Posts by Willeke
The easiest is to just tie a knot in it and use it as is but treading it in the shoe so the knot is not going to interfere with the job. The easiest knot to use is an overhand knot, (also known by...
If you can live with steps in the adjustments you can make a loop like the bracelet but with a series of balls or loops. Or you can put a moving knot to tighten the loop. This will not have steps ...
I have been using a ski jacket for mild winter weather use this last winter. Our temperatures are not much lower than yours. I was comfy when not very active, during cycling (in which most of the ...
If your dog sleeps in a bench, you can sew mosquito netting around the outside of the bench and on its door, with an extra strip to cover the opening. For dogs who get more space to sleep you may ...
I checked the Ashley Book of Knots, and as #1044 I find your knot. A very compact loop tied with a bight, for use in the end only. It does not have a name in that book but may have been nam...
BBC program The Twinstitute did a test on food to repel mosquitoes, alongside a test to repel mosquitoes by using a mobile phone app. The result of the test was that neither method did much if any...
If you go with boots designed in the 1970's and 80's you get the comfort as was available in the 70's and 80's and if that is acceptable for you, why not. Many people still hike on shoes which wer...
As with many brands you pay a premium for the name. Part of that is because the brand has a good reputation and will make sure that all they sell are up to brand standards, part is that they guara...
As the English say, the New Forest is not new and it is not a forest. That is how it has been for centuries and that is how the locals and powers in the area want it to stay. And that is the whole...
My brother learned it in sea scouts and used it then to bring in the small boat alone, while the others took care of the sail and tidying up. Later in life he used it in a boat which was too wide ...
I own a waterproof smartphone and it works as an E-book reader. I think there are also waterproof tablets, which will give you a bigger screen. I do not know whether there are waterproof dedicated ...
Unfold the map when you are home and then re-fold so the part you need is on the outside. If you need to access both sides while out on the one trip, you may find a way to fold so that both parts ...
My reason to not buy bottled water is that it often takes several times as much water to make the bottle as the water it contains. But when you buy a bottle of water, for whatever reason, you sh...
I have spend plenty an afternoon, sitting along the local shipping canal or one of the fishing ponds in the area, when I was a child. If I was lucky there was a three part cane fishing pole and if ...
In short: Not completely reliable but good enough for emergencies. It may give you north-east or north-west, but it will not give you south instead of north if you do it right. A compass used by an...
I have seen on TV ducklings being 'raised' by cats, Cuckoos being raised by small singing birds and people in zoos using birds of some breeds to brood eggs of other species. So if a swans egg happ...
There are many different folding bikes out there, do an images search if you are not convinced yet. What you look for, besides availability and price, is size and fit, good fitting folding clasps ...
My first reaction is Hempex, which looks like and feels like traditional hemp rope, but is made of polypropylene. Or of course the same kind of rope from other manufacturers. It is widely availabl...
Bring one change of dry clothes to change into when you are in your overnight cabin, all the way from top to toes and from the skin out, and make sure you have enough layers to be warm when there i...
Any sturdy box big enough to hold them would work, also when the box is a lot bigger. You can fill the empty space with something soft, like a piece of clothing you happen to have handy. The small...
What to sleep in? Any building will be inviting vandals, so I would just level out a part of the plot with easy access for your car or a camper van. Instead of having a building you can bring a ten...
My brother used to work as decorator, (which included placing new glass in windows) and his Swiss knife saw blade has helped him several times while working on scaffolding. No need to go down and g...
From a male friend I heard that a wrongly designed or wrongly adjusted harness did hurt his private parts when it came under stress the first time. In this case not permanent because he was wise en...
When I bought my first pair of walking boots, I was told to buy a jar of vaseline and use that on the hooks of the boots. You can apply it very precisely and it is very likely not to run off and s...
While bunching up (see the answer by @Charlie Brumbaugh) works most times, it might be useful to have a method at hand that is less bulky for storing purposes. You can make a Chain Sinnet, which i...
