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Used to have one, a decade ago or so. Never really liked it.

French press is the most conveniant way to make coffee, be it in the bush or in the Savoy of London.

Used the Numbat when on holiday in Stockholm few years ago.

Or goat.

That is the true gospel, right there! Best fried potatoes are fried in pigs lard.

I like my bread white but made with sourdough. It makes the bread sturdier, less crumbly, and the taste better.

Streaky bacon is the only bacon. Loin cut so called "bacon" is not bacon. Too little fat. To be called proper bacon there have to about 50/50 meat and fat or even more fat that meat. When frying bacon there has to be plenty of fat in the pan which you can soak up with bread. Then a layer of hot...

@Megatramp Could we get a photo of this fantastic knife, please?

This is the best bacon in Finland. Dry cured and smoked.

7 Did he mention water for flushing the toilet? If blackout includes the waterpumps that supply houses with water then you have one flush, after that no more water in flush tank.

@Keith_Beef Excactly. I think about ditching the part (with can opener) that utensils go in. It´s the heaviest part and since I have the P-51 can opener no need for it. Just put the utensils in a plastig bag.

I don´t have a survival tin but a firelighting kit in my cargo pocket. This is the content and the pouch it´s carried in. Tube with alcogel. Storm matches. Esbit-tablets. Telescopic blowtube.

I have one too but not BW, mine is Mil-Tec copy. But now that genuine Bundeswehr ones were sold I felt I have to have one. Bought from Kohka webshop. And the P-51 can opener to go with the BW set.

Can´t say if this applies to UK but in my country (Finland) I have found some affordable (and big sized) clothing from webshops selling working clothes. One example; wanted a fleece vest but all the known brands sell them for 100 euros or more and the fit is usually athletic where as I am...

Has anybody got info on why it is called dutch oven?

:O_O: Eh, what? You still have landlines!?

And then we have the spanish navaja. Existed from late 1600´s. Not exactly a pocketknife allthough folding.

Not yet bought but ordered online. P-51 can opener. Bundeswehr 4 piece field cutlery.

Not as common among women, is my understanding. Historically the housewife/lady of the house carried a so called housewives knife. A skeleton knife without wooden handle. Looking like this (there were variations of course):

I don´t care much about social norms but if it was allowed by the law I would definatly be carrying a sheath knife on my belt daily. Not for self defence or any particular reason; it´s just a tool - who knows when it might be usefull. And in my country men have had a knife on their belt for...