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I think you will find that they won’t dry clean sleeping gear because of the chemicals used . The short name for it is Perk. The same as they advise driving home with the car windows open if you have dry cleaned clothes in your car.

Saddle soap and also Connollys hide restorer are good.

We had a brilliant shoe guy in out town. Used to take all my riding boots, deck shoes and work boots to him. Unfortunately he closed down last year. So going to give “shoe goo” a go as the sole of my walking trainers is flapping away at the toe. Had to resort to gaffer tape on an outing a...

Looks like otter prints to me , but don’t know what it would be doing on heathland.

When I saw the headline -new meet up - I thought good. But Woody I am with you. Not interested now.

@Falstaff they originally said they could not refill them and we’re only going to stock and refill the larger size bottles. Due to pressure () from every boat and caravan owner that had no locker space , (me included) for larger cylinders they have had a re- think.

Back it with canvas and use it as a picnic rug

Neck warmer ( buff) with the sleeves, + scarf. Cosy small pillow case for camping. Wrist warmers with thumb hole. ( come up level with your knuckles). Still have my survival aids ones somewhere. Useful if you don’t want to wear gloves.

Someone devised a way of refilling the disposable cylinders in situ . Remove the jet, find a bolt with the same thread, drill a hole down the middle. I think they soldered a lindal valve on top. I don’t solder so going to try with a tube. Fuel up by opening the control knob - close when...

One of the outer caps probably belongs to the No5. The one on the left or the middle one. The one on the right is broken- burnt through. The solder isn’t really a problem, it’s not to bad. Given the age of these stoves it’s not uncommon for them to have a few repairs over the years.

Try the Fettlebox company

It’s made by Valor. British made.

Think I would be worried about the temperature melting the tent. Reports of 404 degrees.

I have had some success with prodding the nrv with a slim knitting needle to free it up. Look on the bright side, if you have to renew the pip it should be fine for another 50 years.

When you say hard to pump do you mean the pump doesn’t go up and down the barrel easily or it builds up pressure and won’t move down the barrel at all. If the latter it is probably the NRV that is stuck. Take the pump out. Spray some release fluid or paraffin down the hole and let it sit for a...