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    Woolley Jumper - recommendations?

    Doh https://www.glencroftcountrywear.co.uk/product/surplus-british-wool-chunky-jumper/
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    Woolley Jumper - recommendations?

    My go to out and about jumper. Worn the last two pheasant seasons. If its warm I've a single ply Shetland and various heavier weights for really cold days.... Also worth checking charity shops
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    Help to ID a primus stove please

    Don't bother with diesel. It will burn but it is messy and designed as a last resort. Paraffin in as cheap and much cleaner
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    sleeping in wool blankets

    Best way to sleep with wool blankets..... On the sofa in front of the fire, with a decent malt and the dog. That's how I use mine.
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    Setting up near a badger set

    Take bird feeder peanuts... They love them and rice crispiest. Then settle down to watch
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    Coleman stoves

    Propan-2-ol aka isopropanol lisn't a hydrocarbon it's an alcohol.....it has a flash point of 12c (more or less same as ethanol) compared to 50c for naptha give or take depending on the actual mix. Plus it can form explosive peroxides. There is a good reason to avoid using anything containing...
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    A light woolly

    https://www.bosie.co/shetland-shop/harley-of-scotland-everest-shetland-undyed-voe-moorit
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    Wow, inflation

    He ordered a couple.... That's why it was two dear
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    Government consultation on banning large knives and machetes

    Screwdrivers and hammers were the favourite when I was a teenager. Also ban broken glass..... I've been threatened with more large shards of glass than bladez Have to ban glass shards to
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    Dyeing MTP

    Never got around to it.
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    Compulsory registration for all British bird keepers proposed

    Good. Might cut down on the number of Statutory Nuisance and rat infestation jobs relating to poultry and pigeons I VE to deal with
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    Sold Three fixed blades

    I'll take the middle one - thinking a skinner
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    Navigation recommendations-UK centric options.

    Fatmap is pretty good to. Has OS mapping as well as a number of European equivalents. The 3d function is good - use it a fair bit on big hills abroad
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    Used Cooking Oil

    And Bosche injectors not Lucas or direct injection.
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    Tool Box Inventory

    Mug and tea bags.... Sit down with a brew before starting any job. Clear other thoughts out and start fresh
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    What does it have in its Walletsies ?

    Credit card size photo & grain scale and tick hooks
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    Dyeing MTP

    Toddy.... Thanks That's my thoughts. Pretty much what I did the the desert camo Just wondering what it looks like and if dark brown or green would be best
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    Dyeing MTP

    My windproof smock is on its last legs.... Its an old style desert one. Dyed brown so it's more subdued etc.. Only thing I don't like is the lack of hand warmer pockets....... The latest version do have them, but the are MTP. I'm not a fan of MTP for a number of reasons - to bright for a...
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    Services offered Bespoke Wool Shirts and Smocks

    What weight of wool are they...... Are they thin fairly open weave like a Swandri Ranger or thick "blanket" like fabric
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    ARKTIS B310 ON SALE

    Being 60:40 poly cotton it is noticeably synthetic and a bit stiff as new. But it is softening with use