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  • Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    bearbait replied to the thread What did you buy today?.
    What make / model is it? I ask as I'm thinking of getting myself one rather than using the oven for making jerky / biltong. Ta.
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    bearbait replied to the thread Stoopid jokes.
    I don't know if you've heard but apparently they're going to remove the word "gullible" from the Oxford English Dictionary.
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    bearbait replied to the thread WinterMoot Video.
    Enjoyed that. Ta...
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    bearbait replied to the thread Shelf stable protein.
    I was flicking through the US Forest Service's Wilderness Ranger Cookbook yesterday and came across this (quoted verbatim). Not quite a...
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    I didn't know that Beavers wore gloves. Although, come to think of it, maybe they get a better grip of the tree when gnawing at it?
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    bearbait replied to the thread Time.
    I completely agree. For example, at the hour change change at the end of March the day length (sunrise - sunset) for me at 52°N is...
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    bearbait replied to the thread What did you buy today?.
    A Trangia Gas Burner Storm... This is for my Firebox Stove Gen 2. So now, according to whim, situation and fuel availability the...
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    Winter's Afternoon...
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    Nice one! Seems almost other-worldly to me...
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    bearbait replied to the thread Ration packs.
    I've had several that I've been pleased with from Evaq8. I've bought other stuff from them as well.
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    Saw my first Frogspawn of the year today, in a small pool on open country at around 360m / 1,200ft in Radnorshire, Powys. Several clumps...
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    bearbait replied to the thread Wintermoot 2025.
    Ta for all the pics. Interesting. Some nice looking bits of food there too!
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    bearbait replied to the thread Stoopid jokes.
    My mother never saw the irony in calling a me a son of a bitch.
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    bearbait replied to the thread Hard-boiled Eggs.
    The same way I have done for years: Bring to the boil from cold; simmer for 8 minutes; drain and cover with cold water until cool; eat...
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    bearbait posted the thread Hard-boiled Eggs in Lovely Grub.
    What is it with Hard-boiled Eggs these days? I seem to recall that in ye goode olde dayes one could peel the shell from the egg in a...