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    WOW!!! Has anyone seen these?

    http://izismile.com/2012/03/12/tentsile_unique_camping_shelter_11_pics.html I like the look of this Hammock Tent!!!
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    Interesting Tents!

    Hi all, Thought I should post this as I saw it and thought of you! http://izismile.com/2011/12/03/the_most_imaginative_tent_designs_ever_42_pics.html
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    DD Hammocks Great Service

    I have been meaning to write this for a while now. As the title suggests I just want to sing DD hammocks praises a little bit. As some of you may have read in a previous post of mine I had a DD camping hammock. But there was a problem with it. It was wonky. By this I mean it felt like it was...
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    A question of wonky hammocks?

    I have a problem with my DD camping hammock that I would like to ask you about. When I set it up last (The Bushcraft Show) I got in to test it and felt like I was on a slant! I tried retying it and making the ropes on the offending side shorter but to no avail. So after tying and retying...
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    A romantic meal for two in the Forest of Dean (Pic Heavy)

    As the title suggests me and SWMBO went out a while ago for lunch in the forest. So she got all packed up and ready to go And we pull up in a little carpark to go for a walk... And Lis stomps off ahead taking random pictures as she goes... But I caught up and she pretends to listen...
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    Bushcraft show and questions!

    Hello there not sure if this is the best place for this thread but here goes! I have need for some advice to do with the bushcraft show, and I thought I would ask here So, 1) For starters I am planning on having a hammock by then and thought I would ask if there are any other tree dwellers...
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    Calling all knife makers - Steak Knives

    I was wondering if someone could quote me on a pair of custom steak knives as me and swmbo have just moved in together THEN realised we don't have any!? Cheers in advance
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    First Canoe Trip

    I am going on my first canoe trip the first weekend of September and I was wondering if anyone had any advice for the noob??? Oh and by the way it will be on the river Wye from Hereford to Symonds Yat. Any good stop off point's? Any specific equiptment I need other than usual camping stuff...
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    we're off camping! help with sleeping bags =]

    helloooo, we're going camping this weekend and need some sleeping bags, we will be using a tarp, mat and bivvy bags. sleeping bags need to be warm but we're on a budget. want to spend about £35 max per bag. we were looking at the vango 350 bags, are these ok for what we need them for??
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    not much of a meet up, but anyone wanna join us for a pint in gloucester??

    me and luke_s are meeting for pint in the friar tucks in Quedgeley at some point next week. anyone wanna join for a good old bush-chat??? the post code is GL2 4PQ if you dont know where it is... let me know :)
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    Boots for Canada

    My sister is off to Canada for 10 days and is looking for some boots that will serve and be warm. Does anyone have any suggestions for such a pair? Thanks in advance
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    Mammoth Walk (For Me Anyway)

    Me and my girlie friend did ten miles in all today, starting with a hike through the car boot sale, got myself a horn although I'm not sure what to do with it yet. We followed that with an hour and a half on haresfield beacon, love the views by the way. Only problem was it didnt seem like...
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    Sunday Afternoon Axe Project

    I found a rusty old axe at the car boot sale for a pound. So I bought it, took it and restored it. All I had to do was get the rust off and sharpen it. But I decided to sand the handle too, then I noticed the head had moved slightly and in the process of straightening it out.... I...
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    What to do, What to do???

    Hi guys, Have any of you seen this? http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080714/tuk-government-backtracks-on-knife-crime-dba1618.html I love the part where he says "that it is completely unacceptable to carry a knife". It makes me laugh and laugh!!! Do you think the police have ever stoped mr...
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    Bushcraft Practice???

    Just a little question, (or a few) What are the laws like on practicing bushcraft skills? By that I mean where should i practice, what permissions might i need and what can i do without a visit from the local fuzz? I live in gloucester and without a long bus ride there are no foresty type...
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    My first spoon

    This is a pic of my first attempt at carving, it's a spoon. It started as a plank that i found in my dad's garage. Unfortunatly though, i noticed that there was a hole in the bowl about half way through making it. Oh and i kinda cheated and used a power tool to finish some details...
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    Hello all of you lovely people

    Hi there, I'm Mike, Mel to my friends, and i just thought I would leave a quick "how do". I'm 22 and new to the bushcraft sceen. I fell in love shortly after (or should I say during) reading John Wiseman's "SAS survival handbook" which is kinda like my bible now. Anyway, I am very happy to...