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Sneaking stuff indoors.

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  • 11-04-2016 5:21pm
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    my3cents
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    To save my wife thinking I'm totally mad I don't tell her everything I buy thats survival related. Today I bought a Le Creuset Cast Iron Fondue Set on the bases that our son can use it for art work (encaustic work with hot wax).

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    BNIB €4, sounds a daft survival item but the cast iron pot has lovely handles on each side that would if needed make a very nice crucible and the stainless steel meths burner is a thing of beauty :D At the very least its a handy safe system for heating food - provided its not been used to heat lead to make shot or fishing weights first.


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    my3cents
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    What is going to take some explaining is the 3.2/5 tonne tirfor type wire winch I bought while I was in the UK recently :)

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    More about winching stuff later if anyone is interested.


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    CJhaughey
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    Get a shed that you can do that work in.


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    aaakev
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    My missus gave up asking, it was usually hunting stuff or guns. Brought hime a new gun that had a camo finish and she saw it and asked me did i paint my gun? Ehhh.... yes i did love :) haha


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    Esel
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    @OP:

    BNIB €4 ?

    Get me 2 no. Same please! :)

    Not your ornery onager



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    my3cents
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    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Get a shed that you can do that work in.

    The problem with sheds is that they fill up with stuff, like the garage, the barn, the 30ft static caravan and the 2 massive sheds we have already.


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    my3cents
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    Esel wrote: »
    @OP:

    BNIB €4 ?

    Get me 2 no. Same please! :)

    I felt a bit mean paying that little but I've bought total junk before and paid too much so it all evens out.

    I only spotted it due to some weird lateral thinking. I saw a fondue fork sticking out of a box on the floor and thought ah fondue sets, they sometimes have a spirit burner. But as soon as I looked closer all became obvious. However it was the stainless steel spirit burner with neat flame adjustment that really had me sold on it.

    Would be a rare enough find. From looking it up online its an old model that could date back to the 70's. I said that to my wife, she said thats not old and I replied how old were you 40 years ago :o She then agreed it was probably quite old :)

    tbh I'd reckon to make about 20 charity shop visits before I find one good item. I've been looking for nearly 3 years for an odd Le Creuset pot lid as one of ours has a broken knob and I'm not paying €20 plus p&p for a genuine replacement.


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