Recent content by haptalaon

So i've done my first winter(ish) camp out, in a bog standard 2 man tent. I DIY'd a ground mat from reflective packaging, a yoga mat, a wool blanket and down duvet, and put my fesca sleeping bag on top. wonderful night's sleep, blissful. I was struck by the level of condensation that built up...

ohhhh, now i literally just saw a TA Outdoors video where he demonstrates a BlastMatch ferrorod - you press your thumb down on the device to hold the metal against the rod, and then stab the rod into the ground to create the striking action. It is therefore used one-handed It might be an option...

Who Owns England is an interesting project, because apparently it isn't a *requirement* to document publically who owns any given piece of land, and therefore it can require Freedom of Information requests and sniffing about. One of the aims of the project, which I agree with, is you'd expect...

About to light my first ever fire.

Next question for people who have a kettle: The base of the stove is convex - is it designed like this, or is this because I gave it a bash/it got knocked, & do i need to tap it back into shape. & is there anything I need to do to reduce the chance of this happening in future? Anything I can...

Fabulous! Thank you all - with an OK from you all, i gave it a bit of a gentle bash & it's come out. Tapped it back into the kettle entirely, and then went down the chimney with a cane and bashed around the edge slightly, round in a circle until it got out. This is going to be a right nuisance...

Oh that's great, really good as a demonstration - far more so than just an article. The sight of chilly kneecaps is visceral!

Hello all, I just got a 2nd hand kelly kettle - it was fine as pictured - but I think it got bumped in transit & the stove base is now wedged inside the kettle, on a slight angle. Or possibly it has got cold, or warm, and the metals have expanded. It's an aluminium one. Anyone experienced this...

The Kelly Kettle has now arrived - thank you!

oh absolutely. I wouldn't be worried or paranoid. Most panic about knife crime is centered on cities and teenage boys, I agree it's super unlikely. but I also find that knowing the law and knowing that the police are bound by the law as are you also builds confidence. Because you're not in a...

'Saying nothing' refers to not giving officers in the street talking to you/arresting you any additional information you are not legally required to. So like, your name, where you've come from, what you're doing, where you are going later, etc. Police are trained to talk to people in a way to...

Wild & Game are a game meat company which is more sustainable than factory farmed meat (and tastier and more interesting too), but because they're positioning themselves as sustainable their stuff comes wrapped in a couple of pieces of 1m x 1ft of real raw wool. Extremely good for making...

For the best quality, you should actually look for vintage merino pieces. They're likely to be a bit cheaper, but more importantly, the quality of modern wool is worse than in history, due to overgrazing and climate stress impacting the animals and, in turn, their fleeces. This is recognised...

Thank you all - I'm just backreading now & thinking, but I especially like this one because I am sort of...dozy about the passage of time. Proactively taking note of when he leaves and how long he usually takes would be simple and I see the effectiveness.

So in this example, this was probably a lawful search - "we had reports of two young people matching your description acting suspiciously and we have reason to believe you might be carrying a knife" But if you're hiking through a little village causing no trouble to anyone, and you bump into...