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Barbour International jacket bought in early 1980s with just some wear to the lining in one spot where it rubs on my knife clip. I suspect it'll still be around long after I've kicked the bucket. Also a Rohan wild vest bought this week in 1992 while on honeymoon....25th anniversary was the day...

I've had one for about 10 years. It's light and windproof, but wets through after a few minutes of rain.

Great, thanks! I'll go up there tomorrow and check them out thoroughly. Cheers

By the way - what is a pricking needle mechanism and how do I know if it's working?

I just took a second look at them, Kiwi Disposals are only a couple of minutes walk from the office. There's a faded sticker inside that says Optimus 111 Hiker multifuel stove etc etc. They look very like the one pictured although in reality they're a bit more battered. They had four on...

The K Road shop

I was in Kiwi Disposals on Friday and noticed they had these Optimus Hiker stoves for $99 (about 40 UK pounds). http://www.kiwidisposals.co.nz/items/?itemID=839 I don't know anything about stoves - does anybody have any experience or opinions about these? Thanks

I went horseback camping with a girlfriend in the west of Ireland about 25 years ago. She rode a smart thoroughbred, I rode a cross between a draught horse and a yak called Roger the Sod. We lived on guinness, bread and cheese. The horses ate grass although Roger frequently tried to...

I've not seen anything on the TV by Ray since I moved down here (NZ), but there a programme called ''Ray Mears Walkabout'' on this evening. Is this a series or a one off or what?

There's a shop called complete outdoors selling tin and copper thermettes in Christchurch. Doesn't say whether they're locally made or made in China. http://www.completeoutdoors.co.nz/campmaster-copper-thermette-xidp153474.html...

In the 1990s I was working for the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) as a field officer for a farm grants scheme. In October of 1995 I was walking round a farm near Ammanford in South Wales with the farmer, drawing up a farm conservation plan. First slightly odd thing I noticed was the...

We’ll be moving house in the next few weeks so I’m under orders to re-home a few things. I’ve an M65 jacket I bought from Silvermans a few years ago but have never worn very much. It’s green, in excellent condition with no signs of wear. It has the nylon button-in liner. The label...

If anyone’s interested the Welsh Indoor Game Fair is being held at the United Counties showground in Carmarthen this weekend – 20th & 21st November.

Wenger (who are the other manufacturer of real Swiss Army knives) make one called the Field Compass, if I remember rightly this was the one in the old Survival Aids catalogue. http://wo.wengerwatch.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WengerWatch.woa/wa/watchesOverview