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    water bag fire

    Sorry, I misread the post three times as: before I got it !! :)
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    Firesteel blanks

    Try this http://www.lightmyfire.uk.com/swedish_firesteel.html
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    Could this be true ?

    I'd be no use. I can just about manage to write my name in the snow.... as for crossing T's and dotting I's, that's a younger man's game I'm afraid. :wink:
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    Free Haggis

    "Tinned" haggis? - I prefer to catch my own. The best technique (for the benefit of all you non-scots) is the reverse-chase method. Haggis (or plural haggi) have one leg shorter than the other to make it easier to run round the tops of mountains, so by chasing them round the mountain top the...
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    Quotations thread

    "I'm pink, therefore I'm spam" Then you can judge him all you want, 'cos you're a mile away and you've got his shoes.
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    Meetup in Scotland?

    :cool: Count me in.
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    1st Review. Highlander Forces 33ltr Patrol Pack

    :biggthump Thanks Bill, I will be trying that out tonight (in the comfort of the living room). :yup: Yep!, That's the one. Even though there are compression straps, the stuffsack is too small. It's like trying to get toothpaste back in the tube. :lol: After trying out tenbears tip, I'll...
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    1st Review. Highlander Forces 33ltr Patrol Pack

    Hi, May I ask what type/size is the sleeping back. The reason I ask is that I got a 3 season bag from Argos (with stuff sack) and after putting it into my 75L Karrimor rucksack, I only had room left for a pair of socks, and an after-eight mint (OK, I'm exaggerating, but there was very little...
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    Smile, it's Monday

    My Black & Decker paint stripper came with the instructions "Do not use as a hair dryer" :flamer:
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    GPS receivers

    Not one specific problem, but lots of little ones.. Like : My GPS lost signal and as a result, I have two saved tracks (one going up the hills, and the other coming down. I'd like to know how, using memory map, I can join the two together. I tried, but it kept reversing the second track...
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    GPS receivers

    Great site, which I'm sure I will use a lot, but not the one I was asking about. Thanks though Regards,
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    GPS receivers

    Can anyone help? Have tried searching (but GPS is too short a word) to find a link to a site which was titled something along the lines of "anyone thinking about buying a GPS unit should read this first!". It gave a lot of technical info and highlighted the drawbacks of buying GPS without having...
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    GPS receivers

    Version checked, and it is the lastest one available. Checked cable - seems OK :-? Confirmed OSGB / British Grid settings. Have now done all the above, (thanks for the advice). Will be out and about tomorrow and try again. Although if I do end up in the middle of the North Sea, I will be...
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    Compass

    I recently (2 weeks ago) attended a mountain micro-navigation course, where the Silva Expedition 4 was the recommended compass because it has all the features needed for navigation. A large baseplate (very useful for plotting bearings), built in romer scales and orienting lines, for assigning...
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    GPS receivers

    Just bought Garmin Summit with Memory Map. PC Data cable. All is so far fine (having fun playing..) but for some reason, when downloading waypoints/routes/tracks from GPS to PC (Memory Map) a new waypoint is being created off the map area (sometimes it says I've been in the middle of the north...
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    Quotations thread

    Times fun when your having flies Kermit the Frog Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana Anon
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    What do you keep in your mess kit?

    Sorry, I don't understand the "don't use the Trangia burner" bit. Can you explain further? Thanks in advance
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    Knots

    I'd have to go along with the constrictor (or miller's) knot as favourite, but most used would be the half-windsor (for my tie) and the bow (shoelaces).
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    bizarre user names amongst us............

    Yes, another "because it's my name" I'm afraid...
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    Tell Us About Your Trip!

    I recall a trip 20 years ago where I was near Ullapool and running out of petrol. I went into a village pub, and it was like a scene from "The Wicker Man" or one of those old wild west movies. As I entered, I could hear people talking, and then .... NOTHING....SILENCE. All eyes were on me as I...