Recent content by StuMsg

Thanks for sharing Le Loup, very interesting.

The mini trangia wind shield is no where near as effective as the classic one, though weight and bulk savings are significant. Effectively it's a pot stand - a separate foil wind shield would help whilst maintaining the benefits of less weight / bulk.

that's the one, thank you.

Hi everyone, I remember somebody posting a link to a nice looking tent but I forgot to save the link. The details I remember are as follows: Origin: Made in UK Material: Canvas Colour: Brown (or the example pictures were brown) Style: Square based pyramid with single central pole Other...

Not an expert and havent done the maths myself but there is plenty on the internet to read. The following page has a little graph comparing typical costs: https://www.ovoenergy.com/guides/energy-guides/heating-costs-gas-vs-oil-vs-electric-storage-heaters.html Basically it says electric is most...

Could you use multiple smaller one bound together? it would be an opportunity to teach some ropework. 2 x 3m or 3 x 2m would be cheaper and easier to source. Maybe try a large hardware store for some pine hand rails?

Swap out the torch for a head torch?

sorry, I missed the bit about it not being flat - as long as all the silicon it off you shouldn't have problems painting.

no issue painting afterwards. Any inevitable little left over bits can be rubbed off with a finger as the bond between silicon and steel isnt actually strong in small pieces - or use fine sand paper if your painting anyway - or as above, wirewool. clean down with white spirit or any other...

use a nice sharp blade (a blade taken out a stanley knife work well) to slice it off has worked for me.

hi, Anyone know if there was any progress with the Alpkit quilt? Stu

I found a piece of steel, 1" x 3" x 8", which I put on a piece of wood sleeper

Or how about cutting the door so that it is effectively 2 doors. First from bottom to 1/3 heigh which is left closed during use to stop ash falling out and opened for easy cleaning. Second from 1/3 height to top which is used for feeding fire. I have a couple of bottles ready for a similar...

nothing specific but i generally like the outskirts of forests, where the trees thin out and there are views of the hills, mountain streams, etc. Enjoy

camping is fine provided you don't make a mess and tidy up etc. Fires are the touchy subject. My recommendation is to keep the fire a suitable size and make sure it won't spread, use fallen dead wood but avoid cutting down alive or dead trees and avoid scavenging all the fallen wood as the...