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One of the things I enjoy doing is making cordage from different materials. Untill recently, I have been experimenting with plants, having acquired some raw deer sinew, I have spent the last few weeks making sinew cordage. I plan to use it to sew up a pair of home made moccasins. The...

Recently I have been attempting to get a plastic free camp kit. Not as easy as you might think ! So far, my cooking, and tools have been easy. Among my collection I have a canvas rucksack. I use a tin for my fire kit, and a home made leather tinder pouch. Ive been making some of my clothes from...

Last summer, I acquired a green vintage external frame berghouse ruck, for the princely sum of a fiver, its in good nick, but the hip belt is a total joke. It's barely more than a one inch wide webbing strap. I'm looking for suggestions on what I could replace it with to be more comfortable and...

I bought a Swiss army knife for a few pounds at the wilderness gathering last year, and have finaly got around to fettling it. It was very stiff and unloved, but now is nice and shiny, and oiled , so I can actualy get at the tools.(I am minus a few fingernails tho!) I'm wondering which one I...

Share your best..and worst presents this year. I got a light up tin of m&s chocolate truffles, yum! A spotting scope for wildlife watching, wow! A box of medijule dates, slurp Home made chutney. Cheese has a new friend Some crafting supplies, yahay! A huge multipackpack of aa batteries...

Help from the hive mind and diyers please. Back in May, I asked my useless h/a to please come and sort my guttering on the bungalow out. I'm still waiting and being told I'm on a rota, and they will get to me when they get to me. No idea when. Meanwhile, I have curtains of water pouring from a...

Apple butter, yes it takes several pounds of apples to make this delicious spread, but the prep is easy enough, as some recipes leave the peel and only core and chop the apples. When you have a large slow cooker full, I then transfer to a pan and gently cook them down to get them started. Then...

20.00hrs Friday radio 4 extra has a program on the history of tarpaulins. Should be an interesting listen if you have a liking for tarps. I think it's also available on BBC sounds....whatever that is. Can't seem to get that on my dab radio! But then I am a technophobe!

I live in a national park. It's quite a large area, spanning areas of both Devon and Somerset . This afternoon, I'm sat on a bench chatting to another local by the river, when a couple and teen approached, and asked where the park was. Jokily I said perhaps the lad was a bit old for the stuff...

How about a simple challenge.? Just for fun and to up cordage making skills. Take one nettle, and make as much cordage suitable for sewing something, that you can make. Let's see who gets the longest and finest thread. I decided to do this for myself, and then throw the challenge out there...

Saw a burdock plant being dug up and thrown away a few days ago, so I rescued it and took it home, with the idea of possibly planting it in my garden for dandelion and burdock, or to try culinary experiments with the root. It's been sat in the spare watering can with water for a few days to...

Recently spending a night in a safari tent at the project I've started volunteering on, I slept in a wool filled duvet and pillows. I don't know about you, but I'm constantly replacing pillows that go flat after a few months use, despite fluffing them up each morning. You don't have this...

Last night I decided to make yoghurt, I didn't have any starter culture, so I used a couple of tablespoons of plain live organic yoghurt. It was made in a wide mouth flask, and came out pretty well. I mixed in some home made strawberry jam this morning for flavour, and it's delicious. I made...

Having been diagnosed with yet another problem last summer, hiatus hernia and Gerd (acid reflux) last summer, I have found a camping problem. Normaly I use a hammock, and found no problems as I could raise the head end a bit more, and with a small hone made pillow, sleep perfectly comfortably...

Help!!! Is anyone going for the weekend from the west country? My transport has failed, and my ticket is paid. I'm not bringing a lot of gear, as I'm hammock camping. I live 15 miles N of Tiverton, and am happy to pay towards petrol costs. Please let me know if you can help as public transport...

With horribly high temperatures predicted for most of the country this week, I thought I'd share a few tips on keeping your home as cool as possible without having to use expensive electric fans. First, close all windows and curtains on the south or sunward side of your house. Put up a door...

Hi, I have an old 14 Yr old solar suitcase pannel that I've barely used, it's been in store under the spare bed for years(14) I'm wondering how I can find out if its still working and viable. It has crocodile clips to connect to a leasure battery. I've lost all the paperwork that came with it...

Hello mods, The last week,or so all my notifications of new messages and pms from bcuk are coming through with a big red question mark as unauthenticated as coming from bcuk. Apparently, it's something to do with Google stopping phishing attacks. Tried to Google the problem, but seems it might...

Our local infants has just started a forest school, and is short of kit. The thing they need most is a 3x3 tarp that they can put up for shelter when the weather isn't so good. I can repair small holes, but would like a tarp in as good a condition as possible, for these little ones to be able...

Seeing as the thread about diversity in bushcraft has been closed down due to someone making remarks not relevant and political biased, I thought I would start a new thread on this subject in particular, and hope that it will not incur the same silly comments and get closed down. Strict rule on...