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Hi William, were are you going, sweden is great at this time. There are many good places to go to and I know of some places. Sned me a PM or email and I might be able to help you.

It looks like the down bags I was issued a long time ago, for winter they came with a syntethic bag as well. If it´s the same ones we were issued these are not very good and mig be warm down to 0 but not much more. The problem with them is that the stitching goes through the bag and does nog...

I use alder leafs a lot when steaming fish, works very good and alder is very commmon around the shorelines here so handy if you catch a fish and want to cook it directly.

Now a member in the scandinavian forum =)

Not this time, family has takn prioroty at the moment. have been up ther in the summer when hiking isn Sarek and it´s really nice. dont know if it´s still there but I had the best burger of my life in Jokkmokk =)

Why not contact Kevin who is an Englishman living in the area and working with the locals and tourism and is or has at least been a member here. He can probably set you up with everything you need (housing, equipment, transports, food) he will probably give you a good deal. Remember market week...

If you are after the really old ski boots, contact these guys they have different versions of them and they are around £10-20 and they also have the old version of the overboot http://www.bbfab.se/skor/skor.htm There is many oprions when it comes to winterboots and in the end it depends on what...

You have now got something you did not had before and that is more experience. This kind of weather is probably the hardest you can be out in during the year. Things like fire is very important and also really hard to get going and maintain, so set your camp were there is plenty of good...

There is a lot of options how you can create the bag itself, I have used many different designs. Old WW2 rucksacks were you remove the frame and put on the old canvas bag, jute sacks gives it the right image, or just make 3 big loops with cordage that makes it mucj easier to tie on anything to...

I know there are freight ferries that you can take your car on and get to Gothenburg in Sweden. Not tried it myself but since I nowadays have a english woman sleeping in my bed and after 2 years of travelling from England to Sweden she is close to an expert on travelling from England to Sweden.

The Swedish course is free through SFI, if you finish the tests in a certain time you can get a quite good taxfree bonus.

My girlfriend moved here permanently this year and we have together gone through a lot of bureaucracy. It´s not just move to Sweden and live happy and think that since we learn English in school we will speak English to you, as a tourist yes, living here no. You have to learn the language and...

Will a fisherman give away hi best fishing spots? Will a canoeist give away his best waters? The answer is no, these are places only shared with good friends. Finding a good spot is hours with maps and sometimes days of travelling the wilderness finding these places. SO why jsut give them away...

Visit the chocolate factory and Lundhags both well worth the visit. Maybe a day trip around Storulvån as well, away from the hectic Åre and they rent out everything you need and have a really good food.

Many of the army guys use the issued Nokian Naali wellies and they have been used for many years. There are alos the M90 wellies that are issued to all soldiers and my peronal favourite for the winter. If you are in the woods or out on lakes during the winter it will be wet. You might sweat more...