I'm in the British Army and I know how valued some of the items I've carried on Ex and Ops have been. I always like to see someone's tried and tested kit and I really enjoyed your selection and insights. Thank you for another great vid.

Great work all your vids priceless hard won information

High quality information, again.

another great video, extreme value

Great video James, thank you for sharing..

Nice one thanks.

Cheers.

I have been using Penn reels all my life. Good Quality.

Great insight to essential kit.. Rather disappointed the torpedo tubes didn’t get a mention. Good drills OC 👍

Good video on all that useful stuff! Thanks!

Once again great stuff - love the multi fuel burner

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Love your video James. Itching for my own 51

Hi James check out Stamoid material for bimini. It lasts for ten years at least, incredibly strong and totally waterproof. Makes Sunbrella look like a wet paper bag!

Good video. It's not too difficult and fun making your own super lightweight rainflys and ground sheets with a sewing machine and lightweight ripstop waterproof nylon. Use grosgrain loops for connection points. These loops are more useful than any D-rings or grommets. Usually at the points my fly goes down to the ground I just insert a mini-stake in a loop, twist it around a couple of times and then stick it in - done. Most ponchos and emergency flys are a bit too small. Noseeum (600 holes per inch) is a pain to sew but it's cheap enough and even badly sewn works better than the store bought stuff that all too often has holes that are too large. (All my gear look ugly but works great. I didn't know for almost two years that my 'brand new' sewing machine wasn't working properly - I just thought it was me. Still got the job done.) And any of this kit I'd suggest trying it out in real conditions. Setting up the rainfly? I think I'm a pretty clever guy, initially I fumbled setting it up, found some tent lines (I leave them attached) too short, etc, etc. I went back inside and sewed another 16" to the bottom of the fly. Probably be fun and useful to have a 'Preppers' night out and do an overnighter or two with friends and their emergency gear. I like in your video that it's hot but you're wearing long sleeves and pants. That's what I learned. The temperature is just how much water you need to drink. (And sometimes a panty liner if your crotch stays soaked in sweat.) For water I carry Platypus bags. 3 Liters, you don't have to fill it all the way up. I carry two, one for collecting and one for the filtered and treated water. (This way I could have 6 liters if I needed.) I have a Sawyer water filter and AquaMira drops. (In Dorset I used an MSR filter that was a couple of years old, and got really sick - in Salisbury a month after the Skirpals were poisoned and two blocks from their home. I kept expecting MI-5 to burst through the door in hazmat gear and cordon off the BnB. It'd be like Monty Python, "Is _sheep water_ some kind of a code?"

How suitable is the Neel 51 for colder weather sailing? I live in Norway and as you probably know have one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. I have sailed it and can confirm it’s beauty. Is a summer of sailing in colder climates like Norway something you would considered one day? Thanks for a informative video. It’s also nice to see some of the things you do on your journey. Stay safe 😎👍

Eva doesn't like mangos?!! If it's because they are messy to eat she doesn't want juices all over there's an episode of Herque Perrott, sorry forgot how to spell that, an early episode in which he takes out a really dainty and tiny penknife with a blade that looks to be about 1 1/2 inches long and cuts up a mango with no mess. Carving around the pit, twisting it off and popping out the pit, then making small criss-cross cuts in the flesh and bending it out in reverse holding by the outer skin. It's an amazing process to watch and I do believe there's a behind the scenes scene in which the actor Suchett?? again my memory fades or farts, not sure which, the actor speaks of either having done it for years or being taught on the set by someone. Personally having the same hair cut as you minus your beard, I make a mess of mangos and just clean my face afterwards. My face starts at my neck and finishes behind my head, one fell swipe.lol

More of this survival stuff would be great, just wondering are you using the airco on the boat? Especially if you going into jungle you must be well adapted to the heat

James, if you get the new (european) style of regulator, I assume you need the valve on your tank to match? If so, is it easy to get your tank filled with that type of valve on it?