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Looks like a good pan, i have a variant by MSR alpine and i'm very happy with it for the way it spreads heat and the pack size. Great for frying up bacon, the making a light bannock with the grease left in the pan. Add bacon to one side on top of the bannock and cover with a bit of cheddar...

They look very similar to 2 axes i have by husqvarna, maybe Hults Bruk are the manufacturer. They're axes are brilliant if so and stay sharp for a long time. Very worth the cost.

In the winter i keep the tarp lower, use a ground sheet for kit and i'm more aware but dragging snow or water near my sleep kit. Otherwise my set-ups are very similar.

I have a Stanley food + 1L drink flask. Very good for bimbling about when you don't want to heat anything up etc.. I've always found glass flasks hold heat better for whatever reason, buy they can be fragile. My Stanley food flask will keep food piping hot for about 4 hours if primed with...

I'm a fan of germoline, good for most sores and bad skin. However if its a cut i'll normally use betadine or some other form of iodine. Not too long ago i had a minor operation and the doctor gave me a few tubes of iodosorb to use. I still have some left and its mega for keeping cuts etc...

We go through roughly a dozen eggs a week, although it can be more depending on what we cook. I used to buy those liquid egg whites from Salisbury's to have in the morning for breakfast as an omelette, the flavour seemed very bland however without the yokes.

You can make a fantastic curry in a slow cooker, i also use it to make pulled pork.

I wear site brand work trousers from screwfix or a few pairs i got from Aldi, both very good. Tonyuk

Since its going into winter i would stick with the tent and use the money you have to ensure your sleeping bag and mat are up to scratch. Tarps +Bivvys (or Hammock) are nice to have but if your not used to setting them up they can be a pain in the cold and damp. Tonyuk

If your not planning to really be active then i would probably just suggest a decent baselayer, coupled with a thick-ish fleece or synthetic and a waterproof. If you go with a fleece for a mid-layer then id recommend investing in a good quality gillet top for keeping in the pack. These weight...

I used a puncture kit from Halfords to fix mine. Tonyuk

I've always put the tea bag or coffee in the cold water before putting it on the stove. Then when the waters boiling the brews made, no need to steep it afterwords. Tonyuk

The most high-tech i get in the outdoors coffee wise is the individual foil wrapped coffee bags that Sainsburys sell, taste nice steeped in hot water for a good few minutes. Normally its either Nescafe instant with a squeeze of condensed milk or the 3 in 1 sachets if i don't want to talk the...

Would have to be the razor clams in garlic butter i caught and cooked up last weekend on the (cough) beach. Otherwise it would be a good curry with a few fresh chillies. I added a bit of rabbit in to the last proper curry i made outside and it was fantastic cooked over a few embers for about and...

I just turn the ground over a bit if its scorched from my stove, never a problem. Tonyuk

I have a spare rubber seal for those burners im sure in the loft somewhere, i'll dig it out and take sizes off it. Tonyuk

Looks excellent, well done. Tonyuk

It all depends on how active you'll be and how badly you feel the cold, for me my layering when active in the colder months is usually; Baselayer - Either long or short sleeve helly hansen or under armour wicking top Mid layer - Thin half zip micro fleece - Decathalon for cheap, thicker one...

Looks good thankfully you had the weather for it. Tonyuk

Looks nice and well made hope you get good use from it.