Recent content by MrEd

Yes it my standard carry knife, I handled my own, but you can easily reprofile the handles they come with if you want (I did that on another brisa knife for my nephew) I use a trapper in a scandi as my normal bushy knife, and I use a brisa necker in a flat grind as my food prep/small tasks...

A nice start, my preference is aperture (f-stop) priority, fix the shutter at the slowest fast speed I can get away with (for my long lens 1/250ths second) and let the iso change according to the conditions. Half of it is mastering the camera settings and half of it good fieldcraft tbh

Tbh i only heard about him a couple of months ago.

My local sweep charges me £40 - not helpful for the OP as I am in West Sussex (zachary sweeps and sons is the company) and the guy is great, meticulously clean and tidy, also gives the burner a proper deep clean aswell. He also does repointing, flashing and lining and new chimney pots. Super...

Super, look forward to meeting in perosn Ed

I hope you can come, I think it will be good to just share stories and realise that we are neither alone, or unusual.

I have booked for this now, feel mildly anxious about it if I am completely honest but am prepared to give it a go. Ed

Anything is a poison, it’s just a matter of dosage

Every month, tested live, full load, 830-1230 on a Wednesday morning. I think it alternates between the 2 generators though. No idea about the fuel tbh, although I do recall seeing fuel cubes coming and going periodically on a lorry (MEMS if IIRC) so maybe that’s fuel rotation.

Yeah, it’s only enough for a couple of days though, the bunded tank is massive, same size as the generators, will try take a photo sometime

I would probably double the rope over, larks foot onto the D ring and then any loop knot for a hand loop (I would probably double a rethreaded figure 8 loop). That way all the ends are not at the dog end and nothing to work loose at the dog end. Wouldn’t work with a short rope though

Finished the re-make of the original pouch I made, I think I like the original better still tbh. Also rivets and stitches is overkill, the original was sewn with waxed linen thread and the thread shows no signs of deteriorating in anyway.

Not true at all hospitals, mine has provision for every service and ups for life critical

Yes deffo, my hospital has 3 huge generators and can run the entire site and all requirements completely different independently of the grid. Life critical systems have ups backups to cover the 30 second lag between grid and generator supply - ICU, theatres etc. everything else just blips off...

Yep I no longer aim for ‘polished perfection’ - I think the odd quirks, or slight stitching misalignment or whatever kind of prove its hand made, and make each item unique. I have 50% completed a redo of the first pouch I made, it’s neater stitching but still quite rustic, will post it up when...