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Happy New Year Drew - hope we can get a camp in January. Regards Chris

dd hammock - this has changed the way I camp. Happy new year regards Chris

I have restored many various pressure lamps and there nothing quite like the first lighting and waiting for the preheat and the pop. Well done. Regards Chris

Hi Should be there Saturday Morning sometime - trying to avoid boring family stuff. Chris Bob Wayland If I'm making Gin Gan Goo It would be wise to bring some bread for dipping. Bilmo - Pot o' Beans SimonM - apple crumble and custard DaveBromley - Parkin Cake and Peanut brittle...

I bought a Garmin Gecko GPS today new in its box. I have a few GPS receiver some with full colour mapping, but the small simple gecko just gives osgb grid refs and that all I need. It weighs nothing and is tiny. I have heard that the old fashioned antenna design can be a bit weak on this and...

Whisperlite for me. Had one for years and been happy with results. Best for boiling not simmer Chris

Thanks for these replies let hope practice makes perfect Regards Chris

I have a suuntor core a fantastic watch so long as you don't actually have to read the dial. You would not expect this type of display on a £1.50 watch from china so I have no idea why suunto thought this was a desirable feature for mountaineers often working in variable lighting conditions...

I have some boxes of these these and they don't taste very nice. They leave a horrible fatty slimey taste in the mouth. The good thing is they taste foul so you won't be tempted to eat them. I bought three boxes and opened one at work, not even the guys in the office would eat them. I sure they...

No sorry I cannot remember what grade of stainless. I bought them as a set 10 years ago. Victorinox brand. All the blades have different number but I think just date stamps. 5.2003.19. I suspect something hard as my stones don't touch them. Japanese water stones don't touch them, best result...

Thanks for the post - not sure what's going wrong as I get on great with traditional high carbon steels. Interesting my best effort is with my dc3.

I normally think that I am good at sharpening knives and tools. I have all the kit from Japanese water stones, Dmt diamond hones and various natural and synthetic stones. However I just cannot get stainless knives sharp. I bought the wife a set of expensive stainless knives and I have a Buck...

I have a few relatively, expensive knifes. When I got started I did not know who made the " the best knives" so I went with the big name brands. This was probably a expensive mistake as I would have been better waiting and trying various makes at bushcraft meets to find one that suit me. I did...

I transport mine in Bucket as they all leak a bit when in the car.

I have the basic Etrex and a all singing and dancing satmap fully loaded with maps. I almost never use the satmap as its heavy, takes up to much pack space. I have used a few different nav systems that can be loaded with maps but they are just not a easy to use as paper as the screens are All...