Recent content by PeteH

Hi all, Possibly a strange request... I'm looking to book a long weekend getaway for myself and the other half for earlyish in the new year as a Christmas present. I'm looking for a proper 'cabin in the woods' to rent, however Google is only showing me glossy holiday home lodge type jobs...

Thanks all, much appreciated. Been lurking around these parts for some time - a friendlier bunch of fellows there surely never was! Pete

Hi all, Apologies for asking what has probably been asked a hundred times before but... I'm based in London and am really keen to acquire bushcraft skills. In particular, I'm keen to learn about shelter building, firestarting, trap setting, foraging and orienteering. I'm the type who loves...

Thanks for the help guys - will have a proper look at these later. From people's experience, what would you expect to pay for a metre length of off the roll 'military style' canvas? (Understand there'll be different thicknesses etc.) At the moment, I don't really want to get too involved...

Hi all, I'm slowly getting into hand sewing leather and would like to gradually work towards making pouches, wallets and maybe eventually backpacks! Trouble is, being situated in London, finding good quality, heavy duty canvas is a difficult job. To resort to vernacular, I'm essentially...

Hi all, Apologies if this is a mortifyingly stupid question, but I've been getting into leather sewing recently and having bought a Tandy basics kit, wanted clarity on the different types of awls available. In my kit was included a stitching awl - I've been using this to do some simple...