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There are parachute canopies and parachute canopies. Ruling out the ram-air, brake and very specialised types, you have the stereotypical parabolic ones which are field mushroom shaped when inflated and the aeroconical which are somewhat like the top half of an onion. The current canopy used by...

A famous brand of Loperamide is "Imodium" which I think you're already aware of. Counter diarrhoea tablets. Personally, I ALWAYS buy a map when visiting new places, particularly overseas. Couldn't get one in Homel, Belarus - perhaps there wasn't enough demand. Too skint for souvineers and no...

Just to add a rant - since we're speaking of button compasses and the need for the NSEW awareness they give: WHY do London Underground use that totally stupid system of East/West on the Circle Line?! It has me fuming every time I see it. (It doesn't take much for me to be wound up in the city...

I've not been into central London for a good couple of decades so I might well be wrong about this: the problem with street signs, in my experience, is that they are usually there to guide motorists. Considering one-way streets, no left/right turns as well as traffic calming measures, etc, they...

The first thought I had was if it's biodegradable, it'll surely have a shortish shelf life. Then I noticed a few lines down that the marketers put a spin on it stating that it's "fresh (shelf life of a few days)". :o I can't help thinking that whomever created this took their inspiration from...

Which BCB Mug do you have? It sounds like you might have bought a Mk1 lid for a Mk2 Mug. The Mk1 Mug should be stamped: NSN 721-3131 1995 BCB INTL LTD I swear by the BCB Crusader Mug (Mk1) - there was a smaller, aluminium mug marketed as the "Crusader Mug" way back in the 1980s so I prefer to...

During my service, I hated the '58 Poncho and replaced it with an Aussie Shelter Sheet which fits into a '58 Waterbottle Pouch with cords and pegs. We were never permitted to wear the things, anyway. Made in 1966, I still use the Aussie Hootch after patching a few tiny thorn holes but -...

Yeah. In my experience, it just rolls off your head as you loose and it bruises as it hits the floor. ;) A lot of sage advice here for the newbie - I appreciate it, thanks. I recommend complementing what you can gain from membership of a club with a book I'm currently reading: "Archery Steps To...

Some good recommendations. I've just looked up "sturdy umbrella" - something I shall need what with winter approaching and my brother unavailable for driving my mother around. Funnily enough, this is a concept I've been mulling over in my head since I read the sticky on pausing to have a brew...

I can't help chuckling to myself - my best mate is a living advert' for the ALICE pack! He SWEARS by it. For YEARS, I've been trying to get him to adopt a different rucksack - FAIL! He bought it in the late 1980s, used it during mil service as a daysack (until we were issued PLCE), used it...

I agreed with Jared - looks like a chalk bag. I hope it's made from recycled materials! ;-) Does this product sell well? I should start trying to sell some of my doobries... I make "stow away and forget" bags that are very similar, from the fabric off discarded umbrellas. Lightweight kit...

:rofl: BRILLIANT! As I type this, I'm WEARING my next new pair of pouches! Frayed and patched too many times, I'm putting patches on patches. So bad, they're DIY indoor use only, these days. Ironically, only the pockets are still any good. I WILL sew, though. Fabric from elsewhere as belt...

The "slot" pocket is for the Millbank filter bag and the lid pocket is for sterilisation tablets - guaranteed. <anorak> These are in the '90 (green) and '95 (DPM) Patt PLCE waterbottle pouches but not the utility pouches. And not in waterbottle/utility pouches of the earlier experimental PLCE...

WOW!!! An impressive piece of engineering - Whitcomb Judson must be smiling in his grave! Credit and respect to the inventors, whoever they are. Many years ago during my military service, I prescribed that an army section (or between two) should carry a small equipment repair kit in the field...

I used to collect webbing. What generally worked for me is methylated spirit applied carefully with a toothbrush - on canvas/webbing, don't scrub too hard. Flex the fabric against itself. Blot with tissue. Repeat. At the end, wash the area with washing up liquid. Air dry. This COULD leave a...

Inspiring! I'll be trying this as soon as I can procure bamboo of the right size and condition. It looks easier than what I've tried so far (incomplete)... I hope David Cameron doesn't see this page. It might give him new ideas on cuts to "defence spending" if he sees those marines... :aargh4:

I take my sheath for granted, these days, probably because it's served me so well over the years. Made a long time ago before I'd known about carrying a ferro rod on the sheath. The pocket is for a small, basic sharpening stone. The blue, thin, narrow tape lifts the sharpening stone out of...

UNIQUENESS: Make it to satisfy your prefered personal requirements. That may sound daftly obvious but I've never bought any sheathed edged tool that I felt couldn't be modified to serve me better. When I started out in the 1980s (and before I had any idea or blade experience), I'd buy those...

A therapeutic and thought provoking exercise. It's certainly focused my mind on what's important to me, regarding my take on this activity. I won't wish you "good luck" but best wishes - luck hasn't much to do with what you're doing!:cool:

I, too, am impressed by Woodlore's service.goodjob It's a throw-back to the days when "customer service" meant that a business prided itself in their reliability, expertise and helpfulness. Most businesses today don't fully understand/grasp the concept. Or care. (Am I sounding old?)...