Recent content by Damo74

Thanks for the input guys didnt relize it was a heavy tent. Dont fancy lugging it around it would be like being at work!!!

Hi everyone can anybody give me a heads up on the 2 man dutch tent from militry mart? I was looking at the polish Lavvu but being 6'2" I'm worried that it wont be big enough.The dutch tent looks a bit longer and still cheap!! don't want to spend loads as I am new to this and call me tight but...

Some intresting tales there people and also some intresting explanations.I cannot say for certain that there is'nt a reasonable explanation but it was bloody creepy at the time and I'm glad I don't live there.I got through plenty of tea on that job though. Johnnyboy 71 one of the carvings was...

Cheers mate will have a gander........it won't give me mightmares will it lol

Hi Just thought I would see if any of you have had any experiance of ghosts!! Mine happened when I was working near Nottingham on the A52 at a row of houses near the RSPCA rescue center. Being a wall and floor tiler I get to work in all kinds of places old and new but this one job was in and old...

Loving these sayings Round our way we mackle things as in to make something for a task or my fav Manchester something which means to repair something or bodge something.

Thanks for the info guys......think I will give the dandelion coffee a miss though!!:)

Hi everyone I keep reading about drying out roots for example dandelion roots to make a coffee substitute.My question is this and please forgive me if it's that obvious but how do you dry them out? Do you just leave them out in the open to dry or is there a process involved and if there is...

Cheers for all the views on this subject I have decided to try and start out with things I can blag and make!! found an old sheath knife in my garage that just needs grinding and being in the building trade should be able to get hold of some tarp.I will prob buy a stove of some kind as I have no...

Thanks for the replies you have given me a few things to think about before rushing in head first.

Hi everyone being very new and green to this bushcraft stuff I was looking for cheap kit to get me started.Came across a bushcraft starter kit on Militrymart I was wondering what the more experianced among you thought about the kit supplied? didn't want to shell out £80.00 odd pounds for...

Thanks for the welcome now need to gather some kit!

Hi everyone new to this bushcraft scene but decided to try it after many years of thinking about it!!based in lincolnshire so any tips or advice most welcome.