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There's the Buffalo sleeping bag set? Not sure if still made though.

Pertex of all sorts does get snagged on thorns etc and can make a hole so I'm sure the cat's claws would. I'd actually be more thinking about the pile getting torn up in a scratchy claw sharpening attempt! As Keith says, it's an expensive blanket, so if that's a likely occurrence then go for a...

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Much appreciated. How do they bond the base to it in a food safe way? Or is it more of a 'drink from so seldom that the content of the cup is rather more damaging than the bonding agent'?

How do you find the horn for drinking from @JonathanD ? Does it impart any flavour to the ale? I ask as I have a ram's horn horn, and blowing on that you can definitely smell the rammyness! Not unpleasant, just definitely not a neutral scent.

Scorpion Knives is a brand used by Staniforth, but I'm not familiar with Ross Douglas. It does say 'up and coming designer' in the blurb so that may be why. Here's a link to the knife so others can see it more easily...

Flying visit

Reading Kirtley's review makes me want one, even know I am almost certain I wouldn't have the skills to use it suitably in such a situation!

I am very sorry to hear about both Lara and Trev, all the best to you Rich

Does this mean Trev is no longer with us? He was a lovely guy, met him at a few meets. Very sorry to hear this if so.

I don't know if Marcus Doyle is a member on here, but he's likely best placed to know, as he's previously made knives which used blades forged by others and handled them, with what look like very similar profiles to your swedged one

Yes be really interesting to hear what others think about this. If you still have the same bag, tomorrow at a similar time in the day put some known-clear water (e.g. tap etc.) in the same bag and take it outside to see what colour it might look. Just to be able to rule the bag out as the cause...

I just don't see how fresh rain water could given how it forms. If you were near greenery, wether grass, bushes or green clothing or shop fronts etc. then that is likely the source. Were the puddles forming also green?

Was the liquid itself actually green, or was it possibly that the sunlight penetrating through the bag's material was giving it a green tint?

I don't know about Barbours, but had a similar situation with an old Carhartt jacket. Ended up going with an intentionally different black hood as colour matching the materials was proving impossible. I suppose possible with waxing to match over time, but I just couldn't be bothered with that.