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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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    This years Log Dancing Challenge was aced by a fine performance by Hammock_Man { even if I say so myself }. Resulting in a fine bump...
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    Really appreciate this thread & the attentiveness to long term data and the wellbeing of trees!
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    Twenty years ago I posted about birch tapping, and what was then for me a new method with an auger, demijon plug and tubing. This was...
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    haptalaon reacted to Chris's post in the thread The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 with Like Like.
    I think this is the bit of interest to me, which may catch people out. It’s easy to see the word ‘violence’ and assume this wouldn’t...
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    haptalaon reacted to sandsnakes's post in the thread Sniffy gear? with Like Like.
    Sniffy sleeping bag? Got a Pattern 58 that smells like a dogs bed? Look no further, if you are in London, 10 mins walk from Alperton...
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    See how nothing is growing under the Chestnut but there are signs of old bramble and bracken where the Birch is? Tannins in the rotting...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Shamagh.
    Apparently they are restocking very soon! I've been craving one of the green and black ones. You just can't beat proper craftsmanship in...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Wintermoot 2025.
    @Chris is that your pointy tent? It's very attractive! I love the photo of Tony and the catapult, i feel like you could put some words...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Tarp teepee.
    I have a Moonlight Spire It was ~70 quid, and is fairly light (although not optimised for weight). It's a glamping tent with no central...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread What did you forage today?.
    Very excited to find some wood Sorrel on my camp out, after being shown it at the tracking session at the Moot. Tasted incredible, the...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread My belt kit..
    I have a belt kit on camps as well as a little rucksack; mine has a knife, my house keys, sometimes money, and a face mask for smoky...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread A brush wot I made.
    What is the fluffy stuff made of? Are the bristles hazel as well?
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Wintermoot 2025.
    Just packing & getting ready to go on the road! For the second year in a row, all my doctors have been too busy to get my...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Old Fashioned Truck Stops.
    I wish i could remember where we were, but we found a magnificent - extremely gentrified - motorway service station built like a...
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    haptalaon replied to the thread Old Fashioned Truck Stops.
    Disney parks do not serve alcohol as a rule but when they opened Eurodisney they were told quite flatly that would not fly in Paris XD