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Provided it is a plain cotton dressing has been kept dry throughout its storage life it should be fine. But.. Trauma dressings impregnated with a silica or clay based hemostasis accelerator the literature gets a little vaguer. Again these should work ok as basic bandages however atmospheric...

Got an itch for a big blade, currently torn between a Buckland chopper or V2 Utility knife. Wife says I'm getting a cat flap to fit so I stop grumbling at 5am when the dam thing wants out.

Possibly one of the most interesting ideas to come out of brainstorming was from Six Moon Designs in 2006 when they pitched the "GreatWood Cape". Where instead of two separate capes joining to form a shelter, the shelter is more asymmetric like a pointed bivi and folds back onto itself to become...

Big fan of re-purposing kitchen canisters myself particularly the "Minion" style ones. These are a couple of spares knocking about the shed at the moment. Apologies they are a bit grubby,I have been using as ban-marries for melting candlewax Mr Fenna mentioned nesting earlier and would add...

Zebra Teapot 2L £30 Camping coffee pot 2L £18 Stainless steel milk/cream churns are also worth exploring. sizes 1 - 1.5 - 2.5 - 4 - 5 - 7..... 50L tight lids with all and bail fitted up to 7L, but no pouring assist handles

It's OK Tiley you are not going mad, the stove is/was geared to the American market designed to take Sterno-Tins. Trangia burners will work but suffer from thermal feedback, Hiram suggests folk experiment with smaller cat-can type stoves. On the flipside the boil time is really impressive.

ooh alcohol fueled Jetboil I like it. High Tech meets Redneck engineering kind of vibe in a good way.

It's on the wall of my rubbish shed, mostly cardboard inside though the roof batons and door are overdue for a slap of preservative

Here's an easy one..

We chop, we change there is no shame. Sometimes out of necessity more often curiosity. For many years I was Meths addict who fell in love with gasification till after a brief flirtation with bottled gas I was tempted away back to the wild by a folding twig burner. Unfortunately since lockdown...

Must admit the distilling ones own alcohol does have a traditional appeal. :biggrin: Alternatively if there is space for a tinfoil stove snuffer then you could change out the fuel bottle for a twist cap dropper type. These can easily suck up most of any excess fuel at the end of the cooking...

Tis the season for hats :hatscarf:

Utility Tin shootout Highlander survival tin £8 -12 incl P&P 14cm x 9.5cm x 2.5cm has gasket but not watertight Dove gift set £3.25 15cm x 11cm x 5.5cm available locally, contains soap

Wrestling brambles out of the back hedge, hanging a new antenna wire, shed roof needs looking at

Basic menu: for short lightweight trips Instant porridge cheese,crackers, sausage of some sort.. chorizo/Peparami/Polony Magi Noodles, Cup-a-Soup Shortbread biscuits Brew kit tea/coffee

Beaches (between low & high water marks) are one the few places it's legal to camp without asking permission in Wales & England. Dunes vary and are off limits for camping if part of a nature reserve or have an SSSI (site of special scientific interest) order on them. Then of course there is...

Found some reversible camo/camo poncho's but they are not common items, WWII replica zeltbahn 1942 vintage USMC frogskin camo poncho Jackets various Alibaba link Ebay link Wildlife watching Supplies uk also yielded a reversible rucksack cover that's kind of neat link

This may help :rolleyes:

Personal carry favorite is a generic Cree-Q5. Little bit chunky for a keyring but nice fit for pocket & utility pouches. Impressively bright for its size, good room illumination on wide beam. Tight beam more than adequate to scare some scroat who thought they were hidden in the bushes at 30...

I think a fair few of us need to go walkabout