Recent content by Herman30

Why bother when there are so many good folding saws.

How about a movable garage?

I use maps.me to download and use maps in my smartphone. Downloaded maps are stored in your phone and can be used with your smartphones GPS without any phone or internet connection whatsoever. Only connection needed is to the GPS-satellites so in a forrest with thick canopy GPS might not work...

Have to keep in mind it is not the downs that isolate, it is the air that the downs trap. The more compressed downs are the less air in the filling and the lesser air means lesser insulation. Insulation is all about binding air.

Falkland parka?

This original Denison smock looks to have only a half zip so it is an over the head smock. I guess the name smock just lived on allthough modern military jackets have a full long zipper. For me personally this garment here is an anorak.

My oldest has to be the Suunto 311 model compass from 70´s.

Reason why I like Fiskars (have two axes; X5 and X7) is that I don´t use the very often and therefore do not want to spend over 100 euros for a traditional wood handled axe. Fiskars are more affordable. I have a Gränsfors small forest axe that I bought in my stupidity some years ago but that...

My girlfriends apartment is heated by electric radiator and electricity is rather expensive, her electric bill is about 100 euros/month. So she tries to save on heating, this winter she had about +13-14C in bedroom and about +18 in living room. Frickin´cold until one gets under the duvet.

I can´t even understand how it is possible to get the apartment up to that temperature. To quote Shakespear (sort of): Something is rotten in claim of an 40 degrees apartment.

Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit? If Celsius it is no wonder that you can´t stand cold. I would die if my appartmen was so hot, +20 C is about right for me. We don´t even get +40 ever. Hottest summer it can get to +30 outside for a short period. But that is unusual.

@Paul_B So you don´t believe in the concept of "better to have and not need than need and not have".

Here´s my waterfiltration system. Left to right: Hydrapak with BeFree filter. Millbank filter. Foldable cup to fill Millbank with. Water pump for occasions when water is hard to reach to. Orange pack pouch for the stuff.

Did not know that. Majority of our sausages are precooked and can be eaten straight out of the package.

Yeah was quite tasty, so called raw sausages. Can not be eaten as is but have to be cooked. Made of sheep meat.