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Got me a pack of stainless steel straws. I keep one with my bamboo cutlery set I take to meetings so I don't have to use the plastic stuff. Guess that makes me turtle friendly .

Why anything mechanical and not just a drinking straw? My choice when I am drilling holes in brick wall or in concrete. Do you get static build up on epoxied pieces? When I'm sewing synthetic fabrics static causes every dog hair for miles around to home in on my work. Dry air makes things much...

So just realised, the Marrison hand is not a 3:1 it is only a 2: 1 with a direction change. Eric's hang is a 3: 1 but it sure ain't the best way to rig for a 3:1 z drag in boat rescue. The third pulley is there for a direction change and unfortunately it also multiplies the load on the branch...

Human noses are just not up to the task. I've seen plenty of demonstrations that animals can smell through almost any packaging. Ziplocs are plain polyethene. Modern long life bags (such as Opsacks are a sandwich of multiple plastics but when tested sniffer dogs have been able to detect drugs in...

Broke a Grey Owl freestyle one time and the wife broke her Sugar Island. When I was repairing that one I was disappointed to find that the contrasting wood stripes were simply dyed. I've had an old expedition plus for for many years with only minor edge repairs required Foxworx paddles are...

To answer Mike's question. Some quilt manufactures are moving towards using vertical down tubes instead of horizontal with the claim that these will conform to body shape better though I am doubtful about this. Sleeping bag manufacturers have been using this style in winter bags for years but...

Nice high hang but too close to the trunk and a branch that thick would easily allow an educated bear to climb out to chew through the rope. Plus taking both ropes down to the same tree makes it easier for a savvy bear to bring the whole thing down. I have occasionally used a high rope between...

Do folk not use a bag to store their pots in their pack? They are easy to make if your post don't come with one. If I'm using a nesting set each pot has its own separate bag, keeps things clean and stops things rattling

Because the blade is in tension on the cut you can get a longer blade and consequently a longer stroke on a pull saw without having to reinforce the blade or use a frame. LeeVally sell a Katana Boy copy that is about 3ft long. It processes wood like nothing I have seen. Maybe overkill for what...

Alcohol; you can have hot or you can have frugal but you can't have both! get a cone system if you are a one pan guy. watch out for fuel consumption rates listed using ethanol. It burns hotter so less is needed I generally budget 1 oz of methyl hydrate (methanol) per two cups of water under...

Sorry, the wink emoji didn't appear I've found the Silky blades to be thinner than other brands, requiring less effort to cut if you are working with them all day . It also makes them noticeably less robust so I don't share mine with others in my group. ​​​​​​Note that this type of saw is a...

I bet you buy axes with plastic handles as well

Been using quilts for a dozen years both single and double though until today our double has been a semi-rec bag opened up. This works fine during summer but on colder nights I was getting complaints that drafts were creeping in along the side. The bonus was that sharing a quilt had made a huge...

Our dog is part husky. She carries a food pack on hikes but on canoe trips she wears a pfd. Puts it on in the morning and takes it off in camp. That way she knows that travelling is over for the day.. She also wears a bear bell to help us locate her and also to let folk know she is coming down...

I think the idea of a bivouac dates back to the Napoleonic wars; soldiers would carry a bed roll and make a very simple camp to enable them to travel much faster across the land. I used to backpack with an ex-army buddy who could shut himself away in a bivi for 10 hours at a time. I've mostly...

We switched to dehydrated food for trips. We're using one by Spot Farms. A 3.5lb box makes 14lb of food. Just add warm water and wait three minutes.

Perhaps if Temagami were spelt correctly I would find this more credible.

In the eye of the beholder I guess but for someone like me who works (a lot of the time) on GIS maps this one is right up there https://www.ventusky.com/ Still not convinced? an down to the Florida panhandle and watch those wind lines get sucked right in to Hurricane Michael. Goes right...

Unless the boat is "moving" relative to the current a stationery stroke will do nothing. This means that the paddle has to be in the back flow of the eddy. Not a problem if you are trying to get into an onside (bow) eddy but on the off side the canoe really has to be a long way in before a bow...

And not to forget that the costs are not only placed upon the goods. The costs of the tools, packaging and other business related goods could potentially rise and, while I would try to buy local, as a small manufacturer of outdoor gear I am sometimes just grateful that I can find an item at all...