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I've heard lots of weird health issues, presentations and complications seem to have popped up since the pandemic

I was always impressed with the Niva's, yeah built quality from new was terrible, but once sorted they made for pretty impressive little off roaders

This later Czech made ' Chalwyn ' has some distinct Meva features about it and from what I can discern given the air tubes are loose to make it rather rickety is that the thing is folded together. I have thought to solder it up but as said the wick winder is goosed ( toothed wheels don't have...

If any aid can be offered as to the method of construction of my lamp it would be appreciated - why not sure perhaps no reason beyond historical interest but it might inform me for repair techniques. My lamp is a Chalwyn Tropic I assume was made pre 1970 given knowledge as to when manufacture...

Yes, thank you, I came across ' seal all ' somewhere to have at the time thought given the video that mentioned it was American it would be one of those wondrous American products that may not be available in the UK, but on Amazon, I see it is. My soldering method, I have three holes that I...

Yeah I got the Snugpak Enhanced Patrol Poncho to be rather disappointed with it who it appears it is designed to fit of which I reckon is not tall people, for not only are the sleeves rather uncomfortably short, I don't appreciate getting my knees wet. To ask if any can recommend to me a poncho...

Hmmm wool felt ' cooked ' in an air free container, perhaps a circular tin potentially of similar size to the final destination - bit like making char cloth I wonder

Yeah I have been seeing these to observe the distinct benefit of an open wicker backpack to haul stuff that it doesn't matter if it gets wet around in for the idea to appear when I got my recent kelly kettle. To think yeah, manky sooted it plus food and makings better in a basket than a bag ...

Always having been one that repaired my own cars I am at a loss with modern stuff to think perhaps my knowledge ended with the demise of carburettors, to think I prefer them as they were simple and I could fix them when they went wrong to have more confidence in them.

What to do with sloes other than make sloe gin as there is loads of them down here, big juicy ones as well ?

Yeah I'm aware of the POR 15 and the procedure involved in applying the stuff and it's cost of course, hence my asking is there any other way beyond POR-15 as there is no way I am taking that route just for one lamp or maybe even more. But to say I am rather impressed with the soldering as it's...

Not all synthetics need be shunned for sometimes synthetics can aid the natural and particularly so when as with your blanket it's much more natural than synthetic. I have a 100% wool military blanket from 1974 in the less than covert colour of orange, I guess might have been a hospital blanket...

Because part of my thing is muscle cramping I keep electrolyte chews in both my edc and in the car as getting a cramp attack when one is bombing down the motorway is not at all fun and if am going to drive anywhere where if I can't pull over for a hobble about I make sure I have plenty of...

Milky Masala chai

And so following on from both Mr Waidson's rather informative article on the restoration of archaic Hurricane lamps I got me one in the hope I could restore to find something as pleasingly useful as yes I get it about the pressure lamps as I have already restored a Tilley Guardsman but being...

Potentially the pong of a paraffin - of which would be common with archaic pongo gear given lighting and cooking fuels. I just hang ancient blankets out on the line to let wind, sun and sometimes rain when I forget to have a go at it

Not to offer advice as regards the consumption of stuff given mention of medication but I with an ANS dysfunction issue will offer some physical methods I employ to improve my own comfort in hot weather 1. The Soggy cloth method - cooling by way of evaporation The soggy cloth method...

The problem with supplying stuff sharp is the question of how sharp given not all razor edges are equal, but sharpening takes time where commercially time is money to consider what must give to maintain an attractive product price and then of course we do like to sharpen stuff to our own...

Would they then qualify as concealed weapons ?