Recent content by MrEd

Yes. Having not been in the right place personally last time, I feel better equipped to come to this one. I have diaried it and will sort out booking when I have covered some family logistics

I might have some will have a look for you later in the week

Looks great that :)

It’s a China tat resellers paradise now.

I once passed a stone, after I was hospitalised after it blocked my urethra. I can sympathise entirely, unbelievably - can’t get comfortable - type pain.

Yeah veg tan shoulder, I prefer bridle For belts and straps and will use that unless asked different, but was specifically asked to do this embossed pattern. Will still work as a belt but will stretch more over time, still be a ten+ year belt though if looked after. Bridle though - that can...

Made another custom belt, criteria was veg tan, running floral design and a matching buckle, Keeper and tip. Hand sewn and riveted and max budget £100 This is what I came up with And weirdly I have had a bit of a run on these small pouches on eBay. I have sold a bunch of them randomly after...

Why about something like this? Admittedly I used it for posts in similar soil but it is heavy and worked well https://www.toolstation.com/roughneck-digging-bar/p48155?store=KD

For variability probably cams tbh

Cams would work as well

Nah, I do have an unused one in my ww2 collection but I used the remnants of a left over bottle of the Kay canvas modern liquid stuff - won’t rub off on my clothes like the block stuff

I went for a really muddy stomp around the South Downs (fulkington area) in filthy weather a couple of weekends ago, just the dog and I. I took my usual kit Buffalo top, nothing underneath, Lightweight trousers and goretex trousers on top, and a poncho in my bag also Map, compass, drink and...

It’s called a ‘twigg buckle’ The pack to me looks like an home guard officers haversack, ww2 era. Probably 40 or 41 Google ‘ww2 officers haversack’ to see other examples, but here is a couple. There was similar in ww1 but linen and leather

What about good old China graphs?

I use a curved needle and curved awl sometimes when hand sewing, I made the curved needle myself by heating up the middle and bending it