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Anybody who has been on the moors will of encountered floating mats of moss & grass but this...there's trees growing on it and they ain't small ones either. So many questions! how thick is it?, can I walk on it?, what's the fishing like?

An airsofting 5'4" hooligans'R'us of a pensioner wielding a P90 and wearing a zombie rabbit mask tells me that this particularly awesome one shown is described as a (takes deep breath ) Viper TACTICAL P90 Double Magazine Pouch £8.90 95grams at Amazon as you have no doubt noted model featured...

The triffid's been added to wish list and shall be keeping a close eye on the price In the meantime something for us more budget conscious peasants to ponder. My airsofting neighbor is going through a stage of MOLLE madness at the moment and was showing off their new P90 magazine pouch (right)...

A lecturer from Aberystwyth is spending 24 hours in a ditch up a mountain to raise awareness about soil ecology. Fascinating stuff being livestreamed these days but am more interested in their clothing as she's wearing a divers dry-suit. I've never worn one and had less than comfortable...

Got weird craving for Elderflower wine

Hi Coedwigwr, You got that whole Robinson Crusoe on Mars thing going on, hardcore kudos Watch for free at the Internet Archive Suggestions... Nokia 3310, dirt cheap, indestructible phone that will run for week without a charge. No screen for the evening movie but I think it's got an FM...

Ecoflow River 2 256wh powerstation 3.5kg I appreciate there is need of this witchcraft, just seems an awful lot for two days

I have always wanted one of these for the garden! There's just something quintessentially British about them. ebay link

If it's just a need for local weather information and the ability to say I'm alive, Send Help, Put the kettle On etc then you could use the ham radio APRS network. At the most basic level it's basically just a Baofeng radio plugged into a smartphone. Completely standalone and independent of cell...

Ah yes the VHS years

Slicing coffee

Tricky choice. Hexi - simple reliable relatively safe with an acquired aromatic charm but a bit feeble Meths - simple reliable relatively safe, DIY scalable and the taste eventually goes away Gas - simple reliable relatively safe with pan melting fury but oddly not as much fun

Easy there lol, hadn't got that far, let me measure it up and get a couple of pics ... some time later... Some good size pieces comprised of panels about 10 inches wide and naturally there's a load of smaller stuff from the arm rests not shown. Ideal for adding a splash of colour to a coffee...

Tis migration season here again and an old red leather armchair that had become separated from its sofa and was seen dragging it's way towards a tragic end in the communal bin. We tried to rehome it with a local furniture sanctuary but alas they could not help. So with calm reverence, a sideways...

Skinning a red leather armchair!

I'd rather be at glastonbury

Update: another day another bimble around a small part of Brechfa, sunburn, cramp, sweat and an insane craving for a cold beer The 'secret' pond, somewhere in my old trip reports there's a photo of this same spot from a few years back. Up close it's ground zero for midges but back up a bit...

It is whispered that some people eat porridge with butter

Chips, real chips fried with beef dripping in a traditional saucepan covered in burnt grease that was never cleaned.

The woods are golden & green, dappled sunshine with a gentle breeze, just me and a few sheep.. Town on the other hand, oh dear god. That twang in the air of sweat and sunblock, lobster red flesh, some barely restrained, some all hanging out.