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On my hip a stainless steel Canteen and 'crusader' mug. In my pack, this is where it gets interesting, a 2 litre Tescos thin bleach bottle. Washed out of course. Why? Because it has a handle, can be dipped in a stream and then have sterilization tablets added to it. Obviously precautions must...

Most of my kit is old and ex-military. At the age of 70 (rapidly approaching) with one new hip, another on the horizon plus the possibility of the odd knee or two I am questioning and re-examining my kit choices. Looking for a true lightweight 80l rucksack that will not fall apart. What's out...

There are a few natural herbs the help in perimenopause and menopause, but! Find out if it is a natural female hormonal response first, not an infection, residual viral infection etc, etc.

Glad to contribute. I remember my PhD studies with fond memories (not!). :)

I am thinking maybe once, maybe twice a month. Like many lockdown played havoc with my social connections and fitness. so 2023 is the year of reconnection and getting out and doing things. :emoji_thumbsup:

AS to being semiretired. The Pandemic pulled out and got me working again. With the passing of Rod i realise that our time for friends and joy of existence is so fleeting. Woods here I come. Doc

Swallow what do you think, try again with meet ups in London. Same place? Doc

Works a treat doesn't it! I recently introduced my son to keeping warm in extreme cold in an old stone farm house. 1 get wool blanket. 2 fold it in two length ways 3 Slide inside like an unzipped sleeping bag 4 Pull duvet over the top 5 RESULT-toast! Old military maxim. One underneath is worth...

Wondering if this is still alive? Now I have semiretired I would like to reconnect with you all. Doc

flatulence!

Swyn, Rod has died. I have placed a post in the group 'Doc' Roderick.

Roderick Anderson Boyle 'Buschcraft Rod'. I do not know how to go about this so I will just shoot from the hip. I bring sad tidings to the group Rod, the founder of Green School, sadly passed away in January. It was both quick and peaceful and he had been walking his dog, sat down and had an...

Back at it.

Read Gary Taubes Good Calories: Bad Calories. He goes into depth about the utilisation of fat and ketosis. Bottom line is a ketogenic diet is more efficient and energy conserving than a glucogenic diet.

Iodine every time. Try 15% lugols solution. Drop it on cuts abrasions... it stings! It was the original antibiotic and taken orally in water (NOT NEAT ON TONGUE). It was also a recognised treatment for syphilis and other bacterial infections. You can also get a veterinary skin spray on...

Ssssh! I have only just escaped!

S the books are Science of Ageing Backwards: ReGeneration-X and Fat For Menopause. Both are ketogenic books about the more primative and simple enegy mechanisum used by the body when burning fat.

John, one for you. Remember Survival Weaponary And Techniques magazine? They realeased a book of all the articles, I lent mine to a young lad in scotland 30 years ago and it never returned, any ideas where i could get a copy? S

So what have I been up too? Well getting deafer, but on the plus side I do a 7k stroll most morninings with a 15kg pack to keep up the fitness levels. Have managed a brew under a tree the last couple of months and have written and published 2 more books. Having a bit of a kit throw out three...

Ditto Tuff stuff. In green cordura knees and room for kneeling pads. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Workwear-Trousers-Inside-Leg-32-5-Waist-36/dp/B016FTL6JS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1509036471&sr=8-5&keywords=tuff+stuff+work+trousers++green