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  1. EdS

    3 nights, 3 pitches, 3 setups with a cheap plastic tarp.

    Not sure I'd fancy lugging those bricks around though
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    Finding Britain's Lost Gods

    Try down the back of the sofa....
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    2 piece zulu strap

    Can anyone recommend a decent heavy duty source of 2 part nylon zulu watch straps. I'm after swapping my rubber one on my Fenix 6 to a less sweaty nylon one. There used a to be a guy that specialised in zulu /NATO straps but for the life of me I can't rem3the details
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    two way radios updated to cb radios

    No you can't as the are now DMR around 155mHz.... You previously could on analogue but that would of been illegal as they were on non PMR and dedicated frequencies belonging to Maritime and Coastguard Agency (and still is). Technically, even team members could not use their own radio sets on...
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    two way radios updated to cb radios

    "long before mobile phones back in the 1970's and 1980's you can bet a pound with a pinch of salt that cb radios were used and to a lesser extent still in use these days for search and rescue" They never have been. Certainly not now. Historically MR has used a mixture of police, coastguard...
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    two way radios updated to cb radios

    I am aware of some of them and own several radios PMR and other bands. Does alter the that having been in MR for over 20 years I know CB or PMR has never been used to initiate a call out. The whole CB /radio thing is interesting and sounds fun, but you originally asked about use in an...
  7. EdS

    two way radios updated to cb radios

    Odd that MR members are often using mobile phones to speak to control - especially if in different valleys. Some days more so than actual team radios. Certainly avoids the need for rebroadcasts. And in certain situations mobile phone is the go to comms if possible - such as fatalities as its...
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    two way radios updated to cb radios

    I take it you live somewhere relatively flat and not very remote /rural. No MR team has ever been called via CB - and very unlikely to. If you did manage to get a 3rd hand message to them via handheld radio they'll try and contact you via phone definitely not radio (nor will a POLSAR) Mobile...
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    two way radios updated to cb radios

    Hypothermia will kill you a lot quicker than any alluded to health implications from non ionising radiation (inc uhf /VHF). Taking a useless radio rather than a phone is irresponsible and doing both yourself and more importantly the rescue teams a disservice - remember they are volunteers and...
  10. EdS

    two way radios updated to cb radios

    EE won't be switching of 4g. They are expanding its as they are the carriers for the next Airwaves rol out
  11. EdS

    two way radios updated to cb radios

    You've pretty much wasted your money for emergency use. Phone with EE or Vodafone SIMs card - and GPS switched on. Mobile phone coverage is better than handheld radio - and you can be located using SARLoc etc... Set up 999 text is simple. Text "register" to 999, answer yes to the...
  12. EdS

    Cocktails... whats all the fuss about?

    Make some major ingredient errors in some of those videos
  13. EdS

    What are you growing?

    Older and grumpier
  14. EdS

    Shemagh Mods.

    These are very good. And a mix of colours plus bit bigger than the cheap knock off https://www.kufiya.org/shop/
  15. EdS

    Cocktails... whats all the fuss about?

    Peytchard bitters
  16. EdS

    Men of Inspiration

    Gautama Buddha has been quite inspirational to alot
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    Cocktails... whats all the fuss about?

    Obviously worked in a run of mill bar that served pitcher type "cocktails" or somewhere trying not to be. Proper cocktails use quality ingredients and aren't sugary. Many are dry and /or bitter. Even the sweeter once are tempered with citrus sharpness. Anyone that serves a sugary, syrupy...
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    Medieval Loadout

    Firstly most medieval travellers would of needed permission from their Lord or master
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    Cocktails... whats all the fuss about?

    Add in Martini and Manhattan to that list. May ge a Sidecar to
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    Moccasins

    Crocs are the latter day moccasin