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    Seasonal Perspective

    I like a warm summer day, but not hot with high humidity... I quite like autumn as a time of the year, but it seems to start later than it used to. This September does feel more autumnal as the summer was so hot and dry. I like a cold and crisp winter day, not months of grey drizzle.
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    Seasonal Perspective

    Unlikely to be a cold winter, I'd have thought.
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    Cold steel special forces shovel mod question

    Could that be used to throw at a raging bear (ok, a badger)?
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    Cold steel special forces shovel mod question

    Folding Screwfix tactical poo shovel
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    Cold steel special forces shovel mod question

    I call mine my Russian Poo Shovel
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    Cold steel special forces shovel mod question

    Good stuff.
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    Cold steel special forces shovel mod question

    I have a Russian one that is very like the Cold Steel one: https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/russian-army-trench-shovel.166600/
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    Modified Desert Smock

    I am yet to field test the jacket. I wore it briefly the other day, but decided not to wear it on Saturday, for marshalling at a race, as it was forecast to rain.
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    Modified Desert Smock

    I have an excellent pair of British army woodland camo waterproof trousers. I don't think that waterproof trousers have the same stigma.
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    Decathlon outdoor/hunting trousers

    I have now worn the trousers for a few mountain days. They are comfortable and move/stretch with no restriction when climbing rocks. I am really impressed with them.
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    Modified Desert Smock

    Well I wasn't going for the mass murderer look.
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    Smock, Windproof, 1942 Pattern (the original 'SAS smock'), but made in Ventile in 2026!

    It does show like that. The original brown parts are darker. The poly cotton doesn't fully take the cotton dye.
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    Smock, Windproof, 1942 Pattern (the original 'SAS smock'), but made in Ventile in 2026!

    Yes, I was pleased with the dye. I can't claim that the stitching is neat at close viewing, but it should work ok. I'll not be wearing it for best.
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    Smock, Windproof, 1942 Pattern (the original 'SAS smock'), but made in Ventile in 2026!

    https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/modified-desert-smock.170290/
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    Modified Desert Smock

    Rather than buying an off the peg Helikon-Tex, I decided to buy a British army desert smock and modify it. I used my daughter's sewing machine. My sewing machine skills are not great and working with the smock was tricky. The sewing isn't very neat. I first dyed it Espresso Brown. The colour...
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    What are you currently reading?

    I have read the first two. I have the third to read soon.
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    New Normal on the trail.

    Do people also feed you sugar lumps?
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    New Normal on the trail.

    As above. A collared shirt with long sleeves that can be rolled up. I like wearing shorts in the UK, but when out in intense sun all day, lightweight long trousers make sense. Less need for sun cream. A brimmed hat. Always wear a hat. Sunglasses with UV protection. Polarised is good. A warm...
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    Solar Eclipse

    We went up on to the hills to watch it. It went only slightly darker. My teenage son said it was underwhelming. I agree with him.
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    Swissarmy Forester vrs Trailmaster ?

    I've just remembered that I had a similar Picknicker knife in the 90s and lost it on an Alpine climb when the split ring broke (it was attached to my harness). Fortunately, I was in Switzerland and so bought a replacement in Zermatt, as they were cheaper there than in the UK at the time. The...
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