Recent content by richtheclimber

Hi adestu, What will you be doing, how long for, where, how are you travelling and how far away is help? That would help you to find the right course for you.

Many thanks for your kind words!

Until recently Dave was one of the two survival experts on Dual Survival (there's lots of that on YouTube too...) He was kicked off the show for exaggerating his special forces role, but that shouldn't take away from his vast knowledge and common sense approach to survival. I can't comment on...

Maybe not a very appetizing idea, but could you leave it outside and let the nightlife eat away the flesh? I'm sure there would be plenty of mice at this time of year who#d be very grateful for the extra food. Then again, you might attract mice to your house and you'd have a different problem on...

I can vouch for John's pouches - they look great, but they're incredibly hard-wearing too. I own several of them and they're in constant use. Brilliant craftsmanship and well worth owning. Rich

I'll second everything John said really. Bone and antler dust is very harmful to breathe in, so dust masks and lots of ventilation are the way forward if you're using power tools to process them. An abrasive stone produces MUCH less dust, though I'd still go with a dust mask if you're working...

What quite literally grates my soul is when the yoof of today walk round with their hands down the front of their TROUSERS (not pants, thank you very much!) trying to talk like black gangsters. Ali G was amusing when he first appeared on our screens, but it seems he may have strated off an...

All previous suggestions irritate the poo right out of me, but my 12 year old has just picked up a new one that annoys me even more: "epic" "Oh Dad, Nicole just told me a joke that was absolutely EPIC!!" No darling, she really didn't. It wasn't ten hours long and directed by Cecil B...

There's a very quiet little site we've used before called Rough Hey Wood, just by Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire. It's a really long, thin triangular shaped field, with good toilets and a brand new shower and washing up block. The wardens live year round on-site in a tipi, and are very...

I looked into Lynx a while ago (in a non-medical way... :S) when I was getting really into primitive stuff. She's a genius! Apparently she got done for not having a recognised teaching qualification or something immensely stupid!! (That by the way is one of the reasons I was looking into...

Hi Peter, I did a wilderness first aid course with High Peak three years ago, and it was head and shoulders above any other course I've ever done. They're based in the Peak District (not sure where MK is I'm afraid...) and I know that they run a DofE specific course. They're pretty...

Hi Ed, As with many things, it's called paracord, but it's not actually paracord... This stuff has an advertised breaking strain of 50Kg which in theory should be enough for a bow string. That said, I have no idea what effect the shockwave of releasing a bow would have on it. "Paracord" is...

Hi Max, Please could you post me a piccie of the Stanley bottle? Cheers, Rich

Hi Matt, We faced just this same problem a while back. While I was working on my ML, I succumbed and bought the Lifesystems ML kit, but it just isn't worth the money. Eventually we started putting our own together and they've been well-received. http://evacpack.co.uk/medical.html Let me know...

I've used them loads of times and I've found them excellent every time. They're closed on Mondays which might cause a small delay I guess. My experience has only been positive with them. Hope you get it sorted out soon enough.