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  1. Oliver G

    Backpack with suspension/aeration and removable PLCE-type side pouches?

    It might be worth finding an olive bergan you like that has a blank panel on the side and see if you can get the Zips added. The following companis do berghan mods so it might be worth a call. https://dixiescorner.co.uk/ https://www.jayjaysbrecon.co.uk/ https://dragonsupplies.co.uk/side-pocket-zips
  2. Oliver G

    Fireside Cooking

    Good Morning All, Thought I'd share a recipe plan with you. We had a course for scout leaders last weekend with a bit of a cooking competition, here's what our team did: Main course: Pasta carbonara with Chorizo Side: Garlic and rosemary bread rolls Desert: Apple and cinnamon crumble with...
  3. Oliver G

    Antonyms

    If a dummy round is "inert" is a live round "ert"?
  4. Oliver G

    Carbon Neutral Claims

    Carbon Neutrality is a bit of a funny one. It's something we're actively pushing at works. It basically works by you assess your carbon load in terms of the amount of Carbon you put out to the environment and how much carbon you arrange to put out the the environment. We've started asking for...
  5. Oliver G

    Berghaus Munro? Sabre 30? Cuillin 2? So many daypacks...

    Apologies, I meant to post a link to one. Here you go:- https://www.ultimateoutdoors.com/16007394/berghaus-twentyfourseven-20l-daysack-16007394
  6. Oliver G

    58 PAttern Canteen pouch.... alternatives

    If it's the crusader one it's about as much use as norks on a fish. The clip slides off the curved lip as there's no positive location. You'll be better off drilling a couple of holes and using a fish mouth opener.
  7. Oliver G

    Berghaus Munro? Sabre 30? Cuillin 2? So many daypacks...

    My wife did her degree in Countryside and Land Management and has since been a ranger, she's got one of these daysacks, it's lasted since 2011, it does all that's been asked for it. It's in a fetching purple so it's harder to lose as well. You'll find you quickly pare down what you carry to the...
  8. Oliver G

    What have you done for the Environment Today?

    Oh lord no, It's a project that has been looked at time and time again but the company kept finding hurdles, I picked it us as project manager and got rid of the hurdles to allow us to crack on and get it done. We're quite a small company when it comes to big projects like this so there's a lot...
  9. Oliver G

    What have you done for the Environment Today?

    Nice, Have you looked at shaving cream/soap with brushes? I moved to safety razors mostly due to cost and then I had a look around the bathroom and there are all sorts of propellants in deodorants and tinned shaving gel. Plus it becomes a bit of a nightly ritual having a proper shave with razor...
  10. Oliver G

    Power at the farm

    The Jackerys are probably the way to go but beware the loads you're putting on it so you don't trip it. It'll be worth doing a fag packet calculation as to what your energy consumption is going to be like and what capacity you need. It might be worth looking at redundancies, if you're power...
  11. Oliver G

    What have you done for the Environment Today?

    I've started building a new road. Doesn't sound too green but when it's completed allows us to reduce our logistics runs by about 39% and reduce our carbon emissions by 160 tons a year.
  12. Oliver G

    Disability and bushcraft.

    It might be a complete tangent but in the Paralympics they have all sorts of different categories for differing types and severity of disabilities, could this translate easily to normal people rather than elite athletes? Would it be feasible for companies to say their course is suitable for...
  13. Oliver G

    What would a modern scouts be like?

    I think there's some people that this inclusivity is tying everyone's legs together because there's one person in a wheel chair. From a practical side of life when we get a kid with special needs we have a look at what they CAN do, provide what support we practically can and roll with that, if...
  14. Oliver G

    What would a modern scouts be like?

    I'm not sure about scouts but our explorer scout unit it quite modern in the way we do things, and I think that is primarily due to the scouts leading and determining what they want to do within the bounds of scouting. As new generations of scouts come through the methods and plans will change...
  15. Oliver G

    Sold Webley Hurricane .22

    No worries, I'll send you a DM (Direct Message) to explain it.
  16. Oliver G

    Sold Webley Hurricane .22

    Good Morning, Sorry I didn't see this earlier, yes it's still up for grabs. Ollie G
  17. Oliver G

    Hills + radio = fun!

    Thanks all for the responses, it looks like I'll have to give them a shot around the local area to try them out, if nothing they will be good for training RP. We may have to stick with network nokia as our emergency comms for now.
  18. Oliver G

    Hills + radio = fun!

    Good Morning All, Just wanted to get an idea about some radios I'm getting hold of. I've managed to get hole of a couple of Entel HT446 UHF radios, I remember using them in my last factory as part of the emergency response and they worked well internally through buildings but I'm thinking about...
  19. Oliver G

    What does you daybag contain?

    We use traditional nappies and you can buy zippered waterproof bags to keep soiled nappies in while you're out and about. They come in all sorts of funky patterns and will be handy if you've got small kids who are liable to get their clothes ruined throughout the day. Spare clothes are also a...
  20. Oliver G

    What does you daybag contain?

    I thought about my last post in this thread the other night while I was emptying my smock to put it through the laundry, I figured a picture would illustrate it nicely: What do your layouts look like?