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Was browsing around, came across this and thought to myself - that has to be "the" keyboard & mouse for BCUK members... http://www.latestbuy.com.au/bamboo-wood-keyboard-mouse.html No idea about the seller, never heard of them before. Apologies if it's been discussed before, a quick search...

This'll put a new spin on Naughty Corner - now there's a song for the morning after too ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7860869.stm

Is there anything out there that could be confused with Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)? I ask as I found a lovely big bunch of brackets that looked exactly like it the other day, but unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me. I had a search, but didn't find any reference to...

Don't know if anyone has noticed but PayPal have changed their payment options slightly... ... might make group buys and member sales simpler as you'll not have to factor in the additional cost of PayPal charges into your transactions.

The other weekend up at Loch Chon, Ol Smokey had a couple of very useful bits'n'pieces to help secure his tarp, temporary eyelets. So, I went looking for them and think I've found the website... http://www.clingons.co.uk/ ... ordered some stuff from them at the weekend there. Just a note, they...

No connection with this site, just came across it while browsing ... http://www.midgeforecast.co.uk ... no idea how accurate or useful it will be, but thought it might be worth checking from time to time if you're in Scotland or planning a visit.

I was thinking about Fava beans earlier (don't ask) ... and realised I had no idea what they actually were so I looked them up and in my travels I found this ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ful_medames .. now this is an Egyptian breakfast dish, but part of its name intrigued me ... I think...

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I'm looking to buy a summer sleeping bag, however the bag has to be quite roomy as the person it's for says they don't like being constricted by mummy-style bags and I'm not convinced a caravan-style square bag is a good idea. I know this has been covered several times before, but I'm looking...

Has anyone else had problems uploading new images to the member galleries? I get this message when I try to do it ... Warning: getimagesize(/usr/local/apache/htdocs/gallery/data/500/DSC00153.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in...

This must be the ultimate camper van, short of doing a home conversion on a Tatra :D http://unicatamericas.com/en/info/GEX63HD-MANTGA6x6.html

... damn, I wish I'd read this last night ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7269816.stm

Just got a marketing email from Surplus & Adventure, spotted this ... http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shop/home/bargains/swedish-army-wool-cardigan-340952.html ... seemed like a good price.

I really fancy having a go at making my own Ventile Smock and I've found some really inspirational examples on here .... http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19086 I like this one and have ordered the pattern from the States, will have to mod it though as I like more pockets...

Navigation is an important bushcraft skill :D http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq?74d3=36a1

The novelty factor is admittedly high, it is pretty amusing tho' http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Wicked_Lights-74-0.html

Many thanks BeerMonster for the Glen Kinglas tip. I took a trip up there this weekend, heading out on Saturday and returning Sunday. It's a stunning walk up there from the Smokery Inverawe. On the walk up, I spotted something out of the corner of my eye and turned to see three sets of antlers...

In order to prevent the hijacking of another thread I thought I'd start one on the subject of the noble Scots Haggis. I think as a food it epitomises one of the tenets of Bushcraft - waste nothing. That and it's tasty. And just for you two; Spamel, Firebreather, here's something to salivate...

I woke up on the 1st of January and decided to head out for a few days, so I packec up the car and headed north. It was dark by the time I arrived at Loch Etive and it took me a while to find somewhere to set up camp but morning broke to find me at the north end of the Loch set up in a small...

What's next banning the ownership of blunt things!! Typical political solution, let's make ourselves look good by banning a minority item ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7139724.stm ... will axes be next? After all you don't *need* to own one. I don't own and have no interest in owning a...