Recent content by Kev P

I have 52 editions of Landrover Owner Magazine spanning from June 1997 to July 2002, with just a couple of editions missing. Any offers? I'm afraid the buyer will have to collect...far to heavy to post!

Yeah the flowers are propellor shaped but because its a climber the foilage of the shrubs etc that it's growing on would mask the flowers to a certain extent, the downy seed heads are more prominent because they form in Autumn by which time the leaves are beginning to fall from the host plants...

If anyone else suffers from the same problem I suggest NOT watching either "The Blaire Witch Project" :evil: or "Dog Soldiers" :twisted: before sleeping out. If you weren't worried about strange noises etc beforehand these films would change that. :roll:

Hi Bear The wild native form of clematis clematis vitalba, also known as Old Man's Beard and Travellers Joy, is very common particularly in the South. You can see the hedgrows alongside the roads throughout the winter, covered in a mass of the white downy seed heads. You'll find the plant...

High Peak First Aid Training in Derbyshire come highly recommended. http://www.hpfa.dircon.co.uk/ The run 3 levels of wilderness first aid courses and are reasonably priced. I'm booked onto there basic course at the end of the month. I'll let you know what it's like.

I knew I'd put a posting about birch oil on the site somewher :-? I finally tracked it down;- http://www.bushcraftuk.co.uk/community/viewtopic.php?p=1363&highlight=#1363 Hope it helps.

There is a whole web site devoted to him and gives lots of info and pics on all the kit he was carrying... when I find the address I'll post it up.

I bought a Gransfors sharpening stone a few weeks ago and its very good. Being smallish its great for using in the field... for knives as well as axes. The rubber casing makes holding it easier when your hands are cold and wet. It does seem a bit pricey probably just a reflection of the fact...

Yep, boiled linseed oil works fine and is easily available.

Good Luck Mac, see you again soon. Kev

Hi Mac I think you are already doing the right things to get yourself out of your dilemna. By doing voluntary conservation work you are getting yourself out in the countryside, meeting like minded people, getting yourself noticed by possible employers and maybe even being in the right place to...

You're absolutely right Peter, but with potassium permanganate and sugar that is what you are after. Grinding the two together vigorously you can get the mixture to ignite spontaneously without needing a fire steel etc. I would, however, advise against trying this indoors and use relatively...

9:1 is the figure always quoted, but anything between that and 1:1 should work. You do need to grind it really firmly to get it to work, but work it does.

There are loads of different plants to try. I particularly like clematis bark which naturally peels off in strips in winter and can be gathered in large quantities. You can make everything from fine twine to something resembling a tow rope with it. Sweet chesnut bark is also very good, use it...

Comfrey leaves are meant to by good and I reckon Mullein would work (both are a bit furry-extra grip if you know what I mean). There is an American web site I stumbled across ages ago which had several pages devoted to the subject, I'll have to try and track it down.