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  1. Stew

    Battery generators - what & why?

    Yep, solar panels that can’t cope with the rain is just bonkers.
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    Services offered Heat treating - Carbon steel blades

    No, sorry. Just not worth doing any more. Have a search for Clarke Heat treating!
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    Placing a Static

    A quick google suggests you need to google more! Scotland, for instance, the planning permission for static caravans is managed by the local authorities. You will need to check with them directly for specific information. https://www.sellmygroup.co.uk/blog/planning-permission-static-caravans/amp/
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    What did you buy today?

    I’m planning a self install too. Prices are getting nicer. 400w panel down to round £70!! I have some old panels at work that came off the building for roofing works that aren’t worth reinstalling as they’re so old and low power relative to what you can buy new now.
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    Recommendation for good Tent for Garden Bushcraft?

    I would be concerned about meeting your shelter for some of the suggestions if you’re having a fire under it.
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    Smart 'phone apps for bushcraft.

    The Merlin Bird ID app is great.
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    Activity / background on clothing terminology.

    The simple answer is that the military love renaming things.
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    Well, well, well, look what I found in a storage box….Micromesh!

    It was jedidiah. It good stuff!
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    Heads up - Post office not sending sharps after 22nd April

    I thought it had changed to having a load allowed now?
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    Transporting canoes / kayaks in a van with poptop roof?

    3’ waves? I’ll come play on my paddleboard!
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    What is wild swimming?

    A very valid concern! This is a good listen: https://castbox.fm/vd/687772972
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    Heads up - Post office not sending sharps after 22nd April

    I suspect they’ve just not got the fully correct version sorted yet!
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    Moonshiner Boots - Anti tracking

    How many pro trackers get involved in investigations?
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    Plastic free camping

    Absolutely. I’ve just been installing some cctv cameras. The camera bodies, etc are plastic but the bit that gets me is the torx bit in its own plastic bag. Why? Just waste.
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    GOOD WOODS FOR BOW DRILL.

    I didn’t watch the video. I was just responding to pattree.
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    GOOD WOODS FOR BOW DRILL.

    It depends on where the line is for you. I know of folk how do carry a bearing but for me that’s the point where it feels too far - might as well just carry a lighter then to my mind.
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    GOOD WOODS FOR BOW DRILL.

    It just depends. If both are too soft or both too hard then the rate they wear might not work well enough to produce viable embers. Speed, pressure, notch size all come into play.
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    GOOD WOODS FOR BOW DRILL.

    Such a big subject. I like lime on lime for super speedy. Some old elder is good - old so you can carve a solid spindle out of a side. Clematis is nice but super soft so you need to be a bit more gentle. Once you have it down witha combo, it’s fun to see what you can achieve with other...
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    Worth a punt

    I would be tempted to make a more elegant tip - drop the spine down a bit more - I wouldn’t worry that it’ll cross the finger pull groove.
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    Pignut

    I’ve (sadly) never eaten a pignut - though wanted to. How do they propagate?