Recent content by MikeF_fromAUS

Our overnight minimum tonight is forecast as PLUS 24 C. I may go sleep in the garden, but I'm not going anywhere near a sleeping bag.

Me too. Western Australia. ;)

Not to be confused with a muted point, or a muted tie. And if it's a tie, then I guess there's no conclusion, either. :togo:

Yep. I replaced my Petzl with an H501. Love it. The plastic case on the Petzl fatigued to the point of failure after not very much hard use, but to be fair, it was 6 years old. The H501 appears to be bullet-proof. So far. And I like the array of spares and clips that it comes with...

Hi Glenn, Yes, familiar "faces", eh. Which reminds me, I did have a Barkie Limited Edition "River's Edge" ... did I buy it from you? Anyhoo - the scales were a rough fit. I bought it with the intention of it being a user, but it just sat around the safe. I eventually sold it on to...

Convex blades are deceptively sharp, and tend to stay that way. I carry an Aurora with a firesteel for making stuff, and a Bird & Trout for food prep. All are convex, and all only need a light strop after use to keep them shaving sharp. The B&T is the same as the Kitchen Utility, but comes...

Thanks everyone! Well, BOD, my other passion ... Nelly the Deli goes everywhere I want it to, and what's more, it gets me back again. I used to have a Land Rover Discovery II, V8 petrol. Bought it the day that petrol started going up in price here. Loved it on the highway and offroad...

G'day from WA* ... I've been lurking here for a bit, picking up bits of info. Weekdays I'm sitting on my backside, looking after databases in my "gubmint" job. Weekends and most other times, it's beach fishing and about to look into freshwater fishing so I can combine my other hobby of...