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    Thick winter waterproof socks

    Just hope they will as warm as my arctic socks at night
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    Thick winter waterproof socks

    Yes the standfield one, looks like the warmest, good option
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    Thick winter waterproof socks

    When I am out camping in my bivi bag, I keep my boots on and wear a change of socks, arctic socks and maybe another thin pair of socks with old berghaus boot liners (from the late 1980s). These are now damaged and now looking for a pair of waterproof socks. They must be as warm as possible to...
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    Be a real man!

    That brings back an army memory. We all shared the washing my mate gave his army kit to wash, my turn but didn’t tell me he had a lambswool jumper in the middle. In went the bungle with the XL Jumper. Out came a jumper that he said would fit his 5 year old. Still laughing 30 year later
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    Be a real man!

    Mars bars I am addicted to those things, thanks to my mum craving them while pregnant got to have one a day.
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    The wrong trousers.

    Barrack dress trousers. Wore them once when I served, hated them, we all did. Thought at first you men’t the lightweights also called denims
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    Pork scratchings...yes or no?

    Back to pork scratching the ones I tried as a child used to break your teeth. Never trusted them since.
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    Pork scratchings...yes or no?

    Going to have to try that. Thought black pudding and bacon buns were the best but this sounds nice.
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    Snugpak Elite 3 not very warm

    Some of us sleep hot or cold so it depends on our bodies. I have the old snugpak Merlin which I think this is, with a centre zip and yes I feel the same but I like it because it’s small, light I wear a softie as well in the bag and I can join the thicker sleeping bag version to it. Used it a lot...
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    Pork scratchings...yes or no?

    Got to agree with black pudding grew up with it and still love the taste. Goes with a lot of food to add to the flavours
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    What combat boots do the UK Military wear?

    Ours don’t there always broke and in the repair yards
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    Bushcraft tools that could be classed as weapons?

    Even a knife fork and spoon can be weapons. It’s all, well someone else’s opinion.
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    Bivvy bag?

    I can get the pillow inside the hood of the sleeping bag and try and get as deep in it (the bivi bag) as possible. Then flip the bivi bag hood over. Take practice but works.
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    what Budget knife recommendations

    Haven’t been on since my reply but I was thinking condor bushlore, which has been mentioned they have gone up in price. Have to attempt my favourite more is garberg but the cheaper ones are fine and I used them for many years.
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    what Budget knife recommendations

    What do class low cost up to how much money.