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    Middlewood Meet - Oct 2010

    My family and I are wimping out. A week of cold/coughs and vomitting children is a bit much, though I am hoping to do saturday on my own if teh family are almost better! Alex
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    Ministers plan huge sell-off of Britain's forests

    That is exactly what I thought. This woodland needs protecting for sustainable future use, whether we get to camp in it or not. Alex
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    Middlewood Meet - Oct 2010

    My wife won't let me come on my own :( Hope there is space for a 5m bell tent :) My two little girls are great outdoors, so looking forward to it. SimonM (poss + tribe) BarryG Lurch Wayland Shewie - TBC (and hoping to make more than just another day visit) Cliv Black Sheep (friday...
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    Best birthday (hammock camping) pic heavy

    Thanks for looking guys, and the steak probably was the best tasting ever :D
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    Best birthday (hammock camping) pic heavy

    I wanted to share a bit of my best birthday ever. No joke, it was brilliant. Started off with preparing wood for my wife to use whilst playing out in a local woods with our small girls and other families. Splitting some 2 inch sections in our living room on the stump my wife uses for bowl...
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    FS: 12ft x 12ft heavy canvas "Eric Methven"tarp

    Hi Mr Badger How did you set it up? Rope between trees, or some pole system? I've been looking for a smallish shelter to use with our canvas bell tent for a 6 month tour round the UK. This sounds good, but possibly too heavy to setup without serious poles? Thanks Alex
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    Advice on family tent for long duration camping

    Thanks for all your thoughts. We went the way of Ogri and going for living space and family feel. Got a 5m bell tent which gives us 50% more ground area. Also the pole is a lot taller so we get a lot more usable standing space. We are going to make a sleeping section that we can put up for...
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    Bushcraft/survival fitness and conditioning

    Nice one, Laurentius. Made me laugh! I used to do weights at the gym, play squash like a lunatic, rowing machine and treadmill. My dad could still saw for longer, hammer nails easier and work for longer. I could move heavier loads, but not for as long. I agree that just do what you need...
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    Advice on family tent for long duration camping

    So the questions I have to answer for myself are; is one person setup a must does it have to be canvas is space the biggest factor The yurt is good for being able to repair it easily, using bushcraft skills as well. But it is bulky and slow to setup £2k :pirate: and more! but can DIY...
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    A couple of commissions - leather strops

    :) haven't done that since i was a kid! I mean a young kid :lmao: goodjob
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    Internet & Phone Providers..What's Best?

    If you are in a Virgin fibre area and you are a heavy internet user it is unbeatable. We just moved and lost our XL package but it was fast, reliable and great support when needed. Would go with them again if in a fibre area. BT's new fibre rollout covers pretty much the same area and sky...
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    Advice on family tent for long duration camping

    Now that is tempting! Want to get a series ii in a year or so. I miss having a landy, trying to persuade my brother to buy one so i can have a play again :)
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    Doing a car boot sale in Halifax. Tried the sunday just gone and at 6:30 we couldn't get in...

    Doing a car boot sale in Halifax. Tried the sunday just gone and at 6:30 we couldn't get in. Parking the van at midnight and sleeping there! Ridiculous, I know. I am definitely going to camp during half term. Are you available?
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    you favourite alcoholic tiple when socialising round a camp fire

    YES! I've really cut back and will only take a small flask of single malt now. Slowly working through various bottles brought back from visiting scottish relatives last summer. The Strathisla distillery in Keith give you a dram before the £5 tour and one at the end. Definitely lubricates the...
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    Book: How to survive the end of the world as we know it

    It's got to be worth watching, see how ridiculous some bits are. And how scarily right some bits seem! I will have to make time to see that. Alex