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    Stainless Steel Lunchbox - Elephant Box

    Fancy an ethically sourced stainless steel lunchbox? A friend of mine (my only connection) is running a crowdfunder to start a business selling them, which also means getting one at a great discount. Ideal for the rough and tumble of the outdoors and no nasty plastic :)...
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    Swedish Army Trangia Burner Size

    Anyone know if the Swedish issue trangia burner is the same as the civvy trangia version? Or more specifically does the issue burner fit as neatly into a honey stove? Thanks :)
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    Alan Wood knife for sale

    I've decided to sell my Alan Wood knife, it's been used and abused but it's a beautiful knife and it's done everything I've wanted it to (Cut stuff mostly :D ). It's not the Woodlore design, more of a hunting blade with a hollow grind. I really don't know much more about it, I bought it from a...
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    Woodlore Arctic Course - Ski Wax

    Hi All, I went on the Woodlore Arctic Course with RM back in 2003. On the course Ray and Lars (Fjallt) recommended a certain combination of ski waxes to carry with you. I took a photo to remind me which ones, but now I can't find it. Can anyone who has been on the course please remind me...
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    Annual Travel Insurance

    Hi All, I'm not going to be able to make the moot after all, I don't have enough leave now that I'm going to spend a week sailing north of Bergen in the Fjords :D Anyway, I've decided to invest in an annual travel policy and obviously I want one that covers me for doing silly things in...
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    Jack London Stories

    Hi, Just stumbled across this collection of Jack London stories and other writings and thought others might be interested: http://carl-bell-2.baylor.edu/~bellc/JL/ Scoops
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    Electric Hookup at the moot

    The bush moot venue has a toilet block etc, does it have electric hookups? Thinking of coming in the campervan, for those distressed by this notion, think of it as a very large piece of kit ;) Scoops P.S. Just noticed this is my 200th post, the shame :D
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    Dale of Norway at TK Max

    Hi All, Heads Up for anyone looking for a serious wooly jumper! My local TK Max has some Dale of Norway jumpers in reduced from £170 to £40! Not in my size though :-( If you want a proper Norwegian wooly jumper..... Scoops
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    Hogfather

    Very silly I know but... I've just watched the Hogfather on Sky. Does anyone else think the Hogfather has a marked resemblance to someone else? I'm know I'm going to regret this! Sorry Ray! Scoops :D
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    Private playground

    Yippee!! :D Just got permission to wander at will in the privately owned wood below, had a sneaky peak and it is fantastic 29 hectare semi natural broad leaved woodland with almost undisturbed wildlife. Access is on a wildlife watching/photography basis, with a bit of foraging...
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    Modified Nimbewill Wood Stove - Part 2

    They say never work with animals and children. Well add stainless steel to that list, blimey it's hard stuff but I finished the stove...see here . Afraid I couldn't resist lighting it before photographing it, so it's not the shiny masterpiece it once was. Aside from the problems of...
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    tkmax bargains

    Hi All, Just a heads up that tkmax are doing Craghopper Kiwi shirts for £12.99. I've just bought two, cheaper than surplus shirts!! Scoops
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    Modified Nimbewill Wood Stove

    Hi All, Having never attended the school of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” I would be interested in comments on my modified version of Nimblewill Nomad’s wood burning stove. Having already made an normal version out of stainless steel I’ve been impressed with the compact size (fits...
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    Firesteels and Whetstones

    Hi All, Seems like most of us like to carry a whetstone and firesteel with us when we're carrying a knife. If you're lucky enough to have one of the very swanky new woodlore sheaths this isn't a problem http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=5537 I thought my solution might...
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    Hi all

    Hi Everyone, Nice to meet you, I'm Scoops (named so coz of my ability to kick a football over the bar from just a couple of inches out :?: ) Anyway, I've been interested in bushcraft since I got a copy of Brian Hildreth's How to Survive book when I was a nipper (about 25 years ago!). I've...