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I bought this today, its for my brother in law I hope he likes it !!

Hi All Im after slotted buttons like the larger ones used on British Army clothing but can only seem to find them in small quantities. I want about 30 in Olive Green and around 25-30mm in size and also the tape to attach them. Any ideas.

Cross body bags don't work for me, I seem to spend a lot of time climbing over or under things or being on the floor and as soon as you bend over most shoulder bags swing out of position. If you are upright the whole time then they are ok. I prefer a daypack and just take it off if I need to get...

When I was a youth I did a temp job in collage kitchen prepping it after the summer holiday, there was me and 2 other people, first job was a quick inventory of the supplies. I was given 3 freezers 2 were good but number 3 had failed during the break, the meat within was ripe to say the least...

Mine was always a couple of Derwent soft sketching pencils sharpened at both ends.

I agree there is a ventilation penalty when wearing mine although I don't find it too bad....weather dependent. The chest pack I have is the smaller of the Helikon-Tex Numbat so doesn't cover as much area at the big one so allows more ventilation.

I was always told to clean a wooden chopping board by running it under very hot water and scrub the surface with a scouring pad then let it dry fully, this is how I've done it for ever with no ill effects. The kids have put wooden chopping boards through the dishwasher before which warped them...

I have a Helikon tex Numbat with the small map case inside. The map case forms a little table at chest height which is great for nav checks I like being able to just unzip and check the map and zip up again. Also useful for stashing your phone/GPS so you can do you nav check with everything on...

I have a bamboo chopping board too, I've often wondered what they use to glue the sections together with and if its one of these dodgy substances. I'm sure I read somewhere that the glues they uses are less than environmentally/health friendly, either way it still does the job.

I like them and find them very good for working outside when its a bit chilly. I have a waxed one with a wool lining, one made form sort of blanket material and a down one that i bought from Survival Aids in Euston when I was a youth.

Decathlon has some pretty decent kit, I just bought a pair of cargo pants type for 25 quid. They are pretty decent TBH the only negative is 100%cotton but for dry weather they are very good. Decathlon have quite a broad range of clothing and equipment too. I Have a really high quality wool...

Cotton is a pretty decent insulator unless it gets wet then you open your self up to a whole host of dramas from drying to heat loss, . I have a merino wool T-shirt I think it came from a company called wool and prince, anyhoo that's what i use if the conditions rule out a cotton T.

I have the older version of the Fenix CLR23, gives out a decent spread of light and has lots of different modes. Some of the things i like about it and don't like. It uses AA batteries, i use rechargeable with a separate charger. Has many different modes and power outputs including very bright...

Full English with some horseradish and mustard on the side. Home baked bread with butter. Really cold Guinness. My brother In laws Campfire steak. My slow cooked pork ribs And Cognac with Champagne 25/75 mix.

Ive seen the concrete water pipe thing done quite nicely with a sort of flagstone surround.