Ugh! Camping Gaz!! My longstanding memory is of packing one in my motorcycle pannier along with some food. Arriving at camp, the pannier was...
Trevor is correct. Any firewood that can be collected from roadside or public place has to be fallen wood (even then, some frown upon it!). Unless...
Depends on where you take the wood from. If it's from someone's private land without permission, it's classified as poaching. If it's from the...
Couldn't agree more Jeff. The smell of Stockholm tar, peat smoke, and a slight whiff of paraffin when stepping into Gran's house - perfect! I...
Wonderful story, and I remember travelling in a Bedford OB when run by the Rover Company in and around Chesham, Bucks. in the early sixties. Much...
Deafened by the silence? Valuations are not given, as anything at auction can go either way. Best advice is to look at Ebays completed listings.
Heat rising against an impellor connected to a rotating blind to shield the light from the lens - and voila! Flashing paraffin lamp.:D/
Base-camp: Wick lamp, Valor, Aladdin heater & Lantern index Unless you prefer mainland Europe that is.
Yellow seemed to replace the red in most roadworks situations, which themselves got replaced with the battery powered yellow lights. Yellow has...
Yes, the yellow ones are more common, but the red ones are nicer.
We are in the period of 'The Phoney war', where no-one knows for certain what is coming next; no-one is preparing; and everyone is asking "what's...
No electric headlight fitted, so my Tilley purchased some time in the early seventies is fired up by my very competent wife for a trip through...
Aah! That's why I couldn't get either website up these last few days!! Thought I had a problem this end. Well done - looks great!
That little pencil torch arrived. Fed it some gas and fired up. My, the variable flame control is sensitive!! Move it the tiniest amount and you...
I had a small 'Turbo' butane lighter a while back. Fine for lighting lamps and such, but when a soldering job came along the long time 'on' melted...
Just ordered this little devil - we'll see how it performs! Can't be beat on price I don't think!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361761797080
Not to be run on meths! However, I doubt any harm will have been done.
A year or two ago a chap from Germany asked for help in retrieving a couple of lamps which he had purchased from a seller in the UK, but was being...
It all turns on how much you are willing to pay. And that may depend on the depth of your pocket, and height of your desire! Like valuations,...
Shropshire hills forecast was for snow showers. We had a light dust falling early yesterday which turned to sleet. Just damp cold and grey. Temps...
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