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  1. allenko

    norgie ruck sack with side pockets

    .....anyone know where I can get one in the UK ? Please
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    anyone dyed a swanni ranger shirt

    Has anyone manage to change the colour of a Swanni? did it effect it's original properties....warmth or water resistance? Cheers, P
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    HELP common problems with coleman duel fuel single mantle lantern

    Hi, I have a coleman duel fuel single mantle lantern, that has worked perfectly all summer. I filled it up the other day (when I needed it in anger) and nowt happened I followed instructions to the T ! I've deduced two possibles where I have let the unleaded but funnelled filtered...
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    magikelly hammock setup tips

    Hi, just picked up a magikelly hammock 2nd hand but unused. When new would it have come with destructions? I've reviewed carefully a recent PDF on tarp and hammock set up by bushblade however the magikelly hammock has hooks at each end was looking for some advice on the best way to rig it...
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    BUSHMANtz is ti me?

    All I have a BUSHMANtz that I am having trouble getting the volume of spark out of a fero rod along the thickest part of the blade spine near the shoulder. However I do manage to produce a huge shower of sparks towards the drop point about an inch to inch and half from the point itself. I...
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    liquid smoke

    Hi all Can someone please tell me where I can get liquid smoke from in the UK Or if it's unavailable over here what is our equivalent/substitute. Cheers, Paul
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    Individual Protection Kit

    Hi all A couple of years back a friend of mine gave me an IPK but to date I've never found a real use for it. What I want to know is a) What was it used for originally ? b) What did you guys end up doing with it (adapting it for)? Cheers, Paul
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    Nicked Axe

    Felling a pear tree in my garden I managed to nick my Axe in a couple of places Sharpen it you say!!;) Hmmm well I'm a newb when it comes to sharpening axes. So I have read posts here, RM books and the Axe booklet that comes with my GB I own the GB puck, a Lansky sharpening system...
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    Leyland Cypress advice

    Hi Neighbour has cut down 2 x 6' Leyland trees and dumped em Questions: 1) Whats it like to carve with 2) Would I have to season the wood first and if so how long would I have to wait? I can see a spoon in the fork of the trunk:rolleyes:
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    Saw this....loved it

    This is cool..... knokced it out in about 15 mins I reckon! But look at the blade, it looks as though it's bending like a fillet knife! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7yipq2xd7o
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    oooer me jerky

    OK Ok marinated the beef overnight, put oven on this morning (electric fan assisted) to the 60degree centigrade mark, lined base with foil, wedged door open, skewered beef dsngled on top rack in oven. IT TASTES PERFECT AFTER TWO HOURS??? Is it because of the fan assist? I used Tesco...
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    Omg

    Been away for a while came back and saw this on evilbay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16042&item=5224580502&rd=1&tc=photo
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    What a STINKING bit of kit....

    this is on Evil bay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1349&item=6148575562&rd=1&tc=photo :rolmao: :rolmao: :o): Remember kids, don't stand too close to the fire!!! :burnup:
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    Laplander saw substitute

    http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/uk/-/GBP/TdUkDisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=WZtINsurKdVIN4pY0VhCUsg-iBVPfv25qyY=?ProductSKU=0004566 Saw this at Tchibo, looks good comes with a spare blade, maybe worth a try Cheers
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    Tilley giving me the willies

    Hi, Just picked up a Tilley lamp thats in good nick. Problem is it didn't come with any destructions. Also I dont know where I can pick up Paraffin B&Q dont do it! Any help appreciated :approve: I've read some sites but they mention a primer that needs to be soaked in meths...
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    Army Rations

    I would have stuck this post under luvly grub but it just aint. Friend of mine sourced about ten boxes of British Army Rations, and I must say they are the foulest substitutes for meals I've ever tasted. About the best item in them is the hot chocolate :-P Are the civilian alternatives...
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    Sparks from Pyrite

    Hi all, I was in one of those "Shoppes" you know the ones that sell everything from telescopes to bush hats and crystals etc. Well I picked up some iron pyrite for a quid and eagerly went home to upset the wife and start fires in the bathroom sink (you know you've done it) There I was pyrite...
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    Japanese Knot Weed

    Has anyone here used Japanese Knot Weed to build shelters? I was wondering cos it's like Bamboo in texture (although a lot skinnier) it's a pest and and not on the botanists favourites list, and there is tons of it about. I reckon its tough enough to make a sustantial frame at least...
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    Sleeping bags

    Guys, I'm going to the meetup on 20th August and I need a sleeping bag. I have a goretex bivvy, an aussie hooch and cheap hammock from Ebay. Oh and I also managed to pick up a brand new in the pack Thermarest luxury edition mat for £6.99 in an odds n sods shop on Walton on the Naze...
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    Look Ma no Strings

    I've just received a hoochie, but it didn't come with any para cord or guidelines. What lengths cordage would be best to equip the hooch with :?: Cheers