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Posts by Nick C‭

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Q&A What are the shortest and longest crossing points of the Atlantic?

This is pretty easy to work out from online maps - I make the shortest distance 2520km from the Cape Verde Islands to Sao Jose, Brazil, or 2844km from Cap Skirring, Senegal if you want to go mainla...

posted 5y ago by Nick C‭

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Q&A How can I take duct tape with me backpacking?

If you don't want to wrap it around an existing object you're carrying, you could also make a mini-roll by wrapping tape around a small plastic tube, such as the shell of an old ballpoint pen - thi...

posted 8y ago by Nick C‭

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Q&A What are good designs for volunteer-buildable trail bridges?

We walked throughthe Samaria Gorge in Crete last month, and there were several bridges crossing the stream there simply made from halved logs - two longitudinal beams crossing the gap with transver...

posted 6y ago by Nick C‭

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Q&A What to look for in wellington boots

As one of the comments above said, buy them from a store that sells to farmers (or builders/workmen etc) - they will be the ones that are designed to last rather than to look fashionable. I've got...

posted 4y ago by Nick C‭

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Q&A How to "hide" text so that it can't be vandalized but without damaging any public property?

Use something that is already there. I competed on a similar event recently - a set of clues were given out that each led to a location, and at each location the clue gave a number (for example, "...

posted 8y ago by Nick C‭

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