Becketts is good but have started selling what seem to be manufactored army copies, which are often less rugged. Therefore, try Hoopers as well as Becketts; which is in the centre at Pottergate (
map).
Ray Mears - Bushcraft suggests this for the most basic kit:
- Something to carry your outfit in
- Something to sleep under
- Something to sleep in
- Something to sleep o
- Navigational equipment (not really for overnight stay in one location though...)
- Something to cooker over
- Something to cook in
- Something to carry water
- A mug
- Eating utensils
- Food
- Medical kit (no comments Fenlander or Jeromy!...)
- Illumination at knight
- Wash kit
- Possibles to make life more comfortable
- Clothing
And, of course, I'll be there if the meet is confirmed. A little late, maybe, but there none-the-less
. Anything before September, really, although I could probably make a weekend meet pretty much anytime. I'll fit my schedule
around bushcraft
.