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    Whats your oldest kit

    If you could fine the names aat least of teh elctricians, you could bad review them The safety certificates should ahve been provided straight away, or at least sent a few days afterwards, you chouldnt have to chase the contractor years later, I would get him to supply, and if he cant, then he...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Its the contractors fault for not knowing his subcontractors, thats what he has insurance for.. you need to contact council as well..
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Hire the same electricians for a job...and steal their equipment...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    I wondered if someone was going was going to menton that, lol
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    Whats your oldest kit

    i use an old knapsack i got from endicotts, not sure of its age, could be ww2, but it was close to an indi jones bag, thats my manpurse for everyday. have a collection of old ww2 and ww1 pocket knives from grandparents, but dont use those. current susrvival kit is in a ww2 US ammo pouch...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Hatchets from car boot sales, no surprise they ar e popular But that firemans axe looks amazing i remember in about 1982 SAK were getting very popular at school, by 1985 all my friends had them at school, and some of the local thug kids were trying to use them to mug people.....
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    Water filters

    I love how versatile sawyers are i had an old pump filter that was £5 froma camping shop, so i put the prefilter on a tube on one end , and the pump on the other with sawyer inline, with all the adapters and tap connectors, what cant a sawyer do, great for adding in line or even as a...
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    Outdoor gear for multi use?

    Last time i worked in an office, i travelled to work on bike and had a pair of PLCE pouches and yoke and army surplus poncho strapped underneath, and army surplus boots....those boots lasted me decades and looked absolutely fine visiting clients hosues as well.... so id say the boots were the...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Thats a good one, i know that ray mears said his was old and battered and one of the oldest and most used bits of his kit....
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    Whats your oldest kit

    That does look a nice vintage piece i remember going in to a camping shop when I was about 9, bought a sheath knife, one of the hollow handle ramboesque sawback blade ones, wore it on my belt everywhere for the rest of the holiday, in shops, high street.....no one batted an eyelid, this was...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Wow that is a collection....thats impressive
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    Whats your oldest kit

    Vintage stove, nice, That reminds me ive got an old parafin stove from the 50's i think...my fathers camping stove, but i havent used that yet as its the backup for the house.... the ex military stuff is a given, i used some ww1 pattern webbing for my kit when i was a child, did a dartmoor...
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    Whats your oldest kit

    What kit do you have thats either really old/vintage or thats youve had for a long time....That you still use ive got an antique telescope, but that doesnt count as i dont use it as its so poor compared to a modern monocular..... so my main items are fisher price childrens canteen from a...
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    It came back to bite me once At work one of the girls in accounts had ripped the top buttons off her blouse so i had my sewing kit with me in my kit to lend her... I was not popular with the guys in the workshop that day....
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    True but it does annoy me when people ( not here) dis on EDC , perhaps because in america EDC often means your concealed pistol,, and yet the same people would happily spend loads of money on a starbucks or a premade sandwich, the argument that anything you need you can get froma shop...
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    EDC i tend to assume as you dont want to buy extra/walk a long distance to get. So i never edc at home but my belt edc, could definitely be considered a survival kit.... Poncho....if im 20 mins walk from my car and it suddenly rains, i dont always have a coat on, sits in small pouch on...
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    i wouldnt bother with a batetry bank, if you have a torch that acts as one ( sofirn IF23 is what i use) , but there are also now usefull battery banks that are also pocket warmers, and also sometimes rape alarms.... one of those shopping bags that folds up on itself, very handy to have in...
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    Well ive got a grappling hook in a pouch on my belt! when im working or cycling, i have a belt with various molle pouches, its undergone loads of changes, lots of posts in ealrier pages of this thread. so it is a bit of a batman utility belt!
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    I may have said this in an earlier post, but i remember cycling in May years ago, sunny in morning and I was wearing short, by the afternoon it was snowing..... missing last bus and walking home, sudden downpour, weather is a big issue even in urban environments
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    ive found if i quarter turn when not using, when i turn it back on, the autolockout has gone...which is fine for me so ive got either manual lockout, or auto....