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    NPTC PA12 course...?

    How about ringing someone like Banks-Cargill who are a big seed producer, if you get hold of one of their yard managers and ask who they use for training. My dad had PA12 but the college he used is no longer in exsistance
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    Home fires burning

    How do you get on with the Esse, I would like one of those as they take a lot longer log that the rayburn does and look absolutly superb, does yours have a boiler in it?
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    Kinder scout

    it was in the station carpark about 100yrds from the control tower on the tarmac bit, so not the overspill area. One of my mates was done on the snake pull in where the pennine way crosses, I think people know these areas are used by walkers who are going to be away from vehicles for hours at a...
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    Home fires burning

    I have a solid fuel rayburn for cooking on, hot water and running our one radiator its great although we do also burn some briquet coal as this will keep it in all day if no one is at home and it means we can still eat and have a toasty hot bath in the evening. Then we have a log burner in the...
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    Kinder scout

    Having had my vehicle broken into in Edale station car park i wouldnt assume this as a fail safe method, I had loads of kit stolen, walking boots, wellies, ventile and just about every thing electrical that was in there.
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    defender heating

    In winter (especially bad weather like last year) I put a 5ft long greenhouse heater tube in mine, and just ran a long lead back to my plug in the porch. Was handy to prevent having to defrost the the inside of the vehicle and was also not to bad temperature wise. Also I have a pair of Dickies...
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    Arborist's Knife

    a fair amount use the petzl as its common knife suplied but lots of the equipment dealers, spyderco also do some really good knifes as they will cut webbing etc quickly I cant say i have seen anyone using a knife in the open position in a sheath etc, . silky's should come with their own...
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    Arborist's Knife

    the petzl is the one carried by most arb's as you can clip on a small carabiner so its easy to access, it should be located so its accessable with one hand ideally.
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    Best defender improvements

    If your winch is a decent electric one, have a hunt about on ebay for a used lodar remote unit for it, I use mine a lot in forestry with my husky superwinch as its great for pulling timber out and trees over when felling as you dont have to be stood by the truck as they work upto 60mtrs away. I...
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    Defender 90?

    I run a defender, i do it because i need it for work, because im jumping in and out in wet kit, thowing forestry kit in the back, oil cans grease cartridges and i can hose it all out every 12months. My defender replaced a Suzuki Grand Vitara short wheel base which was in every sense a better...
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    bilberrys ?

    They look like cherry laurel to me, although the photo is very small, definatly not bilbery though. If they are cherry laurel, they are poisonous so dont pick and eat them
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    Is this (or was this) a polecat?

    I would say its most likely a polecat, as mentioned a dna profile is the only way to be conclusive, the very dark facial markings are about the best identification feature. If you ring vincent wildlife trust they will be able to give you more information. I have retrieved several roadkills...
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    axe holsters ???

    cheers for all the help that one on ebay looks handy, I had seen the back pack type ones :) but have you seen the price tag :o also not that practical for quickly taking it out and snedding a few branches off does the ebay one hold the axe reasonably rigid and vertical, the last thim im after...
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    axe holsters ???

    Hi there, I do a fair bit of messing about in woods and do a little bit of forestry work in winter and Im looking for a safe and easy way to carry my axe on my work belt. The axes i use primarily are fiskars as for work i have found them to be the best for my use (and they are very...
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    Help with shelter ID?

    thats really fantastic, does the smoke just filter up through the roof or do you have a chimney, I really am inpressed not seen a shelter like this before, going to have to make one with my son when hes a bit older, many thanks for posting it
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    Crayfish

    given your area i would plead that you get an Id guide for the different types of crayfish as within 30mins of leeds there are both native and signal crayfish, and the native ones are becoming rarer at an alarming rate and putting them at risk would be a gret shame, also its worth mentioning...
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    Cooking Kit

    Received my bits the otherday, many thanks for the quick shipping, going to have my first kelly kettle brew on the weekend :) I cant wait Thanks again Charlie
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    Which Silky saw?

    I have an f180 for in my pocket on general wanders, but if im seriously trimming some wood i have the sugoi, its a beast of a handsaw, and very quick at cutting, but take some plasters with you as if you touch you finger with it you'll bleed a lot, (you will at some point, i dont think i know...
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    Air rifle power measurement

    try theoben they are based over near ely, have done my air rifles in the past. Give them a ring and have a chat and see what they say
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    Cooking Kit

    pm sent re large kelly and trivet :)