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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
  1. chas brookes

    Stoves 101

    Hi Mac I think I have been lucky basically it is all there, I will get some new washers and pressure test first. Then I will try and tidy up the monster soldering where the leg had come off following the advice on ClassicStoves carefully. The only other damage is a dent which I can live with and...
  2. chas brookes

    Dave Budd Loop Knife

    May be giving it a hard test this afternoon making a spoon out of a leftover piece of the Hornbeam ;) lots of fine cuts, may take some time, as you have already seen it is well seasoned :thumbsup:
  3. chas brookes

    Dave Budd Loop Knife

    Hi I purchased a Loop Knife blade from Dave at the Bushmoot and have just handled it. I was lucky enough to find a nicely spalted piece of Hornbeam to use for the handle. Having created some amazing shavings I am very pleased with the finished handle
  4. chas brookes

    Stoves 101

    picked up a Primus 210 stove in need of fettling at the Bushmoot bring and buy, half the fun of the pressure stoves is bringing them back to life :camping:
  5. chas brookes

    Someone has been messing with my head...

    Now I am retired I always get my days mixed up :buttkick:
  6. chas brookes

    Someone has been messing with my head...

    Definitely up on the first Tuesday :camping:
  7. chas brookes

    Trying out any new cooking gear this year?

    Hi all recently purchased Svea 123 roaring at the Bushmoot :camping:
  8. chas brookes

    Bringing an Optimus 5s Parafin Stove Back to life

    Thanks Kevin I used to live just along from where they are in Littlehampton, the shop used to be a Bakers then and made some fine cakes. Will probably pay a visit after the Bushmoot :camping:
  9. chas brookes

    Bringing an Optimus 5s Parafin Stove Back to life

    Hi all having recently reacquainted myself with the joys of pressure stove, I have acquired a Optimus 5s that needs some serious TLC as you can see it needs a good clean and washers etc replacing. It also needs the inner and outer parts of the burner and one of the burner plates would be nice...
  10. chas brookes

    Saw pits

    Weald and Downland Museum have a saw pit which they use, they may be able to help with images http://www.wealddown.co.uk/buildings/saw-pit-shed/
  11. chas brookes

    Your picture of the day...

    Morning Picture Of Harvested Parched Field
  12. chas brookes

    How do I Add the ''For Sale'' Tag to a old Listing of mine?

    Hi in the top right of your first post in thread there is normally a drop down box marked thread tools, edit title is normally there. I am not sure if the option disappears on older threads though
  13. chas brookes

    Trying out any new cooking gear this year?

    Old vaping bottles there's and idea. Museum of Curiosities that brings back memories, years ago when I was working for Gander removals one of the jobs was moving most of the exhibits after it closed to Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor back in the mid 80's. I wonder if they are still there :-) Sent...
  14. chas brookes

    Trying out any new cooking gear this year?

    Hi certainly an Aladdins Den, I remember it when it was a bakery they made an awesome lardy cake. Did you get a suitable fuel can, I am sure they would have been able to help. When I am priming mine, I have meths in a cheap hip flask and use a syringe to fill fuel well which seems to work...
  15. chas brookes

    Karrimor jetboil ??

    Have look at the Alpkit one it looks similar to and cheaper
  16. chas brookes

    Karrimor jetboil ??

    These may be of interest have not got one, but Alpkit have a good reputation https://www.alpkit.com/products/brukit
  17. chas brookes

    For Sale Stove and pot clear out

    They certainly are and they sound superb :-)
  18. chas brookes

    For Sale Stove and pot clear out

    A quick fettle and the beast roars :camping:
  19. chas brookes

    Sold Spyderco Pouch, Victorinox Wrench, Ti Centipede

    hi can I take the centipede
  20. chas brookes

    Who sell camp fire reflector ovens in the UK?

    Hi Tom the only place I know had them was https://www.proadventure.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.cgi?WD=oven&PN=Svante%2dFreden%2dReflector%2dOven%2d51120%2ehtml#SID=46 but looks like they are out of stock