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  1. matarius777

    Selling old engineering tools - how to go about it?

    Rather than using a 3rd party, I would use eBay. Gauge your price by seeing how many other identical items are for sale, check their condition, also check to see what has already sold and at what price. Next, if it looks to be a popular item and there aren't any others for sale, might be worth...
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    Voluntarily handing in a large blade to the UK police

    If you actually read my post, I said pretty much that: “whilst a great many of these people seem to be antagonistic idiots who have had previous legal issues involving the police”.
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    Voluntarily handing in a large blade to the UK police

    Amen to that! Occasionally I watch some of the “auditing” videos, mainly Auditing Britain, whilst a greta many of these people seem to be antagonistic idiots who have had previous legal issues involving the police, some, like AB, do do it to improve the way the police respond to photography in...
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    You are going on a 3 day trip and have to stay UK legal so what do you carry?

    This is a very good point. One very sneaky thing some can do is get you to admit “well yes, I can see that my “*******” could make some people afraid, or it “could be to inflict violence on someone”…..etc. even though that is not your intention, you wouldn’t dream of doing that. In one case...
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    If there is one piece of kit that’s gone, you could bring back what is it ?

    Oh so 80s! The pictures remind me of a picture in the local paper of an old school mate, he always styled himself on John Travolta- Saturday Night Fever at school (later 70s/early 80s. He’d opened a restaurant and the picture featured him and 3 of his waitresses hugging his legs, just like that...
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    Jerven bag? Which one and any accessories?

    I have the Särmä TST Thermal Cloak in 67g/m2, they’re quite a bit/ a hell of a lot more affordable than the Jervens. I’d say, the main difference is, as far as I know, the Jervens’ zips are waterproof, the Särmä‘s zip is not. Personally, I think it actually helps with condensation, you just...
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    Recommended metal/robust headtorch

    I have the Nitecore HC65, it’s my main light and it’s great, like a previous poster said, bombproof. I got it off Ray Mears site, basically, there was so much choice, so many options, I was overloaded. I just thought that if that’s pretty much the only light Ray Mears offers then it must be...
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    Voluntarily handing in a large blade to the UK police

    Once America starts interfering with a sovereign nation, it never ends well. Congo, S. America, Middle East etc.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Like these? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amabro-Stainless-Bookmarkers-Bookmarks-Teachers/dp/B0D1GF737C I have a rather nice old silver bookmark of my grandfather’s that clips on the page in the same way, but there is a lot more protruding out of the page, which is fine if you just put the book down...
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    Sold Carving tool clearout - Final Price Drops

    I’m very impressed with it, it came this morning. You can really choke up on the head. Very nice!
  11. matarius777

    Preppers Shop UK

    They sound very similar to an outfit called prepareforadventure.co.uk back in early 2020. I think the guy who ran it did a runner with a lot of peoples money, including mine.
  12. matarius777

    Sold Carving tool clearout - Final Price Drops

    That’s the one I have, I was in two minds at the time though, which to get. It’s rather tempting to get the single bevel as well, but I think I’ll hold out for a lighter carving axe to complement the heavy GB one, either the Svante Djarv or the Karkhoff although, the Oscar Rush ones look to be...
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    Sold Garmin GPSMap 62ST

    I should have asked, does it have Ordinance Survey maps or equivalent in, like the Pathfinder ones? UK in particular. Not familiar with these new fangled things!:)
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    Sold Garmin GPSMap 62ST

    PM sent.
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    What did you buy today?

    Just did a Google search on the image, the sellers of it that I found are all selling it as a tea light lantern, so I’d say no, just tea lights. :)
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    What are you currently reading?

    Oh dear, is it one of those. It’s really going to play havoc with my pedantic nature then!:banghead: :)
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    What are you currently reading?

    This is what I was wondering, there is a book called Wild Food by a Jason Hill, published, I think, in the 1940s. Turns out I actually had the Mears/ Hillman Wild Food book, I’d bought it when buying Ray Mears’ books when highly reduced, to add to my Bushcraft collection, totally forgot about...
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    Sold Carving tool clearout - Final Price Drops

    Sorry Alex, I hadn’t read your post correctly, I thought you were the seller.
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    Sold Carving tool clearout - Final Price Drops

    Thanks Alex, wanted to check, are you left handed? Is it for left handed people?