Recent content by Laurentius

You need a polytunnel raising, like the barn raising in Witness. Generally on our allotment people gather round to help each other putting them up.

CO2 in large enough quantities will kill you, that is why miners carried a Davy lamp, if the flame goes out there is not enough oxygen.

The overly optimistic will start off to climb Snowdon in a pair of shorts and sandals, if the weather stays fine they will probably be alright. The sensibly cautious will be wearing suitable footwear and be carrying an extra layer of waterproof clothing and plenty of water, they know the score...

It does make you wonder though, caravans and camper vans have gas stoves by default, not to mention gas fires and back in the old days gas lanterns. This was before CO alarms became a thing. Apparently we are all going to get cancer from the particulates when we cook indoors without a hood...

I had a neighbours polytunnel lift off and land on my allotment having flown all the way over a tall hedge. That neighbour never had any luck with any structure on his plot, he had a greenhouse before that and all the glass broke and a bolt together aluminium shed which fell apart whereas my...

Rohan certainly used to be something, I have a number of vintage items, I guess they will wear out eventually, but so will I.

Doesn't say what kind of a stove, or tent for that matter. I am more concerned about setting fire to the tent than CO, however with a traditional tent without a sewn in groundsheet, you are likely to have enough ventilation. Remember those intrepid antarctic explorers and mountainers, tent bound...

Funny I just read this as I am looking for the same thing too, I am downsizing my allotment plot and losing a polytunnel in the process. A good idea to keep it from blowing about too much is to put garden netting over it and peg that firmly into the ground.

Try looking for something in military surplus, a long time ago I got a French army cagoule, not sure if it is goretex or not but certainly adequately waterproof and fairly long, it folds into it's own pocket with a belt that can be fastened around the waist, but can be stuffed into an even...

I would think that a certain form of obsessive or cult like prepping could easily lead to a state of mind of over assurance that you will survive in a crisis. That kind of over confidence is equally as dangerous a state of mind to thinking that all shall be well and all manner of things shall be...

The rationalist would say it is the post hoc confirmation bias in operation, you would need multiple observations in order to advance it as a viable hypothesis, however I do expect if the US has not completely obliterated all space records and geological data, that a scientist could look for...

Yep a lighter is not just for making fire, for me that would be sealing the ends of paracord.

All the time I was growing up that is where my mum got her meat from.

I guess that started happening sometime in the 80's when computers started becoming commonplace in schools. And then of course there was Dunblane :(

Somebody went even further, eye bleach recommended. The tactical loincloth: https://www.police1.com/patrol-issues/videos/la-police-gear-tactical-loincloth-wzxNXWQDrsmid50g/