examples appear below.
“I was a little nervous ordering flowers over the internet...but the flower arrangement was huge, stunning, outstanding. I was very pleased..."
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Gourmet Food
Caviara.com is the premier caviar and luxury gourmet foods shop, featuring such products as Russian and American Caviar, Foie Gras and Truffles, Smoked Salmon, Oils, Tea/Coffee and Chocolates. Also available are Caviar and Gourmet Food Samplers, Gifts, Gift Baskets and Gift Certificates.

Dan's Chocolates makes fresh gourmet chocolates using a combination of European and American ingredients. Their hand-made gourmet truffles feature fresh cream, fruits, and nuts for the most discerning chocolate connoisseur. Each petite truffle has a thin, delicate shell surrounding an interior of creamy chocolate or ganache. They offer their premium quality chocolates in over 200 different gift boxes for every occasion, lifestyle or event from Happy Birthday to Gardening. This adds a personal touch to the gift giving experience. They also donate a portion of every sale to one of their charitable partners, and have done so since their founding day.

The Flying Noodle has been selling gourmet pastas and sauces online since 1995. They have been featured on The Today Show (twice), The Food TV Network, Time Magazine, USA Today, Boston Globe, LA Times, Business Week and many other well- known publications. Aside from terrific products, they have excellent customer service and a fun, informative web-site.

High-Technology Lifestyle Accessories
The Sharper Image is the premiere supplier of new, technologically innovative, high-quality products that make life easier and more enjoyable -- including many proprietary products developed by the company's product development group (Sharper Image Design). Readers in the UK and Europe can access the special Sharper Image UK website to enjoy fast local delivery throughout Britain and Europe.

Home-Delivered Groceries
Safeway.com makes it easy to get quality groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood delivered to homes and businesses. Great for Range Rover Owners short on time or anyone that wants a quick and easy way to do the weekly grocery shopping. All first time customers get $10 off their order of $100 or more. Delivery available in the following regions: Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; San Francisco/Bay Area, CA; Sacramento, CA.

Vons.com provide the same home delivery service and the $10-off deal in the following regions: Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; Las Vegas, NV

Investment Tools

Value Line is best known for The Value Line Investment Survey, the most widely used independent investment service in the world. The company now publishes more than a dozen print and electronic products utilized by more than half-a-million investors for timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles. Peter Lynch says Value Line is the next best thing to having your own private securities analyst.

The Financial Times of London is unrivalled when it comes to the truly international perspective on the financial world needed my today's businessmen and investors. They now have a special offer whereby you can get a 4 week risk free subscription

TurboTax - #1 rated, #1 selling tax software -- maximize your deductions while supporting Rangerovers.net! E-filing included in all versions, for the fastest possible refunds.

Forbes Magazine - is widely acknowledged to be the best weekly business and financial magazine available. By subscribing through Rangerovers.net you can now save 77% and get a "Free Personal Investing Guide".Forbes also publishes Al Frank's The Prudent Speculator -- helping investors find Value Stocks in any market. Ranked #1 by Hulbert Digest for 10, 15 and 20 years (including a return of 107% in 2003).

Dow Theory Forecasts is an investment newsletter which, since 1946, has been recommending market-beating stocks that do not involve undue risk. It has one of the nation's oldest and most respected performance records. For example, its "Focus List" of top recommendations for 12-month gains has handily outperformed the major stock market averages in both up and down markets. They offer a free 30-day trial subscription.

Land Rover Gear
Land Rover Gear is the Genuine range of Land Rover and Range Rover lifestyle accessories. Ranging from expedition gear and accessories to clothing, mugs, models, and luggage, Land Rover gear is specially designed and tested by Land Rover to ensure it meets their standards of quality and ruggedness. Starting in October 2004, British Pacific is the exclusive non-dealer source for Land Rover Gear in the United States, with prices that beat the dealers every time. Their range also includes many items not even available through the US dealer network.

Magazines
Land Rover Lifestyle Magazine -- the first US-based Rover magazine. Enthusiast owned, it deals with real-life Rover owners and adventures. Money-back guarantee!

The Oregon Knife Shop features Victorinox Swiss Army Knives, Leatherman Tools, Zippo Lighters, Swiss-made Wenger Watches, Bear Hunting Knives etc, all at highly discounted prices. They have been selling online since 1998 and have thousands of satisfied customers, earning the Yahoo 5-Start Top Service Award every year of operation. Their site also features a proprietary Knife Finder Search Tool, and they offer a variety of other services such as personalized engraving.

Music
Napster - fast, safe and legal. Over 2 million tracks! They now offer a 7 day free trial, during which time you can download as many songs, legally, as you wish. After that the monthly subscription of $9.95 gives you access to unlimited downloads!!

One-Stop Shopping
UK:

JD Williams, better value, better choice - 10% off first order Williams is the UK's leading direct home shopping company, operating over 20 successful catalogue brands, with over 2 million customers. Our websites offer a huge selection of clothing and other products for all ages and sizes. All our clothes are designed to provide the best fit at the best possible value, and we are specialists in the area of larger size womenswear.

Pricerunner.co.uk offers a unique price comparison service. I don't usually allow changing banners on this site, but theirs says it all.

USA:
Buy.com is a leading e-commerce company focused on providing its customers with a positive shopping experience and a broad selection of high-quality technology and entertainment retail goods at competitive prices. We offer approximately 2 million products in a range of categories including:
• Consumer electronics

• Computer hardware and software
• Books, DVD and Music CDs
• Games and toys
• Sporting goods
• Music downloads
• Cell phones

Home Shopping Network is a trusted source for numerous famous brands as well as their own thousands of high quality products. With over 25,000 products just a mouse click away, hsn.com has become a highly successful extension of the TV shopping network HSN. This constantly evolving interactive site provides shoppers with unique features that have attracted growing numbers of customers since its launch in 1999. The HSN Program Guide allows shoppers to plan out their shopping for the day, while the 24 Hour Product Review gives them a chance to catch up on "must have" items they might have missed. Customers can also create the perfect outfit with the help of My Virtual Model, a sizing tool designed to mix and match today's hottest fashions on a personalized virtual model before they arrive at home. HSN offers over 25,000 unique products in the categories of Home & Entertainment, Electronics, Health & Beauty, Fashion & Jewelry, including Canon, Kodak, Samsung, JVC, Gateway, Olympus, Epson, Sharp, Fuji, Cuisinart, Hunter, Reebok, Samsonite, American Tourister, Perlier, Hoover, the NFL, Craftopia and HSN Improvements. Through the years, HSN has built its own multi-million dollar brands including Signature Club A by Adrienne Arpel, Andrew Lessman vitamins, Terry Lewis apparel, Joy Mangano's Ingenious Designs, and Ultrex and Bravetti kitchen products.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio – Get the new Starmate Replay and Save $50 with rebate and subscription! Sirius is the premier Satellite Radio service and as such is the only logical choice for Range Rover Owners. It has more than 120 channels of 100% commercial-free music, world-class sports, news, talk and information. SIRIUS delivers content and quality that AM/FM radio doesn't have and can't offer from original programming to seeing the artist and song that is playing on the display feature. The many radio hardware options include the basic $49 Sirius One Radio with Car Kit, which uses your existing FM car radio to transfer the signal to your Range Rover sound system. You can also get a free 3-day trial with no obligation to see if you like the service.

Tax Software

TurboTax - #1 rated, #1 selling tax software -- maximize your deductions while supporting Rangerovers.net! E-filing included in all versions, for the fastest possible refunds.

Adagio Teas According to Alexa Research, this is the number one destination for tea online. Aside from a vast selection of teas, they have information and help about tea, as well as related gifts, bulletin boards, lists of recommended tearooms, etc etc. They also have a great new Electric Tea Maker (the TriniTEA Kettle -- see below) that greatly simplifies making tea -- you could even set iit up on a timer so your tea is all ready when you wake up!!

CoffeeAM.com is known for offering the highest quality of coffees and the largest selection anywhere - they also offer other items including gourmet teas, seasonal candies, and accessories that make life more pleasurable. They supply thousands of the world's top restaurants. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all products and service. They have been featured in Yahoo as among the top sites to shop at based on customer approval surveys.

Peet's Coffee & Tea roast their 32 coffees daily by hand -- no bean is roasted til you order it. They also hand-select and blend more than 45 specialty teas from small, top-quality lots of fresh tea leaves. After trying mny other places I always get my tea (Keemun Fancy) here! Buying online is really convenient whether for the usual small quantities or for getting your favorite coffee or tea blend by the pound -- in the case of tea this is usually not possible in stores.

Miles4Sale is the place to legally buy frequent flyer miles to "top off" your airline account. Many people have more than one frequent flyer account. Miles4sale.com lets you turn any of your accounts into award tickets at a fraction of the cost. Participating airlines include American and Delta. All purchases are deposited directly into your or your recipient's account. Thousands of customers have found Miles4Sale.com a fast, convenient and economical way to get the most out of their frequent flyer programs.

Travel Supplies

Magellan's is America's leading source of travel supplies, travel advice, products for avoiding jet lag, neck support pillows, clothing, electrical accessories and a host of other items to make your travel more comfortable, safe and rewarding.

The British traditions behind every Range Rover are best appreciated through the TV series and other productions that the BBC and other British producers are famous for.

BBC America Shop offers the best in British entertainment -- award-winning DVDs, videos, books, audio books, music and collectibles. They have something for everyone-comedies, dramies, family entertainment, documentaries and more.

The Wine Enthusiast is the ultimate wine cellar, wine accessories and unique gift guide, in business for over 20 years. Their product range is immense, including cellars, racks and cooling systems, glassware, serving accessories, corkscrews, home decor, gourmet gifts, fine foods, wine guides, picnic sets suitable for Range Rovers (see photo at right), and a whole wine library. A 30 day satisfaction guarantee is just one of the ways this long-established vendor retains its loyal customers.

Laithwaites is the UK's leading home delivery wine specialist, and its No. 1 independent wine specialist in everything from award winning wines to wine tasting accessories. With their 30 years of expertise dedicated to finding the best wines from around the world, Laithwaites pride themselves on wines of quality and above all, character. The online store offers award winning, quality wines from around the world, mixed wine cases, accessories, special online promotions, expert's recommendations and much more. Laithwaites award winning customer service offers advice on everything from which wines to buy, to foods that will compliment each bottle and with 90% of all deliveries reaching their destination within one week, you can rest assured there is no better place to find the finest wines and expert knowledge.

Signature Wines specializes in fine wines with your own personalized labels. Create your own bottle of wine! Design your wine label, personalized for any event or special occasion, to create the perfect gift. Options include your own family coat of arms.

BevMo.com is the online home of Beverages & More, California's largest wine, spirits & beer retailer, offering great prices, a huge selection, and free advice and taste ratings. They have 3,000 wines in stock, at steeply discounted prices.