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  1. shaggystu

    Traditional shaving! Who here partakes?

    Thanks for the info Adze, as I say, I'm pretty certain it's the same model as mine, they look identical anyway. One of the best features to my mind is the fact that I can reverse the guard and cover the blade to pack the thing, really handy. Mine came from my grandfather, so saved myself a...
  2. shaggystu

    Homemade PSK

    I've never eaten fox personally, and to be honest I'd quite like to keep it that way, you got my point though :) I've heard a few people suggest guitar strings as snares, I don't really get it myself, for starters guitar strings are way more expensive than snare wire..... :dunno: Cheers, Stuart.
  3. shaggystu

    Homemade PSK

    Good reasoning, simplicity is always good. For me personally the versatility of wire outweighs the simplicity of snares. With wire I can make a snare specific to the animal I'm trying to trap, squirrel snares do not work for rabbits, rabbit snares do not work for foxes, fox snares do not work...
  4. shaggystu

    Homemade PSK

    Lots of people are listing snares, nothing at all wrong with that, but why not snare wire? Wire's a really versatile thing, would it not make more sense to carry some wire that could be made into snares as well as being useful for other tasks? Cheers, Stuart.
  5. shaggystu

    Traditional shaving! Who here partakes?

    I think the razor I use is the same as your "coronation" model Samon, it certainly looks the same. I've tried all sorts of different blades over the years, as well the usual phase of mach 3's and a brief period of not getting the hang of a straight razor, but the best ones for me are some ex...
  6. shaggystu

    Items to trade

    PM your address Rebekah (spl?) and I'll send you a load of embroidery stuff, I'm sure I've got a hoop somewhere, and masses of silks, possibly even some linen. Anything else embroidery themed that you're after? Hope you're keeping well, All the best, Stuart.
  7. shaggystu

    Mega sale.

    Is that a big heap of first aid kits at a fiver each?
  8. shaggystu

    Danner boots?

    Mate, don't let my fashion critique dissuade you from a comfort purchase, just be prepared for a ribbing if I ever see you wearing them :) (I'll hide my socks and sandals under my zip up cardigan, that way you'll only have one set of ammo to throw back at me) All the best, Stuart.
  9. shaggystu

    Danner boots?

    Danner make some of the best military style boots that money can buy, they were the ultimate "gucci" boot for quite some time. Recently manufacturers such as Lowa and Alt-berg have eaten into a lot of Danner's market share, probably because they're much cheaper and still very good. I'd expect...
  10. shaggystu

    Plant ID: Artemisia absinthium?

    Certainly looks like Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) to me. Don't eat it! Cheers, Stuart.
  11. shaggystu

    Simplest coffee filter for camping?

    If you let your moose tash grow long enough you can just use that to filter out the grounds, that way you can save the grounds for a second brew later on, survivy coffee!!!!!!!!
  12. shaggystu

    Revamping old tool boxes

    B&Q do lengths of angle (steel or aluminium), a good music shop would be able to sort you out with some corner castings (the type that are used on speaker cabinets) or at least tell you where to get some from........... here's a link http://www.speakerhardware.com/chrome-metal-cab-corner.php...
  13. shaggystu

    5.11 Tactical Shirt

    Cool, happy hunting :)
  14. shaggystu

    5.11 Tactical Shirt

    Yes please. I'll respond to your PM momentarily. Cheers, Stuart.
  15. shaggystu

    Old recipe for using up a sudden glut of rhubarb

    Thanks for that Mary, we've just pulled the rhubarb for the third time this year and I'm truly fed-up of crumble and custard, ice-cream should make a nice change :) Cheers, Stuart.
  16. shaggystu

    The Scottish Play

    Flawed?!?!?!?!?!? how so???????? Next you'll be telling us that "Highlander" is somehow imperfect too ;) Cheers, Stuart.
  17. shaggystu

    Machete or Axe

    A saw, 100% definitely a saw.
  18. shaggystu

    This feels weird...

    I've got a tarp up in the living room, I'm just about to sit under it and change the paracord zip pulls on my rucksack. Stuart (38 1/2)
  19. shaggystu

    pillows

    Exactly the same. Just wanted to add, whatever book I'm reading and my notebook(s) go either under my pillow (if I don't expect rain) or in it (if I do). Again, it's using something that I'm already carrying so it doesn't add any weight, and books are brilliant for adding a bit of height to a...
  20. shaggystu

    My VERY basic kit

    Have you got some clothes that you can go outside in? I'm thinking jeans, trainers, hoody, that kind of thing. If you have, get dressed, go outside, and spend some time working on your tree and plant ID, your knowledge of "bushcraft" will improve more quickly that way than by any other. Kit...