• Review - My first impressions of the Tarp Hat were that it’s a cool hat, it’s made from truck tarps that cover loads traveling through the [...]

  • Review Whitby & Co Hand Warmer By John Fenna                 Hand warmers that run on lighter fuel are [...]

  • Review Helle Temagami Bushcraft/Survival Knife By John Fenna The Helle Temagami Knife, designed by Les Stroud of “Survivorman” fame, is available in 2 versions – [...]

  • Review Mora Bushcraft Survival Knife By John Fenna Mora Knives are renowned for being excellent cutting tools at a reasonable price, delivering quality without costing [...]

  • INTRODUCTION The Bushcraft UK, Families course is a low cost high quality opportunity for members of the Bushcraft UK community and their families to experience [...]

  • DIY - Cartridge Case Matchbox by MartiniDave Ever since I first saw the cartridge case matchbox in Ray Mears Survival Handbook I’ve rather liked the [...]

  • Snaring and the law in the UK There is a lot of confusion among the general public around the subject of snaring and whether it [...]

  • Review - Fjallraven: Vintage 20 By John Fenna Fjallraven have quite a following within the bushcraft community, being admired by many for their tough, comfortable [...]

  • Review of the Nordisk Tarp SI L  by John Fenna I am always on the lookout for a good tarp, and the Nordisk SI range [...]

  • Review of the Wilderness 1-2-1: GearPods Wilderness System by John Fenna Wilderness 1-2-1 is a well-known name to anyone who visits the “Trading Post” on [...]

  • John Fenna let's us know his views on this Nordisk sleeping bag and cover A good sleeping bag is a must for comfort when sleeping [...]

  • When it comes to axes bushcrafters tend to be a picky bunch, understandably, after all, we do use them for some very cool, but demanding [...]

  • We are at one of our camp grounds. A beautiful spot near a running stream, with views of green rolling hills under the cover of [...]

  • I have read thousands of gear reviews over the years, I have even made some purchases as a result of them. To me it is [...]

  • Five thousand, three hundred years ago Ötzi, also known as the Ice Man, died at 10,500 feet in the Ötztal Alps, which divides Italy and [...]

  • Review - Snugpak Jungle Bag The Jungle bag comes in two guises – the military and the civilian version named ‘Travelpak lite’. The design of [...]

  • Review of Tilley T3 A good, reliable hat, one that will keep off sun, wind, rain and snow, will not blow off, is tough, versatile, [...]

  • Review 'Hawk' from Nite Watches First Impressions I got the Hawk from Nite watches a couple of months ago and got it on my wrist [...]

  • Review - Trangia Triangle By John Fenna I have used Trangia stoves in various forms for many years (remember the red ones? I do!) in [...]

  • Review of Hultafors knives by John Fenna I have recently had the opportunity to try out some of the new “Craftman’s” range of knives from [...]