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    Steel

    Guess you`ve been to the unfinished MKB 2/514 Olenilsøy. The fort was never ready and the guns (four 17cm SKL/40) never mounted. Know nothing about the drill bit steel though.
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    Will drinking blood actually dehydrate you?

    A healthy dose of moonshine together With the blood will make it more drinkable.
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    The first thing you do to new boots...

    Alfa is a Norwegian brand, but their boots are made in the Baltic (and possibly Asia), not Norway. But I don`t think it matters where they are made as quality was in decline already before they moved Production overseas. Being the militarys supplier isn`t nesseccary a quality stamp anymore...
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    The first thing you do to new boots...

    M77 boots. Fill With water and wait until water seeps trough (it will). Then take a long walk until they are "dry". Set aside until real dry, and apply shoe polish and/or dubbin of choise. M77 to replace Lundhags:confused:. The M77 are now prodused in the Baltic I believe and are kind of hit...
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    Word association game

    Crete......
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    Word association game

    Dog.......
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    Czech barbecue

    End of the easter market I presume. Lots of goodies to buy in the streets of Prague.
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    Cleaning

    Rinse in water, wipe it of on Your trousers, put it in Your sheat. Never used any oil or other Things to prevent rust. If I get a spot of rust I use sand or steel wool to remove it. I never use my carbon knives to gut salt water Fish though. I use stainless steel knives for that.
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    Englishman gets huge cod in Saltstraumen

    Yes. I live in Bodø. Sometimes Fish from shore in Saltstraumen but usually only get small Pollock. IMO there are better Places than Saltstraumen to Fish from shore. But if you are after the really big ones Saltstraumen is the Place.
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    Englishman gets huge cod in Saltstraumen

    A 32 kg cod was caught by an englishman in Saltraumen (Our local tidal current). Could be a world record for cod caught from shore. Was in the local News, but I found an English site that Writes about it: http://www.fish-on-friday.com/2016/02/monster-cod-sets-new-world-record/
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    Word association game

    rope ......
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    Lofoten Islands, Norway

    While I`ve not fished in Lofoten, I Fish in the same waters as I live on the main land and are born and raised in Vesterålen. Even though I have relatives in Lofoten it seems like you visit the islands more often than I do. it is excellent Fishing in all the Northern waters. This is just...
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    Word association game

    Rain.......
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    A Quick Quiz- New Question

    Could it be a whale hunting garment? You enter the big hole in the "chest" and then Close it up (Draw string), making it a waterproof and floating garment.
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    Think you are related to 10th century Vikings? Yeah, just like everyone else.

    1 in 30 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2577003/A-million-Vikings-live-One-33-men-claim-direct-descendants-Norse-warriors.html) isn`t really everyone else is it?:)
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    People Of The Deer - Farley Mowatt

    If you have interest in that book, you will probably like this one too; Nunamuit: Among Alaska's Inland Eskimos by Helge Ingstad
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    cold today...

    It is a very, very slim chanse you will ever get -22 degrees Celsius in Tromsø. Coldest temp ever recorded is -18.4 degrees Celsius. I know, I`m a nitpick. And it is currently about 5 degrees and rain in my part of the world.
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    Great Scott...

    Seen in Sweden yesterday. https://www.facebook.com/polisenivaxjo.alvesta/photos/a.323710750988082.100027.323075384384952/1231020810257067/?type=3 Police in Vaxsjo went on facebook With this. T They want to come in contact With the driver or People observing this car yesterday. The police...
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    Say hello to grandpa Bergans!!

    Nice pack. I have one a little newer (made just after the WWII) Ole Bergans took patent on this ruck in 1909. He was a lousy business/ PR man and the ruck was no success, With few sales. Sverre Young (hence the name on the label), a self made man, and a much better business and PR man, bought...
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    What is this???

    Hmm. Is stainless really unsuitable for bushcraft? Someone should tell these guys: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134470 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134441 Then back to the topic. The knife could be a Muela or a Nieto. Lots of these knives are...