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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    Campervan.....and see if they'll let you stay onsite. It was always a problem for the Crannog Centre, and is why they used to mostly...
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    GreyCat reacted to Danceswithhelicopters's post in the thread Emergency signalling with Like Like.
    I would agree on a smoke flare being effective but only use SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) approved, not fireworks. They are available at...
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    GreyCat reacted to slowworm's post in the thread Woodland Custodianship with Like Like.
    It would have made a good new thread. I've often thought about what happens to our woodland and home when we're gone (well, sprinkled...
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    GreyCat reacted to ijohnson's post in the thread Woodland Custodianship with Like Like.
    Spotted a story yesterday on the BBC about a woodland that became a red squirrel sanctuary by accident, but the couple who owned it...
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    GreyCat reacted to Lean'n'mean's post in the thread No Mow May with Like Like.
    We only have grass in front of the house & some to the right, prehaps around 300 sq meters in all & if I left it until may, which has...
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    GreyCat reacted to Broch's post in the thread W W U do? with Like Like.
    In an ideal world @Pattree what dimension steel would you want to work with. I have various and I could even heat treat it for you after...
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    GreyCat reacted to C_Claycomb's post in the thread W W U do? with Like Like.
    What I would do, and what I would advise you to do are two very different things. I would not have bought an old knife just to cut up...
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    GreyCat reacted to chimpy leon's post in the thread £250 survival knife... with Like Like.
    I’d personally avoid the ever-popular Falkniven at this price point - I wouldn’t be surprised if there was controversy akin to Bark...
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    GreyCat reacted to Tengu's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    That sounds a few good ideas. Often its fear stops you doing complex things.
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    GreyCat reacted to Pattree's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    Strip an A10 motorcycle engine right down to split con rod, bolt by bolt. I have rarely got past removing cables Amals and rocker box...
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    GreyCat reacted to dnarcher's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    Keep learning new skills, keep practicing and applying. Gardening is becoming much more important as retirement beckons. Dancing and...
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    GreyCat reacted to Pattree's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    I have never thought of sleep as a medicated process but I guess, like Broch, I’m lucky. I’m also pretty sure that I’m not unusual...
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    GreyCat reacted to Broch's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    Derr... I close my eyes, and fall asleep - 8 hours a night, rarely wake up. No drugs, no technology, at worst a little meditative...
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    GreyCat reacted to TeeDee's post in the thread Brain Training with Like Like.
    Magnesium definitely seems to provide a deeper more restorative sleep without after effects of sleeping tablets. Thats not just me but...
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    GreyCat replied to the thread What are you growing?.
    Had a good Easter weekend in the garden. Finally got the 3 quince trees out of their pots and into a large raised bed which is in the...