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That they do.

It is all relative I guess, anything between 18 and 28 ltrs I would consider a daypack, but what you can comfortably carry depends upon your build, your age and fitness. I see young kids with school packs which compared to the size of their bodies make a Berghaus Vulcan look small.

I got a couple of buffalo items on ebay recently, not quite as advertised as there is apparantly a subtle difference between a 4S inner with a 4S outer and a 4S inner with a lightweight outer and what I got was the latter rather than the former. What appeals to me is the ability to combine one...

Isn't that how evolution works, those less suited to the environment die out taking their genes with them. Mutation occurs spontaneously over a long time and some mutations are good for survival in a given environment and some not.

Not a peanut lighter, but I have recently discovered the Zorro which is everything a Zippo would be if they had not fixed the leaks.

I pollarded a willow tree, left the felled trunk on the ground and the trunk turned into a hedge.

My wood was under water yesterday with the river only a few centimetres from its all time highest level, however it was alright today with the water busy on its way down south to be someone elses problem.

On my river the level was within a few centimetres of the highest ever which was recorded in 2012, that is to say my allotment was completely underwater as well as my woodland. River levels are going down now and it will be someone elses problem downstream. Fine time to discover that you have a...

Wim Hoff springs to mind, never mind all the mystic stuff it turns out that both he and his brother have more brown fat than the average.

Dunno about pre war but hang on to your plastic chip forks as they have just become illegal, anticipate a rise in value on the black market :)

Having just tried it out, I think I will put it in the realms of doable rather than advisable or convenient. It was not the easiest thing to light and it would need a few mods to get the burner to stay snugly in place. It took six minutes to boil 500ml of water so I don't think it is really...

I wondered whether it would be possible to fit the Trangia gas adapter inside the swiss volcano stove and the answer is yes, it is a very good fit. I have not tried it out in the field yet, but it ought to make for a very fast and controllable boil, in jet boil territory. Only thing is the...

I seem to remember Desmond Morris came up with this theory years ago in "the naked ape"

Yeah it is a vacuum packed survival bag, once you break the seal you will never get it back in.

A lot of people confuse methanol for methylated spirit. The latter is ethanol that has been adulterated so you cannot drink it and it does not attract duty. Traditionally it is dyed purple and given a bitter taste, which is why it smells the way it does.

Would that be Weather Wise? I have a pair of trousers and a pair of shorts made to order from them.

I like ventile, however it is a bit of a pain when it is wet through and has become stiff and heavy, that is when waxed cotton comes into it's own. It is also surprising how waterproof wool can be as well. If it is not raining too heavily there is no point in putting on a waterproof if you have...

Nothing like making your own is there?

I do, hangover from the days when I used to drive a landie. Wondering what we will do when we are all forced to go electric, how long will it take to charge from a generator kept in the boot?

Roll up your sleep mat and sleeping bag inside a goretex bivvy and essentially you have got yourself a swag. The Czech bedroll as seen before is not bad but wouldn't want to use it in really cold weather.