Recent content by Sullivan Drystone

Smashing! That's a very comprehensive and authoritative answer. Shame for my 2003 bag......Oh well. I thought I had water sorted (bag,then boil/bag then chemical or bag then grayl or similar-depending on circumstances). Now I will have to consider whether to get another bag with a later,safer...

Hello again Dipper thanks for posting those. It's a nice dyke that. Seems quite well built (from what I can see) and semi coursed,with a good even level on the copes too,which is kind of what you expect for dykes that are property boundaries. There is a running joint in the section pictured,but...

Just to add,the BTCV book is available cheaper elsewhere- Summerfield books have it for nineteen pounds fifty plus seven ninety five pnp....

Well,progress of sorts....just called J&S Franklin Ltd and spoke to a nice chap called Paul. He asked if I can send a photo of the label (that has the date of manufacture and nato stock number [NSN] on it ) and he will get back to me after the Easter Bank Holidays are away. So hopefully on...

I just remembered the manufacturer is identified on one of the labels on the bag,along with the nato stock number! They are called "J & S Franklin Ltd" I shall try finding their contact info and asking them. Will report back any and all useful info....

Hi Falstaff,thanks for your reply, the link and additional info. I will of course post any relevant (hopefully definitive) info I get on the forum. No good keeping it to myself,as the esteemed Kool Moe Dee once said "Knowledge is King"!!

Thanks Chris. And thanks for having me! Just so you and/or anyone else reading these knows,I've just posted my millbank bag question. Hopefully any answers should be of general interest....

Having done a search and skim reading the results list (I didn't read the entirety of every thread that mentioned millbank bags) it seems that the questions I'm about to ask hasn't been covered yet. Apologies in advance if they have. My first question is- when did the copper based anti...

Hello Mesquite,thanks very for the warm welcome, much appreciated. I like the peeping owl picture on your profile - do you know what species it is?

Hi Tony,thanks for the welcome. It's reassuring to know I hadn't over done it there,I did wonder whether it were too much. That's something that it also says about me - I can be a bit long winded.... Being an Admin,is something I know precious little about except for a) I presume it's voluntary...

I'm sure you're wall's a belter!! It's the stuff you can't see,that's just as important for it's durability... Thanks for the welcome by the way and for seconding the advice/guidance on where to post my question (which I haven't done yet ,but will be doing now I know). In my haste to reply I...

Hello Kelly,many thanks for the kind and helpful message. I will be doing as you suggest. It confirms what I had thought myself,when I looked at all the subforum headings. I could see a cooking section (which is kind of near,though not really near enough) but not one on water.Nice one! I...

Cheers! It's nice to be here.

Thanks to the forum for having me! And,thanks to you for your welcome message. I am sure you're right and I do have a lot to learn,about a lot of things!

No worries,when you get round to fixing your dyke I would be happy to give you a hand and "show as we go"-won't take as long that way! If you can find a copy,the BTCV put out an excellent book on it called simply "Dry Stone Walling-a Practical Handbook" out of print,sadly and one of a series-...