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Back when I lived there, I bought a paperback cookbook aimed at the “new Indian housewife”. It was a very low budget book, but had all the dishes that are commonly eaten in a “typical” Delhi family, and sold in local restaurants, non veg and veg. I bought it for a friend, but have always...

I pretty much live in my outdoor gear inside and am pretty nice and snug all winter. My heating goes on 1.5 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the evening, this, in the depths of winter, maintains my small terraced house at around 15°C. I wear thermal long johns and long sleeved top, thick fleece...

This cook book arrived today, I have a great many Indian cook books, but got to say, this is the most comprehensive. I lived in India for 5 years, this has pretty much all the different dishes I enjoyed, from a great many regions. Not cheap, but if you want to get serious about Indian cuisine...

This is their somewhat disingenuous “explanation“: Hello This jacket is an Alta as detailed in title it is new stock produced and badged for western power and not required. Many apologies the Badging should have been removed. If you do wish to keep the jacket it can be returned to our workshop...

This is what I received! :mad: (Páramo’s eBay outlet). Another small badge on the front saying: Western Power Distribution. It’s not even an Alta 2, as per the description. Waiting to hear what they’ve got to say. Actually, as it’s a tad too roomy, at least I won’t be paying return postage...

This is what I thought I would be receiving today, looked forward to with, not a little anticipation.

I think it’ll be coming tomorrow- can’t fault their postage service. I’ll let you know when I get It. I think it’s quite a thin one, they do a heavier version as well. I would have preferred the Alta 3 as I believe the pockets tend to leak on the 2, but at £80 compared to £220 it’s a no brainer...

I’ve just received mine in XXL, I wish I’d bought a couple more at that price but wanted to make sure it fitted first. Very impressed with it- worn it for a bike ride. Instead of being sweaty and cold after, I’m just a bit sweaty. :) I also bought an Alta 2 the next day, for £80, hoping that’ll...

I’ve got the 60g/m2 Sarma cloak, I’m very impressed. I used it as a bivvy with a Snugpak Elite 2 sleeping bag in -5°C, I also had thermal long johns and a fleece top on, I was proper toasty all night. No condensation that I could detect. I don’t think the zips are waterproof, where they meet...

I thought that was the whole point of paying with PayPal, so you’re protected against such things? Have you talked to anyone at PayPal, as opposed to messaging?

I hear this a lot about having to sleep naked for it to work, personally, I don’t think it makes sense. If the clothes you’re wearing aren’t allowing the heat to escape to heat the bag up, then by definition, you’re retaining the heat around you so you should be warm. It’s the same principle as...

You have to dig pretty deep to find out about the short ones, it’s basically for cyclists, do they’ll fit in a typical bike bag, or for people who want to put them horizontally in their back pack. You’re right, they’ll have more joints, which is always a potential weak point. The issue you said...

I went for mesh, I decided it would be more versatile and given that I’m used to tarps, I didn’t think I needed the extra protection from draughts. Was very tempted to go for the shorter poles as I will hopefully be doing some cycle camps, but was worried they may not be as strong, I know the...

I have ordered the ground sheet as well, I was thinking belt and braces, putting the DD Magic Carpet first, then ground sheet, then tent- just for dodgy pitches. The woods where I often go has all sorts of protuberances, it’s on a limestone escarpment so there are often shards sticking out s...

Great review, I’ve actually got one on order, it comes in April. It seemed to tick all the boxes for a lightweight one man tent with a bit of wiggle room. My only concern, like you say, is how it will fare in a forest scenario with roots and what have you. I’ve heard that the Magic Carpet tarp...

Thanks, I’ll check him out. I can well see it becoming my favourite actually, I really like the clean simplicity of its lines. The ebony looks great with the stainless bolts, the handle’s a perfect size, I take a size 11 glove and too many of my knive handles are just a tad too short to make an...

Received. Another beauty, if the ones I’ve bought off are the ones you’re getting rid of, I’d love to see your “keepers”!:p This is really nice, I like that it’s not got the usual thick slab of steel as a blade, to my mind, it’s just right, thick enough to be strong enough and fine enough to be...

Received Brisa Nesmuck, have to say, it’s even nicer than I thought it would be. Unlike my Brisa Kephart which, although nice, has a laser written Brisa motif on it which detracts from its olde worlde origins, the Brisa Nesmuck looks much more antiquated (relatively). It’s a very nice looking...

You’re not from Kendal are you. Don’t know if it’s still there (not been there for nearly 30 years), but there was K shoes and the factory or second shop back in the day.