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    Government Consultation - Banning Ninja Swords

    On the surface it does look like that but once you hear from a politician: "We are just following the trend in Europe on legislation on things like this" you realize that things are not that simple. Especially on restrictive legislation politicians are keen to find any examples.
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    Closest true wilderness to the uk.

    LOL, very true, you just kind of forgot to tell that that is all kind of cultivated forest. :) I guess that in parts of Siberia one could find larger tracts of forest untouched, maybe in Alaska or Canada too.
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    Closest true wilderness to the uk.

    Very little untouched forest in Fennoscandia, small patches here and there. Open fell areas have a more untouched feeling if one overlooks the bloody ATV tracks everywhere.
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    "Found" old photos.

    I have one about 30 years older somewhere. OK, this is not a competition but maybe I can find it.
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    Met office "faking" climate data

    All simulations I have seen predict largest effect in the high latitudes. We could use some warming in the sleet season. (:whistling:) Also it is known that within the last 4000 years average temp has been much higher a few times. So we survived those, it is not known how well though. We...
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    Met office "faking" climate data

    According to some sources humans can easily tolerate about double present CO2. C3 plants would thrive in those conditions, on some the productivity goes up 50% (already used in many greenhouses).
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    Met office "faking" climate data

    It is the continuous "CO2 bad" that is over powering everything else. It is very easy to see very fast climate changes during Ice Age termination events and so far I have not seen those clearly explained (it might be out there as I am not scanning the lit all the time). Apparently...
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    - thin YES - fragile YES, as it is expanded to create the holes - heat sensitive NO, it has a melting point of 327C which is quite high for any plastic - mechanically much stronger as it is elastic and a continuous film - acts in a totally different way from GT, it is a hydrophilic polyester -...
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    Hmmm... just look at a pic of a Hungarian shepherd, he is basically carrying a sheepskin house.
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    There is of course another old solution to the rain problem, namely furs. Not all that popular any more though. I could envision a tight brushed wool fabric with maybe lanolin and some wax treatment that could be an all natural material in the wanted direction.
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    While I like merino wool clothing there is one draw back to it, wear resistance is not that great. I would like to see some heavy usage tests before buying.
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    The problem is that apparently some of the low molecular weight fluorocarbons (used in some DWRs) can pass directly trough your skin. Some people are also afraid of Teflon used in Goretex but that might not really be a problem except when you over heat your pan covered with Teflon non-stick...
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    That kind works on a pristine treatment but DWR tends to wear off and some of them are kind of toxic (fluorocarbon ones), various waxes and greases are much better in that respect but not as effective. (Sigh) so I guess we just have to go on covering ourselves with lotus or carnauba palm leaves ...
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    I have given up on sanity

    Probably no need for that if one waits a few years, you just tell it to change.
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    Alternatives to ventile?

    Well, this answer is slightly semantic but not totally. Wet wool coat is quite windproof, have tested it enough times. It is "water proof" in the sense that once it is totally wet it does not let much water trough. Weights a ton though. "Breathing water proof" wet fabric does not exist...
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    One use of ammo can.

    Are those XXL boxes?
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    Roxon system?

    Has anybody experience on this tailoring system for SAK type knife and apparently for a multitool? Met it on YT as random ad.
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    I can't stand Deadpool

    FN57 has a std magazine capacity of 20 extended 30 and a drum of 55 (idiotic).
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    What did you buy today?

    Certainly Yes and no, you are quite free to like the worse option but I can tell you that. :angelic2:
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    What did you buy today?

    I think this really depends on the intended use, both have their uses.