Recent content by iampmat

very precious comment bullterrier thanks. I was also considering wellies didn't know if it was a good options since I'm not expert so I let speak who actually is expert. I'm not doing serious marching just visiting remote communities for work (renewable energy engineer). can you point me an...

whereas anyone wants to share his opinion on the lowa desert elite? I will start a new thread when I will have a sensible review

thanks steve for the link. I won a grade 2 LOWA desert elite. I will review them once they arrive tomorrow. now i am aiming for jungle boots in ebay if i get them cheaper than £15 or I will go with those in your link.

how about ye olde british ones? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230866040005?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

yeah I saw so the video with Ewan, great stuff Ray's tips. Will keep an eye on cheap US jungle boots and try to aim to some used Lowa

thanks Lostplanet for the sensible suggestion. I will look into getting the best of the two types of boots

I'm going to either assam region (tropical forest) and southern india (kerala) so I would say both. but as pointed out by rabbitsmacker maybe what I need is full leather non lined boots to be dry but not too hot... I will search in that direction and perhaps ask further question. meantime if...

I thought that at least lowa and meindl boots would be a bit better. I could do with a seal skin socks though. On the other hands I don't want also to be too hot and sweat. Any suggestions?

Dear all, since I travel very frequently to rural India (especially north east) I was looking into buying a jungle or desert boots. My budget is limited (i.e. I can't afford £130 for new LOWA desert elite) but I can afford used ones...My requirements is to stay dry and be durable. I checked...

Kuinka paljon se on?

I was also quite skeptical about 'merican big knives as I like to have short sturdy blade. I have a finnish pukko (you can find it ronnie sunshine site http://www.ronniesunshines.com/bushcraft-camping/bushcraft-tools/bushcraft-knives/finnish-double-combo-pukko-knives.html) but then I saw the...

thanks for the review very nice knife indeed. how would you compare it with the ka-bar bk2 ? http://www.kabar.com/knives/detail/1 if they can be comparable at all... I was impressed by the thickness of this knife as well as the bk2. Any comment of the effect of the thickness of this blade...

what's the price for the food canteen in the first picture with those utility knives? I would be interested

thanks greek I tried several still the criss cross over under is the one easiest to tighten (sadly also to get loosen I guess) I do suggest for this boots to pulls strongly outward the laces in order to tighten the cross and then without losing the pull to rise the laces and to crossed till...

translating from which language? I am fluent in english, italian, spanish and french