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Didn't catch the name of Des's posh bivvy

Enjoyed his tarp into tent video. Showed a new to me porch config that offered good weather protection and looked cool

Considering a budget petrol inverter so I can charge phones off-grid. Seen some around £100 but I'm wondering if it will be worth the trouble. The lesson from this thread is don't go cheap. But £300 just to charge phones and avoid going into town !

My sleep system is a BA bivvy under a tarp which work fine until the minus 4 dew arrives and dampens the outer layer of the sleeping bag. If there is direct sunlight or a breeze I can dry it during the day. If not the bag stays a bit damp. Any advice on how to avoid or mitigate the -4 UK dew.

Eggs with wok ready noodles done in a frying pan.

Looking for a closed cell foam mat that can be folded to use as a sit or sleeping mat similar to a German sleeping mat but a bit softer and lighter. Any ideas

Similarly here: looking for a small lightweight camo tarp. Can find anything so will probably buy an olive DD superlight tarp S. At least you know that the quality, pack size and weight are excellent and that's a good start. Strange gap in the market tho

These Defcon 5 ponchos appeal to me but buying one in the UK is a problem. The Defcon site is not for UK retail and on Amazon they are £64 plus post. Where can I buy

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance taught me that there are two views, one classical and one romantic. Stable, 9-5, regular income, family, house, car, risk aversion might be considered to be a classical view Drifter, itinerant, irregular income, casual relationships, rented housing...

I hear so many reports about Snugpak zippers failing that it puts me off getting one. I wonder if it would be worth the cost to replace the Snugpak zip with a YKK zipper. Anybody done that

What would be the simplest way to sharpen a stainless steel Mora Companion

If I had to choose one I would prefer to have the certaincy and quality of a 800g BA gortex bivvy rather than a light weight SF Snugpak bivvy & tarp combo which would weigh about the same maybe a bit more

Looking at black Viper Covert

No, but it gives me a chance. Forget it with a tactical rucksack

I'm looking for a new 30l backpacking rucksack which will also double as an EDC (every day carry) as i attempt to take on the grey man persona. I want the thick shoulder straps and significant back padding which I can only find when searching on military tactical bags. This doesn't work out...

Not seen it mentioned on here yet but the OEX Bush Pro at around £35 seems to be the new goto bivvy