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UK law on this is a bit silly, and arguably ineffective at preventing teenage boys stabbing each other with kitchen knives, but not displaying things that might scare people into calling the Police makes sense.

I should have clarified that Cateye rear lights are good. Good lighting and battery life, not expensive.

Do not use a flashing front light. Do not point your front light at oncoming drivers' faces. Have it dipped, like a car headlight. Cateye make good lights. Fit an aluminium rear rack. Narrow Tail packs that sit on the rack and frame bags minimise wind resistance. If you need larger...

I had correctly guessed that the man lived in Chorlton ;)

Im a bit confused. The Swiss Army Knife is compact, legal to carry and could have done all of those things. Are you being deliberately obtuse????

I have gone through phases of carrying different pocket tools. I am currently back with a Victorinox Huntsman in my pocket every day. It is useful, convenient, easy to look after, non-threatenting, compact, smooth-shaped and non-damaging to pockets. I use it, at least once, most days. On...

It is interesting how aesthetics can be seen as important for something as functional as a fairly cheap wood chopping/splitting tool. I can only assume that few people actually use their small hatchets at all, and not for anything more than a Mora knife could easily deal with. The handle...

The smaller (1 1/4lb) HB axe was given a bit of a test today. Lopping the branches off boughs that had been cut down. It made such easy work if it that I then chopped the boughs with it too I was very pleased with the performance. it does have a good edge, but the longer handle with the...

Well, yes. As various people have pointed out, if the chap had put his tools in a bag, nobody would have called the Police.

Don't carry a bladed tool on your belt or in your hand whilst walking through (sub)urban areas where you are not immediately using the tool, even if you have a good reason to be transporting it, and will not have any problems from concerned members of the public. It is fairly obvious.

Mora. Aa above, it's a tool. If the tool is good enough for the job, it doesn't need to cost ££££s. You could buy the Mora and donate the other £280 to charity.

Yes. A wood rasp could be a good idea. I was using a chisel, Mora knife and sand paper. This axe head didn't have an obvious taper to the eye. Maybe I should have had the handle protruding at the top. I will test the axe again when the epoxy has cured. The handle isn't great and was...

I tested the new axe. I could split small logs holding it with one hand Holding it with two hands I was able to chop through a fairly tough piece of what looked like Birch The blade seems very effective and it will be a useful size for smaller people and for carrying in a rucksack...

Whilst sorting out the Scout group hatchets, I found two with heads that had potential. A HB 1 1/4lb and an unbranded one of ~1 1/2lb. They both had terrible handles of around 13-14". The HB had a butchered/home-made effort and the unbranded one was damaged glass fibre. The handles were...

I decided to make my own budget version of a Gransfors Small Forest Axe, I bought a fairly old-looking French Goldenberg 800 axe head for a few quid. It was very pitted, although blued/black. The top corner of the blade showed evidence of a lot of use. It would have taken a lot of grinding to...

"Be prepared" ....but do not be overly-encumbered and spend your whole life on it. If "Prepping" is your hobby, and basically an end in itself, just admit it. The best "preparation" for life is to look after your health, keep yourself in reasonably good physical condition and capable of...

How much ?!!??

Do Helikon do any more generous fit trousers nowadays? 5.11s fit me really well, and I have various pairs in different styles, but most trousers, including Helikon, are too tight around the thighs/glutes. I appear to be an unusual man in the modern day, having muscular legs and a lean, narrow...

I would like to walk/scramble some of the land that they covered.

Yes. I have a (fairly old now) Dutch or UK army 3 layer Goretex/membrane bivvi bag. It is really useful when it is cold in a tent or sleeping outside or under a tarp.