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Have a look at Alpkit if you haven’t already. They have a good selection of down and synthetic at sensible prices...

I really like these Kepis - might have a go at some I think!

Great pics and a nice report - I’d love to live closer to mountains and lakes like you...

Great work - I love a bit of MYOG (make your own gear). My only possible suggestion is in relation to the molle straps - molle is far nicer, quicker and easier to use if you use a ‘molle stick’ like these; https://www.survivaldepot.co.uk/product/molle_sticks You can very easily make loads from...

Bosch GTA2600. Nomad has dropped me a PM about it, but if it is too far for him to come, I'm after about £45 for it. http://www.axminster.co.uk/bosch-gta-2600-mitre-saw-stand-211241 It was built under permitted development - under 4 metres tall, behind the front curtilage of the house and...

OP - I have a mitre saw stand with outfeed supports that is now surplus. Almost forgotten that I had it. It is a Bosch Professional - if you are interested I’m sure we could reach an arrangement...

Those Evolution saws are fine for general use. I used one for many years and many projects, including cutting all the oak cladding for this building; Barn by Scgwhite, on Flickr It has some flex (they all do to a certain extent) and it needs careful setting of the fence to ensure squareness...

Have you come across Alastair Humphries? He is a big fan of wild swimming as part of his Microadvenrures series and has written some nice articles on his website. I’ve done a bit, but I’m not at all conditioned to cold water, so getting in takes an age and I find it really hard. My...

You should go for it OP if you fancy one. I have a Suunto button compass on a short lanyard on my field bag which I use out and about. I find it useful for double checking when I am practising natural navigation - I'll read a few natural clues and form an opiion about which direction I'm facing...

A nice video of a super little space. I bet it's lovely in there when the rain is drumming on the roof..!

Baby powder here - I've used the same small bottle for years and it works a treat on feet and crotch rot.

DJI Spark looks like a great entry level machine - but you'd likely need the dedicated controller to get over the limited range that comes with using a phone's wireless network.

Please may I have the other Phil? Feel free to drop me a PM with details.

Thanks for the link. Normally I steer clear of copies without a certain legitimacy, but as I paid for a hard copy some years ago I figure that I'm not denying the author any royalties...

Welcome back Pignut. We've had a baby as well - he has just turned one - they take up a good deal of time, don't they?

Thanks for the link Aliwen. I'd really like to go, but £27 seems steep. Is that the going rate these days?

I've been having something of a drive towards lightening my kit recently, in order to make my day walks more enjoyable and to encourage my learning with limited resources. I recently bought a water filter (a Sawyer Mini) in order to allow the sourcing of water when out and about, instead of...

Thanks Hamster - I'm going to pinch that idea and integrate it into my block today! :)

Lovely work. i like the idea of the stop pegs on your log - I struggle with holding a blank when I'm carving. I can't quite make it out from the pics - can it cater for different lengths of blanks? It looks like the pair of pegs sit either side of the blank...

Great heads up. Many thanks OP...