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Decathlon stuff are very good quality; I have been using their cycling poncho for almost 10 years and it's still going strong, and 2 years ago I bought one of their pop up tents which I use when I take the scouts for their summer camp, as I never seem to have time to pitch a proper one. All good...

Good point - in fact any strong(ish) material will do - on of the YouTube videos uses a potato sack! seg

His video skills are not great, are they? There are lots of you tube videos that show you exactly how to make an A-Frame chair - see this for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH6yqDFGRqI Just put "a frame chair bushcraft" or "bushcraft camping chair" in the YouTube search box and you'll...

I am intrigued! Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the purpose/function of the light bulb? seg

OP, I think you need to redo your Google search. "Beavers Aylesbury" brings back pages upon pages of scout groups in Aylesbury, first page has the district site as the first entry at the very top. "Join the adventure" takes you to the search for a local group. However, if you type in "where is...

I am not sure if anyone else has posted this - this weekend Mountain Warehouse claim to have up to 70% discounts on a number of items, details here if you are interested. seg

...which is exactly why I suggested that it might be worth looking for a 'foreign' mongrel. For many opeople this is outside of their comfort zone, but it's worth a look. Ours is grateful for what she gets, if need be she can happily stay at home alone for 5-6 hrs, with access to the garden...

Like others have said, don't buy a dog from a breeder, give a stray a home. If you want something slightly different, why don't you have a look at organizations that rehome strays from Greece or Bulgaria etc. (see for example 'strays of Greece'). They have a huge varietry of dogs that are about...

I use a potato peeler to quickly scrape away a thin layer from the IKEA candle, it takes me maybe a minute to thin down 4 half candles. No problem after that. Worth the effort, in my view, for the price difference. I think the problem the OP described is mechanical - it happens because before...

Hi there, Any comments on the above? Military mart seem to have good stock levels http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index.php?_a=product&product_id=2320 at a decent price. I don't want/need one for serious walking, just occasional short distance walks (2-3 miles). Any comments will be much...

Hi all, I needed a mozzie clip for the bushlite candle lantern, but they are as rare as hens' teeth - and the current GB wouldn't deliver quickly enough, so I made my own. I thought I would only use it for a couple of weeks until I can get a proper one, but it works pretty well - so I'll...

Not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I believe that as good service is getting rarer nowadays, when we receive really good service, we need to acknowledge it publicly. So, thank you Xylaria for posting my order to me *before* I even paid my invoice, as I had mentioned in my...

Hi all, I bought a bushlite during the last GB, they are great, but I have a question: The top of the lantern has what they call a "heat deflector" - a metal disc that slides across the top, opening or closing the top of the 'chimney' (if you see what I mean). It looks very similar to the...

(New) replacement batteries can be found on eBay for £15 to £25. I got one for my 8 yet old Dell a few months back, so I can pass it on to my youngest son. If your dad is happy with his, why change? As for wiping out yours, as others have said, restore factory settings (on boot up with Fn or...

The postman was successfully intercepted earlier today and the parcel was forcefully removed from his person. Perfect - many thanks Phil! seg

Can I please ask a question re the Tenth Wonder poncho: does it have a "fixed" opening for your head to go through, or does it have any zip/velcro opening at the neck (the DD one seems to have it), to allow those of us blessed us with big heads to put it on? I am asking because I bought another...

Same question here really - have all the parcels been posted, as I am no 1 & 2 on the list and I am about to start stalking the postman ;-) seg

Just received my second one and I am chuffed. Matt, thanks for doing this, much obliged. Thanks, seg

Just saw these in IKEA, 20 candles for £4.50: they are exactly the same diameter (22mm) and almost twice the height - the one in the bushlite about 10.5cm and the IKEA ones are 19cm tall; so you can cut them in half and have 40 candles for £4.50 - surely you can't go wrong with this price? seg

Got my first (of two) today as well. Very nice in Red, I must admit. I had a bit of a struggle trying to push all 3 brass 'pillars' in order to close it though - is there a special trick? At some point I thought I'd break the glass... Must be the way I do it, I obviously need to practice...