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steatite bowl
oil lamp
Hnefatafl board game
Dice
Thor hammer pendant
Stone fragment bearing runes (repro, obviously)
Drinking horn
Not strictly handling, but a popular activity: use medieval Futhark runes to transliterate names into "Viking writing". I suggest the medieval version...
Small ale used to be made by refermenting the mash from the strong, tasty first brew. This was done in the interests of economy and not having field hands legless during the working day. I even heard of the mash being fermented a third time to make a safe drink for the kids. A more modern...
Back in the 1960s we had these to rely on for MR night operations. Over time the inspired 'jack plug' made of tin and mica would either fall apart or just drop off the wire. The head torch wired to a 4.5v bell battery weighed a lot but would give a good light pretty much all night. Now you're...
That's one beautiful blue flame; the 96 was once advertised as a pocket stove. It'd have to be a poacher's pocket! I'm lusting after a 96 sized Manaslu. The tank is the same size as a 96's but the burner is patterned after a '00, beautiful thing but the Japanese manufacturers can't keep up with...
Very nice, JohnC, very nice. Looks like a Primus 210 and judging by the lack of erosion on the tips of the pot stands it ain't seen all that much use but a lovely patina. I'm hoping mine will go that way in a year or two, now I've removed all the crud! That thing is a piece of living history...
I understand where you're coming from, polishing wise. I don't think it a great idea to let them get too crusty because a bit of a shine helps reflect the heat and saves the tank getting *too* hot. Speaking of being stormbound in a tent, you've never lived until you've been forced to light an...
OK, not much of a pic but then I'd forgotten how frustrating it is to snap shiny things!:) I put a Tatonka alky burner next to it for scale. I have a non collapsible silent burner Primus model 5 as well. -As used by my grandmother on her remote hill farm during summer, in absence of mains...
I recently scored a venerable Optimus 00 paraffin stove for £18 on ebay, spent £5 on a washer kit and an enjoyable couple of hours fettling it and polishing the brass tank up to its as-new 1960s glory. That thing is beautiful, eye-catching, tactile and somehow reassuring.
I put paraffin in...
I was just browsing when I came across this (oldish) thread. I only recently became aware of the Pathfinder alcohol stove and having watched a Youtube video, it struck me that the 120ml Tatonka alky stove was sized between the Trangia burner and the Pathfinder. The Pathfinder runs at around £30...
I've seen Rothco Flexipack shoulderbags advertised in a few places. Always at 12"x6"x4", perfect for a Crusader set and a bit of day trip kit. But they measure 9.25"x6"x4". At least the one I got from a well known supplier measured 9.25"x6"x4", which wasn't perfect for that job. Nice little...
Hi folks, My pair of nesting mess tins came yesterday. I'd been looking for these for a while with no luck so was pleased when I saw this web page:-
http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/stainless-steel-mess-tins-genuine-363012.html
The ones I got came quickly and were exactly as described...
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