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ive used muslin cloth as it's very tightly woven so pulls out most crap. over the years ive tried many different forms of water purification - the cleanest water was from boiling water then catching the steam with something overhead at an angle which then produces droplets that run into...

I have an oil based compass and a normal one and have had the same problem with both! The only thing that i noticed is if the compass was put near metal for an extended period (i stupidly carried them in a little metal tin) and both then ended up pointing in diff directions. I suppose the...

he kinda went all out for me but maybe cos my birthday is on the 22nd an i didnt get anything for that. 1 - Collins Gem SAS surival Book 2 - Collins Guide to animal Tracks book 3 - Mcban surival sas - living off the land book 4 - food for free - 100 edible plants - book 5 - ray mears...

Hi there - here's a guide on long bow making - seems fairly to the point. hope it helps :lmao: http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/bow.pdf or http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/hunting-bow.pdf

thanks guys for your messages I'll def look into them. Hopefully soon enough I'll be putting some pictures on here of things I've done. Take care Sean

I think I may have answered my own question any of you interested in the results check out this site http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=4

yeah I saw that - it happened twice that day

First I'd like to say hi to everyone I'm new here and newish to the bushcraft way of life although I've always been interested. I live in London and it's hard to get to the country and let your hair down, which I'm planning on doing a lot of shortly. my question(s) are about camping in...

There's an old saying that fits well here 'It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it' Well done mate I have a few items like that too and am building on it all the time, sometimes there's piece's of kit that you buy that are incorperated at a later date, you buy...

very nice jon - I've thought about using a cut throat for a while now for many different reasons but life seems to grab me and always pull me in the fast lane hence my love of the outdoors and bushcraft it mellows me out and takes me away from it all. As I was born and raised in London I got...

I've eaten: Crocodile & Kangaroo my two oddest dinners. Crocodile is strange - white like chicken, tastes like beef but has the fleshy feel of pork. kangaroo was just nasty. but hey if your hungrey food is food.

cheers for the heads up - i'll make sure I watch it/record it. :D