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I've been using the Stanley one for years. They cost under a tenner and are decent enough. I'm on my second one now but the first one had a lot of use and held up well for what it is. It holds enough to do most basic jobs on the car and most of the time I use that rather than getting other tools...

My local tip wouldn't destructively recycle things like this now. They have a facility to clean and restore decent items and then they either sell them on site, donate them or pass them on somehow.

If you don't already have a 'pocket bellows' then I can highly recommend one for smaller kettles. I used to have bad days with my Mkettle and that little thing really helped keep it going.

Mine came back today too. It looks brand new with new tweezers, toothpick and even a keyring. They even included a plastic slip case. If it wasn't for the little bits of wood still stuck in the saw blade I'd think they just replaced the whole knife. The saw feels sharper too. Well worth the...

I sent mine off the day after this post (6th Feb) and they just rang to take payment for it to be sent back to me. I've no idea what work has been done to it yet as I just asked for the blade to be replaced. I was trying to remember when I bought the knife and I think it must have been around...

I like my Mkettle but the Kelly is so much easier to use. The M is so small that it can be a bit of a pig to keep the fire alive sometimes and with no spout it can start spitting boiling water everywhere if you're not careful. A bit of refinement to the design would certainly be welcome if it...

I think the key info on the website is: "To comply with national and international regulations governing the carriage of mail, and ensure that mail in transport does not present a danger to the general public, we restrict or prohibit certain items from our network." If it's a national regulation...

This sound like a great option to get the snapped blade on my Forester repaired. I'm a bit embarrassed to send the knife though as it's had a very hard life over the past 25+ years. How do they charge for the repairs? The form I've found suggests they'll send you an invoice after the work is...

My Scarpa Trek boots are only 3 years old and the soles have fallen apart. The previous pair of Scarpas lasted over 8 years of the same use. Apparently it will cost £100 to resole them but the cobblers use Vibram replacements so it might be just throwing money away again.

I used to carry a tiny 2" pry bar when I had a single bladed knife in my pocket. Now I've moved to the SAK permanently I've found that it's even more useless. Any pry bar under 4" isn't going to do much prying and anything bigger is too bulky to carry for what little use it will get. Most EDC...

Reminds me of the last time I had to defrost the freezer. Ancient organic artefacts all over the place.

The bichir were great. It was like having a pet dinosaur. You can buy specialist carnivore food for them but I'd feed them bits of fresh fish or beef heart too occasionally. The Oscar needed special food too as they're one of the few animals that can't make vitamin C. I'd feed him lots of live...

I've come to the sad conclusion that my SAK Fieldmaster is the perfect knife for me. As much as I loved the Farmer and as much as I want a shiny folder with one handed opening, a deep-carry clip and better steel, I have to admit that The SAK does everything I need. When I do need more I'm...

I used to keep fish for many years. I really miss having a tank running now but I know I don't have the time to look after one properly. It was always an extra stress when I went away for more than a few days so I don't miss that. I've never heard of cycling being old fashioned but then I always...

Every time you go to find something

At least one less than I want.

The long beaker was a gannet. Carrion crow in the middle and buzzard on the left.

Part of my collection. All from animals I found dead. I'm also working on building a fully articulated dodo skeleton out of Lego due to lack of available dodos.

Terrible phone pic sorry but there's over 100 in flower in this small patch in the local woods. Loads more scattered through the local area too. I found this lone spotted leave species too. The only one I can find among all the rest.