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need some advice if anyone has any. rescued a bluetit from some kids today obviously a chick but not quite flight ready, they didnt know where it came from, no nest boxes I could see or frantic parents about but lots of cats dogs and kids. so I brought it home. its now in an old hamster cage...

Spent yesterday checking the groundsheets on my lightweight old but servicable tents and no surprise they leak quite badly and rather than shell out for new I looked again at either reproofing or sewing a new on in to the pair of them. In the past I've looked at thompsons waterseal and fabsil...

anyone caught any of these - looks to be a sort of world of survival made properly with a bit of bruce parry thrown in for good measure.

has anyone been watching the incredible human journey on 2? as well as being top totty and articulate she's put mr mears's efforts to shame on the anthropology front :D walkabout was cbeebies by comparison.

you'll notice the similiarity in technique and letting the local do all the work. for a piece from the 50's it puts th emodern stuff to shame http://www.nfb.ca/film/survival_in_the_bush/ check out the cree building a canoe no crappy soundtrack or droning narration just work

www.civilranger.com anyone come across these guys before?

the title means winter war but is relevant. years ago i read about the finnish war with russia back in 39 and about the way they operated as small teams. during the winter they had a winter ration which was mainly dried berries and suet. as far as I'm aware it was eaten like trail mix but I...

I see we have a new series of 'help I'm trapped in bear grylls show get me out of here' starting tonight, does anyone actually watch these?

what the heck is it - I read a reference to it regarding world war two aircrew evasion kits. it was packed in a tin along with glucose and malted milk tablets.

watching some of the opening ceremony and I'm filled with doom regarding 2012 I know we will make a dogs dinner of the whole affair, I doubt we will even start it off on time look at the millenium fiasco :(

over the years I've mainly used the british stuff as that was what we had and been quite happy with it, even finding the cheapo budget stuff useable for shelters and lanyards. the past few years though I have read loads on how much better the american stuff is as it has more threads in the...

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1551325.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/02/eainsects102.xml

is it possible to freeze dry your own rice in a normal freezer? you dont seem to be able to get it in this country, all mine is from aussie rat packs and I'm down to my last packet :(

okay I know its a big beasty of a sharpened pry bar but I am rather attatched to them as one was my main utility blade and wire cutter for years. I have two, one well used and I'm happy with but the other is a mess as the blade seems to have slipped in the factory and the grind is all over...

okay so its another firedrill link - have alook lower down and the smallest competition - brilliant :) http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~madms/fires.html

dont know if anyones seen this but looks like fun http://www.shelter-systems.com/kayak.html

http://www.earthmountainview.com/earthwise/wildcrafting.htm found this the other day and meant to post it - american but pertty interesting :)

stumbled over it in asda so had to search it out. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mission-Survival-Gold-Gods/dp/1862304793 I guess if its survival for kids then I cant complain too hard as i loved the willard price books as a kid. :).

anyone know of a european source for norwegian rat packs? I've got some coming but from the states of all places. the only source I have found they're 450kr each :yikes:

does anyone live near a trago mills besides leon? I want to know if their 5l bottles are still a fiver as it makes a trip worth doing if I buy half a dozen to last me the next few years. £1.75 - £2.69 for half a litre round here at the moment :( I used to get small bottles for scouts for 60p...