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Yes, top quality and very lightweight, but spendy. Especially with international postage and import duty into the UK. I got mine sent to a friend in the US who brought it with them in their luggage when back flying here on holiday. Would not really have been affordable otherwise. But looks like...

I've just spent two weeks on and around the Norfolk Broads, lots of Herons and Marsh Harriers. A few Chinese Water Deer and a Fallow Doe, Brown Rats and Brown Hares. Reed Buntings, A Greater Spotted Woodpecker, a Tree Creeper and probably a hundred or so Grey Seals on the beach at Horsey Gap...

A friend and I paddled in the Malingsbo - Kloten nature reserve last September. We opted to join an organised trip being run by Woodland Ways in order to minimise the logistical burden and balanced that against the pair of having recently retired and being fortunate to have some pension lump-sum...

Regarding Increasing prices: In Sept 2022 I bought a Hamlet S4 wood burner for our hut on Broch's recommendation & we're very happy with it. I got it from the chandler at our local boat yard for what I thought was a very reasonable £530. In May 2023 I wanted another one to fit at home and was...

SAK Huntsman and/or a Ben Orford Nomad for me.

Does anyone know if the Fagersta (Sweden) - Norstedts Outdoor map 67 covers all of the canoe accessible water of the Malingsbo - Kloten nature reserve? I'm trying to figure out which maps we need for a trip September this year.

I've had a mild steel, 24" firewok from here: https://firewok.co.uk/ for many years, although I do store it under cover. Nice cottage industry run by real human beings. You could leave it outside if that's what you wanted to do though. They are designed to be portable as the legs unscrew. For...

Everything has gone up since last year Broch! Thank you for that info. It's been a puzzle trying to work out what the right size stove is, never mind which model. A recommendation from someone who knows what they're talking about is most helpful

Hi Broch, as someone who has recently acquired a shepherds hut of similar proportions to yours I'm wondering what woodburner you put in? Our hut is in a friend's wood which I help manage, and like yours is completely 'off grid' so we're looking for a stove to provide warmth and be able to boil a...

Interesting to see this thread become active again many months after I originally started it. Thanks for the additional suggestions and discussion. In reply to DocG: I recall digging a new trench at the toilet site used by Woodlore for their Campcraft Course. It was in exactly the same place as...

You'll probably need more than you expect to have to use too, for example a shelter 'thatched' with leaf-litter debris needs a depth of at least 30cm to stand a chance of being waterproof. Bracken is almost useless as a thatching material, if you use it fresh & green because it rapidly dries out...

A deep hole hides the matter, a shallow hole of no more than 6 inches promotes decomposition because it's generally only the first 6" of soil that is alive with the bacteria needed to assist in the breakdown of the fecal matter. Personally, I usually burn toilet paper at the edge of the hole and...

I've noticed recently that now I can afford some really good quality kit that will last a lifetime, I haven't got quite so much lifetime left... :-D

My repair kit pouch, a magnesium/ferro-rod fire starter and DPM basha are all Survival Aids originals. Stiĺl going strong and date back to the 1980s.

Hi Rich, I'm in Hertford and would be interested in a meet if it looks possible. Thanks for considering the idea. Haven't been to a meet for years, would be nice to be a bit more sociable (when restrictions lift). No problem making a monetary contribution.