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We need some more information. You havn't given a budget, or whats most important - minimal bulk, etc. Seasons can be misleading - what temp ranges might the combo be used in (in theory a 2 season bag might cover Spring, but it can be very cold in Spring!), and how you sleep - warm or cold. And...

I remember seeing a BBC programme years ago about the Devonshire Colic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_colic , and it had been observed that those suffers that had gone to Bath and laid in the warm waters had had their symptons easied, because the bathing stimulated excretion of urine, and...

To be fair, Faas's book is more about receipes, but the Croom book does look very interesting. That Moroccan kitchen does fit quite well - although hopefully a fresh coat of limewash on the walls, etc would brighten it up, and yes, they would be relatively tidy! If anyone has seen 'Tales...

There is something from Pompeii http://www.thelocal.it/20160802/refurbished-pompeii-kitchens-show-how-ancient-romans-cooked , and a fair number of modern books on Roman cooking will have stuff about the kitchen and how it was organised - this one does...

There was a thread a couple of years back about why DoE's all have huge backpacks, which are heavy and make them miserable. The reason is fairly simple - if you've got kids, then your going to spend about £40 on a sleeping bag, or beg/borrow one a bit like it. And its likely you'll get a 65L...

I've got an old LA Liberty 70 + 20, which has been excellent as well. The good thing about something like a 65L pack is that there is lots of choice, from good brands (with good back systems!), plus there is plenty of room for starting out kit - relatively large sleeping bags, etc. You can...

Is the paint water or oil based?

The book its based on is also excellent - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Command-Control-Eric-Schlosser/dp/0141037911/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485205441&sr=1-1&keywords=eric+schlosser Mother Jones had an excerpt from it when it first came out in 2013...

Yes, IC_Rafe has it right. Layers are flexible, easy and cheap. TKMaxx, GoOutdoors etc will all have stuff for not a lot, if the person doesn't have some stuff already. You can buy 'Interactive' kit, but I can never be bothered to zip the fleece into my jacket - as long as one fits comfortably...

Despite the somewhat breathless coverage of this (the Wapo report being a little more down to earth - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/01/19/that-time-the-cia-was-convinced-a-self-proclaimed-psychic-had-paranormal-abilities/?utm_term=.2b4bc73d43c7), you have to ask the...

They are pretty warm, but yes, they are really hard to get in a size that actually fits you - hence the reason that S/M sizes are like hens teeth. And averaging about £25-30, they look less of a bargain when you can get a decent synthetic jacket from Decathalon for £34.95, and a similar jacket...

I remember Jack Hargreaves well - if you lived in the Southern TV region and grew up in the seventies, then you almost certainly came across him in 'How?' or any of his early evening programmes, which always seemed to be about fly fishing, old caravans or carts, or making stuff out of reeds. It...

It would be, if there was any evidence at all that it had worked. But pretty much everyone whose reviewed the work they did says there was no evidence at all, and that it was pseudoscience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Targ . The CIA spent a lot of money on all sorts of things - that...

Adze - I first read Stoll's 'The Cuckoo's Eggs at least 20 years ago, and its still a great read. And parts of his Silicon Snake Oil still hold up fine, although you can now read a boom with a computer, etc. Lots of people take the mickey out of his 1995 Newsweek article (which got put into...

I'd never actually heard of him, but 'morphic fields', and being mentioned alongside Grahame Hancock are big warning signs for me. Once eminent scientists in their fields going of the reservation is pretty common - its bit like the flipside to Clarke's First Law - when a distinguished in his own...

I did my undergrad dissertation at UCL, and checking on their site, it says this: Times New Roman works OK as well, and 10 or 12 is fine. Mesquite is totally correct - as long it is professional, appropriate to an academic publication (because in theory that's what your dissertation is for)...

Great advice. If you want to type a letter, a laptop is easier (which is what I'm using now, and was about £350 some months ago). But my kids both Amazon Fire's, and they are fine for them. There is no reason why you can't have both - a cheapish Android tablet can take photos, tether to a...

Toolstation has them as well http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Construction+Materials/d210/Insulation/sd2738/Celotex+Insulation+Board/p25153 - although owned by the Wickes group, they are often a bit cheaper.

If your after a winter bag for Sweden, then I'd ask locally, but both are winter bags (from a reliable and well reviewed brand) and as The Nugget points out, the difference is better fill, hence lighter and more expensive. Always get the best you can, and it might be worth looking at the...

There is a mention of them here: http://forums.outdoorsmagic.com/showthread.php/78153-Summiteer-sleeping-bags#YbGG7GPzszHLQHZM.97 Be interested to see what they are like.