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This morning I have had the sad news that, after a period of illness, Pumbaa's wife Caroline has passed away. She leaves Pumbaa and two daughters. I would like to take this opportunity to pass on my deepest sympathies to Chris and his family and also Caroline's family at this time. You...

That's actually very possibly smaller than my 4 man dome tent packs down :rolleyes: certainly around the same size if not.

You know, after seeing those jacked up pics, I really really wish I didn't have a nearly new dome tent and could justify buying a new tent :rolleyes: Out of curiosity, how small does it pack down too?

I've had mine.

Thanks guys. Just in case people aren't aware of what AururaWatch does, if you go to the website in the first post, you can get text alerts of medium and high auroral activity sent to your mobile phone, giving you the chance to see the aurora. The alerts are essential if you live down towards...

I know that in the past, some of us have enjoyed the benefits of the Aurora Watch warnings and the chance to get out and see the Aurora. Unfortunately due to funding cuts, there's a possibility that the SAMNET system will be losing it's funding, the email I got today explains it a lot better...

PM on the way Spacemonkey

I know this might sound odd, but is there anyone in the Newbury (Berkshire) area who might be able to pick up an 11' long kayak for me and possibly store it for a little while until I can arrange to get it picked up? I'd be hugely grateful

Often, yes, but often, in fact almost always in minute amounts :rolleyes:

Absolutely you can. Quite often you'll find geodes with small crystals, but I agree with what others have said, to find really good crystals you not only need to know where to look, but as with most things on our small island, you need permission to go and look in most of the best seams. You can...

Ang on an minute, seems I can't go anywhere these days :rolleyes: ;)

There used to be one in a shop in Bournemouth that was made from 5" o/d aluminium tubing and the longest bell was about 8' long, it sounded stunning. One trick to soften the sound on the metal ones is to whittle a shallow groove around the clapper and put a rubber o ring or even a thickish...

I don't like the little tinkly windchimes, they drive me round the bend. I do however have two sets of longer chimes, with the shortest being a foot long and the longets being about four foot long and they sound superb. I think I know the ones Bilko is on about as my local garden centre does...

Let me know how you get on :D

I have no idea what this bodywarmer is like, but when I saw the price I figured it's worth letting people know, could be worth a look. Bodywarmer and gloves as well for £9.99 I have nothing to do with Maplin by the way

I've worn daily disposables for years now and love them to bits. When you're out in the rain there's no drops on your glasses to spoil your view and when you come in from the cold they don't mist up. As well as that, one of the biggest bonuses for me, both out and about and on the 'bike is that...

Looks like the clamps for the extending legs (about half way up) are made from plastic, could be a problem.

There's always the Met Office webcams although they're a bit murky at the moment :rolleyes:

Certainly looks very similar

Apologies for the dodgy pic, but it's real pain trying to get a pic of an all black smock :rolleyes: Its made from very heavy duty cotton, not sure if it's ventile but it is a very tight weave and is windproof. As you can see, two patch pockets on the front (Which do have all their...