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I have aquired one of these, and i must admit it looks like any normal tarp, until you pierce it and then rub it together...then its all fine again! I cant seem to find much info about them anywhere?

Basically water goes bad fairly quickly, especially if light gets to it.If its kept dark and cool then its most probably fine for 24 hours, but if you want to store it longer, you will need purification tablets or similar, or to re-boil it before use.Treated water kept in reservoirs and running...

Hi I work in the water industry, and the most likely cause of bacterial contamination of rainwater would be whatever it runs over or into for you to collect it (assuming its not running through a tree canopy).Boiling will sort this out, but it does not enable you to store the water for any...

I recently got into using fire steels,although i have found they do vary, with some models being too soft( my web-tex one was not too good), therefore wearing quickly.The main issue was the force and movement needed to get a good spark.I invested in a light my fire Swedish model, and its great...

Be careful googling spit roast though! :)

Thanks guys, good to meet you all!

Hello all I recently became an assistant explorer scout leader, and the leader there who has become a good mate of mine has got me thoroughly hooked on the world of bushcraft (Thanks pignut!).Recent activities i never thought i would be doing include dying a canvas tarp with nettles, sleeping...