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Hi I've been using my deer hides for years and not noticed any problems with any of my tanning but I've recently been using all of my furs including rabbit and squirrel I've been making a trapper hat from rabbit furs and now I'm nearly done I have a problem with the fur falling out ?? Any ideas...

Hi I'm looking for a bridge hammock anyone got one going

After some fen traps or body traps

Well this year has shown a bumper crop of most of my foraged fruits and although I use haws as a great natural setting agent for my fruit leathers and some sweat and sour syrups I still had it in my mind that I was not using them to their full potential , I remember reading some time ago about...

Acorns - my obsession As a keen forager I am always on the lookout for any new potential forgeable resources and several years ago I couldn't help noticing the huge amount of acorns that were scattered across the forest floor and remembering my father telling me that they were not to be...

I had the pleasure of spending time last week with coastal survival on there coastal hunter gatherer course and other than the highlight of being able to tap the brain of Fraser and George who are both hugely knowledgable guys the food was top notch after catching a lovely haul of 9 fish using...

Whilst having the most amazing time at the moot I had the pleasure of spending time with a northern Irish gent called will and although I probably was told his forum name more than once the naughty corner kept it from imprinting it on my mind and I would very much like to keep in contact so I'm...

Any one have any idea of the cost from the train station to the site in a taxi ?

Just a quick one to say thankyou to xylaria as sometime back I posted about foraging and she told me about her own use of the wild parsnip which isn't growing in my area to my knowledge . Now I'm extremely interested in foraging and have taken it into my day to day life which started as a...

I know this has probably been covered but I wanted to share what I found works After a few days at the bush farm meet with a great bunch of people I took along some fungus as a few of the people who attended last month said they wold like to have a go at making amadou so I took along a...

Foraging for coffee I have a healthy love for foraging and have now found it to be a enjoyable part of my day to day life and I'm slowly experimenting with different types of processes to take my knowledge to a higher level ,whilst doing this I've had some great success and some great...

I'm not sure if its the same everywhere but this year seems to be ripe for horseflys and I'm getting eaten alive leaving me looking like the elephant man Whilst out today I was just talking random rubbish with a old boy walking his dog when the mother of all horseflys landed on my hand and...

I'm looking for a couple of tarps my boys want some for there wandering over the holidays so cheap as possible

UK news Sunday 14 July 2013 15.35 BST Two soldiers die on training exercise in Brecon Beacons Ministry of Defence and police investigate deaths of two military personnel on hottest day of year A view of the Brecon Beacons, used by the army to put regular and special forces soldiers...

I'm putting a list of timbers together for there usability on Fires any imput greatly received Apple: Really good burns slow with good heat good for cooking Oak: a good all rounder . Was told to fell trees in the summer for building and winter for burning the older the better...

I love nothing more than playing with different bushy things and this weekend I'm collecting different tinders for a demo I'm doing next week I have my obvious favorates and was wondering what everyone else likes and why

I know I will get slaughtered on here for this but I don't care I had permission we definitely will eat it and use the fur so I'm a proud dad

Zennox 20-60x60 spotting scope with tripod and carry bag £50 posted Or bushy style knife or blank ( yes still on the knife hunt )

Foraging for food I think as a whole we all have an interest in foraging as it becomes hand in hand with our basic bushcraft skills and whilst out at a bushcraft meet on the weekend we had several discussions on the limits we go to to test our level of skill and one comment in particular...

I've been drooling over some of the knifes made by the makers on this site and come to the conclusion that I will probably never be able to find the necessary funds So with a fairly good knowledge base in timber I've decided to look at buying a blank and putting my own handle on as I've got...