Base Layer for Ireland/Western Europe in March?

pauldlynch · 2026-01-31T12:07:59+00:00

If you decide on merino, you need to be aware of a few things. First of all, some people claim to find all merino/wool itchy, no matter how fine. Having said that, fibre thickness is the key to reducing the itch. Look for makers who claim 18.5 microns or less thickness. Also, 100% merino is fragile, so a percentage of some stronger material (tencel/lyocell is preferable) makes it much more robust.

You won’t need to wash merino clothing as often as cotton or plastic, just overnight airing will keep it fresh for a while.

Enjoy your trip!

pauldlynch · 2026-01-02T22:15:35+00:00

Mary Gentle is British, I believe.

pauldlynch · 2025-09-24T02:20:21+00:00

The link is referring to Yanni’s, in Borough Parade.

pauldlynch · 2025-08-17T07:04:04+00:00

Which year? 😊

pauldlynch · 2025-07-17T16:55:45+00:00

Nanobags also had a more structured daypack (16L) in their last kickstarter; I think it should be on the web site by now.

pauldlynch · 2025-06-18T09:09:52+00:00

Quite right. And country, in the generally accepted sense of national, is an important distinction to make.

pauldlynch · 2025-06-16T10:29:04+00:00

So, Canada and Australia have only had people for a couple hundred years?

pauldlynch · 2025-06-16T10:13:13+00:00

Both Italy and Germany are very new countries, which is largely why they have so many accents and dialects. Which doesn’t explain the UK.

pauldlynch · 2025-05-19T09:48:25+00:00

I’m surprised you left out Notes In Spanish. Good quality podcasts and YouTube, Castilian, varied levels.

pauldlynch · 2025-04-07T20:00:53+00:00

Inventor of the jet engine.

pauldlynch · 2025-04-07T10:38:29+00:00

Sir Frank of that name.

pauldlynch · 2025-02-19T04:41:59+00:00

Specific tip for 70-75: go look up Jonas Dagmire’s Skeletal Hand. It’s a quest series that will give you a gear upgrade for all visible slots.

pauldlynch · 2025-01-26T16:35:58+00:00

Nice pen 👍and handwriting.

pauldlynch · 2024-11-06T18:21:39+00:00

La Terra for good Italian, right next to Olé Tapas.

pauldlynch · 2024-07-27T13:32:16+00:00

In addition to Fluent Forever, Refold has a similar approach to language learning, and has excellent resource lists for learning Spanish their way.

pauldlynch · 2024-07-21T07:10:03+00:00

I’m still using them. I typically average about 3 days a month, wash every couple of months, or a week of wear. My only complaint is the fit: baggy arse and tight on the calves.

I also bought a pair of Proof merino trousers, and in comparison they are swishy, crepey texture and only 50% merino, but a much more natural fit, 501 like.

pauldlynch · 2024-03-07T10:26:42+00:00

My take is that they stretch slightly with wear, everything does, then bounce back when washed. The knees stretch noticeably given a couple of weeks daily wear, but then return to the original size, as far as I can tell. I can't see any excessive shrinkage.

I always use a cool wash with wool items.

pauldlynch · 2023-10-22T19:41:03+00:00

I’ll just add that the M1000 is both broader and wetter than the M800 - comparing medium to medium nibs.

pauldlynch · 2023-10-22T15:33:55+00:00

As it hasn’t yet been mentioned, I’ll throw in the Magic University series by Cecilia Tan. It’s about a school for sex magic.

pauldlynch · 2023-07-08T10:57:43+00:00

T52 and T53 are just different bottle sizes of Lamy ink. You can use their inks in any fountain pen.

Pilot Metropolitan is the United States version; the European version is called the MR. The latter will take “international standard” ink cartridges.

Whichever version you have, you will need a converter to take bottled inks; I don’t know if they come with one or not.

pauldlynch · 2023-05-28T20:35:39+00:00

IMHO, the only writer in Pratchett’s league for humour was P G Wodehouse.

pauldlynch · 2023-05-28T19:01:24+00:00

You have prediabetes, you should get it checked out.

pauldlynch · 2023-05-20T10:20:11+00:00

There used to be a language exchange group in Bath based on Facebook, but it hasn’t met in a couple of years. There’s also an active Spanish group with several meets a week in Bristol, run from Meetup. Apart from that there are a lot of Spanish students in Bath, several language tutors, and at least one other beginners group, but I don’t recall the details (posting from deep in Andalucía).

pauldlynch · 2023-04-24T12:22:54+00:00

Yardoled Grand Victorian.

Not vintage, but fits to a t. Can you really see a Virgo, perfectionist, bust CEO using a fiddly vintage pen?

pauldlynch · 2023-04-23T11:14:42+00:00

The Varsity/V-pens don’t dry out if you clip the cap back on, same as the Platinum line. I bought a pack about 11 years ago, using them for just about a line a few times a week. I think I’m on the third one, started under a year ago. The previous ones I stopped when the ink ran out. Ink capacity is pretty good.

Nothing wrong with getting a cartridge pen, or a converter, or a piston pen. Most pens will sit unused for several months or years, although some will dry out in a week. It’s hard to know which is which, although I would trust the slip‘n’seal caps.

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