You must be unaware of what happened to woolrich a few years ago.

Old Woolrich is good. New Woolrich is fast fashion garbage.

White's, Nicks, or Russell Moccasins are my go-to.

You're better off going to a thrift store and browsing through their selection. Older wool coats are (on the whole) substantially better than anything being produced nowadays.

My general rule of thumb: US-made wool is pretty good. You'll be hard pressed finding anything better that one made in the UK.

New production wool (on the whole) is substantially lighter than wool from 50+ years ago. 32-36oz was standard then. Now, 24oz is considered "heavy" and most will be around 12-18oz. Most tend to be more open-weave and will let more wind through.

Boomer

I know they are made:

Found the above at the link below and has many colors to choose.

https://www.finelinens.com/c-ginerva-satin-stitch-by-legacy-home.html

Just didn’t want to spend 1k on a set of sheets without exploring options that folks here might have had to offer.

There’s no license requirement for CB. Ham, yes.

To get something that specific and uncommon, you will need to make them yourself. Which gives you full control over the quality and durability of the fabric your purchase.

Take them to a cobbler, say, "Make dis good". Return in 7 days and get good shoes for 10-20 bucks. It will likely be cheaper and easier in the long run.

It is probably merino wool, pretty much the most common out there nowadays. Simply because it's widely available and comfortable for the average consumer.

I highly (I mean highly) do not recommend you going down the rabbit hole of sheep wool and that from other animals. You'll go crazy trying to understand the characteristics of different breeds/specials and construction methods.

That said, you'd be better off looking at companies based off of their reputation. In general, merino wool is commonly used in anything from a $30 hoodie to several hundred (even thousand) dollars. Merino itself tends not to be very durable and pills extremely easy. Some companies have been able to figure out the magical formula for it, most haven't.

There's a licence? I thought you could just buy one and off you go.

Do I turn the gas and water off then drain ? Or do I just hook up a hose and drain sediment like I have been?

It’s a very common theme for hikers across all skill levels.

I watch a lot of solo wilderness YouTube stuff and the amount of times I’ve seen people unprepared for a single mechanical error in a crucial piece of tech is absurd.

I never understood it tbh, I guess there’s a scenario in which you could have mechanical failure from your house to the bush, but the chances of that are astronomically low. You’re preparing for likely weeks for this trip already, spend the extra hour to make sure everything works WELL, is full of fluid, etc.

Edit: all skill levels may be too general, I’d argue that regular checks before heading into the bush are a requirement to get to the highest level.

I like mission workshop bags. I have three of them and they are still going strong after ten years of regular use.

I also like Filson for day and weekend bags and Tom Bihn for specialized bags.

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I hadn’t thought of that! I’ll look into seeing what I can do

Beltman- Granted, they're more for carrying firearms but you'll get a very stiff belt that'll hold up. I've had mine for 6+ years now, no signs of wear.

Some craftsman wrenches/mini wrenches. It’s a small set! My boyfriend said the small ones in a big set aren’t sold anymore; you usually have to get them individually now I think. I don’t know much though

Shinola is not made in the US. They're assembled in the US. Phenomenal design aesthetic, mediocre watches.

The movements they use are not expensive or hard to obtain. Unless they've done something recently, any competent watch repair shop should be able to service them.

Rogue is BIFL quality without paying the premium of an Eleiko setup.

My Rogue rack is like 15 years old and has been stored under an awning or in a shed for most of those years with nothing more than some minor rust.

Get a new mattress in high school, get some cheapo jersey-knits from Bed Bath, and Beyond. Use them through high school. Use them through college. Use them through grad school. Use them through 6 more years after that.

That’s funny because the only guys I know that use ham are boomer tactical prepper sad hams.

I stack two 1.5 bushel baskets (plastic) atop one other. That way if I have one load I grab the top one. If I’ve been slacking on laundry, it turns into two loads.

There's no way that thing has a 10 mile range.

With a good external antenna it might on a good day hit 5 miles.

With the supplied antenna more like 2 miles.

Antenna quality and proper tuning of the antenna is everything when it comes to range.

As far as wattage goes that's 4 ways pep. Cb radios are AM, amplitude modulation. When you speak into the mic and observe power out put it will vary as you speak. Initially it will swing to 4 watts. But then the modulation limiter will kick in and you will see around 2 maybe 3 watts.

You can remove the modulation limiter. Usually by clipping a diode or removing a transistor. At that point depending on the final output power rating of the final transistor you might see 6 to 8 watts.

A Cobra 149 or Uniden President grant radio could hit 29 to 25 watts once modified.

And a full wavelength in the 11 meter band is 32.125 feet not 40.

As for antennas, you can get a half wave antenna that's only 3 foot long, that's accomplished by winding 16 feet of wire around a fiberglass rod.

I was wondering about hooking my old CB up, but wasn't sure if anyone still used it. Good to know!

I have a cobra that has all the displays. I think now that you mentioned that I probably have a problem with my antenna. My Cobra is from the early 1980s so I don't think it's blown at all it was working fine the last time I used it