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No worries, glad to help. I've been doing this stuff for a while, and I've been lucky enough to spend time with some people who know far more than I ever will, I've picked a few bits up along the way.

When I suggested that you might not need a fixed blade knife I was replying to a kit list that included two stoves and the fuel for them, if you're relying on fire then a fixed blade is probably a good idea. The ALOX is a good whittler.

Calvin Klein, I was suggesting that maybe spare underwear might be a good idea :) OK, I'm going to try and do this item by item. Rucksack Dutch Army Lowe Alpine 60l with 2 10 l side pockets and MOLLE pouch on back for First Aid Kit storage - this is a BIG bag, but it's also a comfortable bag...

But they're not doing that, have a glance at the sainsbury's website, they sell loads of different kind of eggs. Their own brand eggs aren't the cheapest eggs that they sell. So one business makes negative comments about another business, I fail to see how this proves anything. For clarity...

I have never flown in a private jet, I'm painfully aware of the burning oil depots in Russia (and all over the middle east), and buying products made in China makes me uncomfortable for all sorts of reasons. Also; as a species we should change our diets for a multitude of reasons, we should...

No they haven't, they've decided to start using only white eggs in their home brand range. Surely by introducing a policy of only selling white eggs in their own brand range (which nobody else is doing as far as I can see) they've added a new option for people who want that. If you don't want...

tarp, poncho, survival bag gas stove, meths stove, twig stove sleeping bag, jungle blanket firelighting kit, meths, ferro rod stanley pot, plastic cup, stainless steel mug and lid I get the idea of built in redundancy (for extended wilderness trips with limited resupply options) but seriously...

Bigwig (tenuous and slightly cryptic I know, but I'm having it)

yeah maybe, but I rarely carry a fixed blade when I'm camping these days, I just don't need one

Yes, it's great for the job. I put a piece of 2mm ccf between my thermarest and, well, whatever's underneath it really. Shiny sleeping bag and slippery tent floor can be a really annoying combination, silicone blobs work as you say, but ccf also works. I use a pretty short self-inflating mat, so...

2mm closed cell foam is absolutely fantastic for this job, with a couple of advantages over other options. If you fold it up a few times it makes a great sit mat, if you're in a tent it stops everything from sliding around in the night, it adds a little bit of warmth underneath you (a minimal...

Possibly slightly controversial, but, do you really need that sheath knife? Trangia and fuel plus gas stove and fuel is excessive.

I've got three little lawns in my garden, the front one, the back one, and "the other bit". I mow half of my front lawn so it looks "nice", and I strim the other half once a year so that it doesn't go too wild. I strim the back lawn when I need to get to trim the hedge (every other year ish). I...

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"Genuine" laguiole isn't really a thing, the name refers to a style of knife that originated in France and over time became associated with the village of Laguiole (sabatier is pretty much the same story). I learned this when I handled a cheap Chinese made laguiole and was shocked by the low...

I know, I've just tried to give an example that illustrates that point.

That's a really good point actually, titanium is considerably denser than flint. flint/chert 2,600 kg/m3 titanium 4,510 kg/m3 so flint axes are even more useless than titanium ones if mass is the only thing that matters. I really don't need any more axes, but I'm so tempted to buy one of...

"My" Housemartins are having a great year, I'm pretty sure they're on their second brood already. They've repaired one nest and started on another, so that's three in total when we only had one last year. They even seem to be overpowering the House Sparrows at the moment. I hope your Swifts do...

No idea what area you're in but local to me we have a great organisation supporting local homeless people, I'm sure if you gave them a call they'd be able to point you in the right direction. They've got some great people working there. Pathways homeless support To answer your original...