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I've watched a few youtube's from this chap and find it immensely interesting. I thought it mat be of interest to some on here too...

Daughter playing hide and seek with the jerven bag...

My take on a Turtle Dog Hammock Stand. Sourced a number of swaged poles [trampoline enclosure poles] from the kids broken trampoline, enough to make two tripods. Had been using a range of random bits of pipe for a ridge pole but recently acquired another set of trampoline poles. The new ones...

Just come across this on youtube and found it very interesting... thought I'd share...

Well rugby was cancelled so after a bit of garden and house tidying the Mrs went to the horses, me and kids went to the park again... No tarp needed this time, so played with a hammock. This one's a homemade, with whipped ends, using my recently bought webbing (in bright red) The Mrs gave me...

Well, son 2 had rugby on Saturday, so son 1 and daughter came to the park while I hid under the tarp while it rained. looking at the picture, after the fact, it really looks like I pitched across a path through the trees, folks do walk through there from the carpark to the play park, but the...

Well had a weekend out with the cubs a while ago, was a little wet and fairly nippy but everyone was happy. Some extra sleeping bags were produced for those who were cold the first night. A practice run at putting up some tents a week before the camp... [leaders were in the big shelter at the...

Not being massively confident with things like this I'm wondering if anyone on here has a bit more expertise or experience? My roof is leaking, a recommended builder came round to look and advised replacement of flashing at the dormer windows [currently zinc and corroded with many holes!], he...

I thought I'd pick the collective brain. I'm away for a cubs camp later this year, a fairly large one - looks like there maybe 100 or so cubs:) One of the ideas for an activity base is fires. So what simple easy and fun methods do you know of for fire lighting?? A bow drill was one of the...

I have an office job, looking at a computer for eight hours a day, as such I listen to a lot of youtube content. Recently I have been finding it difficult to find interesting content that is new, most of the stuff it suggests to me I've already seen! So in a bid to find interesting new stuff...

It's just snowed [for about 2 hrs] - not settled it's a little too warm and wet on the ground for that. Anyone else spotted any? I may get a white Christmas yet :)

My kids showed me this yesterday and I thought it was awesome. I know there's a lot of folks on here who like to make stuff and tinker so thought you lot would enjoy this too..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l571zwKpx7I

I have been working on a small bag with some bits in to grab when going to the park with the kids. It is based on UK army pouches and a day yoke, cause it's cheap, green [90 pattern] hard wearing and I'm going through a 'compartmentalisation' period at the moment. One Day yoke one side pouch...

Hi there, Thought I'd ask the collective a question. I've been requested to put forth a suggestion for an application for funding for the local cubs group. If you were given a maximum of £1000 to ask for what would you use it to fund / buy? I look forward to your thoughts....

Hello there, I've had an idea for a thread, giving books away. Similar to the gift it on thread but you do not have to offer another book if you take one. I'm hoping that folks who have books they don't need anymore will just put them up for free!.... we will see. They don't have to be...

Someone sent me a link to the following... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiejAhol4Ps Chap in American made a micro camper able to be towed by his bicycle. I thought this was really cool.

Hi all, My eldest has wanted to go fishing for a long time he's been asking for a few years, I thought it was fad he'd fall out of, however I bought a cheap fishing set to see if he'll stick with it. I've never fished nor had any interest to do so as such I have no clue what to do at all, so...

Was fed up with my daughters soft toys lying all over the place so...

I just had a thought [I know that can be dangerous for me :)] I usually browse the site by hitting the 'New posts' button to give a chronological list of recent posts. I have been wanting to keep my eye on a particular thread [or a number] of threads. I was wandering how easy / difficult it...

My son came back from cubs last night, they went to the woods this time which is something they do occasionally [when I was in cubs we hardly ever went out, but then I was in more of a city troop, ... anyway] He came back with a lump of wood in his bag, he took it out and said "do you know what...