Recent content by hughtrimble

I feel your pain! Some questions on apparent duplication (which may be intentional given the one is none concept): 1. First aid kit as well as one which appears to be mounted to the front of your pack? 2. Cups/pots look to be quite a few of those 3. The extra bags like what looks to be some kind...

Like with many things, you get good and bad makers, just because it's made in France doesn't make it good. Handled a few in one of the Paris shops and the really lovely ones were 300+ (folders, didn't look at fixed). Didn't record the names as I wasn't interested enough. The cheaper ones weren't...

I am very sorry to hear this Tengu

Nicely done

I've found external blinds are a real temperature saver. Blinds/curtains inside can only do so much as the sunlight is getting through the glass and then heating the interior, but if the sun is really limited in being able to get inside, you can keep temps down. Currently 5c lower than the outside.

Absolutely, it gets pretty gunked. For joints, Camellia oil is a decent food-grade option, or food-grade silicone too.

First for me is getting the tarp up. Too many times convinced no rain will come and yet it does. Then firewood collection.

Drybags do make you question quite how backpack manufacturers define litres.

I really don't understand why Leatherman gave up on the Squirt. It's a brilliant tool and made so well. I understand the scissor spring breaking was one of the main reasons for warranty work and given it's not an easily replaceable component due to its design, they used to have to just replace...

Change your search engine. There are loads to choose from.

Possibly Octopussy, but the colouration of the film looks too new

Yes, that's a heck of a lot of constraints that would have been useful for your OP!

Inset threaded sleeve at the end of one of the parts, with an inset bolt into the other part?

Were you not tempted to just give it a try when you've taken it with you? Or is there a reluctance to use it due to safety, or lack of experience, or even just not wanting to have to then spend time after using it on maintenance? If I take gear, I tend to make a point of trying to use it...

Exactly this. And although there are techniques to split bigger stuff down to manageable sizes using a saw without an axe or even a knife, an axe is more efficient. Bigger safety risk though if tired or inexperienced.