Recent content by MikeLA

Our news breeds fear and stress. It’s nothing like it used to be eg, 1980s. It’s also amazing for you and me how chilled/ calmer you feel just not watching the news and choose what you what you want to read. Also the problem is it’s on 24hours a day Try it for a few days

Worst news for bias BBC and Sky. Gave up on news channels. Pick and choose what “I” want to read now

The first book is more for everyone. The second more for children but still useful eg the matchbox survival explained in a couple of pages. Good basic skills.

These were the two books picture include the matchbox contents, quite clever for a last minute emergency Page 2 https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/les-stroud-survival-kit.157356/page-2 I found most of it fitted but added a fires steel without handle, plasters, and slightly bigger...

Just a habit with me to carry a tobacco tin when I was hillwalking a lot. Never too heavy. Tried doing the same in a matchbox a few years ago from Eddie McGee’s book. The pages from the book I posted on here somewhere. Difficult to copy but did it. Now cheated and it’s in a 1oz tin in the...

Can’t beat these by Brynje the super thermo shirt, they do sleeveless

when I did a lot of hillwalking in the winter in the cheviots. I either wore a buffalo next to the skin either my SP6 or a belay and when I stopped if needed, throw on a softie jacket over that. Those 2 coats were ok size to pack in the rucksack. A lot of the time hillwalking knowing I was...

Shouldn’t say this, since i live a short drive away from Montane factory but I prefer Buffalo not as heavy or bulky as the Montane. The Montane does have good qualities a hood which is removable and probably even warmer but I like the fit and style of the Buffalo shirt. Like a smock coat, I...

Still like a small box of matches but do carry a firesteel.

Great work! About 20 years ago everyone in the UK with a connection to bushcraft wanted to own a Leuku. It was like you need to have this and other kit which was pushed in advertising. They are great versatile knives, have to be eg used by reindeer herdsman and families in the north of Sweden...

Funny that’s where I gained my love of tea, never liked it before then. Drank it standard eg nato. Probably liked it in the field as a warm up and energy drink eg the sugar Nowadays can only drink ringtons breakfast tea nothing tastes as good or sometimes green tea.

That was a common thing to do when kit was bad 70s and 80s but heard it worked. (Never tried it myself honestly Sir !)

Can’t get away wearing long johns personally. Usually carry the older army version softie trousers. May be too hot if moving more for static use. Otherwise recommend any “slightly” thicker trousers and good long winter wool socks knee length

Happy New Year Eveyone.

Wish these were back on, they have been taken off YouTube