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    Bivi bags.... so many choices 2017

    ok so after a few days on the net I ordered a Snugpak Special Forces extra long bivi bag in green. http://www.snugpak.com/outdoor/special-forces-bivvi-bag Most of the others seemed too heavy to use with a back pack or so flimsy I did not think they would last. So plan A was to go and view bags...
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    Cupa Soups

    well ive been quite keen on spicy soups but the other day I bought a eight pack from Tescos sofar I have tried tomato and vegetable ,I have been supprized by both as being very nice to drink, so What pack soup are you drinking on these colder mornings ? David...
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    horn :)

    https://video-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xtf1/v/t42.1790-2/10359951_800079343337631_110841214_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjY1MSwicmxhIjoxNjEyfQ%3D%3D&rl=651&vabr=362&oh=07a05be32beaa5e1435626bcbd840a5e&oe=55DF9C8D
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    glass bead making

    I have a friend selling up their glass beading hobbie, I can put you in touch as I know very little. She has over 2000 glass rods ! and the equipment.
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    sewing awl

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canvas-Leather-Tent-Sewing-Awl-Hand-Stitcher-Leather-Craft-Needle-Kit-Tool-New-/291345237965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43d58787cd I stumbled across it anyone got one ?
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    Singer Merritt

    well I am all sewing machined up now bought two in as many weeks :) but I have also been servicing singer merritt machines for 20 years ...
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    drinkable-book

    http://inspiremore.com/the-drinkable-book-is-making-a-huge-splash-in-the-developing-world-and-is-going-to-save-millions-of-lives/ not much good to us, or is it ? your views
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    this is a quest not a test, April 16th

    I was asked today about a white flower with three petals very small flower with lots on a shrub, and they smell nice. ok who has any suggestions I am a little lost for words but I did ask for a photo. if I get one I will post it. Thanks David
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    burning tree roots

    here is a pic of me with my latest root to burn. Now I need to just chop it up :-)
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    working knives does anyone have them

    on here we see lovely pictures of new knives some even years old and still like new. now I only need a folder I carry it everyday been used to open tin cans, windows and even cutting up sticks. it gets sharped when its blunt, sometimes with a steel or if its really bad a stone. when I sharpen it...
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    Hungry Sailors stove I think

    http://stovetecstore.net/index.php/ anyone have one or know much about them they look really easy to cook on.
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    powerderd milk

    nido, marvel tried them all. none seem to do it for me there is always an after taste. am I doing it wrong :-( I like coffee happy to drink instant even decaff ..now I prefer it with milk no sugar but that does not last many days, then I move over to black with sugar. what do you do to get a...
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    food for dinner

    breakfast is easy porage oats/ ready brek / oats so simple add dried milk and hot water apart from pot noodles yuk I have not found anything pleasing that I can carry in a pack that is light and nice, so what is your favorite onepot meal to eat while out in the woods. but it must stay fresh...
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    camping out this winter

    Get ready for Freezing February! Temperatures set to plunge to -11C as ice and snow transform countryside in scenes of breathtaking beauty Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093450/UK-weather-Britain-braced-cold-snap-year-ice-snow-transform-countryside.html#ixzz2ExBhjWiC...
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    what can I take flying

    other threads have made me think about this. What can I take through customs and on to a plane. ? first aid kit. can I take old fashioned razor blades... we know a knife is out :-) fire starting kit ? sewing kits is there a list somewhere of what is allowed who would we ask...
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    Singer 29k15

    I just got this machine hopeing to sew some leather and webbing. Is there anyone on this site who uses a simlar sewing machine that can give me some advice on setting it up. I think I have worked out how the thread it. Now I need to know about oil in oilbath and where to buy the right thread. I...
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    antler

    ok so I have been messing with a bit of antler. I ended up with a ring that fited my little finger but when washing my hands I noticed it got soft. it now soaking in hot water how big will it stretch ? David about one size :-) think if i pushed it any more it would snap
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    Alone In the Wilderness

    well this puts every one to shame. Alone In the Wilderness is a film of a guy spending a year living alone. making his own log cabin even making wooden hinges for the door. he packed the metal parts of his tools and made all the handels on site. Never been the best at putting things into...
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    tying cord onto a bow

    im new here so be gently please. I have never made fire by hand but I can do smoke. I cut a lenth of purple plub about 3 foot strong and strait what knots do I tie to keep the cord on. I cut two small v nicks and ran the cord over these down the back of the shaft about an inch and started...