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You find yourself stuck in the wild with no hope of rescue for at least two weeks. Who would you prefer as your survival companion? Dave Canterbury Bear grills Ray Mears Cody Lundin From what I've seen of them all. DC would be my choice every time.

He looks the spitting image of my best pal Ben who died in my arms last October. Heartbeaking, utterly heartbreaking. Sorry for your loss man

I use a Woodlore Golden Eagle for the winter. It's synthetic, around 2.5kg and is bloody huge (takes up about half my rucksack!) very cosy though. For the rest of the year I have a 1Kg down bag which packs down very small. It's over 20 years old and still going strong,,,,ish

You misinterpret my post mm. I never said turn a blind eye or don't report it. I'm merely trying to say that unfortunately this outcome is unlikely to change the offenders attitude. I think hauling them through court and giving them an appropriate punishment (weekend rubbish picking for the next...

In my opinion, the only thing the offender will learn from this little episode is not to be so stupid as to leave evidence lying around in future. She's unlikely to change, most people don't after the age of 18.

There's no law which says you have to enter the TGO Challenge to have a walk across Scotland. Plot your route and off you go :D Looking forward to the write up Shewie, particularly to how you felt about the lightweight approach and how the gear stood up to the challenge. Well done to all who...

I see the Campstove weighs 935 grams. In other words the same as about 85 AAA batteries. Seems very smart technology I admit, but I can't think of any occassion I'd need something like this, even on an extended hiking trip. Will be interesting to see how you all get on with them.

It was pretty good for the BBC I reckon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jrlsf/Surviving_Progress/). Good to see this sort of stuff on the mainstream telly (well bbc4 anyway!) Other films of this ilk worth looking out for on the net are:- What a Way to go: Life at the end of Empire Call...

If you fancy walking or canoeing anywhere down in England, then just go ahead and do it (obviously avoiding peoples gardens etc). You're not breaking any laws. It's only a problem if you are asked to leave and refuse to do so. Even then it's unlikely the police would be bothered. How many cases...

Definitely another rain lover here. I especially like it during the summer which is just as well with our climate! I dislike it most when striking camp. That's when I find it a real pain in the backside.

At first i thought, whoa that is a bit steep! Then I remembered that some stupid bint with a funny voice from the X factor or something got £15,000 simply for turning up and turning on christmas lights somewhere. Maybe £7000 for spending quality time with 20 people for several hours aint too bad...

Yes, good effort that man. At least you did something, unlike that absolutely horrendous incident in China just the other day where a 2 year old girl was knocked down in broad daylight and lay half dead while up to 18 people just walked by. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15398332

I've got a lumix fz38 which has very good optics imho. If I was going to get a compact jobbie then I'd be going for a Lumix TZ8 which is great value for money at the moment.

Overpriced and overhyped. I personally can't stand their closed shop proprietary based nonsense. Hook you in and that's it your caught ( as alluded to in a previous post). They are a company that takes control freakery to a different level. Their products are made to look good and not last (they...

I don't think a prison sentance was appropriate for what this guy did. Of course it was pretty despicable and must have been very hurtful and offensive to the familes involved. What sort of society would we be living in if they started jailing people everytime someone was offended? Like others...

Great pics folks. Here's a couple I took the other week at the harbour just down from my house.

MSR Whisperlight Stove - awkward stiff legs, gets really filthy to handle even using coleman fuel and broke down several times before finally going to the great stove bin in the sky. Karrimor 'err,,outdoorsy' type trainers - absolutely rubbish soles that wear out within a month, tried three...

1: cotton 2: Birch bark 3: Dried grass 4: Charcloth 5: Tin of Maya dust 6: Horseshoe fungus 7: Old mans beard 8: Old mans belly button fluff 9: greater reedmace sead 10: honeysuckle bark 11: twigs that are pencil lead thick 12: rose bay willow herb down (the best) 13: thisel down 14: dry...

Always have a bit of it in my firelighting kit. And have been extremely happy to have had it on a few occasions!

Agreed! I've learnt so much from many many people on here. It's what makes the web such a fantastic resource.