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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    What fuel do you use?

    No not drunk, it's an affliction I have in that I don't follow the herd and in not following the herd I am not predisposed to jumping to conclusions based upon thus far no evidence found. Further because of my interest in bushcraft/survival I know there are many ways in which dry tinder can be...
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    Sollar eclipse and meteror shower

    Having already observed a full eclipse back in '99 I wasn't particularly interested in watching the spectacle again through having another interest the '99 event caused me to ponder. That other interest was to observe the actions of the visible wildlife after noticing what sheep in a field did...
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    What fuel do you use?

    Yeah we're hearing stories of the modern culprit being the disposable barbecue none see but suppose to replace the supposed but not seen discarded fag end of yore when there are distinct other possibilities like for instance litter dumped in the environment. Litter potentially in the form of...
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    Limited Canned Goods.

    That said the cans that rely on a traditional opener are definitely thicker material and I have not had any leakage problems with them, interesting also it's the cheaper brands that tend to be traditional openers for myself to select the cheaper were possible part because of the more reliable...
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    Limited Canned Goods.

    Yeah they were good but so were ' Babbies heads ' thus described in the Goblin steamed steak and kidney pudding of which is I understand still available oft to be found in cheap food outlets (not the German brothers)
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    Limited Canned Goods.

    Now I might have said it before and I might not but given this talk of prepping I would like to inform folks based upon my own experience of canned goods. Modern cans oft identified by the ring pull method of opening aren't what they were, for they appear to be made of thinner material one can...
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    What fuel do you use?

    Any form of cooking device that relies on a flame to produce heat is a danger in tinder dry conditions, for myself to wonder is it really about the fuel and the method of utilising that fuel to produce heat or is it really about good old fire control ? I mean we've done it before we have have...
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    Coping with the heat.

    Running a de humidifier as I am now I have got one I am discovering the peculiarity of it feeling cooler despite higher temperatures to learn humidity has a lot to do with the perception of it being hot
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    RATS!

    Of no help I know but maybe of general interest: a company I used to work for a tunnelling and pipe laying company had it's own on the payroll ' ratter. ' His job was obviously disposing of rats of which because of leptospirosis presented a problem to the workforce. Where he was called out to a...
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    Sleeve pockets

    In a military context where a lot of civvy suppliers get their cues arm pockets are about immediate access for there are situations where frontispiece locations may be hindered. As was with my past military trade it was pens we needed immediate access to for regardless of what we were doing...
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    Burn Gel and Soothing Gel

    Ah the aloe vera plant, yes I had one of those that I had been well looking after given it's medicinal properties until it was I decided to re-decorate my studio flat to have the need to put my plants outside where I figured it being summer they'd be fine. And yes it was fine for most of them...
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    Eggs,

    Dunno about anybody else's experience but having used the white shelled eggs I got the sense that the white shells were either thinner or not that well put together in that they appear easier to break. As regards the colour of the shells I hope someone can clear something up for me for I heard...
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    Eggs,

    And another cynical view is that with smaller chickens more chickens can be crammed into the same space thus increasing productivity.
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    Coping with the heat.

    Ever since I quit the military I have outside worn a hat to have rather a large collection of hats of various types, the current a Tilley Hemp T5
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    Coping with the heat.

    Also don't forget the electrolytes as electrolyte depletion has a role to play in staying cool, fit and healthy. Edited to add ' to play '
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    The Swifts have Arrived

    Yep been seeing the swifts for the last couple of weeks
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    Coping with the heat.

    My recent acquisition of a dehumidifier is keeping my place oddly cool, not cool as in temperature as that's high but the lower humidity is making living in higher temperatures that much more comfortable and yes to keep the humidity out am keeping the windows shut. The dehum has it's own two...
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    Petrol - stabilising

    As I heard it the reserve has been depleted by just over half for the current administration at the break out of hostilities to have only refilled by about 2%. Usually the US makes sure that reserve is brimming before they wage war
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    What has happened to Etsy?

    Probably the same as everything else except here, the internet disease of enshittifaction has took hold
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    South West Bushcraft Show.

    We was also looking forward to going to to in part hopefully meet some of the faces behind these names on here