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BMW R1150GS Adventure in silver. Love to post a picture but can't as I'm not a full member. You know the one, Ewan & Charlie's steed in Long Way Round. Planning to ride down to Gibraltar and back in May. Want to stay off the motorways as much as possible. Planning to roughly follow...

Nope, Theft it is (although I've never never known anyone be charged!) It's one of those "technical" offences, that would never get past the admin sergeant or the CPS review. I suspect that if I was ever called to such a matter and the "offender" was known, It'd be a case of dealing with it as...

Thanks for all the ideas guys. It is a pewter tankard, with a glass bottom so I can see if the recruiting sergeant has slipped a shilling into the pint he's bought me. :lmao: I like the idea of something that will work itself into the joint by capilliary action, so that the repair is...

Not sure, but I reckon the beeswax would taint the ale. I'm not sure how permanent the beeswax would be either, but thanks for taking the time to post a suggestion.

Thanks for the suggestions freddy & dazzler. I agree with biker that the bathroom sealant is probably a no-go due to toxins and tainting the taste of the beer, but I may well see if I can find a local source for the glazing sealer. Still open to suggestions from anyone...

1. Stuff in a skip remains the property of the person who hired the skip until the skip company takes it away whereupon it belongs to them. If it's in a skip, knock on the door and ask if you can have it - I've never been refused. 2. Dumping stuff in someone else's skip IS AN OFFENCE...

dorkingbushcraft, Just found your PM - sorry, haven't logged on for a while! Did the meet go ahead at the end of Feb or has it been put back to the end of March? PM sent.

Perhaps not exactly "Bushcraft", but does anyone have any idea how to stop a glass bottomed tankard leaking? It was presented to me about 10 years ago when I was posted away from the unit I was on at the time. It's had regular use since then :beerchug: , but alas, it's started leaking from the...

I always used to stuff my empty mags down the front of my smock, but I guess, now that body armour has arrived on the scene, that's not an option anymore?

I had my bergen modified by HM Supplies in Aldershot. Basically had four utility pouches added. Two on the main body and one each on the side pockets. Handy for all the little bits and bobs that you want quick access to. Bergen's gone now that I don't have any connection with the "active"...

I agree that they're good bags and for forty quid they're a steal! I bought a long '58 pattern sleeping bag from Silverman's back in 1992 and it cost me ninety quid!!!! Only issue I have with them, is that they do tend to have a distinctive "aroma" even when new and clean. I wonder if the...

Am going to Namibia with them in about 3 weeks time so have voted for Borneo, but would rather do their Canada canoe trip next year if given the choice!

Been a while since I watched Victorian Farm - must get the DVD out again! Wasn't Ruthie scrubbing copper pots clean? I seem to recall that while copper isn't toxic when used to cook in, isn't the green verdigris that forms on the surface poisonous and likely to at least taint the flavour of...

Tranlated into English reads: "Check with your local transport cafe / greasy spoon" :D

Not all cans have a plastic lining. I have a few large cans (ex tomato and ex tuna) and neither have plastic inners.

I guess it's good that BG's appointment as Chief Scout will bring publicity and hopefully more resources into Scouting (both human and material), but has the Chief Scout always been an "Honourary" post? Srikes me that the post should generally be awarded to someone who's worked their way...

.................. So we still don't know what the straps at the head of this thread are for then? I couldn't find a sensible use for them when I was in the mob either, so I cut them off to save weight - every little helps! :)

-Switch- Good for you mate! There will no doubt be times when you're cold, wet, tired, hungry and thoroughly cheesed off. Your feet will be sore, your back will ache and your legs will feel like lead. That said, there will be times as well when you will feel so wonderful that you'll...

$119.99! Yikes! That's about seventy-five quid! For a memory stick - They've gotta be 'avin a larf!

Started of on a Suzuki GS125ES Then a Suzuki GSX400F Then a Honda CB450N Then a BMW R1100RS SE (I suppose I should include various "work bikes" BMW R80/7, BMW R80RT, BMW K75RT, Honda Pan European 1100) Then 9 years without a bike (old house needed doing up and I could get more bricks...