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  1. Alan De Enfield

    9 x 9 military tent info?

    https://www.anchorsupplies.com/tents/9x9.html And https://www.anchorsupplies.com/tents/9x9-wolf.html
  2. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    The 'problem' is that the forum software does not update your age as each year passes, so its a wee bit behind.
  3. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    The 1st decimal coins were trialled in 1849. The 2/- piece (florin) was actually inscribed "One Florin One Tenth Of A Pound" so there was no confusion over its value.
  4. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    You youngsters - no idea - Smiths crisps (with a twist of paper holding the salt) were 3d a pack. 6d came years later.
  5. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    No- there were two of us. (I did forget my manners - 'os gwelwch yn dda')
  6. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    Fy nghyfyngiad yw archebu tri bag o sglodion
  7. Alan De Enfield

    Bilhooks - anyone use them?

    I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son I'm only plucking pheasants 'till the pheasant plucker comes. Me husband is a keeper, he's a very busy man I try to understand him and I help him all I can, But sometimes in an evening I feel a trifle dim All alone, I'm plucking...
  8. Alan De Enfield

    How much are women able to carry?

    Avec vue a Cuppa
  9. Alan De Enfield

    Bilhooks - anyone use them?

    I use one of these around the Farm - general 'hedge tidying', branch lopping etc. Fiskars Brush Axe
  10. Alan De Enfield

    Hi any old soldiers about? "Shellscrape" question

    If you do a google for 'soldiers fox hole' you'll find all sorts of stuff - everything from 'stand-up' to 'prone' 'holes'. Example :
  11. Alan De Enfield

    Hi any old soldiers about? "Shellscrape" question

    If you do a google search for "soldiers fox holes" You get all sorts of 'stuff' from 'stand-up' to 'prone' ones.
  12. Alan De Enfield

    Trying to get rid of a Wenonah Jensen 18 canoe

    I could suggest 'advertise it', however if you list it on Ebay IT WILL sell, you might not get what you think it is worth but it will sell (you can always put a 'minimum sales price' - reserve - on it). You could even try a 'buy-it-now' and list it at the price you think it is worth. Just an...
  13. Alan De Enfield

    Adding PLCE side pockets to hiking rucksack

    My 3-day pack contents & weight : 31 pounds overall. 23 pounds 'base weight' (excluding food & water consumables) I do like my 'toys' (PLB, satellite GPS, Solar Panels etc) Item then weight in Kg Rucksack & Pack Rain Cover 1.760 2x Heavy Duty Bin Bag (Pack lining) 0.070 Whistle 0.010 Wolf...
  14. Alan De Enfield

    It Looks Like A Good Year For Sloes !

    We have a lot of Blackthorn hedges around us and they are currently in 'full flower' Its looking like it'll be another good year for the Sloes and the resulting Sloe-Gin. This is one of the half-mile long hedges I was walking past yesterday.
  15. Alan De Enfield

    Ultralight sleeping bag mountain hardwear hyperlamina

    To coin a phrase "never mind the quality feel the weight"
  16. Alan De Enfield

    Ultralight sleeping bag mountain hardwear hyperlamina

    I think that people who make these 'bad reports' do not understand the European specification they are measured to. To acheive the rating quoted the test-dummy wears thermals / Track suit and socks - I bet the people complaining of its cold weather performance are just wearing pants. The Test...
  17. Alan De Enfield

    Hydration bladders

    100% agree. You know how much you have drunk You know how much you have left You don't get all sorts of nasties growing in the pipe (in warm weather) if you don't clean and sterilise it regularly. Cheap water bottles from the supermarket and then re-fill a few times. Throw away after (say) 10...