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  1. stonepark

    What did you buy today?

    If they are the old E14 bulbs, you are looking for a dimmable warm led with same connector size. If you can post a picture and any writing on bulb stem I can have a look and see if anything that might be suitable. https://a.aliexpress.com/_EjR9itn
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    knife throwing book wanted

    Don't have a book but self taught. Get a professional throwing knife (my first was about £20 about 20 years ago.) to start. I see similar knives are about £35 to £40 e.g. https://sharg.pl/product-eng-109832-Muela-Outdoor-PRO-THROW-Knife-PRO-80L-14.html Next step is to figure out your...
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    Emergency Preparedness Guides

    Ah, so you failed to notice the NAZI coup in 2013 where they changed from neutral to anti Russia....
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    Emergency Preparedness Guides

    It's almost like joining NATO, instead of being neutral, makes you a potential target for Russian nuclear missiles?
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    What did you buy today?

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005706789265.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller.1.6913xdZ3xdZ3VY&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=b736c7be-f7e0-4b5f-aacb-a66d7096d6a6&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBotto...
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    Moonshiner Boots - Anti tracking

    Tom Brown Jnr... Science and Art of Tracking is a good starting place if you are interested.
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    What to do with partially boggy land?

    Digging with a proper ditching spade is not that difficult as long as ground is not overly stoney but a mini digger can do in a day, what you could manually do in a week. No vegetables or cereals like boggy ground, they all prefer free draining soils, even rice, hence the drainage that nearly...
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    Does a lighter daysack to accompany berghaus centurio 45L make sense?

    Have a look at site below and see what you fancy and what you can get locally https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/day-packs/ I quite like idea of putting 1inch straps on a dry bag
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    What did you buy today?

    10 boxes (400 sachets) for £16 is best offer I can see
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    My probably annual winter jacket recommendation thread!!

    You could try a fix on the S6, if the fibre pile is moving inside the sleeve. Pull pile lining up towards armpits and about a couple inches above the cuff, run a stitch around the sleeve, parallel to the cuff. This will act as a stop to the pile movement and should no longer get exposed to...
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    DIY fire-starting tinder?

    Easy way... Buy wood wool style fire starters, carry 2 or 3 in a small tin Cheap way ...... If you have one, planer or even better electric planer, take boards off a pallet (source of kiln dried wood), set planer to 1mm and plain edge of board(s) to hearts content.
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    Short Brim Boonies

    Ali has plenty of options, I just recently got this one.... In colour 02 and has shock cord to adjust size... https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ejvjtjj
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    What sort of winter do you predict?

    We are approaching solar maximum so likely mild and wet.
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    One mackerel lure to rule them all?

    Mini LUMINOUS shrimp or fish lures on small hooks. Every mackerel can spot them in the dark depths. Example below. £2.79 | 6Packs New Fishing Soft Rigs Luminous Artificial Shrimp Rigs Bait Jigs Lure Soft lure Artificial Lures Kit Spinnerbait https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ew052rF
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    Do metals get old and weakened through time?

    Need to see the raw edges of the break to identify cause if not corrossion. Just like a knife being abused, you can get micro fractures that allow corrosion or can cause sudden failures.
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    i got one of these, quite useful around the place but are built to a price.... but still good value...
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    Available from Ali..... £37.40 | Daicamping DL30 Multitools Diy Multi Tool Multi-tool Folding Knife Scissor Cutter EDC Survival Gear Manual Multifunctional Plier https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwBc61F
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    DIY Smurf Poo?

    I use a 10000 grit diamond paste. Smurf poo is a mix of aluminium oxides, ceramics, wax and oil and breaks down as you use it (from medium-fine grit to fine grit) but due to mixed sizes of grit, cannot be given a rating.
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    USB torch / light

    £4.74 | USB Handy Powerful LED Flashlight Portable Mini Zoomable 3 Modes Pocket Torch Lamp Lanterna Lighing For Hunting Camping Riding https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGNINb7
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    XL Secateurs

    I use both of these depending on circumstances: -...