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But it only appeared on paper currency in 1957, and the reason for that was a way to demonstrate a difference from the USSR's state atheism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust . Even on the coinage, the motto had come and gone for a while, until 1938. Teddy Roosevelt even thought the...

Nomad64 - excellent post. If anyone is looking towards an idea as to why certain people's may have had advantages in terms of technology, etc, they could do worse than read Jared Diamonds 'Gun, Germs and Steel', and perhaps his later book, 'Collapse', which shows the pitfalls of going beyond...

I suspect that the choice of songs has more to do with whats available, what the kids will vaguely enjoy singing, and of course the time/expertise available. You dont get that much kudos for getting a bunch of 9 year olds to learn local county harvest songs, but OFSTED will kill your career if...

And that sounds the same for my kids schools, plus the one I work in. The 6-7 year olds where I work did The Great Fire of London last term, and will be doing Castle's next (with the obligatory visit to a castle). And thats standard every year - my kids both went to that school. Traditional...

I've got one of those, which was a Karrimor version from about 2 years ago. Good bit of kit, especially for the price, but there is a discussion about it spluttering at low temps https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/72072/ , perhaps because the preheat tube isn't quite large enough. To...

Totally agree. Metal detectors exist, you can't uninvent them, and there have been a huge number of discoveries due to the efforts of sensible, thoughtful detectorists, who take what they do seriously, and report finds, or even better, leave things in situ if they think there is more than just...

That Vango looks very similar to this Fire Maple 105 http://www.fire-maple.com/en/productsinfo.aspx?pid=10 - thats a really good price as well, so a bit of a bargain, even with £3.99 shipping. Buy the windshield as well (another Fire Maple rebadge!) for £6.30 and one of the Vango cooking sets...

There are loads of remote stoves around - the Karrimor one is possibly by Fire Maple (or another Chinese company), which are one of the big players in the market. Karrimor used to do a non-Ti version of this one from Alpkit https://www.alpkit.com/products/koro , also by Fire Maple...

If its a foam based self inflating mat, that shouldn't be possible - the foam inner 'remembers' its form when uncoiled, and then air comes in through the valve, which you then close when its full. If you try to blow extra air into the mat, providing there is no leak, it shouldn't make any...

Totally agree with Squidders. The fact that someone has bunged in phrases 'aimed at the British Army'(!), 'new hi-tech 3D Micro Hollow Fibre' (?) and 'minus 14 extreme' (yeah, you might just about live) screams dodgy. Especially when when it mentions a lower limit of 6 degrees. A quick Google...

The whole point of buying a good brand like Berghaus is that you get a decent back system, which is adjustable for back length, etc. The Biofit system http://www.berghaus.com/technology-biofit-back-system.html , like ones from LA, etc, has for many years allowed you to do just that. It will be...

I looked through your instructions - you've four quid for the cheap mats, plus a couple of quid for the insulation stuff, and then there is the duck tape. So possibly 8 quid or more. And you've got to stick it together yourself. And you end up with whats basically a large closed cell mat...

The size of a pack for a DoE trip is a hardy perennial - part of the reason the rucksacks are relatively large is because they have to fit a relatively bulky (but cheap) sleeping bag in them, and roughly 65L is the average size rucksack that everyone has at home that can be loaned/given to the...

The pad might do by itself, but when you've put your self inflating mat on the ground, you can get a) possible punctures and b) the second law of thermodynamics states that heat flows from a hot to a cold body. Thats why you have the mat in the first place, to insulate you from the ground, but...

Assuming you want a self inflating mat (and you do, your back will thank you for it), then Multimat do one which folds and rolls up, and isn't too pricey (got a news one for a fiver in a charity shop). Dont my a surplus self inflating mat - they get used and abused, and for about the same, you...

Although its all fine to look on the net, etc, I would suggest going to a proper shop, either independent, or a chain like Cotswolds or Go Outdoors, and actually trying some on. A Large is not always a large, the hood might drive you nuts, the pockets might be fiddly for you, etc. You shouldn't...

Cotswold are having a sale at the moment (as are lots of other places), and I've been pleased with the Berghaus Suilven I got a couple of years back - 2 layer Goretex, and pathc pockets. Thats not available now, but its based on the well known Cornice II...

Agree with the Ventolin, or at least get yourself checked out by your GOP or the practice's asthma nurse. These symptons: sound asthmatic - I know, I suffer from it, as does my son. All sort of things can set people off, put tree pollen sounds like it could be one of them. If antihistimine...

To be fair, you are in essence on social media right now..

I noticed the Rab 700 in Go Outdoors as well for £180, and thought that a good deal. If you want a little warmer, then the benchmark Alpkit Skyehigh 900 (4 season) is at £200. Right now does seem to be a bit of a time for sales - Trekkitt...