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Today was a bit of an admin / tidy up day for me...no school groups as it's half term, so a bit of peace and quiet. I was just about to set to and tidy up our outdoor stores area when something caught my eye...movement where there shouldn't have been any. on closer inspection, I found a Tawny...

Today I was lucky enough to be involved in a PR day for my Scout County of East Lancashire, where Radio Lancashire hosted a full three hour outside broadcast from our campsite, Bowley. My involvement was to instruct a group of Scouts in how to prepare a trout for cooking over the fire...which...

Hi All, Just a quick re introduction & update as I haven't been around for a while...This return was inspired by two long standing members on here, one of whom I had a chance Twitter encounter with and the other made one of his famous bushshirts for a good friend of mine. Anyway, this got me...

Yesterday saw me out walking with The Tuesday Club again...this time around beautiful Dentdale. This walk was a little different for me, as I walked at the rear instead of leading...I'd almost forgotten how nice it is just to put one foot in front of the other for a day:) The original plan was...

Just a quick heads up that I have started a new venture Wood-Sage Outdoor Education. We are based in East Lancashire and are working in association with our local Scout Campsite, Bowley Scout Camp & Activity Centre. Whilst not strictly a bushy enterprise, we are including some bushy activities...

I've had the pleasure of sharing a campfire with Bilmo of this parish several times over the last few years. After seeing some of his handy work, I pushed the button and ordered a Ventile wind shirt from him last October. From the initial conversation, it was obvious that Bilmo knew what he was...

This weekend I was fortunate enough to get out and try a few new items of kit and iron out any issues with my existing Winter kit. Having acknowledged that I need a bigger Bergan for a Winter trips, I recently bought a Berghaus Vulcan II. Fully packed, with all Winter gear and room to...

I bought this a few months ago to take on Scout camps, but don't get on with it, so it has to go! For those unfamiliar with this pack, there is a thread all about it here. I'm looking for £25 plus £5 P&P, including Paypal fees. I would describe the pack as unused, but has been in...

Ok, the clear out continues... Next to go is a Honey Stove, used but not abused, and an unused Hive expansion pack. And an 'in use' picture... Hopefully, the pictures show that there are no warps in the plates. The Honey Stove fits tidily in its pouch, which in turn can...

NOW SOLD Continuing the clear out of surplus gear...next up is the Maxpedition Sitka, shown below. NB. It does NOT include the water bottle pouch fixed to the right of the pack. This is in as new condition, and has only been used once or twice for days out. You can find a...

SWMBO has just realised how much gear I have...so I have to offload some gear that doesn't get used. First up is an, as good as new, 5.11 Rush 72 backpack. I'm looking for £70 including delivery and Paypal fees. First to post gets it...

Got home today to find a missed delivery card from Royal Fail. I rang the sorting office but after 10 minutes of listening to the phone ring, but not getting an answer, decided to drive over to collect said parcel. After queuing for nearly 15 minutes, I got to the front of the queue only to...

I've not been on for a while due to IT issues and a hectic schedule of Scouting. So to ease me back in I thought I'd share a few photos. Over Summer I ran a Bushcraft experience for 3 groups of 15 Scouts. This was part of a week long camp, where each group of 15 got a 2 day taster on three...

I have been tidying the loft and found my old blank firer...I bought it for sound experiments when teaching physics. The pistol is a Glock replica and takes 8mm blanks. It was well oiled before being put away and appears to be in full working order...the only thing I haven't done is test fired...

My old District arranged a bushcraft camp for the Jubilee weekend and asked me along to assist. This was a long weekend, camping from Friday to Monday afternoon, with predominantly younger Scouts; some of whom had never camped before. On Friday night the Scouts camped in tents, with the main...

I've just been given a Primus Hiker stove, the newer model with the green fuel bottle attached and upgraded burner. It has been used previously and is very sooty, which to me implies it's not burning well or has been used with dirty fuel. I intend to flush the bottle with Coleman fuel (as I...

For those in the NW of England, just a heads up that Tamarack Outdoors are having an open weekend, this weekend 18 -20May 2012. The blurb says: Link here for more details... Other outdoor stores are available blah, blah, blah. As a bonus...there's a really nice chap running some have a go...

I was having a mooch on Amazon for some new Kindle titles and came across this book by accident: As the blurb says: Having bought, and read it, I can honsetly say that the blurb sums it up nicely! Well worth a read IMHO. Mat, over at UKHammocks stocks it...(other retailers are available...

Not really bushy but outdoorsy, so thought I'd share... I was in homebase today looking for a few bits for home repairs etc and saw this stuff "Thermawrap" at £11.98 a roll ... http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=127033...