The American 1100 padlock has been my nemesis – until now. Thanks to the Jiggle Test, Panavise 350 and the Lishi Tool. I have been dabbling with lockpicking ever since the only picks you could get were HPC and the … Continued
We have published a number of biltong recipes most of them requiring the meat strips to marinate overnight and then hang the next day. Here is the Easy Biltong Recipe method that gets the meat hanging within an hour. This … Continued
Should you buy a custom holster or a mass produced holster? To help answer that question we decided to compare two kydex holsters. We ordered a Light Tuck holster from Vedder as well as an equivalent inside waist band holster … Continued
We have written a number of articles on biltong making, here for the first time we tested this electronic Kalahari Khabu Biltong Dryer. While there are a number of this type of machine out there, what makes this one different … Continued
Following on from the original front Peovi cage for the IC-705, here is the recently released the PEOVI Full Wrap Cage. Here we also look at the new clear polycarbonate front cover than snaps between the two front knob protection … Continued
The Hattery to the rescue! A few years ago I started my search for a Western/Country style hat. The interest was created after having watched episodes of Justified admiring the hats worn by the character Raylan Givens. I spent a … Continued
I just received a Peovi Cage for my IC-705 radio. If the quality of the actual Peovi Cage was even close to the attention to detail of the packaging then I was really going to be in for a treat! … Continued
In an attempt to improve my morse code proficiency I signed up for the CW OPS Academy intermediate course. CW OPS have a requirement to head copy at a character speed of 25 word per minute and to send using … Continued
In previous articles I have written about biltong recipes, dryer construction and making your own using the BiltongMate. DIY biltong is not for everyone and if you want to just buy the product over the counter there are a number … Continued
In my previous blog about making biltong I talk about DIY spice recipes and how to make your own dryer. The blogs above have received many hits but few readers have actually followed through. The main reason being the hassle … Continued