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I don't know if this is the right bit to post this on - if not, I apologise - its been a couple of years since I was on this forum and the new look has confused me! I have a Survival Aids Arctic Ranger Ventile jacket if anyone would like it. I'm not selling it, its free to anyone who collects or...

Can anyone help me with a question? I came home from a holiday in Germany on Friday night, to find that we had been burgled. Luckily, not too much was taken, but among the things that were nicked was my Victorinox Mauser Officers knife. I bought this new many years ago because I liked the look...

I was in Shrewsbury on Saturday, and we popped into the indoor market there. I found this chap's stall - http://www.richardssurplus.co.uk/index.htm Nice guy, knew what he was talking about, and I bought a pair of Danish M84 trousers from him for £25 (from other posts here, they are the...

As a long-time 35mm film user, I'm now wondering about making the jump into digital (once I'm back in work). I saw an Olympus E620 and it seems to be compact and well built - it certainly felt solid enough in my hand. The relatively small sensor does concern me a bit. I was just...

Quick question, and forgive me if I seem a bit dim, but I recently bought an unissued military goretex bivi bag - should I fold and roll it, or shove it into a stuffsac? I ask because I recall reading a view somwhere which said that folding and rolling can damage the goretex over a period of...

Speaking of 4x4s, my old Peugeot is overdue for replacement - it's holding on well, but time's running out! What do you think of the new -shape Jeep cherokee as an offroader? I ask because there is a dealer at the bottom of my road, and my wife likes the look of them! I don't like Defenders ...

This might seem to be yet another free plug for Outdoorcode, but I swear I'm not on commission. I've been using a trangia for over 30 years now on both backpacking and vehicle mounted trips, and overall I do swear by it (and often at it). I've just got the stainless steel Tatonka alcohol burner...