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http://www.profabrics.co.uk/ search brown in 'fabrics> > coated nylon' there's also this if you're looking for something breathable; http://www.shelby.fi/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_28&products_id=57 lucky I had both these on my bookmarks....

Dry rolled birch bark makes a quick, easy and impressive torch http://wwmag.net/barktorc.htm I find they burn at about 3ft/hour and a good way to hold scraps that don't readily support themselves is to pin them between a green split stick.

yeah lidl salami is great at the price. Have you seen the pasta fino meals?- they are a quick and easy bivi meal.

I don't have much experience with womens clothes sizing, but the pertex only wind-shirts don't need to be as exact a fit as the pile and pertex garments, so you could easily buy them too big and it would be an ok fit- although I've heard buying a woman a too big garment is a big no-no as...

Off the top of my head 1candle power =13 lumens=13 m(petzl figures) the areas they illuminate depend on the beam shape created by the reflector- ie long thin vs wide and short or a combination of the two. Heres a few comparative beamshots http://www.flickr.com/photos/38142466@N00/ I use the...

Have you seen Fenix? this is their single AAA torch- I don't know of any twin AAAs http://www.fenixtorch.co.uk/led_torches/fenix_l0d_q4.html

Interested in this- sounds like it could be rather useful, is it similar to either of these? http://www.speerhammocks.com/Products/PeaPod.htm http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Large%20Quilts.htm

Paramo mountain hat.~£20 Army surplus MPV socks.~£8 Helly Hansen lifa baselayer shirt or pants. ~£12 and £25 Marmot driclime softshell or pertex windshell. Damn now I'm thinking up things to fill the holes in my kit list.

The British army surplus bags are an even kilo but are very roomy- perfect for multidays stays. I can also recommend the old style Rab survival zone at the £50 mark-390g. (apparently theres a new material used, but I don't know how much this affects things.) Heres a review of the JW bag...

Damn, renewed both about a week ago, thanks for the heads up I'll pass that on.

This seller here's got a few more types of knocked off packs as well as the fatboys and response packs; http://stores.ebay.com/eHobby-Asia-Airsoft-Supplier_Combat-Gears_Bag-Case_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ2625989QQftidZ2QQtZkm Cumbrian hows your go pack working out? The zips on mine split at first...

I've tried the bivvy bag sleeping bag hybrid with interesting results.... a couple of tipits from my research that might be of interest; the Snugpak Expanda panel (or the Snugpak Elite series sleeping bags)and the Mountain Equipement TDS system. Both consist of sets of elastic baffles that...

A lot of the North Downs are indeed now farmland, there are wooded areas but as with most areas in the SE they are more frequented and closer to civilisation than the ideal woodland camp might be. A place to try might be Wye Country Park, I've seen a few natural shelters close to the paths so...

Hi Alex They certainly are good pieces of emergency kit- had to use one in the Cairngorms last January. The impressions I came away with; very sauna like yet also very sheltered, increase in temperature comforting but not enough to stave off a few shivers, really raised moral considering the...

Hi Matt I once used them solid for a week- you need to brush about 5 times a day and for longer than you would with a toothbrush. Theres a thread somewhere on herbal toothcare- chewing on cloves compliments the miswak properties and also covers breath odour. They clean teeth well, but against...

Hi Dave I've used my wee airic to about -2 and it was fine. A word of warning though, both thermarest and alpkit advise not to use the mats on soft deforming sufaces- using mine in a hammock was probably what did it in...

I think you'd need a fair size fire to set the log going and I don't think a drilled hole could be large enough to take the mass of wood needed- what about a log sized bundle of several large sticks ~1-3inches across tied using wythes? It preserves the portability of the constuction and would...

Another hand up for interested. Just a quick question/ design input; does the stud placing allow the poncho to close up to form a bivi bag-like tube or is it purely to allow sheets to be connected to form larger tarps?

Dandaman -yeah both the snugpak bags will be good for year-round (maybe upgrade with a liner in winter- those -3/-5 temp ratings are the lowest people can stand without warming themselves up, rather than the lowest to sleep in.) Definitely agreed on the weight of the nanok bags making them a...

I'll vouch for the purehydration bottle filters, although if you possably can filter and boil, 99.99% is by definition not 100%. I've also got a straw style filter for the first aid kit, a pretty major bugbear for me is the massive amount of suction pressure you need to filter the water...