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    Unsweaty socks

    Anyone got any recommendations for reasonably priced, non-cotton socks? Avoidance of sweaty sock syndrome is the main objective. Already follow good foot hygiene. Looking for a medium weight sock, and looking to buy multiple pairs, so £20 smart wool and the like are out of my budget. There are a...
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    Taking Ration Packs on Aircraft?

    Taking my boy to Glaskogen in Sweden for a weeks canoeing and camping at the end of July. Does anyone know if military ration packs are allowed on commercial flights? We thought we'd take a few with us, but don't want to end with the rations turfed in the bin and/or us turfed off the flight...
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    ebay chainsaw trousers any good?

    I've been looking on the 'bay for chainsaw trousers, for use when cutting logs for firewood. I want adequate protection, but my budget is not huge. There are plenty like this on there...
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    Wine Recipe Suggestions Please

    Got a cupboard full of blackberry wine and elderberry port maturing away; a couple of litres of sloe gin ready for slurping now, and 24L of porter fermenting nicely. And four nice clean sanitised empty demijohns trying to attract my attention every time I go in the kitchen. But I'm a bit...
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    Splitting Maul at Bushmoot?

    I'm thinking about asking Santa for a splitting maul. I remember seeing a couple of folk with a yellow handled maul at the Bushmoot that was amazing (to me anyway!) - I'm sure it was splitting medium sized rounds when allowed to simply drop under it's own weight. I seem to remember it had sort...
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    Old axe manufacturers

    There are a few threads on here that mention Elwell and Brades as manufacturers of good axes from back-in-the-day. What other old manufacturers are there whose name or logo should signify a good quality tool (present condition notwithstanding). You know: the sort of thing that has you reaching...
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    Linseed oil on spoon - dry by Christmas?

    Made my other half a love spoon for Christmas, the first spoon I have ever attempted. An achingly beautiful object it isn't, but I reckon I'll get a gold star for making the effort! Now this is probably a silly question,but I don't know the answer so I'll ask anyway: If I finish it with linseed...
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    Walking in Wiltshire?

    Anyone out there familiar with walking in Wiltshire? My missus and I fancy a walk somewhere high up on the downs, if possible following or close to routes trodden long ago by people for whom bushcraft was the means of staying alive, not a chosen pastime. 5-10 miles-ish, with views nearly...
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    Oregon hatchets

    Anyone any experience with Oregon hatchets? http://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products-page/forestry-equipment/hatchets/oregon-hatchet-800g-ash-handle/ http://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products-page/forestry-equipment/hatchets/oregon-hatchet-600g-ash-handle/ Somewhat cheaper than all the...
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    Hot chocolate in a tube

    I have a vague childhood camping recollection of having delicious hot chocolate, made out of a concentrated mix that came in a squeezy tube and was just added to hot water. None of my mates can remember this, and a google search hasn't revealed owt. Does it sound familiar to anyone on here? Did...