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I am thinking to buy myself Jerven bag - leave it in the car boot in case the car breaks down, use as ground sheet on a beach or for a picnic, use it in cold evenings while camping, hunting or fishing (I was recently in Ilfracombe, there were lots of tourist walking around in robes like Jerven...

My feet are Extra Extra Wide (width H), so it is very hard finding properly fitting boots. Any recommendations where I could order hiking waterproof boots that will fit my width? They will need to be properly waterproof as I want to use them for hunting So far was thinking about Altberg Hogg All...

What is the best car roof rack brand and what is the best way buying it? I like saving money, but much appreciate quality too I am currently thinking Thule as I see them around, maybe source from Halfords though suspect fitting will be overpriced. However, I remember a guy running on an...

I am toying with an idea of sleeping in a car as I do not want buying a camper van - my wife and daughter sleep in a car while I perhaps can sleep outside in a bivvy. This should allow us travel more often around the UK However, I am thinking what gear I should buy By the way, I also would need...

Hi, everyone, After 20+ years of buying various knives, I now have 8-14 knives that I rarely use. Some are quite nice - Busse, Randall, Roselli, Fairbairn-Sykes, - so I wonder if I should display them and take out for use in rare occasions. Any recommendations how to display? I am thinking if I...

Hi, guys, I am looking for a Swiss non-folding shovel in the UK at a reasonable price. I have read that you can get them in some places in the USA for less than $40, but cannot find them here. Yes, I am sure they should be at some surplus stores, but there are so many of them around that it is...

Hello, guys. Do you know any clubs near Swindon where I could practice wilderness/bushcraft skills? I know there are some schools nearby, but I would like something that I could use more frequently and cheaper. Thanks.

I want to learn how to make fire without anything I cannot find in wilderness. I tried making fire using a rock flint (though I suspect I mistaken it for a dark quartz), a stone and some natural tinder. I get small sparks, but my tinder does not want to ignite. I tried using crampballs, papery...

Hello, guys, What should I look at when I select a day sack? What volume would you recommend, additional features? I will be usiong it for both hiking and for travels to other countries. Regards,

Hello, everybody, I was hiking yesterday along White Horse Trail. The path was fully overgrown by nettles and blackberries in many places. I could not pass there, but when I diverted from the path I got lost a few times and could not find the path again for quite a while. Therefore I have...

Hello, guys, I finally got myself meths burner. I read on another forum that meths is highly poisonous chemical. Most meths burners are made to keep the burners inside the pots. Do you think there is much hazard from smell of meths accumulating in the pot? Also, sometimes you cannot burn all...

I already have Spyderco Tri-Angle. However, I would like another considerably smaller and lighter sharpener that I could carry without thinking it took too much space and its weight was too much. Any recommendations? I like to make the blade razor sharp. I know there is not much point of...

Guys, I was trying to make fire using bow and had no success: I had a lot of wood dust, there was a lot of smoke, but fire did not ignite. I used also cotton to ignite from wood dust but it did not even burn at little. Wood, I think, is from pine trees - I just used what I found in the...

Hello, guys, I would like to go for a walk during the Bank Holiday at the end of August. Preferably something in this style: get out from camping site where I can leave my car, walk 10-12 km, sleep in B&B and come back by another route back to camping site. Sleep in a tent and next day go for...

Could you tell me if Trangia 27 has much advantage over Swedish Army stove? Yes, they are both manufactured by the same company,Trangia 27 has one more pan and one more windshield (according to website data), but does it really worth paying at least £25 extra for this? Is the quality of...

Are there some shelters (not emergency) with design similar to Vango Storm Shelter 200? It seems to me it is the only shelter available for short stops during the rain which you can use fairly quickly. http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Vango-Storm-Shelter-200.html

Hello, guys, I am thinking to buy myself camping stove. Well, I read recommendations and understood that, since I am not camping very often, the best option will be a gas stove, not fuel. I also want piezo ignition, protection from wind (even though I could use my backpak for this, as was also...

Hello, guys, My wife is asking me to go walking along Hadrians Wall. However, I soon travel abroad and therefore quite involved with preparations to travel to Central Asia while my wife is very busy on her job, therefore we did not properly explore what gear we should take with us. If anyone...