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1. The skill I'd sell is my familiarity with and ability to repair pre-microprocessor, and often pre electricity technology. 2. The Mrs. 3. One of a number of little places I know in or around the camargue.

I use our local one a lot and I've not found anything. Oddly, unless you're buying 10kg sacks, I find that they're not that competitive price wise on rice generally.

Cheaper than most of the offers I've had on US imports! It's insane. When the commercial gods are smiling on me, I can turn the rat-pack retort pouched stuff for about 50p a pouch (about 150g) - That's with bulk buying admittedly, but it beggars belief that the 'instant' stuff can be so much...

I have a couple of old aircrew Thermos flasks that get used for cooking rice/pasta and soaking pulses.

Ahh, now that might do, if they'll deliver to NI.

Thanks everyone, the microwave stuff is effectively the same as the rat-pack rice, more or less ready to eat. It's great, but not what I'm after in this instance. I think I'll take a lead from Toddy and DIY, maybe use my dehydrator. I can distinctly remember suitable products being easily...

I have one, sort of. It's entirely human though. Years ago I went out with some old school friends to a wood in Northern Ireland, won't say which but North East coast direction. Myself and another lad actually had outdoor kit, the other two or three lads brought their duvets and multipacks of...

Umm... Yes & no. It would fulfil a similar role if I were simply looking to make an easy meal for sure. But in this instance, I want rice! I have rat-pack stuff in retort pouches that you just need to heat, but that's comparatively bulky for what I'm after too!

Does anyone know of a source for plain "just add water" rice in the UK? It's called Minute Rice in the States, and you can get that here in international grocers for silly money. But I'm looking for a UK/Euro source at "normal" prices. There are various flavoured snack pack things that fit the...

Surprisingly little. But mostly RPGs when I do. I took to using gaming machines a few years ago for DJing/band support with the option for providing my own visuals. I haven't been doing a great deal of that lately either, mind you! :D

A lovely little forged saex courtesy of Raven Forge. Likely to become my regular camp kitchen knife. If upscaled by 50% and fitted with a full tang hardwood handle it could replace a lot of expensive steel in my outdoor carry collection. (also a reconditioned Alienware M15 R6, okay it's not...

I knew I'd turned a corner in life when I refused to find space for a dozen cans in my kit.

A bag of pine resin, actually bought it a while back but it got dropped off today. Maybe I shouldn't have asked for half a kilo!

There is a small black fly that inhabits the area around watercourses in Normandy & Brittany, smaller than a Scottish midge, that gives me enourmous 'lumps' when bitten, and I'm always bitten! Seriously, had one or two rise like half a golf ball over the years. They don't affect the other half...

I know, but back then I thought it was brilliant.

This would have been about 1983 at the tender age of 13. It's long gone now, was nicked at a scooter rally IIRC. Photo from the web.

When I first got big enough to go "camping" beyond the garden, strapping things to your rucksack was almost an essential. In some respects, because the kit was physically more bulky but also, there was a degree of fashion to it. In the early Eighties, My hand-me-down, bright orange Cobmaster...

Any recs for a charge controller that will serve LiFePo4 batteries directly?

Yes, French surplus generally is difficult to source. Although I do have contacts for the P4.

I know a homme who knows a homme who can supply them at a reasonable money. He reckons they're the most fun you can have with your clothes on, but then he would say that as he's an enthusiast. As I said, I fancy a show vehicle that will also serve me as a country run about and being something of...