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@Old Bones: "...an original M65 is potentially pretty rare and expensive - they are very much collector's items and go for big bucks..." They're fairly rare but they do crop up semi-regularly on eBay. I've bought three over the years [one is mine, one donated to the missus and one sold] and...

As per the title; has anyone tried waxing a cotton [or polycotton] combat jacket with the kind of wax that comes in tubs for re-proofing Barbour style coats? ie. This kind of stuff: I've got an old Vietnam era M65 jacket which is my perfect faithful old camping coat: loads of pockets, gets...

You have a problem with me saying "I think you're missing my point" –note the use of "I think..." at the beginning which makes it patently obvious that it's a conjecture, not a statement. But you seemingly have no problem with: –-statement or --statement Hmmm... nice bit of unbiased...

To be fair, we all are, given that the legislation has not gone through parliament or ended up on the statute books yet. I'm glad to hear that and I hope the legislators took some notice. Far too often these things are introduced without any consultation and I wasn't aware of any "consultation...

I think you're missing my point. My objection is to the whole "punish everyone for the mis-deeds of the few" approach to legislation which successive governments employ and that includes the original knife legislation. For all that the police love to post pictures on Twatter of vicious Rambo...

Great! –just what we need. Yet more knee-jerk laws which punish everyone for the mis-deeds of the few. I just hope we don't get a spate of teenagers kicking each other to death now –or the government will bring in legislation making it illegal to possess a pair of shoes without good reason...

Well, here I am. Back by popular request –-well, back in response to Alan 13~7's request anyway: "...Now that several years have passed I would be interested in an update on what you think of your wee knife now... So, here we are, almost seven years on –-can it really be that long since I...

Such has always been the way with British law. Punish the many for the acts of the few. Happens all the time. As I've said before on this site, when I was a wee fella, we all carried pen-knives from when we were knee-high to a grasshopper. It was just one of those things you always had on you...

OP back again, as [when I remember] I like to revisit earlier posts, with the benefit of hindsight, and see if my initial opinions have changed. In this case, I'm afraid, it's a big thumbs down for the Petrol Clipper. In practice I've found that the lighter can't be relied on to light after...

I'm sure some of these specialist creams and potions work well, but I'm a bit dubious about the price of a lot of them, in comparison with how much of the 'stuff' you actually get. The best 'bang for buck' treatment I've found for waterproofing leather is Neatsfoot Oil. You can score 2,5 litres...

Funny you should say that. I was toying with making my comeback post a follow-up [ie. long term review] of my previous one, but it would basically just have said: "My first impressions were right"

Well, given that I've seemingly not posted since 2011 [!], albeit I'm a regular "lurker", I thought it was about time I put finger to keyboard again. So here's a quick review on a gadget whose existence is new to me [So apologies if it's been mentioned before] The other day, after spending...

Definitely — Sensible policies, for a Better Britain!

Same here. And we never seemed to get around to stabbing or threatening anyone with them either. Still, credit where it's due. Today's "punish everyone for the misdeeds of the few" knife laws have almost totally eradicated violent crime. </weary sarcasm>

The [plastic handled version] EvoGrip S557 comes with tweezers and a toothpick. Its wooden handled cousin has neither. As I understand it, tweezers and toothpick usually slot into holes in the ends of the handles on SAKs, so I'm presuming Wenger thought that wooden handles wouldn't lend...

I've been carrying a Leatherman Freestyle for the past year or two as my 'pocketable-EDC' and, whilst there's a lot to like about the Freestyle, it also has some serious shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is probably the lack of tools –having to open beer bottles by prising up the edges of...

Cheers for the suggestions folks. Bushlite looks like an interesting alternative, but I cannae seem to find any UK suppliers. [funnily enough, googling for "bushlite" throws up a lot of references to Barack Obama!] The barge lanterns also look like a potentially cheaper alternative, but if...

Hi all. I've got a hankering to add a candle lantern or two to my equipment stash; something small and light enough to carry in a rucksack and preferably collapsible to protect the glass, while in transit. Googling for such a gadget suggests that UCO have the market cornered, as no other...

oops! - misread something. carry on please. nothing to see here.

I'd still fancy getting one of these myself. After i posted earlier in the thread, I did order one from the ebay seller linked to in previous posts... Well, to cut a long story short, the wonderful Royal Mail managed to initially lose the parcel, then send it to the wrong sorting office, then...