Recent content by Osagian

Great photos - thanks for the link!

During the weekend the coat has seen some use in cold weather. The jacket has been used for walking the dog and going to work, and there is no longer any factory stiffness left, which means that fit is much better than when I wrote about it in the foregoing posting. But I still find the...

And I will really need that editing: I have noticed that I wrote "tipping" instead of "typing". Supposedly there is no use for tipping here - gentlemen certainly would refuse to take that. Pete

Thanks! / P

As I am prone to bad tipping, I often discover bad spelling or - still worse bad grammar - in my postings. But how can I correct my mistakes? There seems to be no editing function at all. Pete

Today my jacket and waistcoat combo came with the post. My first impressions: - Great cloth: soft, thick, tightly woven and a beautiful forest green colour. - Well done and careful sewing. - Great pockets. However, I will have zippers sewn into the upper ones, as the slanted openings...

Cowboy or rather lumberjack coffee for me too. Fresh water from a lake or a creek, in winter fresh melted snow, is brought to boiling in an old coffee pot and coarse grind coffee is than added. Let boil some seconds, that is rises a bit and the grind coffee mixes with the water. Let stand for...

This council Axe looks pretty good! The form of the head with the long edge and short hammer should by some to me unknown reason make it work a little better than these cheap axes with a more rectangular form. I say "unknown reason" as don't know why this type of axe tends to cut better, just...

Last week I ordered this coat from Gavin at Bushgear in Faversham. Now I am eagerly waiting fpor the post to deliver it!

Keys, Swiss knife, handkerchief, compass, map, phone, lighter, storm matches. In the belt a SOG Northwest Ranger or a puukko. Other paraphernalia are in the backpack. Pete

Deer and moose cannot see red and green as colours, but only as nuances of grey. The red-black has two advantages: it functions as a camoflage and as a safety colour to avoid being shot at by hunters. The last weeks I have spent some time browsing the Web for a woolen jacket to wear in the...