7 Reasons to Buy Off-Lease Computers and Laptops

Thinking of buying a computer?  Here's seven reasons why you should consider an off-lease computer.

1. If you just want a computer to send emails, check out your grandkids on Facebook, pay some bills, or watch funny cat videos then you get by with a much, cheaper computer.
2. Off-lease computers are cheaper than buying a brand new computer.
3. Why should you pay for the high depreciation that happens with high tech items?  Let some big company, school board, or a government agency pay for the cost of that depreciation.
4. A lot of lemons in modern electronics are discovered in the first few weeks of operation.  Buying something that has working experience means that it's likely a proven as a solid machine.  If part of it was defective it likely would have been found out before the end the lease. 
5. If you are not a fan of Windows 8 or Windows 10 then you will be happy to know that off-lease computers allow you the option to get a computer that has Windows 7 or Linux operating systems.  Most new computers don’t give you that option.
6. Worried about having the kids on your computer?  Off-lease computers are an affordable option that lets the kids surf the internet or do homework without risking damage to your more expensive computer.
7. If you’re a parent do you want your kids doing homework or wasting their lives on a fancy new expensive computer playing the latest video game?  Trust us, your child doesn’t need an octa-core CPU computer with sixteen-gigabytes of RAM to visit Wikipedia or use MS Word. These computers are made for doing research, writing essays, and emailing teachers.

Curious about what’s available in the off-lease computer market?  We have a huge selection of  off-lease computers, laptops, flat-panel monitors, and computer accessories for sale from top brands like Lenovo, HP, Dell, and more.  Visit the off-lease computers and laptops section of our website or come on down to Forest City Surplus Canada at 1712 Dundas Street in London, Ontario, Canada and see the selection for yourself.

Is it a Lantern? Flood Light, Work Light...

Is it a lantern? Is it a flood light or maybe it's work light... It's all of the above. 

We are proud to introduce our new Pro Sport 800 Lumens Cordless Portable LED Work Lights. It has a versatile design makes it great for outdoor job sites, camping, fishing or for emergency lighting. It's the light that does it all! It's got a stand for when working on the jobs where you need light or you can detach it for use as a camping flashlight. 

If you hate buying batteries you will be happy to know that it comes with a built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that lasts up to 3 hours. It's one of our September specials so we have knocked the price down from $54.95 down to only $39.95. 

Get your Pro Sport 800 Lumens Cordless Portable LED Work Light before they disappear.

New models of Screened Gazebo Tents with Rain Flaps are now Available

A big thank you to everyone that has been snapping up our screen gazebo tents with rain flaps this year.  Thanks to you our one supplier told us that we managed to sell more screen gazebos with rain flaps than any other independent camping store in Canada. 

We are happy to announce that we have added two new Yanes models of screen gazebos with rain flaps to our lineup. Yanes has been making quality, durable and affordable camping products for 32 years.

The first model is the Kuche.  It is a spacious 12 x 12 square dome screen tent with rain flaps that provides with 144 square feet of interior space. The large design means that it should have no problem fitting over top of standard 8 foot campsite picnic tables.  It offers screens and rain flaps on all four sides allowing you to block out the sun whenever you want from whatever side that you want.  It has 2 sets of large doors and 2 extra large windows.  Simply roll down or tie-up whatever flap that you want.  If you can tie a shoe you can tie the flaps.  The high 7-1/2-foot ceilings allowing even most NBA basketball players the ability to stand up inside it (as a side note we don’t guarantee that Shaq, Kobe or Jordan will show up at your campsite, however since we think camping is a ton of fun we encourage you to send them an invite). 

The no-see-um screen mesh windows let you enjoy nice outdoor breezes, but while providing a defense against mosquitoes, flies and almost any other type of flying insects.

A popular question we get asked a lot is how much does it weigh? 
It weighs 27.4-pounds.  This is about a pound and a half more than other models that we have carried before.  This normally isn't a problem though as this type of tent is normally used by people who are car camping where weight isn't an issue (compared to weight sensitive backpackers who try to minimize the gear they take).

The second new model of tent is called the Cantina.
It's the first ever kitchen-style screened tent with rain flaps that we have carried.

This offers a rectangle or design that provides 11 x 13 feet or 143 square of usable space.  Although not as tall as the Kuche it does still offer 6-1/2 foot ceiling (at the peak) allowing most people to be able to stand up. If you're camping novice you appreciate the simple cross pole design that makes this design simpler to put up then the Kuche. 

Because it's designed to be used when preparing food this screen can't comes with rain flaps on the inside so that you can roll down the flaps in case of bright sun or incoming rain without having to exit the tent and risk allowing bugs to enter the tent while you have the flaps open. If you've ever tried preparing a meal on a campsite you will find that feature quite handy as flies seem to be able to smell a good meal over a mile away.  

With winter on its way now is the time to get out there and enjoy the outdoors while it lasts.  

Order your screened gazebo tents with rain flaps today!

Why Do Mountain House #10 Cans Last Longer Than Pouches

We got a great question today from a customer about our Mountain House survival food. The customer asked "Why do the Mountain House pouches only have a 4-5 year life, as opposed to the usual 20-30 year life for other mountain house products?" When Mountain House creates the tins they flush out the oxygen using nitrogen and then add oxygen absorbers to reduce the amount of any remaining oxygen which causes food to spoil. The pouches are not put through this process and therefore have a shorter best before date. For long term storage in a bunker/shelter we normally recommend the #10 tins over the pouches. If you are looking for something to put in a bug out bag or a hiking trip the pouches are normally the best option.

Preparing for the New School Year at Western University (UWO)

Written by: Christopher Miszczak – Forest City Surplus staff member and Illustrations Editor at the University of Western Ontario’s The Gazette

Whether you are a first year student at Western, or a returning student you are already well aware of the cost for the privilege to be called a Western student. With rising tuition costs, books, living and additional costs you end up paying a lot just for the opportunity to study in Westerns hallowed halls. Surprisingly enough a lot of the stuff needed for the average student at Western can be found under a single roof, at Forest City Surplus.

For the student living off campus, you are pretty well setting up your own home away from home. A lot of the times this even means finding your own fridge and new kitchen accessories. At Forest City Surplus, we have a surplus of microwaves and mini fridges at unbelievable prices. Who even knew that you could even use your mini fridge as a night stand, it’s even the perfect size for the dorm room.

After a great deal of time studying the sciences, more than once you will be tempted to practice the studies yourself. However a great deal of the materials needed to do this are either expensive or hard to come by. However at Forest city surplus, there is already have a wide selection of Erlenmeyer flasks, graduated cylinders, test tubes of all sizes and a whole series of small flasks ideal for acidic or basic buffers. The store is truly ideal for the hard-core science student’s personal lab and perfect for practicing the science and preparing for your labs and tests.

Setting up your own personal lab, for practicing your homework as a science student will not only help build a stronger foundation of knowledge, but provide real insight into what you are studying for hours on end. This is an ideal setup for a greater understanding of the science that you are studying and concurrently will provide better grades too.

For the computer science, programming and engineering students, we have a surplus of off lease laptops and computers at phenomenal prices. For adventuresome electrical students that are trying to experiment by building a desktop computer or laptop to carry around, Forest City Surplus has got all of your technological bases covered, including soldering, wiring, and other electronic needs for those engineering students.

Now as a student, your backpack is your very life, your essence and it is your soul. You carry everything around with you in it and it’s always a shame when it tears or falls apart after a long year of being tugged around and bumping everywhere to the point where after all the duct tape in the world, it no longer resembles a backpack and it’s time to replace it. At Forest City Surplus, once again we have a whole range of backpacks from heavy-duty military style canvas rucksacks, which pretty well never break to the high end ergonomically designed ObusForme day packs for long journeys in the university trenches.

Now whether you are enjoying your own tunes, playing in a band or blasting away at a party at Forest City Surplus we have a huge wide arrange of Pyle party pumping speakers at Surplus prices.

Are you a mouse? Or a Man? Do you stay up long nights reading godknowswhat and practicing algebraic questions till the sun comes up? How many times have you worked through meals only to have your stomach object at the most awkward of times and who knew that when working through the nights and the books that it’s pretty well the same as surviving the apocalypse and existing on the fringe. Just how do you quench and silence the beast? At those times, it’s nice to know that there is an easy solution to the problem. Namely being, a whole menu of freeze-dried food that while normally prepared for the man waiting for the world to end, are actually perfect for the student and the wallet. As a bonus the space saving dehydrated design means it won’t take up much room in your tiny dorm room.

Now we know that when the world does end, you will at least have a nice selection of food to choose from. Forest City Surplus has a wide variety of choices from scrambled eggs and bacon, to lasagna with meat flavoring and more. There is even large canisters that can even last over twenty years! Never go hungry again thanks to Forest City Surplus.

When laundry nears and you are running out of clean clothes or when you are hot and or feeling hot we have plenty of camouflage T-Shirts just made for you. Additionally we have camo styled booty shorts for those extra hot days. Being on a tight student budget durability can be key, Forest City Surplus will be a hero to your wallet with its huge selection of combat boots at surplus prices and BDU pants with double seats to save you from embarrassing torn crotches (even more essential to avoid in today’s age of Twitter and smartphones).

Finally for those looking to blow off some steam and just plain shoot something, we have plenty of Airsoft style and paintball artillery to satisfy that inner beast. It’s a great way to have some fun and relieve some stress (this will come in handy come exam time). Forest City Surplus is also known for being home to the only airsoft target range in London, Ontario.

These are only but a few of the unique product, all found under one roof at great prices at Forest City Surplus. Truly ideal prices and items needed for the new or returning student. A great deal of what you are looking for as a student at Western can additionally be found here, from setting up that home away from home, electronic supplies, freeze dried food, or that home chemistry science set we pretty well got you covered. Come down today and just see what we can provide for you!

Bored Kids? Here's Some Educational Toys That Your Children Will Love

We are about the half-way point in the summer break.  If your kids have already went to the beach, water park, had a camping trip, played soccer, and baseball outside you then hear the dreaded... "Mom/Dad I'm bored."

Don't worry Forest City Surplus is here with some great affordable ideas that your kids will love.

Remote control vehicles are something that your kids will really enjoy and they are educational too.  Don't believe us?  Let's give you some examples.  While x, y and z axis and angles are pretty boring, flying an RC helicopter is a blast.  Your children will learn about these things just trying to prevent the helicopter from crashing.  Angles and arcs aren't normally something that puts a smile on a kid's face, but it will when your kid is trying to calculate what angle the barrel of their RC airsoft tank needs to be to hit a target.

Are your kids complaining about the lack of allowance?  Our Bounty Hunter metal detectors let your kids scour playgrounds, parks and beaches looking for lost treasure.  Becoming a metal detector will help teach your kids about the value of precious metals, the commodity market and help them get a better understanding of the type of metals that exist.  It's learning that pays!

Does your child have a hidden musical talent?  Find out by having your son or daughter try a Casio music keyboard set that comes with the amazing Casio's step-up music learning system.  The step-up system built-into the musical keyboard will actually teach you how to play itself (no need to drive to or pay for expensive music lessons.)  The system breaks down songs into small parts.  It then uses a listen, watch, remember pattern to teach new musicians new songs.  Now in case you are worried about having to listen to hours of bad musical practice from your son or daughter, you will be happy to know that the keyboard comes with a headphone jack (something you won't find on a saxophone.)  The keyboard allows for an input for an MP3 player.  Now your child can be part of their favourite band.  The set also includes the bench and stand allowing you to let your aspiring musical prodigy entertain you.  

Our educational books for kids are full of brain teasers, activities and fun games. They also help your kids avoid the dreaded summer brain drain.

At the beginning we said that these ideas were affordable.  Apprentice pilots can get started with their own RC helicopter from just $19.95.  Our remote control tanks are only $59.95.  Junior treasure seekers can get started with our metal detectors for kids at only $59.95.  Our Casio music keyboard sets let your little musician start their musical journey for only $189.95.  Our educational kid’s books are in the pocket change range.  They are priced from $1.99 for our kids educational books, specifically designed for summer fun, to $4.99.

If all else fails you can always bring the kids down to one of the most interesting stores in London, Ontario, Canada.  We always have something fun for all ages to look at.

Black Friday Sales in London Ontario Canada

Looking to get some hot Black Friday deals?  Look no further than Forest City Surplus.

Forest City Surplus is having it's first Black Friday blowout sale.  Deals on airsoft guns, tools, RC helicopters, snow blowers, laundry baskets, car audio, marine audio, home audio, backpacks, rucksacks, haversacks, winter coats, fishing lures...

The sale starts in store at 9 AM Friday November 23rd, 2012 and runs till Sunday November 25th, 2012 at 5 PM.

No need to drive down to Port Huron.  Shop in London, Ontario, Canada and save huge with this blowout sale.