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Yeah, I could imagine 😂. Nothing like that to worry about over here!

We are not allowed to carry a knife in the uk currently unless it's a Kinder egg surprise style knife. So yes, If having to have a licence allows me to carry something proper, then 100% I'd be up for that. Who wouldn't???

Read the government website regarding knife laws. The police man that stopped you told you a little porky pie. Read below taken from a police website. "I carry a small folding knife, am I breaking the law? No. You can carry a knife in public if it has a folding blade that is 3 inches (7.62cm) or less in length. However if any knife is used to threaten or intimidate it is considered an offensive weapon. Please note, lock knives are not classed as folding knives and are illegal to carry in public" Link below for the website. www.leics.police.uk/police-forces/leicestershire-police/areas/leicestershire-force-content/c/campaigns/2019/knife-crime/i-carry-a-knife-what-do-i-need-to-know/#:~:text=You%20can%20carry%20a%20knife,illegal%20to%20carry%20in%20public.

Wow! I hope you never lose a loved one to a knife crime. When I make these videos, I have to be sensitive to those that have. The laws might not necessarily be ideal, but they have been put there for a reason. Currently, we are not allowed to carry proper knives without a very good reason. The police determine if that reason is good enough. This is where it falls down... It's open to debate on what is a good enough reason. So if having a licence means I can carry more than a pathetic folding non-locking under 3 inches, sorry excuse of a knife, then I'm all for applying for a licence. Especially if it takes it out of the hands of the police to decide your fate. 4 years in prison for possession isn't really worth the risk in my eyes. 😲

​@@UK_Outdoors. "The laws might not necessarily be ideal, but they have been put there for a reason" No mate, absolutely no. And even IF you introducing licensing, people will be going to jail for forgetting to renew their license, having it revoked in absentia, or carrying the "wrong type" of knife. Look at firearms licensing in the UK. They have ... 1. NOT reduced gun deaths or mass shootings 2. Resulted in vastly MORE convictions amongst people TRYING to own guns legally. When you "license" something like a knife or gun, you do not reduce criminal acts with those items, you increase the amount of people being convicted of breaking the NEW RULES associated with those items. That is a fundamental difference. I am a knife smith. I have to constantly monitor sentencing guidelines and the UK GOV website for the constant changes and proscriptions. I have literally thrown thousands of pounds worth of kit in the bin because of the constant subtle changes to UK law that do absolutely NOTHING to stop little scrotes from stabbing other little scrotes. All the laws are for show, or to appease the Police, and have ZERO effect on violent crime. I will stress that point again .... UK knife law is about continually giving the police more powers to arrest people they think are "going to commit a crime" without due process. Its also about politicians being able to be seen to do something, that costs nothing, and makes good headlines. It also has NO affect on murder or assault rates because one of the oldest truisms in social policy is "banning specific items does not reduce violent crime" This is doubly true since in the UK, most knife attacks are conducted with improvised weapons such as Pound Shop kitchens knives. Before you take my word for it, please do a bit of research, whilst considering these facts: The UK has very literally, the strictest knife laws and offensive weapons laws on the planet by FAR. They are so subjective, convoluted and labyrinthine, that even solicitors get them wrong. As our knife laws have become stricter, stabbings have gone UP not down. The London murder rate overtook New York City, despite guns being banned here, and the UK having the strictest knife laws on the planet. Most of the stabbings are conducted by young BAME men Most of the fifty thousand people convicted of knife possession crimes every year are older, white men. Sentencing guidelines are skewed to support the PRECISE demographic that is doing the stabbing. Recently a young BAME man was convicted of stabbing another random person in the head, and he got a non-custodial sentence because of his race and social circumstances. Meanwhile people with no prior violent convictions who are not of protected status risk prison time for first or second time POSSESSION. Sorry brother but more "laws" and more "licensing" is not going to solve a damn thing, and if you trust the notion of more legislation to "do the right thing" then you are high on Ballistol or paraffin. And if you want some examples of why more laws will not make your life safer ..... here it is ..... 1. The current sentence for buying or possessing precursors for manufacturing explosives in the UK: up to 2 years in prison. 2. The current sentence for owning a single chicken and not registering it with the Home Office: up to FIVE years in prison. You are advocating for the further diminishment of our knife rights, in a country which already has the strictest knife laws on planet earth. I dont want to give the police the right to background check me, read my private social media posts, check my bank account and have warrantless access to home, just because I want to take a knife to a bushcraft camp. Surely you must appreciate the insanity of that proposal? Because that is precisely what happened to firearms licenses. To apply and keep you license..... you have to hand over ALL your personal privacy rights, including your medical records. Not sure its fair to ask that for someone because they want to baton a bit of wood.

Yeah, I'm sure I'll get used to it. Pocket on the mesh would be a great addition. 👍

Depends on if its folding, non locking and less than 3 inch or not

Yeah, I use it when woodland camping and also use it when hammock camping in groups, to put all our gear in under the hammock.

Yeah? I went up Ben Nevis 20 years ago with a massive rucksack full of gear and a tent. The plan was to camp at the top only to find it was full of rocks at the top. The survival tin shelter smelt of Pee, so we went back down and camped at the bottom. Where abouts did you camp for the night?

Inside the metal box hahaha How waterproof is the bivvi bag I wanted to camp at the top but to many rocks so used the bovie I think its called

😳 this is just stupid!

@UK_Outdoors. I know ,I was originally arrested for suspected breach of a civil court order which I got ,no further action on ,and the knife on my key ring I ended up going through the courts with , went from simple caution to possibly getting a suspended 6 mth sentence and told if found guilty they would of also wanted me to pay the court costs which would of amounted to close to £3500 I was given option of accepting the caution right to the end and nearly did to be honest at one point just get it over and done with but knew I was not guilty and took it the whole way wasn't a pleasant experience and was vilified by the system was shocked at how pressured I was to go guilty just been one of my life experiences and leave here for anyone to maybe think twice ,I got the no furthered action on the suspected breach before I refused the cation for the knife and it was solely just for the knife why I went to court just on its own

Pretty sure u will be OK with them in a picnic pack. But if you were to carry one in your back pocket in the town centre, then you might have to answer some questions if the old bill were to catch you. "Who are you planning on spreading with this Sir"?? 😄😄😄

@@UK_Outdoors. The reason I carry a couple of knives and forks in my car is because I often go for fish and chips and sit in the car and eat them by the sea. Yes you can eat fish and chips with your fingers but why should we eat like a peasant. The days of eating out of newspaper have long since passed and so should the days are eating with your dirty fingers. I'm not that well these days so I no longer eat oysters ... but I used to. I'd often go to the fish monger in the market and ask him to open a couple of oysters for me so that I could eat them there and then on the spot. The request was nearly always declined on the basis that they didn't have an oyster knife. So one day I thought fuck you. I've been wearing stuff ahead of you. So I brought my own oyster knife from my kitchen with me. It is an extremely inoffensive tool. Absolutely no good for slicing and not much good for stabbing either. It was one of the very rounded types of oyster knife. The fish when I got poisoned out to me that I was risking it a bit that I carrying this knife with me. To be honest I hadn't thought about it. Anyway, The fish around I did open a couple of oysters for me. He struggled a bit ... but he didn't use my oyster knife at all: he used a screwdriver. 🙄

I have to say, I do love the size to warmth ratio of the snugpak SF1 bag. So in the forces, can you use your own kit instead of issued kit?

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No mate, never in the forces, just a fan of the forces.

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100%. That's typical of life in Britain. The law protects the criminals.

Ah yes course, I'm a metric guy myself. 304 grams is the actual weight on my scales fully packaged. And I even took a picture of the oz (it was 10.7oz) but I kept referring to the text on the stuff sack 🙈. Well spotted!

@@UK_Outdoors. I ordered one via Amazon last year. When it arrived it was a different size to advertised. I complained and OneWind Customer Services responded and sent me a freebie for my troubles and the fact that the advert was wrong. When they sent me the freebie, the sizes they told me were wrong and then they tried telling me I was measuring it wrong! I measured it like all other ponchos are that I own and knew I was measuring it right. At least I got a freebie. What I would say if anyone reads this who is ordering via Amazon, please note that the sizes specified may not be correct. I also note that another advert they currently have for another product is incorrect. Be warned! ATB

Good advice! Great bit of kit for the price though and great concept

Thanks for watching and your kind comment. Restaurant reviews aren't really inkeeping with the channel. Although if you do a restaurant review, be sure to tag me in the comments. I would love to show a fellow youtuber some support. 👍. Stay safe!

🤣🤣🤣, lol. Will need a bit of practice getting it to sit right on me, but I'm Sure nobody will care what it looks like in a survival situation.

What is your best one?

Pretty sure you would be OK carrying cutting tools as a tree feller.

​@@UK_Outdoors.The knife I use is one of the big Swiss army ones. You can open it with one hand. It also has a very handy saw.

Thanks for your kind comments. Yes, it is a great piece of kit. It's definitely worth adding to your emergency gear

Thanks for the info, if I ever get a 2nd one, I'll be sure to go for the XL version 👌

I'm glad you've found something that sooths you 😉

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Im thinking of buying this one because of compatibility with their underblanket and giving me 1 foot more space. Is it worth it just for the one foot? 30 cm seems so little to make a big difference but I guess the comfort is not linear

It was a seller from Poland on eBay, just had a look, and it's gone. Only German listings now and they are more expensive. 😔

Sounds about right