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They do need care in use, like any of the Trangia pans they can warp if overheated. It's the price to pay for lightweight kit though I suppose.

They are very durable, even once dented and battered. Two- or even three- ply cooking vessels are nothing new. Most quality stainless steel domestic cookware is tri-ply, stainless outside, aluminium core for good conductivity all around the pot, and stainless inner. Sometimes with an...

No, nothing to degrade, pure alcohol plus a bitterant so you can't neck it. You could preserve things in it.

Even cheaper straight from the manufacturer, free delivery too. No purple dye to breathe in when it burns, or to possibly clog burner jets. UK meths has been plant-derived alcohol plus a bitterant plus a purple dye since the methanol was removed after an EU ruling in 2013. Bioethanol is...

Speak for youself, I'm looking forward to choosing the colour of my lightsabre. On a serious note I hope there will be advanced healthcare robots to deal with the ever-incresing mental health problems caused by social media, artificial intelligence, lack of purpose/belonging/community, and...

Everybody sees the light, stops chasing the next big thing and lives happily in close-knit communities, close to nature, growing food and rearing livestock, and all the useful peripheral activities which support those fundamental two, using practical skills and natural materials? Nah, it'll be...

I'll pass, not enough lumens for my needs! Can't see a built in bottle opener either...

Sorry double post!

I was aiming to point out Ikea's rebranded Eneloops are much cheaper than buying Panasonic branded Eneloops, not the Amazon basics.

Ikea 'Ladda' batteries are genuine Panasonic Eneloops in a different wrapper, and much cheaper! £5 for 4 1900mah AAs. My understanding is the lower capacity versions are a much better buy- vastly more recharge cycles, and they hold their capacity well. The higher capacity Ni-MH's loose a lot of...

They are pretty tough, I've spend a lot of time declogging them. Given the amount of rubbish mowers pick up at the best of times (barbed wire, clothing, plastic, miles of baler twine- and all manner of things blow onto even the best kept fields!) some camping debris really isn't going to make a...

I don't think there's much of a risk there. I assume camping would be on meadow/pasture, woodland and odd corners, not on arable. As an aside, only a tiny percentage of combines in the UK have metal detectors. I'd be more worried about a tactical ultralight paracord bracelet choking a cow.

Just noticed the hammock question. I'd say 10oz, 12oz would be very tough if weight isn't an issue.

The Thornhill Ultraheavy 3x3m tarps are 8oz, 12oz once waxed. I would think the 8oz ready waxed material would be adequate for smaller tarps, this is Barbour jacket material to give you an idea. 12-14oz you're into big Ridge tent territory (think Icelandic Scout tents) and above you're...

If you could find the wherewithal to sew your own, it would be far cheaper than that, have a look here 8oz wax cotton here at 1.5m width. A couple of 3m lengths sewn down the middle, round the edges, add fittings of your choice, a 3mx3m could be made for £50, or £80 if you want veg tan and...

I know it's been discussed often on here before, but for anybody unaware, both the Ramblers and Right to Roam (and no doubt other groups too) are campaigning for improvements in access rights in England, more in line with Scotland. That would certainly take the pressure off Dartmoor.

Better than a fabric sheet is a sheet of scrap ply or similar- especially if you can fix it in position properly. One hole in it for the rods to pass through, another for the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner.... No mess!

Interesting reading. I'm not sure about the reporting. I'm not sure about the science. I'm not sure about the motives behind the science. I'm not sure if humans are significantly affecting the ever-changine climate. I'm not sure what's going to happen in future. I'm expecting much colder...

Nah it comes out the clouds in great big flashes!

Cough, cough! That's the problem with the term 'Bushcraft', it's somewhat ambiguous. It covers quite a wide variety of things. For example: learning wilderness skills from pre industrial, and even pre-agricultural societies, which are truly sustainable (or at least could be if population...