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The awesome MakerMoot is coming up (13-15th Nov 2026), Visit the TORM & ARM markets,and have space back at camp to work on projects and enjoy great company. PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Really good budget clothing.Alas, I live very far from Warwick, although I would likely be like a kid in a candy shop!
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Really good budget clothing.Makes sense with surplus stuff. Sounds like I will need to take the 'make a copy' plan seriously then!
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Really good budget clothing.Yip, the other thread highlights a common problem I found with 'loden' in the UK; it is usually not loden... Unless paying ca. £25 a...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Really good budget clothing.Happy days then, if Martii can still get his hands on some; my time is split between Scotland, Italy, the Czech Rep and Greece, so I...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Emergency signalling.If you went for a pyrotechnic signal, I would opt for a 'day/night' one. It is a double-ended stick, one end is a flare and the other a...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Really good budget clothing.Finnish M62 wool trousers and tunic. Bought them dirt cheap back in the day, and they have been absolutely incredible. Fantastic around...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Anyone able to make a SAS smock up from a bolt of cloth?.6 years too late, but I think I can do it now. Also, John Fenna definitely can, and he has the pattern ready for it. I have the 1942...
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SI have this beautiful air rifle for sale. The HW97K is almost legendary. It's match accurate yet perfectly capable of being used to...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread What fuel do you use?.I have a trangia, a couple of kelly kettles in different sizes, a couple of rocket stoves (a 'solo' and a heavier one by Petromax), a...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Open question - Financial.I think easily.
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SI agree 100%. It is a gamble of course. Maybe our assessment is wrong and Trump really has set up the bestist ever deal in the history...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Open question - Financial.Put it this way. The Iranians would rather Trump lost control in the mid-terms, and that means they will continue hitting, every time...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread Melton ... or similar?.I make smocks out of melton wool, and I can tell you that I have bought fabric that was advertised as 'melton' but the feel wasn't, so...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread WHAT DID YOU MAKE TODAY?.1 kilo of raspberry jam. 1h walking (or more like hovering around the same bushes!), then 20' in the kitchen. Went 50-50 fruit-sugar, a...
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SSooty22 replied to the thread EcoFlow DELTA 3 Classic.If you want a unit purely for backup and not to charge/drain all the time, and are looking at charging phones, running laptops and a...
