Recent content by MrEd

Absolutely agree, I have been lucky enough to have been taught to hand and machine sew by my mum and my mother in law, I am crap at hand sewing though due to arthritis and impatience!

Looks great, some super setups and you squeezed a lot into that 55l tbh Glad I am not the only one one that uses a 37pack small pack, in my opinion the perfect side bag for foraging to a short day trip. I carry in mine 58 pattern bottle, crusader metal cup, fire kit, poncho, trangia and mini...

Yeah I swerved the camo and kept my eyes open for an olive green one. No worries good luck On the search. Get some heel caps, makes it easier to wear stilettos on soft surfaces ;)

Lowe alpine sting or the Dutch army equivalent fits that bill almost exactly, about 50-60 surplus Dutch and the Lowe alpine badged ones are harder to find and double the price (out of production!) Axe strap I use the ice axe straps on the front, works great Loads of other people will chip in...

Super setup

Looks good and bright, nice job

The hanks pat, easier said than done, and the longer that passes the harder it is to ‘come clean’ and explain absences to people (in general), and the more you worry about doing so. It’s like a viscous circle. I will have a serious think about the mind moot, it’s about 2.5hrs from me so totally...

That looks great, I have struggled a bit with mental health the last few years from an PTSD/anxiety/social anxiety point of view. I wonder if this would be good for me to start to reconnect with social stuff again. I would be coming in my own. For example, I haven’t been to the Sussex bushcraft...

….I got on with something that had been in the roundtuit pile for ages. Liking the bare poly cotton hood from my Danish m84 camo jacket. I do like this jacket guy the hood being plain was always lacking from a civi point of view. So I lined it with fleece pile fibre for some extra warmth in the...

I have washed a few now using just soap powder type detergent on a cold wash. I wasn’t sure about all the extra ‘stuff’ in modern washing machine capsules on old or waterproof coatings etc, so just used plain soap flakes I pinched off my m-in-l. Hang to dry on the line upside down outside will...

Perfect!!

so over the weekend, I cut up on of my 2 too small Swedish m59 shirts and used it to make some panels to sew into the sides of the other one to make it a bit bigger. I added about 1.5inch on either side from about a 1/3rd of the way down the arm to the hem. Having done it I think I am also...

Nah mine sit about half an inch into my armpit of that makes sense, I have my pack two off the max length (I am 6ft 1 and 95kg, 44’ chest) Sorry haven’t had a chance to sort ohotos today, hopefully tomorrow :)

Will take photos of mine tomorrow for you no worries, do you still want photos of me wearing mine?

Yes that’s broadly how mine sits, I have the shoulder lift straps snugged up a bit tighter though to bring the top of the pack closer to my back They are about where the blue line is You and I look broadly the same build, I will take photos of mine tomorrow