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    Sniffy gear?

    Very much so Sue, now have a 10cm inflatable which will have a closed cell insulated foam matt underneathe. a lessen well learnt!
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    Sleeping mats!

    Nope its a starting point so thinking mabey 100, but must be packable.
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    Sleeping mats!

    Links please
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    Sleeping mats!

    How thick is it when inflated?
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    Sleeping mats!

    Looking at the Alpakit Dumo. Anyone tried this mat? https://alpkit.com/products/dumo?variant=40689877123177
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    Sleeping mats!

    Links please :)
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    Sniffy gear?

    Lets do a Lets do a google bushcraft review of your cafe and my laundermat!
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    Sniffy gear?

    All the dry cleaners I approached said NO! this was due to the waterproof(ish) base. The duvet cleaners ditto. This place said easy peasy! Thats worth a shout. Doc.
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    Sleeping mats!

    Hello all. Having had agreat time but sadly having to bug out early from the winter moot (my new titianium hips couldnt take it) I am upgrading kit and sleeping mats. Before I start, I have never got on well with a hammock so that suggestion is out. I was sleeping with a German sniper mat...
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    Sniffy gear?

    The key would seem to be ask for it to be washed, not dry cleaned, also that they have industrial dry cleaners. hang it up insite out when you get home. Washing and tumble dry stops the feathers getting brittle.
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    Sniffy gear?

    Sniffy sleeping bag? Got a Pattern 58 that smells like a dogs bed? Look no further, if you are in London, 10 mins walk from Alperton Tube. This small launderette will wash and dry your 58 using down wash, now as warm as toast and odour free. Fully fluffed, so much so my partner wants it for...
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    For Sale Bushcraft Bug Out Bag Starter Kit Army Bergan Rucksack

    Complete Bushcraft Bugout Bag. You have 9 x 10 tarp, Summer sleeping bag, Hawk Outdoor waterproof bivvi bag, silver foil reflector (put it under you to increase warmth). First aid kit, new unused alcohol (meths) cooker. New complete cook set, spork and spoon, leather hot work gloves, coil of...
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    First aid kit

    I have one of these in my Rucksak and the car. Liferaft sealed med kit. I have Cat D whick are more comprehensive, painkillers etc. You can sometimes find them on ebay when people are restocking. The paracetamol will be out of date but the general kit is perfect as it is sealed.
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    Is a psk really needed in the UK?

    This is possibly off-track, people do get themselves into difficult situations. A few years back Rod of Green-School (now sadly lost to us) and I were walking St Cuthbert Way, we then did a sharp right at Holy Island and walked down the coast to Newcastle. As anyone can tell you all the coastal...
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    Winter Moot.

    Some of you may recall both myself and Rod Anderson Boyle used to be regular attendees. After along time away earning a living I have decided to attend the Winter Moot, celebrating two new hips and meeting up with old faces. See you all at Rough Close. Must confess, I have hired a wooden hut...
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    Eco-friendly Clog-Popping

    Having hit my 70's I have thought about this a lot! The co-op do a prepaid plan . Die, take you away, burn you (card board coffin) and return your ashes to family or nominated individual. Having lost both parents in the last two years the cost of funerals and the associated events can cost a...
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    Plastic free camping

    You can actually use a cotton sheet as a tarp, soak it in a mix of bees wax (or candle wax) turpentine and linseed oil. Basically warm the turpentine, dissolve in the wax and oil, put the sheet in. DO NOT DO THIS OVER NAKED FLAMES! Allow about 20 mins for the cotton fibres to absorb the wax and...
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    A Rare Find

    Nope, its a pattern 58 with the plasticized base as per my picture.
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    London Pub Meet No 7

    And in 2023 my hip went awol and required a titanium replacement, now 2024 the same is happening in September. Still interested in meeting up when I am off crutches. Doc.
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    A Rare Find

    I think that the Launderette had it in the industrial dry for a couple of hours, the key being and industrial drier used for feather duvets.