Recent content by Aristotle

Do people also feed you sugar lumps?

As above. A collared shirt with long sleeves that can be rolled up. I like wearing shorts in the UK, but when out in intense sun all day, lightweight long trousers make sense. Less need for sun cream. A brimmed hat. Always wear a hat. Sunglasses with UV protection. Polarised is good. A warm...

We went up on to the hills to watch it. It went only slightly darker. My teenage son said it was underwhelming. I agree with him.

I've just remembered that I had a similar Picknicker knife in the 90s and lost it on an Alpine climb when the split ring broke (it was attached to my harness). Fortunately, I was in Switzerland and so bought a replacement in Zermatt, as they were cheaper there than in the UK at the time. The...

I have slept wrapped in traditional real wool blankets, as described. One blanket It isn't very warm at 12°C <Shiver>. Two are a bit better, but bulky. Cowboys must have left all of their clothes on and been tough when they slept in their saddle blankets. I slept under my Jungle Blanket XL...

I have been away. When I have fitted the pit zips, I will take some photos.

The corkscrew on a SAK is quite handy for more than removing corks.

The can opener on a SAK has a point that fits into a cross headed (Pozidrive 2) screw.

It can't be true. Some people never use them....

I was given a couple of kitchen knives and modified them. They have been very useful. The bigger one is now my camp (and weekend away in a self catering, that always have blunt knives) cooking knife. The shorter one is a very handy workshop knife...

I have just read One Man's Wilderness, the account of Dick Proenneke building his cabin and living quarters, solo, with occasional deliveries by plane, over 16 months in Alaska. It is wonderfully written by Sam Keith. I don't know how much of it is original text from Dick Proenneke's journals...

Horse flies are evil things. How does gabardine differ in function to the Ventile?

Inspired by this, and having thought that I really didn't need another jacket, I looked at the Helikon-Tex smocks and found that I could get a brown one on sale very cheap, £50-odd. ....I then thought that I would enjoy modifying an army one more than buying a good one off the shelf. I looked...

Those are excellent. The "ski parka" and flight jacket look particularly good.

It is very impressive. You have some good skills. Do you have photos of other things that you have made? I'm tempted by a Helikon-Tex SAS Smock -Obviously not as authentic and probably not as well-made.