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    sciatic nerve pain,

    three stretches that worked wonders for me are: 1. lie on the ground on your back and simply bend one knee towards your chest, put your hands on your knee to pull it a bit further if you can. When you don't have a bad back, this stretch feels pointless, but if you have, then it can feel like...
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    Recomend me a knife?

    sub £50 - Hultafors HVK Orange Handle (£6 delivered from Amazon) - I think these are better than Mora knives - for £6, they are certainly better value. Quality steel, great edge and comfy handle. If you want a nice wooden handle, get something like a Helle Harding. But I don't see the point...
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    Rosewood puuko

    I think HRC 56 would be just right for this knife. It would make it an EDC for me and would hold its edge for long enough given its (no doubt) everyday green/wood use and make it a doddle to maintain. Looks like it would be great for doing rough little spoons and other 'green' tasks. I think...
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    A. Wright & Son bushcraft knife new grind model

    Michael, any update on your recent visit to A. Wright & Son???
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    Modern Marvels-Axes

    you can keep the axe - how much for the rake?:) can't believe you nipped outside to knock that up and take a photo...
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    Modern Marvels-Axes

    rake obsession? that genuinely made me laugh out loud:lmao:
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    Modern Marvels-Axes

    really enjoyed that..thanks
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    NOOB ,Pocket knife recommendations

    th8s looks lush for the money and has the I*XL moniker to boot http://www.madeinsheffield.com/view_item.asp?ProductID=73
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    How to determine the best way to choose the right rucksack

    I remember having a rucsack dilemma about 15 years ago. In the end, I bit the bullet and bought a MacPac. Very expensive, but what a pack! Still going strong after all this time. Not much (serious) use the past few years but was well used for almost 10. I chose it over a Karrimor because when I...
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    NOOB ,Pocket knife recommendations

    try and find a Taylors Eye Witness Barlow knife 2nd hand - Sheffield at its best and priciest. Or a nice Ablett double bolster twin blade new for under £50. The two bolster senator from A.Wrights & Son or their Spear and Pen are two lovely knives worth coveting for around £50. All quality...
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    A. Wright & Son bushcraft knife new grind model

    Well, I've been gradually re-shaping my Rough Rider into something a bit more useable so I might give it a go. I might knock a couple up in wood for starters, see how they look and feel and then imagine them with a steel blade :)
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    A. Wright & Son bushcraft knife new grind model

    I guess you're right in some ways, but I'm not really bothered about bespoke knives. I think if I got one and it looked too nice, I'd never use it. Besides, like many people, I can't afford custom anything these days! Besides, I'd actually like to see Sheffield and other knife makers go head to...
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    A. Wright & Son bushcraft knife new grind model

    Whilst you are there, could you ask why their website homepage shows more knives than are for sale in their online shop? I suspect they make more than is actually on offer and I think it would benefit them to show everything possible. In particular, their bone handle and wooden handle...
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    Tent for 2 people : North Face Tadpole 2 vs MSR Hubba Hubba HP

    I wouldn't get too hung up about inner or flysheet pitching first. It's pros and cons. Flysheet first and the inner stays dry but then you are on your hands and knees in the mud trying to hook up an inner - inner first and it gets wet before the flysheet goes on. The solution for either I guess...
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    Tent for 2 people : North Face Tadpole 2 vs MSR Hubba Hubba HP

    I haven't really shopped for camping and outdoor stuff for years. I buy the odd pair of pants etc. now and again, but I've lost touch with what is what nowaday. But, about 20 years ago I bought a Mountain Equipment Quasar tent - I don't even know if Mountain Equipment are still going as I seem...