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What era were you at school? Do you mean "a week of snow every winter", rather than "many weeks of snow every winter"?

So was there ever a time (post ice age...) when inhabitated areas in the UK routinely had long periods of snow cover during the winter, rather than rare/sporadic? Hill and mountain areas? Scottish Highlands? Northumbria? Wales?

When it comes to physical altercations, they are definitely best avoided, but if it does happen, the best preparation is to have done some contact sports when young and be accustomed to (and humbled by) physical contact with full resistance, being struck, pinned, restrained and being submitted...

Very true. "Spoilt for choice". Unless it requires almost bankrupting yourself, buying a coat is not a life-changing decision. Too many people become obsessed with looking at reviews of everything nowadays. If required, just pick a coat or two that suit your different needs.

I had considered including the above

Some thoughts on Life Skills. First and foremost: HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS! I like to keep in mind Georges Hebért’s Natural Method: “être fort pour être utile” (be strong to be useful) “In the purely physical sense, the Natural Method promotes the qualities of organic resistance...

I'm in my late 40s. I grew up in Merseyside/SW Lancs. I remember the snow and ice of 1981/1982. We went tobogganing on a hill near home and saw some Scottish people skiing! We lived at low altitude and had a few days of snow per year through the 1980s and 1990s. Winter Hill was the nearest...

It may be warmer than you are looking for, but I have one of these in Black for every day use. It is excellent. Probably the best all-round jacket I have owned. https://www.craghoppers.com/waverley-thermic-jacket-boulder/ I wouldn't describe it as quite as warm as this review suggests (It is...

Thanks. I was thinking of general use rather than specifically mountain scrambling or moorland hiking. Yes, I had noticed that most were microfibre rather than leather. I too have flat feet. In the past I had instep supports from the NHS, but these days I wear flat shoes (and my work boots are...

There are many models on the Freet site. Which would be the best all-round boots? I'd prefer a leather version. I am also tempted by a pair of Jim Green Barefoot Ranger boots. They appear to be good quality and get good reviews.

I have had a Craghoppers Waverley jacket in black for the past two winters. I have been really impressed with it. It is possibly the best all-round coat that I have owned It is waterproof, has a good hood, good pockets and is a fairly warm UK coat -but it would not be up to Arctic winter night...

I whittled down the end of the stick, then tapped the Alpine spike tip onto it before inserting the nails that hold it in place.

I took this stick on a fairly arduous scramble and walk recently. It performed well. It is a good length and a good thickness for my hand.

That's interesting. The ones that I was referring to are not coal slag, though.

I would like to see many of our currently very large areas of tussocky, treeless, grassy, moorland restored to forest. Small areas of fenced off land fairly quickly becime woodland. Near my parents house, in a post-undustrial town, what were originally waste tips have, without any obvious...

Having field tested the wizard stick, the verdict is in: It's a big thumbs up. The right length Very comfortable in both hands Sturdy No vibration The varnish held up on the grip The Scouts thought it was good.

That is brilliant, John Fenna. I too enjoy making things, but that is an impressively extensive collection you have there!

It was a bit of an experiment. The linseed oil kept being absorbed and it wasn't going to give the finish I wanted. I thought that varnish would add water repellency and a more contrasting finish. The stick then also absorbed quite a bit of varnish.

Sturdy looking, but of untested performance.

I recently found a stick (possibly some sort of cherry from a garden) in a wood pile at our scout hut that was being chopped up for fire wood. It had presumably been there for some time as it was very dry. The thin end snapped off to the ideal length that is now, which may or may not be a good...