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Part time Land Surveyor, full time Hydrographic Surveyor. Mostly doing seabed surveys and construction. Working with Divers and ROV when doing construction, plus all manner of towed and fitted equipment with seabed surveys. Plenty of computing to monitor, and lots of interfacing of...

Wyvern branded, Vanguard Poncho Roll in OG. Bought it to keep my tarp and other wet stuff outside my pack. Attaches easily to both my Sabre 45 and Vulcan, and has a pocket to keep the pegs, plus adjustable flaps that buckle together for other wet gear. Tested it out on my last trip (which...

You ca buy the biscuits from here! Fruit and the Brown! Expedition Foods Jed

I'd vouch for Cod Liver Oil. Our two rescue grayhounds have oil in their food, and Cod liver Oil & Malt off the spoon too. That took the stiffness out of the 11yr old, she now keeps up with the younger dog chasing squirrels. In fact the Vet gave them both a clean bill of health recently...

Good for you stopping smoking. After numerous failed attempts, I finally did it last year, with the Easyway book (that sat on my shelf for a year previously). The hard bit for me was the dripping tap reminder that I have stopped smoking, but that fades as you no longer supply nicotine to...

For Tarp and Waterproofs, you could try a poncho roll. Either the surplus '58 pattern, or the Wyvern Vanguard one. Jed

What with working offshore, I'd keep the liferaft and contents: 1. Liferaft and thermal protection (instant shelter). 2. Survival food and water. 3. Knives (albeit safety ones). 4. First Aid kit. 5. Collection Equipment (sea anchors, bailer, sponges plastic bags) 6. Attention Seeking...

According to the Norwegians on this boat, that item is the New Tinde, a summer weight Tipi. This seems to go with the Tinde already listed: Tinde English and Tinde Norwegian The keyword to look for as far as I know is 'Gulv' meaning floor. On the page for the Nye Tinde, at the bottom...

UK Kit Monster have Millbank Bags advertised for £9.00 Millbank Bag Or more with the iodine and Neutralizer. Millbank Bag with Iodine & neutralizier I have no involvement with this company, I just noticed the deal and remembered this thread. Jed

I have the pockets for myself, and know the use for the female clips. Just out of curosity, can anyone tell me what the male clips at the top of the side pockets are for? Thanks in advance, Jed

You can also try the 'Roll Mat Carry Bag'. This is 3/4 of the way down the following page: http://www.whipperleys.co.uk/acatalog/sleeping_bags_army_camping_military.html Jed

You could try the 'Wrap-It Pillow' from Thermarest. The link is: http://www.thermarest.com/product_detail.aspx?pID=94&cID=4

That is some good bargains there. And here's me just back from NZ, having detoured the Wife's honeymoon itinery to visit the Tin Shed, and carted a swannie around in the summer there!

Stovie, The GPS is good at one thing only - telling you where you are! The map and compass, are the essentials. Jed

I work for the oil industry, and fly from here to there and everywhere. Some companies will not allow you to fly by helicopter to their platfoms with any tools at all including SAK's, Gerbers, Leathermans, and the like. They provide all you need (so they say). When flying by plane, I do...

Caleys Marching Chocolate (milk or plain). Has to be the best bar ever made. A few bars of that in your bag, makes for a good trip! Jed

Ogri, I do apologise for putting you off GPS, with the 'rocket science'. It was not my intention. I hope the following puts you back on GPS. GPS will tell you where you are. It works with your map and compass. It can store routes, and allow you to backtrack as well. Imagine the world as...

Halo, Well you are in luck. I take the basic yellow Etrex overseas with me. It comes in handy when trying to find one's way back to the boat/hotel when hammered. To set yours to the UK Grid, go to the Menu page, it has a list with Mark, Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, Setup. Click on Setup...

Halo, GPS units return a base value of Lattitude and Longitude as referenced to the WGS 84 ellipsoid (World Geodetic System 1984, a world wide approximation of the Earth's gravitational sphere). So, a postition would be given as 09° 25' 34" N, 004° 34' 55" E, (in Degrees, Minutes &...

Ogri, Latitude is how far North or South you are, measured from the Equator. This goes from 0 degrees at the Equator, to 90 degrees at the Poles. Longitude is how far East or West you are, measured from Greenwich. The scale is 0 degrees from Greenwich to 180 degrees in the Pacific, (which...