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I have had a cold or similar after flights.The subject of coughs and colds after flights was discussed with an aero expert on Rip off Britain a few weeks back. The guy largely debunked the myth that it was the plane air circulation. He said it was not recirculated and certainly not from back to...

One piece of advice I picked up in the US was to look over logs before you step over them, a snake can be laid up on the other side and strike at your leg.

I am a retired Tree man. There is a very good site for us as Arbtalk co.uk which has a fungus ident thread and an App available for tree fungi.

+1 for Kinesio tape for ankles.Though I have iced a lot over the years (footballer, marathoner, triathlete, long distance walker) there is a body of opinion now against ice treatment. Evidently although it is an effective painkiller ice reduces the blood supply which is necessary to flush out...

I do not have photobucket. If the jpg works you will see the knife.I found it about 30 years ago in a park, probably thrown away by some miscreant. It is not a flick knife but it does have a release push at the butt end which lifts the bar allowing opening of the blade I am describing. I guess...

Is there an idiots guide to adding photos on here; it is not the system I am familiar with i.e dbl clk and it appears. If I put the the jpg number in that is what appears.Thanks

Advice please. I have CK folding knife which has a metal round bar at the end of the handle-above the blade to stop it opening past the horizontal. This bar has become soft and can bend. I did heat it and rapidly cool it to strengthen, this did improve it. I mostly use at home in the kitchen...

+ 1 for Common Agrimony. After googling how to learn about Latin plant names:-) Probably best to start by learning about some common plant families and then learn to identify different distinguishing plant parts to guide you through the identification process.When you can identify plant parts...

Thanks great info.I have couple of stoves with a long simmer, which think what is required, one the FeatherFire. I have succeeded with what the Americans probably would call biscuits.

I would like to hear of any successful recipes in bread making;ot point me in the direction of some recipes. On my long distance treks I miss bread to eat with the pasta meals.I have various logan and bannock bread recipes and a QiWiz heat diffuser for baking on an alky stove. I am a minimalist...

thanks for all the ideas I now have Opinel.i do some long distance treks and use a wood burning stove so i am not hunting around in towns for fuel.O n another forum a guy suggeste you don't needa kinfe as you should be using small twigs anyway. Its just handy to a have a useful knife to dig out...

Good comments thanks. What is a froe? The Opinel looks nice and would fit in with my whittling. I do have a few cheap folding knives might just use a few and see how I get on.I have a Bushcooker stove and the Backcountry Boiler, I start with larch twigs if I can get them but find dry split...

I hike light with a wood stove and don't want to carry my Mora or other knives for bylaw,travel and weight reasons. I have thought if sharpening a short piece of metal that could be spliced lashed into a downed branch in the area and then use that for battoning. I wouldn't be doing much or...

With hindsight I should have gone for the Mora ,but thought it it a bit long for my needs.

I bought this knife fairly cheap recently but when it arrived it is too heavy for my use, just the odd time to make kindling for my storm kettle. I do go on long hikes so weight is important. I reckon I could lighten it by taking the wood handles off and making a lighter handle.Anybody got a...