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There is no such thing as "Indestructible" clothing, everything wears out eventually. But robust and repairable clothing is available and any item can be made more robust by designing properly and sewing in or adding on an extra layer of fabric on high wear areas. Simply put there is no profit...

I can so relate to this. The only time I've ever felt really cold and uncomfortable when stuck out in the snow were the times I didn't have any way of melting snow for a drink, mainly due to me staying too long in the pub before heading out to my back country camp.

I've got a few of those plus a few more civilian types holding between 1 and 2 litres. What I need and lust after is a plastic reproduction of the British Mk7 waterbottle so I can drink safe water from my play acting sets. Vodka bottles in the smaller 12/13 oz -375ml "Hip flask" go in my...

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I might get around to sewing some stuff up again soon; just because I have the materials here and I'm a bit bored. While I'm happy enough with the new Halite overbag for milder conditions and it seems to work very well with my UL down inner it is sized for Regular sized mats. I want to make...

I've ghosted here for a while but I thought I should join up as I need answers to a couple of specific questions regarding cold weather parkas and sleeping bags and to get a different perspective on being comfortable in the outdoors. Way back in the late 1970s I did spend a couple of years in...