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    Been a while, hope your all well

    Wow, its been a long time since I was in these parts, its a miracle I remembered my password... Still getting out and about, teaching the boy the ways of the woods now rather than just going out for my own amusement. Archery has taken over the vast amount of my spare time, sat here now looking...
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    Trade Goretex Bivi bag for Cold steel trail hawk or finn bear

    I've got a mint condition Mountain Range bivi bag in green that I'd like to trade for a trail hawk or Finn bear. The bivi is as far as I can tell unused, no marks that I can find and even felt factory folded when I removed it from its bag to check it, but, having bought it I'm struggling to see...
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    Making multiples

    Hi Folks, Having built a few knives over the past few years (plus a few other little projects, paddles and the like), and side stepping the good ladies request to spend time making something for us/her many times I cant put it off any longer. So a set of steak knives it is as ours are a joke...
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    Ray Mears on the golf

    Have you heard bushcrafting used on the TV in odd situations? Skipped through Eurosport looking for something to watch and heard, and i quote 'He's not been playing well, even Ray mear's could n't find some of his shots!' classic :35:
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    Mountain equipment karakorum pants XL

    Up for sale are a pair of unworn xl mountain equipment trousers in black. All the bells and whistles, me's drilite extreme fabric, reinforced knee and seat, full length side zips, braces and articulated knee. These will last you years of hard use, breathable and lite. RRP was £150, the price...
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    Canoeing in Scandinavia

    Just wondering if anybody know of a nice coffee table type book with canoe trips in Sweden, Norway and Finland, would be a present for my dad. Obvioulsly the more pictures the better with some background to each area. If you know of any canoe guide books that cover the lakes and rivers of...
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    Summer sleeping bag

    Thought i'd pick the collectives brains about a new summer bag for use in my hammock. I've been using a north face yurt for a few years, being down it packs small but it was designed for mountain marathon runners, so needless to say i find it a little snug and short, worst part is its only...
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    Bird I.D required

    Here's a strange one, i spend most of my time in the east end of London for my sin's and other than the odd parrot and red squirrel nothing of interest ever shows it's face. A few weeks ago i saw a bird that i have no idea about hoppin about on some concrete steps in one of the estates. About...
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    Sabre 45 owners

    Hi all, my first new thread for ages, and i'm happy to be back, so much temptation on BB :lmao: Down to the problem at hand, looking at buying (well recieving as a anniversary prezzie) a KM SABRE 45, Having looked about the backlength is causing a little concern, obviously there are no...
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    Summer boot's

    Now that spring is in the air thoughts of summer boots are starting to roll around my bonce. Need something light for the wood's when just carrying a daysack and also for running about at work (i'm a courier), looking at army desert boots etc The US marine corps desert boot's look great but...
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    Northern europe recommendations

    Howdy all, Need a little advice for this years trip. Love to head back to scandinavia but i think times going to be a little tighter this year so any thoughts on direct flight airports close to a large expanse of greenery? Preferably with some good fishing!? The plan this year is to go early...
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    Sog knives

    Been looking round for a new knife as a treat to myself for giving up the evil weed :lmao: and have permission from the good lady (it only cost me £150 for dinner and drinks!) and i've fallen in lurve with a Sogbowie, anybody had good/bad experiences with them? I'll be ordering from the...
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    South London meet up

    I know there's a few forumites who come from London, maybe a get together for a night in the woods would put faces to names. I know getting more than a couple of people together at a time can be a pain but we can try. If your interested post below. :lurk:
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    Next knife idea

    Well my Tommi knife is off having it's sheath made and i'm without anything to fiddle with in the front room for the first time in months (yes it did take that long:o ) so my thoughts have turned to another sharp project. Fancy something a little less daunting this time, maybe a little...
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    Tweed for the woods

    Well i've just ordered my xmas prezzie from my good lady, and after much digging around and head scratching, changing of mind many times have gone for a Gore-tex lined tweed jacket. Having looked about the internet the price's they go for are massive, £280-£400 :eek: .Found a Laksen one on sale...
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    Kabar Warthog

    I have a Kabar Warthog that won't be getting much use of now as i've finished my Scandi so it needs a new home. Been in my possesion for only a few weeks so is in excellent condition, just one mark on the hilt. Need something a little smaller/lighter for when i'm just out and about in the...
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    Woodland tipple

    I'm sat here in the warmth of my abode drinking snake-bites and dreaming of a night in the woods (hopefully tomorrow) and wondered what other people like to drink around the fire or chilling in the hammock at this time of year. Tis cold now for most of us so i'm sure the harder stuff maybe a bit...
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    Norway trip kit review

    Well i said i'd do it, a full review of the kit i had with me on my trip to Norway earlier in the month http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25528 I have written a review of my Tora butchers kukri over on british blades here...
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    Shroom fest in the woods

    Spent the night out in the woods and i'm glad i had the camera with me, lot's of different shrooms and fungi, most of which i have no idea what they were. Feel free to chip in with the names, Lot's of bracket fungi like beefsteak's, and i do mean a lot!!! One that i would like to know the...
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    Knife retirement

    Has anybody else retired a knife from active service recently? I have decided that my user means a little to much to me and i'm not happy about giving it the sort of treatment it has had to handle over the last 7 years. It's not like it's an expensive knife (cost me £45 second hand) or that...