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  • Toddy
    Toddy reacted to hughtrimble's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    I've found external blinds are a real temperature saver. Blinds/curtains inside can only do so much as the sunlight is getting through...
  • Toddy
    Toddy reacted to Nice65's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    So the advice here generally, is "open the windows". :laugh: Here it's been hotter out than in, but the bricks and flat roof are...
  • Toddy
    Toddy reacted to Keith_Beef's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Wow Wow.
    It's warm here, too. 33°C in the shade, and I still have the back garden to strim. But I bought some ice cream this morning.
  • MrEd
    MrEd replied to the thread Top tip to reduce pack weight.
    That’s probably the original source, I didn’t come up with it but it’s a good system
  • MrEd
    MrEd reacted to JB101's post in the thread Withdrawn Swiss Army water bottle with Like Like.
    Sorry ,it’s been sold . Regards James
  • Silverclaws2
    Silverclaws2 replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    Also don't forget the electrolytes as electrolyte depletion has a role to play in staying cool, fit and healthy. Edited to add ' to...
  • Keith_Beef
    Keith_Beef replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    When everybody was working from home I was in the attic. I fitted an Inkbird ITC-308 temperature controlled switch and put the probe...
  • Herman30
    Herman30 replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    In Finland we seldom have very high temps up to 30 C. One summer when it was extremly hot I kept my windows closed and had some 5...
  • slaine_23
    slaine_23 reacted to Broch's post in the thread Pignut with Like Like.
    Here's a crib sheet:
  • Stew
    Stew reacted to hughtrimble's post in the thread Coping with the heat. with Like Like.
    I've found external blinds are a real temperature saver. Blinds/curtains inside can only do so much as the sunlight is getting through...
  • T
    TLM replied to the thread Why a Swiss Army Knife..
    The one edible oil that is least likely to go rancid is coconut oil, it is almost totally saturated so it oxidizes very slowly.
  • H
    The HD is a scandi grind (or flat grind), sharpen 1 side using the entire bevel as a guide until you get a burr on the edge along the...
  • T
    TLM replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    Well, the one apparent way is to practice in a sauna, in this case you might want an especially bad one as 35 C is not a real sauna temp. :D
  • Pattree
    Pattree replied to the thread Why a Swiss Army Knife..
    = camellia oil. I’ve just cleaned up a Kama for a friend. The kit includes camellia oil and soft stone.
  • Jagged77
    Jagged77 replied to the thread Coping with the heat..
    We bought a couple of portable aircon units a few years ago and haven’t looked back. They are a chunk of money and not cheap to run but...