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    When interests collide...(picc heavy)

    You need to get yourself a pair of domesticated ducks mate, there completly riverting to watch wander around the back yard as they devour all the wee beasties before the wee beasties devour my veg.
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    Cartridge Cases

    Your right they are really hard to cut straight, thanks for the tip about heating them. cheers thed
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    Cartridge Cases

    Whats the easiest way of taken the plastic cap off? without sticking a hole in my hand from the blade i was trying it with? Thanks for the package buckshot. thed
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    What do YOU wear in your sleeping bag?

    sleeping bag clothing :rolleyes: please not im a skip "cold" is very relative, and im talking a +5(0 extreme) bag If its warm one of my medievil style tunic jobbies(cotton knee length thing), If its cold my kilt(Black Watch or McKenzie if anyone cares?!?) , If its freezing my...
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    Potassium permanganate

    What is it used for just out of interest, I remeber playing with it in science lab many years ago but dont remeber it being useful for anything other then, Gardening Fertiliser, Water treatment? Or have i missed the obvious and its the best thing since sliced bread for tanning hides or some...
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    winter camping in a hammock

    Some great info about hammocks(but im sure its been posted before) http://www.imrisk.com/ and more specifically http://www.imrisk.com/hammock/warmhammock.htm Id spend my life in one if i could find a sewing machine.
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    Looking for Karrimor

    I've got a link somewhere for a parachute supplier, but its not on this computer. Anyway I take it your looking at the PRI Sabre 60-100 Model as detailed here. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/content/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=143 Just to warn you the postage cant be done Airmail...
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    Looking for Karrimor

    Dont surpose you'd post a reel of 550 paracord over ;)
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    Cartridge Cases

    Anyone with any experience of Customs and Excise? Cant find anything on the web. USPS says its "arms and parts of arms", and I dont figure spent brass is arms or parts of arms. Any idea at postage costs? thanks for everyone help on this.
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    Cartridge Cases

    Still some empty cases ? Id be happy to post you a big bag pre paid for postage depending on how many you mind jamming in there? Dont surpose you have access to spent brass aswell as I dont mind paying for it but the surplus stores are a ripoff to say the least, anything around the 9mm, 5.56...
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    Small Weaving loom

    If that hasnt gone already can i put my hand up for it? thed
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    blanket shirt

    Any chance of a close up of the front neck bit of your jacket?
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    Went shopping yesterday :o)

    Any chance of you putting then up as pictures with maybe a short tutorial on here in the article page?
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    Supplier of OG Ventile?

    www.ventile.co.uk £11 pounds a metre.
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    the-outdoor.co.uk and amounts of material

    Blankets are £3 each I wanted three, hence £9. and the postage came to £3.99. Bit over the top i must admit, dont think i'll get the material cheaper eles where though.
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    6oz/8oz duck canvas ( where to get it )

    i'll be down at the storage bin this weekend, so i'll hunt my parachute out and see what it does as a half folded/suspened version. If i can see the camera i'll grab some pictures. Get your point though nothing like canvas for a real tent. thed
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    the-outdoor.co.uk and amounts of material

    Hi All, After the recent posts about woolen blankets jackets i've decided id like one. the-outdoor.co.uk have got Grade 2 100% woolen blankets for £3.00 listed on there new grade two website(link below) along with some other bits and bob's. Just wondering if anyone had any experence with...
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    6oz/8oz duck canvas ( where to get it )

    think it actually cost me £25 at the huge disposals place out the back of Hereford. Anchor, Outdoor jobbie etc all do them but delivery will kill you. Cheap liner. £3 woolen blankets and a sewing needle. You wanted on the cheap you get on the cheap, but then again Id say a parachute...
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    6oz/8oz duck canvas ( where to get it )

    I haven't got the book in front of me as I couldnt carry it, too many oats - 5kilos too many, so this is all abit guess work from my end. The laubin nutters, as my missus always says, seemed to like them big. But saying that 12' diameter would be big enough for a small army or zoo to my mind...
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    6oz/8oz duck canvas ( where to get it )

    Must admit was going for a big jobbie to start with. nothing wrong with a marquis though ;) If its thin duck your using you should get away with a standard sewing machine, but saying that go harrase your local boot mender and see if you can borrow/beg/steal his industrial machine for a half...