Recent content by malcolmc

Hi all, Just come across this - https://www.kellykettle.com/kelly-kettle-kits/stainless-steel/trekker-kit Mine are: Pros: Small, easier to pack and should boil quicker than larger models Comprehensive accessories Uses natural fuel (big plus over a tommy cooker) Grill can also serve as a stand...

Was a scout in the 1960's. The troop was based near the REME CVD in Feltham SW London. I don't know for certain but I think the scout master and assistant were either army or ex army; they were very keen on drill being exactly right which was a right pain. The rest was good. I believe there...

Hi all, I've always found vehicles colder than tents at night. I usually carry a US army poncho liner which, amongst other things, can be used to supplement the performance of a sleeping bag. They are light (synthetic) and surprisingly warm. [...

This ' https://www.waterstones.com/book/oxford-handbook-of-expedition-and-wilderness-medicine/chris-johnson/sarah-r-anderson/9780199688418 ' although expensive is well worth it. A "resource for expedition medics and all well-informed travellers, including gap year students". My edition covers...

Hi, you might want to consider BCT scout tents ( http://www.bctdivisions.co.uk/page.php?id=108 ). Bombproof but heavy. I've got the RT7 ridge model and, with a flysheet, copes with storms well. No connection etc.

Hi, I was overjoyed when man bags became fashionable in the '70's; I always destroyed the pockets of my jackets by overloading them and it didn't look good either (even though that was when I was slim). Snag was I also good at destroying the said bags! I've been using a Neat Freak (...

Hi, The way scouts used to (and may still do for all I know) keep a moving group together in the dark was for each person to stay aware of where the person behind them was. If contact was broken the scout behind stopped and the scout in front retraced their steps. Simple. The bright yellow...

After seeing a well-used Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe at a Wilderness Gathering I purchased one on-line last year. I was disappointed; the one I seen in ‘the flesh’ appeared to have a riven handle, the one supplied definitely had a cut handle – to my mind there is a significant difference...

The most effective method of risk management is to eliminate the risk. Before you book your next air flight in the UK try searching the Air Accidents Investigation Branch website [ http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports.cfm ] for reports of incidents including your proposed carrier...

Hi, Point North do it ( http://www.profabrics.co.uk/ ). Hope that helps.

It's a Supermoon ( http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/supermoon-2014-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-sundays-supermoon-9658849.html ). :)

My primary way is milbank bag + MOD water purification tablets + boil. I am looking for a pumped filter system that gives access to shallow water sources and screws onto the MOD Osprey water bottle; when I find such a filter the first method above will become my backup.

You might like to consider the Great Stones Way [ http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Great+Stones+Way ]. The Friends of the Ridgeway expended a lot of effort to get this set up for which they should be congratulated. Covered short distances myself but the full route is...

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/towns/marlboroughheadlines/11234081.Chased_snake_takes_bite_of_Kennet_and_Avon_Canal_boater/ and http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/758111.I_should_have_adder_glove_says_bitten_worker/

BCT Outdoors Traditional Fire Shelter ( http://www.bctfireshelter.co.uk/ ), no connection etc.