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    Bushtool

    R.J. Evans bushtool. Selling as i don't use it often enough. Red micarta scales and steel buttplate. No sheath, sorry! Dimensions: 215mm overall length. back of blade 94mm. Handle is 30mm deep at deepest point and 25mm at widest point along the spine/top. Blade is 3mm thick. Would like £80...
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    Survival Aids Ventile.

    SOLD Hello all, I have a Survival Aids Arctic Ranger Ventile coat for sale. I puchased it on ebay earlier this week, but unfortunately it doesnt fit. Was advertised as a 38" chest which is my size, however, its very tight with more than 1 layer underneath. Here is the link to the auction so...
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    Winter Hill Walking...

    Basically what im wondering is, is it ok to go up smaller hills without ice axe and crampons? I'm going to be in glenmore from the 27th to the 31st of this month, and from the weather forecasts it looks like it'll be quite wintery. I know your ill advised to go onto the hills in winter in...
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    Natural World: Tales of the Last River Rat

    Did anybody see this? an amazing program following 'river rat' Kenny Salwey for a year on the Mississippi river. He's basically a woodsman who has lived on the Mississppi for most of his life, hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering. The program showed you how he lives off the land and the...
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    the coming winter

    what do you think this winter will be like? just lately ive been browsing some weather forums and the discussions on this years winter are very interesting. some are saying it will be mild as usual, others are saying it gonna be a cold one. As much as i'd like these people to be right, its...
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    scottish wildcat

    i bought a couple of books on wildcats whilst i was in Scotland last year and ever since have been fascinated by them. this year at college i have to do a specialist project on anything i want and will probably do it on wildcats. i'm not sure how easy it will be to study other than read stuff...
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    invasive plants

    around my area there is quite a big problem with laurel and rhododendron. one of the 'my' woods has loads of the stuff and the foresters don't seem to do anything about it. loads of other woods have this problem aswell and i spend most of my time at work experience cutting it down. do you...
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    'how to stay alive in the woods' bradford angier

    found this book today in the college library, have'nt read much yet but its really well written. Its a reprint of the original from 1956 by Bradford Angier aimed at North America also found 'surviving cold weather' by Greg Davenport. not really relevant to this time of year (or my part of the...
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    willow structures

    this is something weve been building for a while at college. its basically living willow planted to look like a dragon. this is a pictiure from february i think, but it looks loads better now leaves are out so i'll try to get a more recent picture sometime. it got me thinking about...