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Hi all im going away tomorrow to abersoch in wales which should be good. Iv not had a chance to get out and about in a bushcrafty sort of way ( im a begginner well spectator lol). But with miles of countryside i thought it might be good to get out and do.. well something lol so any suggestions...

lol same books im on mate. Finished essential bushcraft and read it through a few times very very good and half way through lofty's aslo very good. Its good cos ive found they have different but both valid oppinions so it doesnt feel like youre going over the same thing, tho loftys is geared...

fair enuf, its probably very steriotypical of me but he didnt seem very s.a.s type :o

I also saw his clips on harry hills tv burb i didnt realise they were the best bits :lmao: . I read that thread doesnt seem like anyones got much good to say about him. Im sure on harry hills tv burb he said ex sas if im rite doesnt this beg the question of how come at such a young age hes not...

Ah i c cheers ill have a look i did a search for born to survive couldnt get anything. Well im no expert but put it this way ray mears was on at the same time and it was an episode id seen and i still wish id watched it lol. Didnt want to judge tho with my no experience

Hi all , has anyone been watching that Born to Survive on ch4? What do you think of it? I watched about 15 mins last night of it (it gets in the way of dancing on ice which is now finished :lmao: ). Just wondering if its any good. From the bit i saw i thought the guy i think its bear grylls or...

I posted similar question bout an opinel knife (smaller scale) general advice was wd40 and something to scrub with eg one of those abrasive green washing up sponge. As for sharpening i only know wats been put on the threads. Someones got better advice probs : :o

Thats what i meant by clarifying the subjject , although i wouldnt not drink in a true survival situation through fear of parasites i can see someone not drinking because of taking to heart one piece of information, specially like kids tend to do when they think there doing the right thing. Obv...

Yeh i thought so anyways but ill keep it more in mind now whilst reading the rest of the book cheers :) sorry for taking this off topic too :(

If there kept in a seperate container and ur taking them with you at the mo y not continue doing it anyways its not gunna add any weight? Wonder what the actual bag is made of tho im gunna check me pg tips im on me fourth cup this smornin anyways lol

Yeh good point loftys book is aimed more at survival still a great read find some bits to be more detail than mears ess bushcraft too.

As much as i know from books ect. Ray mears general idea in essential bushcraft is to boil everything, however iv just started reading john lofty wiseman's sas guide and he only talks about boiling and purifying in certain circumstances like very slow flowing streams whereas he seems to indicate...

thnx mate ill try that wen i next get down to my grandads hes probably got around 40 cans of wd40 at any time , think he drinks the stuff :rolleyes:

Iv just found my old fishing knife well happy its still pretty sharp. However its pretty rusty well its got specks of dark brown to black all over the blade and not as sharp as it could be. Can any one tell me is it possible to clean it up shiny and new ? Me grandad always says waste not want...

Brilliant, wel i was thinkin wen i do get out about getting the saw too then anything im remotly not confident about with an axe use the saw then over time probably be using it less and less and the axe more, once again thnx