What did you buy today?

[Nice65]

Spyderco Mantra 4. First Spydie in many years that caught my eye. And it's relatively cheap.

 

[Tengu]

Found a camp bed in Prospect Hospice; £15

I had my old one 20 years (?) it was wearing a bit, have it to a friend who needed it

 

[Pattree]

Well done!
I’m looking for a replacement for mine and can’t find one.

It’s the old style - two tubes and four bits of bent wire. My old one has mouse holes and a certain amount of strain. I’m 20% heavier than it’s rating!

 

[Tengu]

Its the folding type; an ideal bed as far as I am concerned; soft but firm.

Missing its bag but I probably have one

 

[nigelp]

 

[Mesquite]

A ticket to go see The Odyessy.

Throughly enjoyed it apart from the extremely loud music at times.

 

[Stew]

I don't know what I bought. Not today for the purchasing but I've had a notification today of a delivery due by DHL. Can I remember what it's for? Nope. Yes it'll be legit but it really annoys me that all the delivery notifications don't give you an indication of who/where it's from!

 

[Herman30]

For attaching the knightly headbanger to the shaft. Now all I have to do is to wait for inspiration to do the deed.

 

[TeeDee]

 

[Pattree]

For attaching the knightly headbanger to the shaft. Now all I have to do is to wait for inspiration to do the deed.

…….. with the Knightly Headbanger?

Who is to be the unfortunate recipient of its attentions?

 

[Herman30]

Oh I think you understood what I meant; the glueing.

 

[ijohnson]

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If you like this and enjoy traditional wood engravings then I can heartily recomend 'War and the pity of war' illustrated by Michael McCurdy.
Available pretty cheap on eBay.

 

[Nice65]

Spyderco Mantra 4 arrived. A budget offering in a budget steel, but it’s really well finished and as slicey as it gets.

 

[TeeDee]

Taken a punt on this new type Tourniquet

Locks securely at any angle — no need to align with specific notches.High-Strength Materials
Features an aluminum alloy rotating rod and an aluminum-embedded ladder lock buckle design.Description
The Rhino Rescue Ratchet Tourniquet is specifically engineered for hemorrhage control of major limb arteries, enabling rapid, one-handed operation.
It delivers a maximum tightening pressure of 1000 kPa, while routine limb hemostasis only requires 30–80 kPa.
With a tightening force exceeding 10 times the pressure needed for effective limb hemorrhage control, this tourniquet ensures fast and efficient bleeding cessation.

 

[Keith_Beef]

I bought a second insect killer lamp.

I bought one of these in spring for the house down in SW France; took it there for the extended 14 July holiday weekend and it worked well.

SWMBO had bought a cheap and nasty second hand insect killer lamp from a charity sale and I had it running for a couple of days in the kitchen and all through last night in the bedroom... Tiger mosquitoes are a big annoyance this year, as of about a week ago... I now know why this lamp heat been given to the charity: *it does not work*.

So today I bought another like the one I'd bought already.

 

[StevieE]

Images of the afore mentioned bpk mk 2. Bought as a secondary working knife to a condor bushlorr (but aren't they all working knives?). Danish oil apples to the scales, even though sharp needed a good strop. Fire rod holder is bloody tight but I can understand this when it's worn down. Overall good knife for the money. Bushlorr comparison below top

 

[Woody girl]

Lifesaver water purifier cube.
Pricey, but an easy and lightweight addition to my limited water storage.
Birthday present to myself. 21 again of course!

 

[William_Montgomery]

Happy days.

 

[Nice65]

Couple of Tek Lok type things for a planned kydex sheath for my Lionsteel. And a kite, because I had fun flying a friends one while camping over the weekend. Good way to get a slightly sunburned face too

 

[TeeDee]

Happy days.
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Not sure why but this bothers me.

1040 seems a strange number for amount of TeaBags.
But maybe they did it at weight. 3.25kg- equally a little strange.

Maybe this was an old school conversion between Ibs and Kilos?? No -7.16502352 Ibs...



I would have thought something as fundamentally British as Tea ( please stand whilst you hum the anthem) may have more lore and language to it? I mean - unless 3.25kg IS a bushel of Tea?

( Seems not -
8 dry US gallons
A bushel is a unit of volume commonly used in agriculture and trade. It is defined as 8 dry US gallons, which is equivalent to 64 pints or approximately 30.3 liters. The term can also refer to a container used to measure produce, such as a basket or barrel. Historically, the bushel has been used to measure various agricultural products, including wheat and corn, and has evolved from its medieval origins to a standardized measure in modern farming practices)