Recent content by hopper333

I love my alcohol stoves and prefer the cleanliness and simplicity in many cases but on my recent trip to Sri Lanka I could not use them at all because it was literally impossible to buy any fuel for them. Sales of meths, (bio)ethanol and anything similarly appropriate is very tightly controlled...

I have not had a Ti gasifier stove but I have had several in S/S both commercial and home-made and the inner heat chamber has eventually failed on all of them, either at the base or the upper gasification ports. I know that the serious gasifier stoves supplied to 3rd world communities by the UN...

Titanium is both more resistant to heat than stainless (higher melting point) and importantly more resistant to the acidic corrosion that wood burning will tend to produce. I have had several stainless gasifier stoves eventually rot out and fail in the inner burn chamber.

Is a membership also required to post a 'wanted' advert? Thanks M

It has been a long time but are you still selling this?

What about a quality 10" chandong parang like the myparang from Bidor or the Condor mini duku? Seems to have (almost) all the chopping and batoning ability but with the ability to do slashing and fine work too, and at the same time being lighter to carry.

I did but I felt it deserved a response. Why?

Speaking personally, I agree with @Janne's comment and think yours is an over-reaction. I don't automatically assume if I see someone on their own in the woods with a chopping tool minding their own business that they are a possible gang member or serial killer. However, that same person in a...

And let's not forget Parangs.

The Dutch army surplus poncho liner that I got was well made and in excellent condition but thinner than I expected i.e. apparently not much insulation in the middle. Are they all like that? Not that warm it seems, though I haven't tested it properly in cold & wet conditions to see if it has...

Jeff Myers is a constant source of good ideas for hammock suspensions and other hardware-free cordage: https://www.youtube.com/@jeffmyers7062 Amongst other things, I use and recommend his pigtail loops as versatile end loops for hammocks and soft shackles as dyneema carabiners.

I agree with almost all of this. A structural ridgeline is very helpful but make it from something low stretch, tough and light like dyneema. This is also excellent for other aspects of suspension like end loops and dog bones. Jeff Myers is a constant source of good ideas on YT. Polyester...

So I just bought some of the Wellco UK Army brown jungle boots in 9M with the Panama sole almost as-new for £36 on eBay which I thought was a good deal. I will report back with thoughts once I have had a chance to try them on and walk them in a bit. The pair is meant to weigh 1.6Kg which is not...

I'm glad you told me that! I just bought the lighter one (Universal).

They do look like a good fit to what I want but at £75 quite an outlay for sandals.