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  1. Alan De Enfield

    Lightweight tent.

    I bought a Chinese version (rip-off) of the Hubba Hubba as it cost £300 less than the MSR. Excellent build quality. Yes the flysheet doesn't quite reach the ground but the depth of the 'tub' seems to stop any spray-bounce. I have not had any condensation problem but it does have two 'vent...
  2. Alan De Enfield

    Lightweight tent.

    Is than an MSR Hubba Hubba (without its flysheet) in the background ?
  3. Alan De Enfield

    Lightweight tent.

    Yes - one of the better camping equipment presenters/reviewers. Nice easy 'smiley' style. I like this review quite a lot !
  4. Alan De Enfield

    Lightweight tent.

    Would it have been the 'Chinese Copy' of the MSR Hubba-Hubba tent ? MSR Hubba Hubba £400 Copy £100 I have a couple of them and they are excellent quality. https://ibb.co/RN3Cxcd https://ibb.co/8nyX5Dk
  5. Alan De Enfield

    What did you buy today?

    Could you please try the link again - I am just getting '404 error' API invocation error: Error404Page
  6. Alan De Enfield

    All Britains Fish

    All of Britain's Fish ? Or just one example of each species ?
  7. Alan De Enfield

    Finger Cots

    Not sure whether to post this here, in 'latest purchase' or 'todays bargain buy' 3 packs of 20 latex finger cots (like little condoms) for £1.03 (inc postage) 3X(* 20 Pcs Disposable Anti Static Rubber Latex Finger Cots Off White. * Fingertip protection with unrestricted movement. * Protect...
  8. Alan De Enfield

    Weird & Wonderful Signs

    I drive thru' Spital regularly on the way to Hull.
  9. Alan De Enfield

    Weird & Wonderful Signs

    Local Lincolnshire Village - Kind of them to issue the warning - some uncouth people about !!!!
  10. Alan De Enfield

    Weird & Wonderful Signs

    Here is one for a starter :
  11. Alan De Enfield

    BASE CAMP SIMS

    Presumably we are not talking SIM cards here ?
  12. Alan De Enfield

    Opening cans

    Something like this ? (About £1 each at many surplus stores) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-BCB-TIN-CAN-OPENER-BRITISH-ARMY-MILITARY-GI-BOTTLE-P51-P38-SURVIVAL-KIT-TA/350499400246?hash=item519b646a36:g:LhkAAOSwr~lYo~r7
  13. Alan De Enfield

    Stoopid jokes

    One night a man walks into a bar looking sad. The barman asks the man what he wants. The man says “Oh just a beer”. The barman asked the man “What's wrong,why are you so down today?”. The man said “My wife and i got into a fight,and she said she wouldn't talk to me for a month”. The barman...
  14. Alan De Enfield

    Stoopid jokes

    My mate has been collecting the "Osteopathy Monthly Magazine" for 20 years. He says that he has a lot of back issues.
  15. Alan De Enfield

    Windscreen - advice

    I have used a cut-up very large disposable thick-foil Turkey cooking tray (I think it was from Poundland). Big enough to go around my gas stove, bit did eventually start to crack on the folds, and when it 'fell' onto the pan, the heat from the flames actually burnt thru' it. I ended up using a...
  16. Alan De Enfield

    tree trunk regrowth?

    It was always said that the Amazon basin was so fertile that the wooden telegraph poles would root and grow.
  17. Alan De Enfield

    Stoopid jokes

  18. Alan De Enfield

    £5 eBay spoon carving knife set review

    That may be where you are going wrong - try using a grit-stone or wet-&-dry, it works much better than 'enormous frustration' :)