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….I got on with something that had been in the roundtuit pile for ages. Liking the bare poly cotton hood from my Danish m84 camo jacket. I do like this jacket guy the hood being plain was always lacking from a civi point of view. So I lined it with fleece pile fibre for some extra warmth in the...

I have washed a few now using just soap powder type detergent on a cold wash. I wasn’t sure about all the extra ‘stuff’ in modern washing machine capsules on old or waterproof coatings etc, so just used plain soap flakes I pinched off my m-in-l. Hang to dry on the line upside down outside will...

Perfect!!

so over the weekend, I cut up on of my 2 too small Swedish m59 shirts and used it to make some panels to sew into the sides of the other one to make it a bit bigger. I added about 1.5inch on either side from about a 1/3rd of the way down the arm to the hem. Having done it I think I am also...

Nah mine sit about half an inch into my armpit of that makes sense, I have my pack two off the max length (I am 6ft 1 and 95kg, 44’ chest) Sorry haven’t had a chance to sort ohotos today, hopefully tomorrow :)

Will take photos of mine tomorrow for you no worries, do you still want photos of me wearing mine?

Yes that’s broadly how mine sits, I have the shoulder lift straps snugged up a bit tighter though to bring the top of the pack closer to my back They are about where the blue line is You and I look broadly the same build, I will take photos of mine tomorrow

Yeah sure, won’t be able to until the weekend but I can load it up with my usual load and wear it for you no problem

Rocks left and right? Have you tightened up the hip cinch straps that run from the base of the bag to about halfway along the strap? If you don’t know what I mean I can nip out and take a photo of mine

Whereas my mum when I was growing up would have been horrified at the price of new, I don’t think apart from the odd coat I ever wore anything new - all was hand me downs and charity shop stuff, but we were very poor (although I didn’t know it at the time) after my dad died and lived in a...

My clothes, as a male, tend go through the following process 1. New/smart clothes - work, best, casual wear when socialising with the wife - worn until damaged/worn, or not suitable for that purpose anymore then they move to category 2, sometimes repaired and then car. 2 2. Everyday wear -...

Apologies, I thought you were expecting electric pump flow rates from a mechanical water hammer pump sorry

Yeah but a _relentless_ 1lt per minute, every single minute forever. Run it into a big holding tank and use that for watering, ram pump will keep it topped up, and you can get pressure and speed from your header tank if you wish. No ram pumps delivers large volumes, it is all about continual...

Thanks moondog

Ram pumps are excellent. A few years back, myself and a historian locally to me set about looking for ram pumps marked on our locale on OS mapping, we found most of them, amazingly one still in use to feed cattle troughs, and most other still in situ but not running, including a really nice...

Aah yeah, mine was a 43 - I am 6ft 1 and 100kg of pure muscle (haha) so neither of those will fit, I also don’t think varustrelka will deliver to the UK anymore :( Any alternatives in an xl? Thanks Ed

Hello all, I used to have an m59 pullover shirt, great bit of kit. Long since ‘shrunk in the wash’ but I used to quite like it’s no fuss build and fit. So, I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a similar style/type of shirt? Preferably not silly expensive!! Thanks Ed

Any seamstress or tailor shop, maybe even a dry cleaners will be able to. I did mine myself (I can sew) I unpicked the old one and fitted the new then went over all the new seams inside with iron on goretex repair tape

Well yes, I do agree, I have a nice one cup tea thingy and loose tea at home, and a thing you put over your cup when you pour the tea pot to catch the leaves (Strainer?) But when out wild camping I just use tea bags for convenience, or instant (shudder) coffee

This is spot on, and I agree with you 100%