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  1. garbo

    What you can afford?

    My theory is "never own anything you cannot afford to loose" this applies to everything not just possessions, it includes morals, dignity, emotions, relationships, I have had so much stolen or taken from me, now everything I have is easily replacable, buy cheap, if you use it and it breaks then...
  2. garbo

    recommend me a good outdoorsy film

    well my contribution is "Rabbit proof fence" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/
  3. garbo

    who carrys a hip flask and whats your tipple (pics would be nice)

    caution this may be blasphemy stainless aldi flask, Sambuca in it anything else would'nt make it to the hills,
  4. garbo

    x-v-y

    are the labels important, or do you use the kit that works, or are you super person and make your own, (I just saw an outdoor jacket for 500 quid and wondered who on earth spends that much)
  5. garbo

    x-v-y

    I have seen so many threads saying, ie trange versus jetboil , that I want to start my own, so here goes, Do you wear your pants outside your trousers or just the labels on the outside, or are you more modest,
  6. garbo

    £500 for a pair of trousers?

    old enough to be back in fassion though, 40 waist, 31 leg, short fat S.A.S man needed (but the label says 30 ins waist)
  7. garbo

    A question about Trangia

    I have tried several trangia type stoves small trangia is bulky. trangia copy ok but the same faults as a genuine one. Swedish army type good with room inside for other stuff like tea bags, matches, etc. Swedish army stainless is heavy but bullet proof. not all burners are born equal...
  8. garbo

    u.s.a. bushcraft gear

    try Winter green chewing gum, sounds awful know, but its well worth a try I think Mountain Dew is called Sprite here maybe a bit different for the American taste. just go browse a wally world (wal-mart) but watch out for the excess baggage charges. have a great tme
  9. garbo

    Never lend your axe...

    Having made a living with spanners for a very long time, I quote the Snap-On code "I make my Living with Snap-On tools please dont ask to borrow them" I could never afford to replace the ones that were not returned and it made me furious when some people said "I could have done the job, if I...
  10. garbo

    Bubble-wrap - uses when camping?

    yep tried it but im a ****** and a turner, and every move is greeted with applause from popping bubbles, until you are sleeping on a sheet of flat polly but maybe if I only weigh'd seven stone things would be different.
  11. garbo

    where did your username comefrom

    maybe " I want to be alone" maybe its a spy that saved d-day, or maybe its just a corruption of my name, you may never know
  12. garbo

    Lol

    Reason for tent sex in a tent or a hammock?
  13. garbo

    Where have all the men gone

    Amen brother
  14. garbo

    Are we weird?

    Whats wierd? go on the London eye dressed as an eskimo they will think you wierd but they will know you are wierd if they see you in the arctic wearing omly jeans and T shirt cheer Garry
  15. garbo

    How safe are women alone?

    Dear Firecrest some things to worry about when in the countryside one , sprained ankles two hypothermia three,other peoples dogs four. getting lost there will be many many more before unwanted attention appears on this list check the mountain rescue reports to see how many attack...
  16. garbo

    bushcrafty pet hates!!

    my real hate Those spineless insipid sheeple who would ban everything so they can live in a "safe" world they have managed pretty well with guns and swords now the are working on knives do they not see that their metthods don't work please sheeple get to know me before taking my knives away...
  17. garbo

    Disgusted

    that looked like what we call a "chav's nest" I dont understand the mentality, but then I dont know why some loppy scum can take their beer cans and disposable barbies up on the hills and not bring back the empties just another of life's mysteries (or miseries ) i...
  18. garbo

    How do you deal with this? Cook ware.

    a couple of ideas, cheats maybe for stuff that messes up my pans I take tinfoil trays the kind takeaway comes in, to cook in, new ones cost, well not a lot, look in the pound shop or whatever its called and use plenty of marg almost like frying, they fold up, they can be folded over things...
  19. garbo

    Just What You Can Carry On Your Back

    didnt mean it to sound that way, Mrs Garbo can make a good meal from very humble ingredients what I really wanted to describe was that "no-one can know everything, and survival is at best a team activity, playing to individual strengths and supporting weaknesses" my strengths start with...
  20. garbo

    Just What You Can Carry On Your Back

    my bit I will take British Red and Big Swede they seem to have the job sorted, and surviving alone is very very hard (two heads etc) cheers Garry