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If you didn't want anyone's comments or advice, why did you post on a public forum? Or online at all? Do what you like, but I suspect that at best, your going to have a slightly miserable time of it, or a very lucky near miss. At worst, its the local search and rescue and a near death experience.

I noticed that one, and it looks like a good buy. It should last, and do the job that you want. I know what you mean about seemingly spending a lot on a drill (my wife did ask how much I'd paid for mine), but sometimes its worth it. And beans and rice are at least healthy!

Thats what I meant. Some talk here about FM stoves and modding: https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/72072/ and something more general here: https://bushwalkingnsw.org.au/clubsites/FAQ/MyStove3.htm To be honest, I've never taken the hose out of the body of my stove, so I've never...

No idea - I can dig one out, but the best thing is to look around for a description of a Fire maple stove

Its a standard threaded canister size (Fire maple, by the looks of it), and so is: https://backpackinglight.com/canister_stove_faq/ You can get some canisters/stoves where the valve doesn't quite open enough because of the length of the tread (some Fire maple stoves via Alpkit had that...

The idea that aluminium causes dementia is alive and well on the internet, but there is no evidence that this is the case. The excellent Snopes http://www.snopes.com/cooking-with-aluminum-foil-puts-you-at-risk-for-alzheimers/ looks at the evidence and says 'false'. The cost of an aluminium...

Ti is nice (although not everyone gets on with it), but if you want really to knock off weight, you might be better spending the same money elsewhere, at least for now. Ti is great (I've got some, mostly from Alpkit), but its kind of 'things you get at the very end' stuff. Alpkit do the MyTi...

Forbes isn't a farmer - its a business publication so wedded to the free market that its founder had 'Capitalist Tool' emblazoned along the side of his private DC9. But I also checked with at least two US private companies who specialise in tax liablities and planning, and the IRS itself...

If its the US Estate Tax, then only 0.18% of estates had to pay that at all in 2013 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/04/14/the-facts-about-the-estate-tax-and-farmers/?utm_term=.c9713da1316c . Only 2 out of a 1000 estates will pay Federal Estate Tax in 2017...

You might avoid human contact, but not a hernia, if your carrying food for two weeks. Yes, water will be the biggest weight, but unless your eating nothing but dried noodles for a fortnight, its going to be heavy and bulky. Think 3 meals a day, for 14 days. Thats a lot. And your walking a lot...

Realistically, a 65L for two weeks isn't unreasonable. I'd have to ask the question as to why your deciding to carry all your food with you, since Scotland does have shops, even if they may be often far apart. And although its August, its Scotland. Two years ago, we went up to the Lochinver...

The respected German brand Metabo http://www.toolstop.co.uk/metabo-m207 seems to be involved with Lidl - the colours are exactly the same, although evidently the Lidl ones are at the cheaper end, and Einhell. My Aldi saw seems to be made assembled in Germany, and apparently their tools are made...

I got a Makita cordless from Screwfix last year, and been very pleased with it...

You can always add a kettle if you need to to, but Alpkit's set (actually made by Fire Maple) looks like good value https://www.alpkit.com/products/alipots for £25. Vango often uses Fire Maple ones as well, http://shop.scouts.org.uk/p-14992-vango-hard-anodised-adventure-cook-set-2016.aspx, and...

Thats been known to happen on Ebay - there was a story years back of someone selling Dell laptops on Ebay for more than Dell themselves were flogging them for. The idea that someone on the net is automatically giving you a good deal isn't always true, and that goes for Amazon as well - I work...

But even cycling, you've still got the same problem - you want to travel (by bike, rather than walking), to forage (to save money), and possibly work your way around the UK, all at the same time. You can do one of those, and possibly two at once, but three will be impossible. Yes, you can work...

Add a phonebank (less than a tenner), a small torch (my wife has just borrowed my Olight i3e for an overseas trip, which is cracking for a less than a tenner) and some painkillers/small FAK (I did a first aid course recently, so its become automatic), and thats pretty much what most people...

That sound like the theory behind Dr Jaeger's thinking, which inspired the Jaeger brand. However, the theory hasn't had a whole lot of luck in terms of mainstream fashion, and a nice shirt from CT or Lewins (they have more shops, so better chance of finding one locally) will do fine. If I'm...

I know you dont want to buy more cotton shirts, but I dont think I've heard of too many wool business wear shirts - its not a big market! Go for pure cotton - poly cotton can get pretty sweaty (which is why I've chucked all mine), and you'll be a lot more comfortable. I discovered Jermyn St...

Any decent pack of 55L plus should have hip belts that do sit on the hips, to transfer much of the weight from the shoulders. And they will generally have a back system to allow you to get the back length/shoulder/hip measurement spot on, plus of course decent brands will also make a narrow...