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They have gone up a lot. Used to be quite cheap.

I have three Dietz no.76s that are made of brass. There was also a Feuerhand 276 made of brass but they are very rare. Most of the others are rare on this side of the pond.

A Swedish M-36 gas mask bag makes an excellent haversack.

It’s a little heavy but I suspect it will outlive me.

Clever bit of design work really. Most people don’t appreciate that the function very much defines the form on lanterns like this.

That is pretty much the nature of them, I made mine a few years ago at the BushMoot. https://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/waylands_ditty_bag.html

Life is too short for ugly kit.

This is not the entire contents of my Ditty Bag but represents most of my “Nautical” and Rope working tools.

I'm starting to feel the need for a "show us the contents of yer ditty bag" thread...

My mistake. Thanks for the correction.

There is a post somewhere here by Stew about making a cup of tea. I was never a tea drinker but the point I got from his post was to take a little time to think things through. How many people get themselves into trouble by rushing into situations I wonder?

Still a lot of those around but many missing their burners.

I use a pair of nurses scissors or the scissors on my SAK but you just need good sharp ones. Cut straight across and then trim a mm or two at 45° across the corners to remove any loose fibres hanging over there. Roughly speaking the shape of the wick will be mirrored in the flame. There is...

These are the short globe Gremlin versions I have found so far. And these are the tall globe vesions.

They are steel but were usually tin plated for protection. I generally use a brass brush to remove any loose rust and, if needed, I give it a soak in citric acid to shift anything deeper. https://www.steamtent.uk/html/restoring-a-rusty-lantern.html A quick coating of Waxoyl will then preserve...

There is a good Gremlin on there at the moment. Good price and reasonable condition. Just needs a bit of cleaning up. I already have a good example of that type or I would have had it myself. eBay Link I have painted a few globes recently and some were Tropics. I've never been a fan of...

Today I want to introduce you to the Chalwyn Tropic Mk.II, a classic British cold blast tubular lantern. Commonly called "Hurricane Lanterns" this is a design seen all over the World now. In the "Bushcraft" community, Feuerhand lanterns seem to dominate the market because they are still...

Thank you Ceeg, that might explain the lack of the wedge which perplexed me.

I intend to go back to the Market again. Really enjoyed it both times although it will be strange making the trip without Damian. :-( I also want to do another Iceland tour but that too will be in the future.

I have been guilty of checking in less than I used to. For a while the conversations started to be dominated by an individual that I didn’t much like and as people like me drifted away because of him, the place just wasn’t as interesting. Even when he had gone, there are only so many knife...