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    Alcohol Stoves

    i make them from beer cans,,,,,,and they are just a vessel to hold flammable liquids these are not in anyway sealed or soldered, welded or fixed so how can pressure build up????? ps, please do not call me stupid, i find that offensive and insulting as i am sure it was meant to be,i have been...
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    Alcohol Stoves

    these are almost exactly the same as trangia spirit burners, no pressure involved,
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    Rations and brew

    wasnt there some thing about the north west passage expidition from the early 1800s on tv recentley? they found some of the canned food , some was contamiated with lead, but the tin platted steel cans were still safe to eat????? but it had been at -20 for 200 years, lol
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    Alcohol Stoves

    i have been making and using beer can stoves for about a year now after seeing them on a scandinavian outdoor and bushcraft site, they are ace, and have used petrol in them, blackens the pans but works, so does thinners and turps, lol stinks tho but proves you can burn just about any liquid in...
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    Golock, left handed sheath?

    mine is dated 1972 and has the cotton canvas sheaf, can be worn eather side on 44pat belt or alice belt *just looked at your pic, thats an SA 80 bayonet scabbard cover, not a golock sheaf*
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    Zen and the art of hammocking.

    they are ace, had one for years, i favour putting up an "A" frame with saplings through the sleeves, and they come with the spreader poles for £9.50 from anchor surplus at ripley, not £30. 00 then another tenner for the ally spreaders fro S.O.F , thats just a rip off they prob buy from same...
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    Hammocks Help

    british army jungle hammock, can be used with saplings to make a-frame, can be strung in trees, can be used as a stretcher and its very well made, cost £9.50 from anchor surplus in ripley
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    squirrels

    taste very nice, and very very lean,
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    Panthers

    dont shoot it with a longbow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that will just make it angry, lol
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    US Army Two piece rucksack.

    a.l.i.c.e gear rules, lol
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    Axe for under £10?

    there is a german tool manufacturer called CK they do a good sized hatchet with an un breakable fibre glass shaft for about a tenner in most tool shops
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    ray mears knife

    i think its just ebay,,,,,,,,,i have seen sheffield hand made knives on there for £100-150, and i have the same one bought from the little mesters shop in city centre for £ 20 .........go figure,
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    Anyone here watch Survivorman

    yes, and its good, lots of relevent info, in a very realistic format, at the risk of being publicly burched and burned at the stake, i have to say i dont rate ray mears, maybe its bad editing but i find ray mears very confusing, he makes it look like you can pic up stuff in 5 mins he has been...
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    Head To Them Autumn Woods Boys!

    might have a nippy night out on the snake path,
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    Goretex, as great as they say?

    total agree, i have owned about 5-6 gotex jakets(have a berghaus mera peak at the moment) and they have all let me down, i must buy the monday morning/ friday afternoon made ones, lol
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    Belgian shops?

    it depends what part of belgium, our friends live up near border near eindheoven,theres a good outdoor shop there
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    going out with nowt?

    one time in the army due to no fault of mine, my burgen got left in a AFV and i had 3 nights on salisbury plain under a mates basha, but i had no doss bag only a shemagh, lol luckily it was may time and very pleasent, but i recon you can manage with a bit of knowledge and forward planning,
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    interested in getting a hammock

    i have a british army jungle issue hammock, its great can be strung or sapling poles put through the sleeves stretcher style, and the best part was it was only £9.95, see the pic in gallery, called my camp
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    Becoming An Outdoors-Woman

    this just brought to mind an old joke,,,,,,,,,, a tree surgeon asks his apprentice,"how do you tell the front of a tree from the back of a tree"?the apprentice goes into a long and rambling explination of moss growning on the north side, wood peckers only drilling nest holes away from prevailing...
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    Becoming An Outdoors-Woman

    i only read the bottom of the page , i couldnt see the rest for the laughter tears, but i have to ask, is this for real or is someone taking the pi** ??? lol