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  1. philipb

    Hot Tents?

    one fortress do sell a number of mesh inner tents that will fit inside a number of tents. I dont know if this would help with condensation. although unlike the tipi style tents if you put an inner in the homestead I dont think you have room for a stove, My previous tent was a Oztent RV1 and...
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    Hot Tents?

    I just ordered a new tent. It is a OneTigris Solo Homestead TC Canvas ans it has a stove jack built in. My only experience of a heated tent was using a small gas heater and we ended up with a lot of condensation. would you get the same with a wood stove?
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    water proof jacket and trouser. what to get

    Gor-tex is a name brand and I recently found out that several times the product has been changed over the years since it came out. Mostly to reduce production costs. it is at the point now where there is little difference between gor-tex and other similar products. The original gor-tex was...
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    water proof jacket and trouser. what to get

    How much do I need to spend to get something decent
  5. philipb

    water proof jacket and trouser. what to get

    I need a good set of waterproofs. I want to avoid camo otherwise I would get an army surplus set. is gortex still the one to go for? any recommendations will be very welcome
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    Outhaus

    All their stuff is quality and made in the UK will half decent pricing compared to others
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    Outhaus

    Many items on the outlays website seem to be unavailable. I recently bought a canvas tarp from them but their product line seems to be reducing. Does anyone have any info about this company. Is it just a stock issue or are they changing their product line.
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    water bottles and water

    a dangerious game that. water bottles should only be for water
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    water bottles and water

    i guess it is mostly marketing trying to get you to pay big bucks for a simple bottle
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    water bottles and water

    ive seen a few things warning of leching of chemicals in water from the water bottles. BPA beig the most prevalent one mentioned. it is really an issue if the water is only in the bottle for short periods (ie 48 hours)
  11. philipb

    water bottles and water

    Like what?
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    water bottles and water

    what type of water bottles do you normally carry and why did you choose that particular type. And how much water do you carry
  13. philipb

    guy line tensioners

    i just bought some loop aliens to try they seem very adaptable but a bit fiddly to use at first but gets much easyer with practice
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    Tarp tie out points

    I just got a new tarp and it is the first one I have had that does not have brass eyelets. It only has sewn in webbing tie out points. will a single loop of paracord start to cut through this over time or are they plenty strong enough. how to you attach paracord to a loop like this?
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    guy line tensioners

    cheers I will give them a try. I have a couple of budget tents that just have a small piece of bent metal or plastic as tensioners. they seem to work but I never really liked them or trusted them
  16. philipb

    guy line tensioners

    there are many different styles availble but what is your favourite. (Knots dont count for this thread)
  17. philipb

    Bushcraft tools that could be classed as weapons?

    police do have powers to deal with incidents that fall short of a full prosecution and involvement of the CPS. They may confiscate items or issue a police caution. But I get your point
  18. philipb

    Bushcraft tools that could be classed as weapons?

    Up until now I have avoided travelling with axes or larger knifes preferring to processes fire wood at home and packing the wood rather than the tools. But for longer trips I would need to carry the tools
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    Bushcraft tools that could be classed as weapons?

    Yes You would hope so. I guess I am worrying too much. But I do have a job that requires ongoing criminal records checks so it is important to me that I stay the right side of the law and I don’t get caught out for something silly
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    Bushcraft tools that could be classed as weapons?

    I am very sorry but it is irrelevant what you did as a kid because carrying a knife was not a criminal offence back then. And to all the ninja's who can take out a whole army with a paper clip that is also irrelevant. Just because you can kill someone with a rock, some medieval tool or any...