Recent content by scaleyback

i make them from beer cans,,,,,,and they are just a vessel to hold flammable liquids these are not in anyway sealed or soldered, welded or fixed so how can pressure build up????? ps, please do not call me stupid, i find that offensive and insulting as i am sure it was meant to be,i have been...

these are almost exactly the same as trangia spirit burners, no pressure involved,

wasnt there some thing about the north west passage expidition from the early 1800s on tv recentley? they found some of the canned food , some was contamiated with lead, but the tin platted steel cans were still safe to eat????? but it had been at -20 for 200 years, lol

i have been making and using beer can stoves for about a year now after seeing them on a scandinavian outdoor and bushcraft site, they are ace, and have used petrol in them, blackens the pans but works, so does thinners and turps, lol stinks tho but proves you can burn just about any liquid in...

mine is dated 1972 and has the cotton canvas sheaf, can be worn eather side on 44pat belt or alice belt *just looked at your pic, thats an SA 80 bayonet scabbard cover, not a golock sheaf*

they are ace, had one for years, i favour putting up an "A" frame with saplings through the sleeves, and they come with the spreader poles for £9.50 from anchor surplus at ripley, not £30. 00 then another tenner for the ally spreaders fro S.O.F , thats just a rip off they prob buy from same...

british army jungle hammock, can be used with saplings to make a-frame, can be strung in trees, can be used as a stretcher and its very well made, cost £9.50 from anchor surplus in ripley

taste very nice, and very very lean,

dont shoot it with a longbow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that will just make it angry, lol

a.l.i.c.e gear rules, lol

there is a german tool manufacturer called CK they do a good sized hatchet with an un breakable fibre glass shaft for about a tenner in most tool shops

i think its just ebay,,,,,,,,,i have seen sheffield hand made knives on there for £100-150, and i have the same one bought from the little mesters shop in city centre for £ 20 .........go figure,

yes, and its good, lots of relevent info, in a very realistic format, at the risk of being publicly burched and burned at the stake, i have to say i dont rate ray mears, maybe its bad editing but i find ray mears very confusing, he makes it look like you can pic up stuff in 5 mins he has been...

might have a nippy night out on the snake path,

total agree, i have owned about 5-6 gotex jakets(have a berghaus mera peak at the moment) and they have all let me down, i must buy the monday morning/ friday afternoon made ones, lol