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    Dyeing DPM uniform

    would soaking them in potassium permanganate work? they would be purple though!!
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    Bear Grylls

    bear annoys me, you can pick up parasites by biting into raw fish and he shows that you can beat his very expensive knife with a rock and its ok....i wouldnt batton with a rock even on a cheap knife anyway...here is a story about a WALT "WE'RE going through!" The Bear's voice was like...
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    Man vs. Wild with that crazy Englishman

    i saw him battoning the back of his knife with a large rock....wrong...so very w:yikes: rong
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    para cord

    thanx folks:)
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    para cord

    hey does anyone know where i can buy a large roll of para cord, im always getting through the stuff and thought a large roll would work out cheaper. thanx
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    Karrimor Sabre 45 + side pockets

    the awe outdooors one is 70£ including vat plus shipping of £6.50 i emailed them twice and had no reply(even though they say they read all email etc) i ended up buying one from aktiv8 for 63£ including postage and it arrived the next day
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    Ignorant Public regarding Knives

    a tool always remains a tool untill it is used for something other than what it is intended for (does it magically change when you put it down...and if so...can you give me the adress of the smith...because that sounds like some nice steel) i would also be suspicious of the chap with the glass...
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    careers in bushcraft

    he wants to make camp for getting adolescents pregnant? :eek:
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    Bivvying with Dogs

    love the german shepherd he looks like king of the forest
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    cheap billy cans at lidel

    cool....i was soo worried that loads of folks would have bought them and it was a dud......i figure if you use as is it would expand the air in the cavity which could be dodgy i have the idea to grind a small semi circle in the bottom and pop lots of copper coins in to transmit the heat(and...
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    cheap billy cans at lidel

    ok....my bad....just picked one up...theyre twin walled as insulation for ice....looks darned like a billy can though anyone know how to modify a twin walled ice bucket into a billy can?
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    cheap billy cans at lidel

    hey folks...i just saw the latest lidel leaflet thingy and they have on offer an 'ice bucket' on thurs 28th of december its only £4.99 and looks exactly like a zebra billy can its even made out of 18/10 stainless and has a lid just thought id pass this on in case anyone wants a cheap one
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    Fire Piston lighting wood shavings

    i had an idea for a fire piston.....hard to describe........on the end of the plunger where you get the coal i think the tube should be split so that you can get a large coal.......you can get a bigger coal this way i think and it can be removed easier
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    Fire Piston Gasket

    of course......sorry was just saying.....sinew is what you would have to use in the wilderness....or the cotton of the dead man in the pack
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    Fire Piston Gasket

    what about a rubber 0 ring? or sinew as is traditionally used?
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    The Big Grey Man of Ben McDhui

    "there is something very queer about the top of Ben MacDhui " he came upon me with a "crunch crunch crunch" i got scared but he said it was ok hes had boys like me before then he continued "crunch crunch crunch" (ben macdhui by ivor cutler)
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    knife amnesty

    i bought some screwdrivers recently and the young lady behing the counter said "you are over 16 arnt you" apparently you have to be over 16 to buy a screwdriver personally....i think things are getting a bit over the top i bought screw drivers when i was under 16 i bought various...
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    knife amnesty

    sorry...was having a grumble......didnt mean to sound like i was being anti police....good decent honest upstanding types that some of them are 3201 people died on UK roads in 2005 car amnesty anyone?
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    knife amnesty

    thanx guys.....you confirm everything that i thought....nanny state et cetera.....give us anything sharp you have......if you want anything cutting just ask and well havit done for you within two weeks anyways....a copper should know that blunt objects caus a load of harm....and that dont...
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    knife amnesty

    i was wondering what ppl thought about the knife amnesty, personally i think its a bit of a waste as the hardened criminal who carries a blade is not gonna say "oh gosh a knife amnesty.....i must hand in my blade"....it more likely that normal types will be nagged by those close to them to hand...