Recent content by ferrol

I have one and find it brilliant, nice natural light that goes for 9 hrs, so you have at least a couple of nights light before bed time. In a tent they do produce some heat too. I love mine and take it on every nightly outing I do. They collapse down nice too. ferrol

Most are about 150KG or above. DD Hammocks are rated to 150KG anyway. You should be fine though, unless your an average American :p (sorry couldn't resist) ferrol

It did stink very much! So yer think it was as you described. Don't actually like mushrooms at all but am very interested in them from a wild food perspective. thanks all ferrol

http://www.ferrol.uklinux.net/mushroom.jpg If this helps, seems like the image is cached on this board now. grrrr:bluThinki ferrol

Sorry the forum mangled it. Try this. ferrol

Any idea's? No sniggering at the back! I know what shape it look like!!:lmao: PS. Sorry for the big size image. Hopefully your browsers will resize it. ferrol

what do you finish the spoons with? Oil I've read but what type? Spoons look great, very elegant. ferrol

Decathlon (Sheffield) sell tape on the reel. I got some for the new hammock. ferrol

heh "***** bath", haven't heard that expression before.. funny. Think I'll probably ***** bath (giggle), if a few days only and shower if longer or a hot day, regardless, I'll try them all! ;) ferrol

Good suggestions, gonna not wash my hair for alittle while on my next holiday and see what happens. Nigel: Good point that but my trips will eventually get longer and longer so I'd like to be ready so to speak when it does. Plus I've been on long trips before without washing and my clothes...

PM sent. Will take any spare you have! thanks very much, Save me heading out to B&Q later for this little project.:D

ah yes the turn off/on thing, never occurred to me.. duh I do like the ring of stone and a poly' idea, sheet would fold to nothing, gonna try this this weekend! thanks John Fenna I do tend to have an idea of what I'm after but I do have a couple of rules I like to try and keep to. Must...

Hayfever here as well, am blessed being reactive to both Grass and tree. Oh and I'm not clever with Wheat or Dairy too. A good life :D I did read somewhere that drinking birch sap did help slightly, think I didn't drink enough of it, ironic really, loving the outdoors but allergic to it...

Thanks for the replies! Was also considering getting a shower conversion kit for the platy http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/0040818075944 Has anyone actually used a outdoor shower? Any good? I have visions of running out of water with a head n face full of soap. Then having to comically...

When am outdoors I've always spent maybe just a day or 2 out. Question is how do you keep yourself clean outdoors? I know of sauna's with hot rocks, even bathing in a river. But I was looking for a simpler easy way. What do you people do? wipe down, solar shower, wet wipes? thanks ferrol