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Completely understand the technology makes mistakes, it's more the concept that I'm moaning about. Lane assist, automatic braking etc- not failproof, and adds temptaion to lose concentration/be distracted on the theory that the computers will save the day.

Spot on. I'm stating the obvious here, but under current UK law, for 'lane assist' to be triggered, the driver would be committing the offence 'Driving without due care and attention'. The cynic in me asks how long before the car is automatically linked with the police/courts system?

The traditional expectation is that the customer will sharpen a pocket knife- Opinels are not intended to be throwaway items. A pack of Stanley knife blades on the other hand... The fact that clueless poeple buy them is besides the point. Even if they come sharpened, a few mintues work, or the...

It's quite common for high end carpentry hand tools to be supplied without a sharpened cutting edge. If it's a disposable tool/single use edge, like a hardpoint saw, or a nail/screw, fair enough. But any tool where the craftsman will be regularly sharpening, I'd rather it came without an edge...

Given that such edge tools in proper use will need sharpening somewhere between several times a day and every few minutes depending on the type of work, anyone buying them will have the kit and ability to sharpen them. I can't see the relevance of whether they come sharpened or not. When I used...

There isn't even an age requirement for distress flares. But then there are no age restrictions for being in command of any seagoing vessel, an 8-year old could captain a 70-foot workboat or a race prepared hydroplane. Minimum age for employment on seagoing vessels is 16, fishing boats there...

There is a lot of debate amongst salt water boaty types about flares vs new fangled LED distress devices. Flares are a pain, with their cost, a limited life, storage issues, disposal issues. But in some scenarios at sea they have proved critical in saving lives according to rescuers, who have...

Situation dependant I'd suggest, like most aspects of prepping. I imagine many in cities (for example) feel isolated, lack a sense of community/belonging, and no doubt imagine a 'me against the world' scenario if things go wrong in small or large ways. On the other hand, out in the wilds here I...

With up to 12 postal deliveries a day in parts of London, it worked a lot better than these days! ;) Actually that's besides the point- parcels would generally go by rail, and be forwarded from the nearest station. Again, probably not a great deal slower than many couriers today... The Army...

Multi function pocket knives have been around in the UK for a long time. Have a look at this selection from the Army and Navy Stores, 1883.... before the existence of Victorinox, and long before the adoption of these by the Swiss Army. How times have changed- the 'Boy's knife' for example, and...

I'd check Victorinox's website, they are excellent in terms of customer service and give clear instructions. It varies between countries.

Nah a self-respecting bushcrafter would flake an appropriate flint* tool on the spot! *or jade, obsidian etc depending on worldly location...

.....which is naughty, because anaerobic processes are by very definition NOT composting.....

As in the previous thread on this subject, you don't seem to be differentiating between Dartmoor National Park and the rest of England. The majority of Dartmoor is already open access. Nobody is suggesting the rest of uncultivated England becomes a National Park, just that it gains right to roam...

If that was aimed at me, could you point out the name calling please? I've suggested your attitude is a head in the sand approach, i.e. ignoring an existing problem. That isn't name calling. Like most problems, pressures on the countryside are due to population, most of us appreciate that. That...

And who is going to take my money and give me an entry ticket for the public footpath which runs behind my house? Or the twenty acres of access land it leads to? How is opening up access to the countryside a 'head in the sand' attitude? I'm suggesting that is what obviously needs to be done...

A quick google suggests Dartmoor National Park is something of the order of 368 square miles. Just how many of those square miles have been affected? Weigh up the cost of this compared to the benefits of the local area brought by tourism. It's the same story elsewhere in the countryside, and has...

Oo-err. Last time I entered a discussion like this I was accused of being a radicalised student with no idea of the countryside and rural life. But I'll risk joining in again. I'm personally hopeful- the public dissatisfaction with the state of the rivers seems to keep growing and there is a...

Pleased to see yours gets used! I've never found the need to make a hole in anything out in the wild and have often considered altering or replacing mine with a tool more likely to be useful to me. Tyzack bow saw, Sheffield made fixed blade pruning saw in belt sheath (all 'vintage' tools to...

I'm not sure anyone has specifically addressed this yet, so I'll add my thoughts: Availability. When I joined the Scouts c2001 and bought my first knife, it was the brand the local outdoor shops stocked. Value- price for the quality was and still is incredible. Quality- mine has survived an...