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Spring Wild Food Foraging

Tony
Articles, Eat, Nature

Life on a narrow Boat

Tony
Articles, Experience, Fire, Personal, Travel

Daniel Hume – Interview with the Author of ‘The Art of Fire’

Tony
Fire, Media, Travel

What saw is good for you?

Tony
Use
Alpkit

Review: Lixada wood gasifier stove

Tony
Eat, Fire
Bargain stove or money down the drain? by Lee Clarke After perusing the depths of the internet to fill another hole in my outdoor kit I stumbled across the world of wood gasifier cooking stoves. Long story ... Read More...

Burning the right wood

Tony
Fire
So which woods are good for burning, and which aren't? We often have a range of wood that we can burn and because we don't know how different woods burn we tend to just burn anything, hopefully, this article w... Read More...

Review: Nordic Pocket Saw

Tony
Use
As with most cool bits of kit that arrive in the office for review they are received with excitement, and an eagerness to get out and play with them (that can be interpreted as taken out and used very construct... Read More...

COLD STEEL: SPETSNAZ SHOVEL WITH COVER

John Fenna
Use
    Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel - Back The Cold Steel Spetsnaz shovel – also known as their “Special Forces Shovel” and “Cold Steel Throwing Spade” - is in essence a straight-forward copy of the Soviet Special Forces (Spetsnaz) digging t... Read More...

Review: Casström Woodsman Knife

Tony
Use
The knife I have most recently had to try out is the “Woodsman” Knife designed by Roger Harrington (of Bison Bushcraft) and produced by Casström in a “custom collaboration”. The “Woodsman” is one of Roger Ha... Read More...

CraftMoot 2018

Matt Weston
Articles, Experience, Make, Travel
Here at BushcraftUK we're excited to be using Merthr Mawr again... but not just for the SummerMoot, this year we're also going to be running a WinterMoot and the very first CraftMoot. The CraftMoot will be a week long fully catered event where each day give... Read More...

Review: Armory Jacket from 5.11

Tony
Wear
The “Armory Jacket” is 5.11's new “casually smart” styled top of an almost classic design, made from a 60% cotton 40% polyester fleece fabric to give a good blend of warmth, toughness and practicality. The jacket has a full front opening with a single-ended... Read More...
Easy Hammock XL

Review: Easy Hammock XL

Tony
Sleep
Review by Lucas Payton Hammocking is becoming a very popular alternative to using a tent for camping. The appeal comes from the ability to easily find a place to set up camp in areas where no flat ground is... Read More...

Review: 5.11 Sidewinder Shirt

Tony
Wear
Over the latest spell of colder weather, I have been trying out one of the “Sidewinder Flannel Shirt” new additions to the range of excellent shirts from 5.11. This “smart casual” shirt is made from a 6.43oz... Read More...

Review: 5.11 Stonecutter Pants (Trousers)

Tony
Wear
I like 5.11 gear as I find it tough, durable, comfortable and with useful features, so when I saw that their new “Stonecutter” tactical trousers were advertised as their “most durable” I was intrigued, to say the least. Made from a 67% Polyester/33% cotton,... Read More...

Casstrom: Spoon carving knife set

Tony
Use
I carve quite a few spoons and have tried various spoon carving knives from hand-made custom models to the mass-produced and more commonly available ones … with mixed results. Over the past couple of months ... Read More...