Recent content by zarkwon

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    Dartmoor Winter Meet

    That's my usual route into the moor as I like to park my car there. Sounds like a good laugh. If I can get the weekend off I'd love to join you all.
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    Swanndri rover/mosgeil

    No, I bought it from new so know not been washed but I would get the old Nikwax out if it's performance dropped off. I remember reading someone on here saying they had done so to an old one. Windproofing isn't amazing sure but better than my bushshirt. I don't mind this though as it's my forest...
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    Swanndri rover/mosgeil

    My Mosgeil zip up is about 8 years old and still like new. Lovely and warm, spark safe, noiseless, hradwearing and surprisingly good in the rain. Not sure where it was made back then but I'm not getting rid of it ever.
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    Binocular upgrade advise please!

    +1 for Opticron Discovery
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    kydex neck sheath

    2nd dibs if this falls through.
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    Glad to hear you accepting new information into your hypothesis. I know I said it could be extra moonlight a couple of posts ago (now you like my thinking eh?:)) but it was just an example of a possible alternative way to account for your observations. Another is bias. Your observations will be...
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    Not keen on science or reading? I'm beginning to see where the thinking is going astray. I didn't realise Moon Phase Planting was your idea? I thought it went back to Aristotle and his 'Elements' and 'contrary properties'. "Now the rise and fall effect that is created by the moon, or sun and...
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    Ramen brother.
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    You did talk about tidal strength. Let me draw your attention to this bit of nonsense:- "You will find that they are ready mainly when the moon is in the ascent. Its the gravitational pull drawing the energy/moisture up through the plant that forces them to ripen. The energy is directed up...
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    What do the plants respond to? You now seem to be moving the goalposts to say that the plants are responding to tidal changes outside of themselves (in the earth's seas and oceans) rather than the moon directly causing tidal changes inside the plants capillary system as you said before? How do...
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    Planting with the Moon Phases

    I've never seen you take contrary evidence without attempting to co-opt it into your pseudoscientific view HillBill. The article mrcharlie posted does not say, basically what you were saying. There is no way the gravitational effect of the moon can have the described effects on water in plants...
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    Which boots??

    +1 for Lowa combats. My Hanwags are good too.http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69633&highlight=
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    Bicycles - what do you have?

    Thanks mate.
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    backpacking light.co.uk

    They are my first stop when I'm after something. Excellent service, site and products. Good info on podcasts and you tube too!
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    Bicycles - what do you have?

    My bikes. One a Specialized Hardrock the other a bike my brother built for my birthday. It's an F.W. Evans Tourer de luxe from the 1980's.