Recent content by Minimears

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    British Army NI Patrol Pack, any good ?

    I just mean travelling with as few items as possible really. Not too concerned with overall weight as I could do with losing some myself !
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    British Army NI Patrol Pack, any good ?

    Hi, I'm in the market for a decent pack to suit a 1-3 night stay over in the countryside. I've been looking at issue version of the NI patrol pack as I am a fan of genuine military gear because if it's designed to withstand the rigours of combat it has to be pretty much bomb proof. I'll be...
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    Messed up machete ?

    Cheers for the info guys, I've finally got it how I want it and am finding it a very useful tool indeed. I have made a few modifications to it, namely a scandi grind close to the hilt/handle and filed off the top to give me a draw blade. Overall I'm very impressed with it considering how bad it...
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    Bedford itself

    Bedford itself
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    Where to go ?

    I know the guy you are talking about. I've known Bruce for quite some time now, didn't know he was into bushcraft though. A meetup sounds pretty good, most of my mates enjoy their creature comforts too much these days to go yomping cross country.
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    Where to go ?

    Cheers for the replies. I'm located in Bedford itself. Right on the edge of priory meadows.
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    Where to go ?

    Hi, I am itching to get out into nature and spend a week or so walking as far as I can and camping out whenever I get tired. Do a bit of bushcraft and cooking etc, but I am finding it hard to think of places I could go. I live in the Bedfordshire area and almost everywhere is near to a local...
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    Messed up machete ?

    Hi, I bought a Martindale No2 golok type machete (the british army issue one) about 6 months ago. A couple of days ago I decided to dig it out and do a bit of reworking on it as the factory shipped blades would have trouble cutting a block of butter. I sanded down the handle to make the wood...
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    Avatar upload problem

    Hmm , tried again with my resized images and also with oversize images. The resized give the same error as before and the others say file exceeds limit. I guess im stuck with the rubber duckie
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    Avatar upload problem

    Thanks for the reply. I tried Gif and Jpeg but neither worked , ill try again tomorrow and see if it works.
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    Avatar upload problem

    Hi , I tried to upload several avatars of the correct filesize and dimensions but get the following message : "Error occurred during the moving of the uploaded file." Does anyone know a fix for this please ? I am logged in as the administrator on my pc and I have had no problem with other...
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    Advice on a good bushcraft knife please

    Just had a look at the Brusletto Norgeskniven and it looks a beautiful knife for the money so thanks for the recommendation. I also like the look of the Iisakki Puukko 8.5CM knife and being a carbon steel blade it may be the better option ? Its a pretty hard decision to make without being able...
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    Advice on a good bushcraft knife please

    Hi , i'm looking at getting a good quality bushcraft knife , similar to the one Ray Mears uses but without the 10 year waiting list and £200 price tag. Ive got a couple in mind , namely the Helle Eggen and the EKA A10. Both around the £60 mark which is about as much as id like to pay...
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    Machete specific sharpening

    Thanks alot for the quick reply.
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    Machete specific sharpening

    Hi , im new to the forum and have recently bought a martindale No2 golok type machete for various fieldcraft tasks. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the correct way to sharpen it to the best possible edge. Ive read the stickys about knife sharpening but im a bit confused as with knives...