Recent content by Wayne

Filter is not purification. Unless it states clearly it’s a water purifier. Any ceramic filter when subject to a shock can fracture enough to allow viruses and bacteria through.

Axes are my thing. I use one pretty much daily. All the comments by Chris et al have merit. Yet i often go to my tiny Norway Axe.. No obvious makers mark. Weights less than 500g but cuts way better than my GB wildlife hatchet or my 3 gb SFA. It’s not a splitting tool but does split wood...

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I own a vast number of axes. Each one gets used regularly. Some almost daily others less frequently. I teach bushcraft and greenwood working. Therefore in my opinion they are an essential tool. However if i was just wandering the South Downs looking to wild camp discreetly i would not be...

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Tony. Do we have a date for the wintermoot 2027?

Nice photo. Well deserved win.

As a mod im loath to lock threads unless they break the forum rules and become abusive. This one has managed to skirt the edges of political discourse and statistics without stepping across the line. It will inevitably become just another thread that has run its day.

Im sure we can sort something out. Ill try and get some typed up after i have sorted the mountain of kit.

I didnt expect to win. Thanks Steve for organising these monthly competitions.

It’s that time of year again the legendary annual Forestknights PreChristmas Bash. 19th - 21st December 2025. Open to all full Members and previous forestknights students and members of the Sussex Bushcraft Club. Saturday will be the main Christmas dinner. Full roasts with all the...

Just a reminder to stay clear of getting too political.