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The one I immediately thought of as soon as I read the title was Stracathro Services, just a bit further up the road from the one you mention. Again always popular with truckers.

My understanding is that the primary benefit of hard anodising is that there will not be any aluminium 'leaching'* into the water and thus into your body while you enjoy your brew, or indeed tainting the taste with metallic elements. This is another benefit to stainless steel construction. I...

I do love a Buck 100 series. Why did you decide to go for the Hunter this time over a new Ranger?

Instruments I have played at varying levels of proficiency over the years: Bagpipes, Trumpet, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Harmonica, Tin Whistle. The only one I was ever really good at was the bagpipes, but that was mostly down to the 10,000 hours thing. I practised them a lot for a...

Some might say a certain Mr Lawson caused a lot of damage, but they might be straying into politics if they did, which of course is not appropriate on this forum. :whistle:

Funny how things come across online when you don't have the benefit of facial expressions/body language etc. I wasn't scolding, but did think you were making light of it! :D

There were some more serious effects of the storm which are easy to find online if you care to look. This selection are all from fairly local to me, including the stretch of road where I got blown off my motorbike 27 years ago! There was a lot of talk about whether the red warning was...

I'm just glad I don't 'need' any more knives. Of course, I 'want' some more, but I'll never video myself asking permission to buy one online!

Not strictly speaking bushcraft related but I know there are some G-Shock fans on here so I'll post it anyway. Just had my latest G-Shock delivered. The DW-5000 Origin Revival. Basically a recreation of the first G-Shock with stainless steel case and screw-back. First impressions are it...

Seems pretty well covered above. I prefer the feel of wood a lot over the feel of most synthetics so would choose that for any knife I thought I could look after well enough. But if the knife will be soaked in water or blood and bodily fluids/cooking detritus for any period of time then...

Exactly! Also, and this applied equally to all mobile phones for the 28 years I've had one, my mobile is for my convenience! Not yours or anybody else's. I'll answer your call if it is convenient for me to answer your call.

History The Spartan has the same main toolset as the original Victorinox Officer's Knife, (historical model number 234), so it is a direct descendant of that first 'Swiss Army Knife.' However, as the Victorinox tools and product line evolved and improved, the Spartan today is very different from...

Just remembered a very simple recipe that would be good emergency rations, though I've never used it for that. I've just eaten them for pleasure! Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoon cocoa 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter 3 cups porridge oats Instructions...

The thing in this thread that has perplexed me the most is how many folk are saying they don't like Kendal Mint Cake! I love the stuff. As for the OP's question, in Book Of The Bivvy by Ronald Turnbull I recall he calculated that the most calorie dense/lightest/cheapest foodstuffs were pork...

Hestra do an elasticated wrist cuff to achieve the same aim. More comfortable and convenient than a string through your coat sleeves in my experience. String is probably still best for small kids though!

Was it made to your specs or one that was 'in stock'?

Is that a tapered tang I'm seeing or just a parallax error from the camera?

The burn pot stacks inside the kettle for storage and transport so it has to be an inverse conical shape so it fits in, if that's what you mean? I have the stabilising legs for my smaller ghillie kettle and find they work quite well. Once the kettle is off the burn pot it's very stable as the...

There is a chap on eBay who sells waxed cotton canvas bags for kettles (mine is a Ghillie). If I can find the link I'll add it. edit to add : https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/kerrykezvharvey80 In terms of the sparks and the fire after the kettle has boiled. I think the trick is in the fuelling. Keep...

I used to have cause to hand wash many tea-towels in a field! I can't tell you how much I loved the mangle that we had! :D