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Came across this interesting video on youtube.

Came across this interesting video on youtube. Blade making part starts @9:27

Wow that was a real bargain. Indeed, it is funny old world, or new world. Things used to be more predictable in the good old days. Now? A bit of hit and miss. :D

That's pretty good. It must have been made with good quality material. I was wondering if plastic tarps degrade through time even not being put out in the sun, just being stored away and getting old. But it seems all depends on what materials they are made of? I recall having bought my old...

I was clearing out the toolboxes in the shed, and found this old large tarp about 5m x 7m in camaflage colour. It is made of some type of cheap plastic material nothing special. I remember buying it about 15 years ago, and used for one summer season. It must have been folded, and put away...

Got a popup tent set up under the canopy for further sheltering from the storm, and now quite cozy for a quick rest, sit down for a drink and read or repairing and cleanig the garden tools in it. It takes about 5 minutes to erect, and 5 minutes to dismantle fold and put it in the carry bag...

The old Fiskars Brush Hook performed very well. I have the new design one as well, plus some others (Tramonitas). Will try with the others next time.

A smokeless firepit. Not 100% smokelss due to damp woods. Seems working ok giving much less smoke than normal firepit. We have loads of tree branches to burn in the garden.

The 100m roll of paracord from Amazon for £9.61 arrived next day, and it seems good quality. I managed to tie up the shelter frames guying it down to the heavy rocks and washing poles. The paracord was bending and tieing very well like string. The canopy shelter feels more secure and stable...

Managed to locate, and ordered one from Amazon a 4mm noname paracord 100m length for £9.61 including FREE delivery. Will update here on quality in due course.

£10 for 100m 4mm thickness paracord from eBay sounds OK then. A 100m length paracord will be plenty for another 10 years. :D

I am planning to order some paracord for guying and making hanging lines for the canopy shelter frame. Would it be better to go for something more expensive and branded paracord, or are they all more or less the same? From eBay it seems a lot cheaper about £10 for 100m long and 4mm thickness...

Yes, that sounds right. We are having a rainy and windy day today at the time of writing this post. I checked with BBC weather, and it says the wind speed is between 20-30 miles per an hour this area today. I can already see the shelter making noises, and moving around with the wind. At one...

They look great pegs, but rather expensive.

No probs Pattree. Yeah taking down the PVC roof is one of the options, although it could be a boring tedious task. With the roof off, the frames should be ok, as there is no much surface that takes the wind force.