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At a previous property, some years ago, we had a 'spare' 18 acres or so of 'scrubland' which included about 6 acres of woodland (mainly Silver Birch and other 'rubbish' self-seed growth. There was a lot of ups and downs and an old 'spoil heap' as the site had been an old coal mine in the 1700's...

I though I'd try and 'reduce weight' and try out tarping and hammocking instead of tenting. 'Orrid.' Not only open to the elements (and midges etc) but colder, AND, not really much in the way of weight saving. My 3x3 DD Tarp weighs in at just over 1kg (with guy lines and 4 Alu pegs) add in...

I have a 'summer lightweight' 25 litre pack which has good for 3 days / 2 nights (at least) Weighs in at 10 kgs - inc 1.7 kgs of water and 1.2 kg of food The bulk and weight is vastly reduced by not carrying loads of thick winter clothing Regatta Advance 25 Litre Rucksack Waterproof Bag Cover...

A year or so ago, two or three sellers of these 'burners' started a selling / price war, I purchased one at £4 delivered, and when they got down to 99p delivered I bought another 5. Wonderful and fast for boiling water. Just watch the reflected heat going back onto the top of the gas cylinder -...

H Hope everything gets sorted for you.

Yup - that sounds a lot like Pembroke (The OPs location) The OP might find a day out "Foraging & Fishing" of interest (and its in his home town) "A warm welcome awaits you here on the shoreline of Wales." A combination of saltwater lure angling for bass and other species, foraging, food and...

In 2014 there was an estimated 5000 milkmen / milk floats doing daily rounds. There are a couple of manufacturers that have 'sprung up' over the last few years http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/modern.html

How are the plans going for 'living off the land' ? You don't seem to have returned recently to the thread you started

Do many pubs keep customers 'hanging over the bar" ?

It always makes me wonder - 'Mineral water' has sat slowly percolating thru' the rock for millions of years, we extract it, put it in a bottle and stick on a BB date about 1 year ahead. Why ?

Apologies - misunderstanding. We were 'talking' about 'toilet things, and items used', someone earlier mentioned they used Sphagnum moss and then you suggested you used pillows stuffed with it …………………….

Sounds a bit OTT - Were they for single or multiple use ?

POOP !!!!!!!

An interesting question that (maybe) many of us were thinking. In several Asian countries they do not use toilet paper. My Son lives in Phnom Penn (Capital of Cambodia) and I have some experience of this 'subject', which led me to hunting thru the supermarkets to try and find some...

A well know saying : "if we outlaw knives, only criminals will have knives."

I also searched for mm vs Denier but couldn't find anything 'meaningful'. Try getting your head around this : http://www.minifibers.com/documents/Choosing-the-Proper-Short-Cut-Fiber.pdf

Denier is a measure of 'thickness' and is more commonly used in Hosiery, but since the introduction of lightweight camping / tent material it is more widely used, as 70 denier sounds better than 0.01mm. (or whatever 70D equates to) Up to 40 denier is opaque and is used for womens' 'tights' (so...

This is an interesting review of a 'flame thrower'

Impressed !!!!