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    Do you display your knives?

    Hi, everyone, After 20+ years of buying various knives, I now have 8-14 knives that I rarely use. Some are quite nice - Busse, Randall, Roselli, Fairbairn-Sykes, - so I wonder if I should display them and take out for use in rare occasions. Any recommendations how to display? I am thinking if I...
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    Swiss non-folding shovel at a reasonable price in the UK? And question on law...

    Hi, guys, I am looking for a Swiss non-folding shovel in the UK at a reasonable price. I have read that you can get them in some places in the USA for less than $40, but cannot find them here. Yes, I am sure they should be at some surplus stores, but there are so many of them around that it is...
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    Bushcraft clubs near swindon?

    Hello, guys. Do you know any clubs near Swindon where I could practice wilderness/bushcraft skills? I know there are some schools nearby, but I would like something that I could use more frequently and cheaper. Thanks.
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    Stoneage firemaking

    I want to learn how to make fire without anything I cannot find in wilderness. I tried making fire using a rock flint (though I suspect I mistaken it for a dark quartz), a stone and some natural tinder. I get small sparks, but my tinder does not want to ignite. I tried using crampballs, papery...
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    Recommendations on day sack

    Hello, guys, What should I look at when I select a day sack? What volume would you recommend, additional features? I will be usiong it for both hiking and for travels to other countries. Regards,
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    Nettles and blackberries

    Hello, everybody, I was hiking yesterday along White Horse Trail. The path was fully overgrown by nettles and blackberries in many places. I could not pass there, but when I diverted from the path I got lost a few times and could not find the path again for quite a while. Therefore I have...
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    Danger of meths

    Hello, guys, I finally got myself meths burner. I read on another forum that meths is highly poisonous chemical. Most meths burners are made to keep the burners inside the pots. Do you think there is much hazard from smell of meths accumulating in the pot? Also, sometimes you cannot burn all...
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    Small sharpener

    I already have Spyderco Tri-Angle. However, I would like another considerably smaller and lighter sharpener that I could carry without thinking it took too much space and its weight was too much. Any recommendations? I like to make the blade razor sharp. I know there is not much point of...
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    Cannot make fire with bow and stick

    Guys, I was trying to make fire using bow and had no success: I had a lot of wood dust, there was a lot of smoke, but fire did not ignite. I used also cotton to ignite from wood dust but it did not even burn at little. Wood, I think, is from pine trees - I just used what I found in the...
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    Somewhere to walk during the Bank Holiday?

    Hello, guys, I would like to go for a walk during the Bank Holiday at the end of August. Preferably something in this style: get out from camping site where I can leave my car, walk 10-12 km, sleep in B&B and come back by another route back to camping site. Sleep in a tent and next day go for...
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    Trangia 27 vs Swedish Army stove?

    Could you tell me if Trangia 27 has much advantage over Swedish Army stove? Yes, they are both manufactured by the same company,Trangia 27 has one more pan and one more windshield (according to website data), but does it really worth paying at least £25 extra for this? Is the quality of...
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    Stops during the rain

    Are there some shelters (not emergency) with design similar to Vango Storm Shelter 200? It seems to me it is the only shelter available for short stops during the rain which you can use fairly quickly. http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Vango-Storm-Shelter-200.html
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    Suggestions on camping stove?

    Hello, guys, I am thinking to buy myself camping stove. Well, I read recommendations and understood that, since I am not camping very often, the best option will be a gas stove, not fuel. I also want piezo ignition, protection from wind (even though I could use my backpak for this, as was also...
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    Suggestions for walking along Hadtrian's Wall

    Hello, guys, My wife is asking me to go walking along Hadrians Wall. However, I soon travel abroad and therefore quite involved with preparations to travel to Central Asia while my wife is very busy on her job, therefore we did not properly explore what gear we should take with us. If anyone...