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    Overseas Coping with heat - Any advice for a northern Englander?

    Not offering advice but my scientist/geek biologist sister in law said that beer hydrates better than water, I glazed over when she started on about ions, cations and anions ! My go-to position is under a tilley hat in the pool with a beer ;)
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    Army blanket, cleaning other than dry cleaning.

    Have you tried hanging it outside for a day to see if that gets rid of the smell. I have washed wool blankets in a machine but you have to be careful or they will come out misshaped. Wash it on the wool setting with wool compatible soap let as much water drain out of it as possible then find...
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    How to fix this ? Norwegian food container hot / cold food drinks. 18 litre insulated British Army

    Might be too expensive but you can buy plastic welding kits that could do the job, or fiberglass and epoxy.
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    Bivy camping

    Mossi repellant is a must have for me, nothing worse than the high pitched whine of a mossi looking for a suitable landing spot.
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    Best bushcraft trousers?

    I have a pair of fjallraven trousers with all the bells and whistles that i wear fairly often but I wouldn't buy another pair, too expensive for what they are and they are right handed !!! If the weathers dry I have an old pair of cotton army trousers that i really like, comfy, super simple with...
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Biodegradable
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Darwin
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    Fire steel.

    I have pretty much the same set up at John even down to the tea towel charcloth I thin ive had my bit of file for 20 years. I have also made crude steels at home with some scrap of O1 steel, and a hacksaw, file to shape it and a Brenner blowtorch(using their special gas) in a crude brick...
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    Wool Blanket

    Well I wonder, maybe this blanket has cotton or something absorbent in its make up. Its a merino blend but the label no longer shows what the composition is. It is a good blanket, insulates well and I use it at home where it doesn't get the damp feeling. I have looked on line and a few blanket...
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    Wool Blanket

    Totally agree, the warmest blankets are bulky, heavy and usually very expensive . Blankets are not really suitable for carrying for any distance especially if the weather is cooler, because they are so heavy and bulky,I use mine for static car camping. I find wool works very well for me so I...
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    What did you buy today?

    I bought a Tilley T3, I already have a blue one that I've had for maaaaany years. I would thoroughly recommend the Tilley T3 as a good 3 season hat, very versatile and robust.
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    Life without Single Use

    I have seen a shop in Europe where you must bring your own containers for absolutely everything, they even sold liquid dish soap loose. Most of the customers were using large glass jam jar type containers which they weighed on the way in. This shop had a very wide selection of mostly dry goods...