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    sleeping bags: pipedream 600 vs skyehigh 900

    hi everyone, im thinking of getting a new down sleeping bag. im wanting to spend around £200 and and stuck between these two as they are both a similar price. https://www.alpkit.com/products/pipedream-600-2016 https://www.alpkit.com/products/skyehigh-900 ones a big heavier, the...
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    some natural cordage / wool, fireweed, and hemp

    Ive been making cordage for the first time today and yesterday. the hemp was grown locally. i tried including the images in the post but they were massive. https://cdn.mediacru.sh/EofUj5Fpop-l.jpg Fireweed picked and ready to go https://cdn.mediacru.sh/uV7UThbE6hF6.jpg Fireweed...
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    Happy People documentary, full 4hr footage

    hey, maybe some people have already seen Herzog's "Happy People: A Year in the Taiga" following a siberian trapper through the seasons. on youtube there is the full footage, 1hr per season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA absolutely fascinating stuff
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    reproofing a crappy plastic tarp?

    ....just replacing it isnt an option I was wondering if anyone knew anything about reproofing plastic tarps you get in hardware stores, usually blue, green or white in colour. I know they arnt that expensive but it has been cut and sewn to fit something perfectly and that took alot of time...
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    buring paint of altoid tins...

    im aware this isnt exactly a craft but i duno where else to put it. ive found some small little metal containers with hinged lids. smaller the altoids but im guessing similar material. previously i burned off the paint by just chucking them in the fire and fishing the out after, then givin...
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    anyone ever make an ulu knife?

    hey, just wondering if anyone here ever made or botched together something which resembles an ulu knife. if so id be interested to see a picture or two. I think id like to make one for scrapping skins. for those who have no idea what im on about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulu
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    moose skins - ideas?

    hey, ive got two moose skins hanning for a few months now and i was wondering if anyone has any idea for what to use them for? Ive been making leather from sheepskins and its hard work but worth it. i was thinkn of maybe using one of the [untanned] moose skins to sleep on as i reckon it will...
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    dd tarp, long term use?

    hey, Ive had my 3x3 dd tarp for a few years, getting usually a few days use a month. i was wondering what is people experience of having it out and up for a few months? in the summer sun in the forest. will extended sunlight exposure mess with the waterproofing or is it fine? thinking of...
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    mexped dump pouch copy?

    hey, i seen a number of maxpedition cheap copies of other products about the bay and i was wondering if anyone know if copies of the dump pouch exist as i cant afford the branded maxpedition one but quite like the look of it. ta
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    Iron Smelting Camp - From the soil to the iron product

    before you get too excited ...its in hungary! but it sounds really chuffing cool and dirt cheap at 120euro including acomodation for the 5 days. wish we could get prices like that in the UK. anywhere here's the basic info: 16th - 20th July, 2014 Somogyfajsz, Hungary (2hrs from budapest)...
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    oil based salves and insect repellants in the summer?

    i started making some salves and lip balms. next i would like to make an insect repellant for the end of the spring/start of summer ready for when they come out. they seem to be mailiny oil based and i was thinking maybe rubbing your skin in olive oil might not be the best thing to do on a hot...
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    extracting lanolin from wool

    eh up, i was just wondering if anyone has experience with gathering lanolin from sheep wool. i have two sacks of wool. i trieds boiling some of it for many hours in a large pot as suggested by the little google brought up on the topic, after removing the wool and then reducing it / scraping off...
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    sheepskin tannin poop problem

    i got a very large sheepskin, it was only slaughtered yesterday so hasnt been salted or frozen or anything yet. its got a fair bit of poop on , most of the big poop only bits i cut out, the pooplocks and the staining not so much. i was wondering if anyone has any tips? its quite heavey when not...
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    mice problem in a tipi

    hey, as the title suggests i have mice in the tipi im living in. they are eating the fat from the undersides of the reindeer/moose skins im sleepin on. its quite annoying as it continues all night. im quite strict on food crumbs so i duno if that will be much of a problem. i was wondering if...
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    no weld, oil drum wood stove

    EDIT: hopefully got pics working now. so i wanted a stove for the tipi im living in. the smoke was buggin me and it means i couldnt stand up or you know, be where most of the heat was. side-heat from the fire was fine but also such a waste of energy and fuel. so i came up with a design of oil...
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    inspirational movies or docu`s

    i find these movies really inspiring and was wondering if anyone knows anything along the same lines available online? alone in the wilderness guy builds a cabin in alaska (much better than it sounds) happy people 4 seasons with siberian trappers, great viewing tracking the white...
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    penny stove storage

    I was just wondering if anyone has any tips for storing their penny stove (if they carry one). Its a great piece of lightweight kit but i currently keep mine in a round tuppawear container which is probly 3 times deeper than it needs to be. so my case of my stove is probably 2 or 3x the weight...
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    carrying your DD tarp..

    hey i got a 3x3 DD tarp and i was wondering how people carry theirs? Just in the bag in came in or differently? I store mine inside the original bag, and then inside a drybag but this is clumpy/big (even without the drybag). I was wondering if anyone uses compression sacks to get it smaller or...
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    resin balls

    i got some resin today, not quite sure if its spruce or pine. i wanted to make these small enough for my tinderbox. i palm rolled them into these small balls, but it was a curse to wash off my hands. i was trying to think of a good way to store them, like maybe roll them in a flour or...
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    my first handmade knife

    i made this a few months ago. it's a bit broken now but i love it. forged it from a bit of metal using a camp firepit just. i used a bit of metal pipe and a black bin bag to creat a bellow to get it hot but i didnt really know what i was doing. the metal never ever glowed, at all i dont...