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    Wood Burning stove for the home?

    I had the builders fit two, a normal log burner in the lounge and a log burning range in the kitchen, wouldn't be without them
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    How many jackets are too many ?

    I've got two Buffalo mountain jackets, three Buffalo Mountain Shirts and a Montane Super-Fly (that I never really got on with), I guess I should buy some more :)
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    I'm not dead and in need of some advice.

    Watch "The Dog Whisperer" on YouTube and "It's Me or the Dog". The "dog whisperer" works by dominating the dog and being pack leader, the "It's Me or the Dog" works through praise and recognition and reinforcing positive actions. Plenty of arguments about which is best but in reality a blend of...
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    3 peaks cycle

    Have a good breakfast each morning, pass through populated areas so you can stop in cafes for beans on toast, tea and cake etc as often as you can. It is unlikely you will be able to carry all the food you need for the trip but if is worth carrying some sort of bonk rations just in case you...
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    Whooohoo...

    +1 - wot he said worked for me
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    inspirational movies or docu`s

    Recently watched Ray Mears's "Real Heroes of Telemark" on youtube, found it excellent
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    Size of tarp for hammock?

    Of course it all depends on what you want to do with it as well. I think 3m would be slightly short as even with the curvature of the hammock shortening the length, you would only have 6 inch either end, barely enough to get storm rings under. If you can only afford one then the TW Saragossa...
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    Hello from Cheshire

    Hello from Nantwich :beerchug:
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    Size of tarp for hammock?

    http://www.twhammocks.co.uk/Tarpaulins/Sargasso-Doors-Tarpaulin/Grey-Ultralight-Sargasso-Tarpaulin
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    Newbie from shropshire says hi

    Howdie neighbour! Regards from Nantwich:)
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    Tarps, are yours pre-rigged with guylines or not?

    I have 3mm shock cord on all the tie out points with two small alloy rings. [/URL][/IMG] I them have dyneema (Lash It on my ligtweight, 3mm stuff on the winter tarp) with a stake already attached. pass the dyneema through the rings (like you would for rappell rings)...
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    Tenth Wonder (lack) of attention to detail.

    I have nothing but praise for Tenth Wonder. I was bought a TW Bivi Hammock for my birthday, since then I have bought three tarps from him (ultralight, saragossa and cornelius in various sizes), my brother, brother in law and nephew have subsequently had hammocks off them. Delivery time has been...
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    Zippo

    My brother has just found one I bought him about 20 years ago, he got in touch with Zippo and he has sent it off to be refurburshed / serviced FOC
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    A Big hello from Crewe

    Hi there, Live just outside of Nantwich, Cheshire near Crewe. Started wild camping to get my 9yr old nephew out and about, got a hammock a year ago and the rest, as they say, is history. Brandon
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    Recommend me a one man tent

    I'm planning to go cycle touring myself this year, I'll be taking my Tenth Wonder Bivi hammock (http://www.twhammocks.co.uk/Hammocks/Hornet-Hammocks/Zip-in-Bivi-Hammock-Green) and tarp. I got it as a present last year and haven't used my tent since :)
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    Tmj ?

    Is in infectious?, could do with the missus having a dose so I could get some peace around here :) Seriously though if your happy to diagnose yourself on line why not dig a bit further and find the solution online? I would have gone to the doctors first thing myself but each to their own ;)
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    Stoopid jokes

    Spent a couple of hours at the wife's grave today, she thinks I'm digging a pond
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    Quotes to live by

    There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't