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  1. Herman30

    Coping with the heat.

    I fear the sun because my father got cancer on his earlobe. He has always been without head cover or at the most a cap that do not shade the ears. I do not want that for me.
  2. Herman30

    Coping with the heat.

    To get draught there needs to be windows on two, opposite, walls. I have windows on only one wall so no through drought is possible. So for my appartment it is best to keep windows closed daytime and use a tower fan for cooling draught. During hottest part of summer when going outside, the only...
  3. Herman30

    Coping with the heat.

    In Finland we seldom have very high temps up to 30 C. One summer when it was extremly hot I kept my windows closed and had some 5 degrees less inside than outside. Living on the bottom floor of a 3 storey buiding.
  4. Herman30

    Coping with the heat.

    All youse opening windows when it´s hot outside; that´s a big error. You just let the heat in.
  5. Herman30

    The log in/You're already logged in issue.

    Me,too. Show I´m logged out but when I click "new post" I´m suddenly in.
  6. Herman30

    What did you buy today?

    Bought an oil insert for UCO Original.
  7. Herman30

    Walking sticks and staffs

    This is what I have on my staff to give tracktion and protecting the wood tip.
  8. Herman30

    Walking sticks and staffs

    I burn the wood so it get properly burnt and blackened but not so much that it gets chared.
  9. Herman30

    Walking sticks and staffs

    De-barked.
  10. Herman30

    Walking sticks and staffs

    I use a blowtorch and burn mine. And after cooling down rub with a cloth until no more soot comes off the surface.
  11. Herman30

    What is the point of taking an axe bushcrafting?

    Different countries, different needs and traditions.
  12. Herman30

    What is the point of taking an axe bushcrafting?

    Yes it is a silly question. I rather take my Fiskars X7 anyday of the week than baton with a knife.
  13. Herman30

    UV protection hiking shirt.

    For hot summer I wear a plain green coloured combat shirt. Thick sleeves shield arms from harmful sun rays and torso fabric let the wind through.
  14. Herman30

    Burner multitool

    No need for tools in a situation like that. Just call steward/ess and let them sort it out.
  15. Herman30

    Flecktarn Jacket - "Poacher Pocket"?

    When I had a seamstress make a breastpocket on inside of my smock I did not care about the color match, important was that it had to be mesh fabric so that by opening the zipper bodyheat could be ventilated out.
  16. Herman30

    Flecktarn Jacket - "Poacher Pocket"?

    Why then did you say: Camo does not matter when the pocket is on the inside. Pocket can be pink with yellow flowers printed even.
  17. Herman30

    Flecktarn Jacket - "Poacher Pocket"?

    Were it me, I would want the pocket pouch on the inside of the jacket.
  18. Herman30

    Crossbow and broadhead sales ban and crossbow licensing one step closer.

    First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for...
  19. Herman30

    Filson not shipping to UK

    Why would they reduce trade with Europe because of Brexit? Plenty of market left in EU.
  20. Herman30

    Your picture of the day...

    Thread about crossbow made me think about a photo of my collection.