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    How NOT to fell a tree

    No worries mate
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    Depending on the tree, Lime trees for instance put loads of epircormic growth at the bottom of the trunk which a lot of people cut off, which over time this leaves a big bulge of wood, this is fine. Normally if the tree is bulging at the bottom, in a Cherry tree it has been crafted in a nursery...
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    Yea just a bit, you do get a lot of farm workers does it like that still though, I had to do some crane work and was made to stand in a tractor bucket to chain lumps off. Bailing twine around the rist is a good one lol So were they protected trees if you was told you could not cut them down...
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    It must have been the Pouakai loop mate, it was about 25k, all I know is I was glad to see the end. I had an apparentment in Auckland, 9 dollars for a pint it costs so much! then I did some Forestry in Wellingdon then worked on a ranch in New Plymouth, I am coming back for the world cup :D...
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    I live next to Cambridge so I think Wales will be my best bet as its a little closer lol NZ is amazing, I was overwhelmed by how much land and no people were around. Fresh water springs on the beach, nice people. I wouldn’t call that weta beautiful but it was certainly different. The escape...
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    Haha you know it? It was MT Taranaki, How hard is that trail, I wanted to stop at the Holly hut but we had to keep going to the next hut otherwise the next day would have been very hard. I was unable to film much of the second day as my batteries died. That Weta beetle does look very mean :)...
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    Its worth a crack, it cant exactly be made anymore cowboyish lol maybe he should climb the hung up rotten tree and chog it down bit by bit :p
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    Cambridgeshire

    Thanks for the links mate, I would be interested in one of the meets if its possible when you guys next meet, there are loads of places in Suffolk, as I said earlier Thetford forest is a good place, however I do not think you can sleep in the woods or have fires but you have go to the camp sites...
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    the saw is blunt, you could use that chain on the 1st chainsaw as a skipping rope, cringing but so funny
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    hunting wolf with golden eagles !!

    Its amazing how man and creature can work so close together, I was mind boggled by all that it was awesome, I even had to call my girlfriend into the room to have a look but she didnt have a big smile on her face like I did, the soundtrack was a good choice, almost like the guy singing has had a...
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    Any size tree can be dangerous if you dont do it right, I recommend you dont cut any tree down without any type of training, and make sure the tree your cutting down isnt protected :) otherwise you'll get a major fine and possible jail sentence. as for where you can find out more info on tree...
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    My first reaction was wow looking at those pictures, thats where I want to be. When I do go im taking the very basics.. making it more of a survival trip, not a camping trip, knife, water filter, axe, survival blanket and hunting/fishing equipment, I do have a gps tracker if I get into trouble...
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    Cambridgeshire

    Where abouts do you Cambridge lads go to practice your bushcraft? I live in Newmarket and there is a woodland up the top of the heath, other than that I think Thetford is the best bet, looking for new people and places to share this hobby :)
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    A jacket for bushcraft

    That is a very nice coat mate, is it worth spending that money on something your going to be using in the woods? Surely the army and navy store would do something just as good and less than half the price. I do really like the coat though
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    That would be a challenge lol in New Zealand I went on a 2 day hike, I didnt know how long it was so I had everything with me in my burgain, laptop 3 pairs of shoes, all my clothes the lot lol I didnt not get chance to go to the shop to guy any food for the trip so I just had a loaf of bread and...
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    How NOT to fell a tree

    Thats one thing I have never 'legally' done, felled a tree with an axe, I can imagine its a lot of effort but rewarding and a relief when it finally falls (sorry for my 5 month slow reply mate) It is always a danger when removing a rotting tree, most of the time if its that bad you would get...
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    Remote places in Britain for camp? + my New Zealand Experience

    By the looks of that picture I wont exactly be thriving lol not much vegetation ect.. looks like an amazing place to be though, being on that river in my kayak would be great. I have written all those places down so tomorrow im going to look at them on the map :) thanks guys
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    Top Medicinal Plants?????

    Weeping Willow bark is a great painkiller, chew the yellowy/green bark and swollow the juice, tastes horrible mate but its good stuff lol I used to use it when doing the walk of shame home back from town when I had a hangover lol this bark can also be applied to cuts.