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Wicking system? Can have big water reservoir(s) as needed, and just run multiple cords lengths from the water to plants.

Orzo pasta is rice shaped, so more compact than others. No powdered milk mentioned? Think FDA says it's good for a decade unopened.

WW1 Italy was rolling up newspaper, and soaking it in liquid parafin wax, then cutting into tabs.

Seems a shop is selling vintage trioxane, but have to collect it in person in Evesham. https://outdooradventurer.co.uk/products/army-surplus-trioxane-fuel Can't see it on the regulated list.

iPhone 14/15 has emergency sat comms, if not above 62° latitude, places like northern Alaska where a Garmin would have better coverage. If was an Android, would have a USB stick/SD card with the navigation app installers (apks) and maps on. So if phone went down, could install (sideloading)...

Mick from Hampshire outdoors and survival

Did look it up, was this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michigan-Fishing-Umbrella-Shelter-Brolly/dp/B00IULHVZS/ref=sr_1_25

Esbit are made from hexamine & wax. Not sure there is an alternative, unless regular firelighters are up to the job. Been think the most convenient might be a tin of chafing gel, at least can snuff it out.

Oasis do various sizes of water purification tabs for 1L, 5L, 10L, 20L. The 167mg (for 20L) tablets are cheap. Eg. https://evaq8.co.uk/Water-Purification/oasis-water-purification-tablets-167mg-nadcc-x-100-tablets.html

Seems the new MSR handles still haven't shipped.

Yeah, set to become a plague I fear. The use of bold headers is a give away. ChatGPT does that, can't remember if any of the others do. In the open source software world, there are now bots posting issues based on algorithmic analysis of code. When a real person takes time to look at it, sees...

Ah no, this was last May in Cardiff.

Sounds familar. Some of the homes nearby the damaged pipe were under 5ft of water. Mother's house didn't have water, so I bought some bottled water at the big Tescos. Surprisingly saw no one else buying any, and they had paletes full out on the shop floor.

One of the reasons got a stasher silicone bowl is to try and sous vide with it. Put the dry ingredients in, add hot water, seal it up and then submerge it in the rest of the hot water. The silicone is good upto 220ºC, and the seal is airtight so shouldn't be a problem

Yeah, whilst distribution has become more efficient, it's also become more fragile. To quote Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, "What's on the shelves today, was on a truck yesterday"

The claim is there is a single cat. Nothing about multiple cats or thriving. I'd think if there is a big cat about, then it's likely it was or is someone's exotic pet.

Big Cat update. DNA confirms there IS a big cat roaming the British countryside https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/big-cat-british-countryside

Ah, like the ones they make for Felco, yes. Christ, turned 51 last week and brain just stopped working.

Oh, never heard or seen them.

Ah you mean Alox? Cadet, Bantam Alox and the like.