Recent content by hothedgehog

I am firmly in the camp of wearing fresh clothes into bed, no matter how many there are. If I don't have to worry about what I'm carrying then I usually take a pair of pjs along. I also have a pair of big fluffy slipper type socks which I tuck my bottoms into (I get crazy cold feet even in the...

Wow, your progress with that is fantastic - it looks great. Out of curiosity did you take the panel off the box for carving or was it fully constructed?

I went through all DofEs at school which had a dedicated outdoor pursuits department. We did a lot of day walks which built up walking stamina and also improved navigation skills. I think that's the important bit here: frequent training using maps and compasses to get used to using them. I think...

Every time I have travelled with my rucksack it's had to go in oversized luggage. All I do with it is tie up all the straps so they're not flapping around and then fold the waist straps around the bag so they too don't flap around. Never had a problem with it at all.

Technically you're not allowed to light a fire or stove in the New Forest and you're not allowed to put up a tent or 'erection' up - the byelaws which are relevant are here. Saying that, I know that the forestry commission are happy for people to bivvy out as they've cleared that for an event...

We tried breakfast parcels the other day (make a foil tray, place oil, sliced spuds, bacon, sausage, crack an egg into it, mushroom, tomato etc. into it and cover in a foil 'envelope') and the eggs baked in there were very tasty indeed... I thought they would vastly overcook in the time taken to...