Recent content by Wood Goblin

Superb!

Aye it is great stuff, and cracking fun to have a play with. I was very impressed with how ridiculously easy it is to get an ember with a wee lense and a bit of British February sun!

Nice one Tommyd!

Looks quality that, accessible UK wild camping at its finest. Well in.

Those massive kettles are one of the best bits of kit going for people who like to faff about in the woods. Tragically overpriced in this country. Fryup in the outdoors is unbeatable. Plenty of energy for whatever woods work you are at!

Looks lovely, that does. Extremely civilised way to have a brew, on that tripod setup. Makes me look forward to getting out.

Sounds brilliant, what a place to watch the seasons change. Nice one!

Apologies for the resurrection, but wanted to say that camp is lovely. Looks like paradise! Manage to make much use of it over the winter?

Interesting stuff Tom! Thanks.

Lovely - cheers Hammock_Man!

Could someone kindly enlighten me, what on earth is a sulphur spill? Google just throws up industrial accidents . . .

That's a great shout about the magnifying glass. Finally something to do with that little fresnel lense! Fire from water eh, what a world we live in.

As I understand it, char cloth of any kind, as opposed to otherwise unprocessed and then charred natural tinders, is stretching bushcraft a bit! You are right though, seems to be a good material. Had a play with some lamp wick I had kicking round too, which also seemed to work well.

Aye, it certainly doesn't fall apart too easily! I have never played with chaga, can certainly confirm trying to light anything with damp King Alfred's Cake is not a route to happiness, or fire.

Aye makes sense Toddy. Having not actually lit a fire with it yet, I am interested to test the thought that it is well used with damp/otherwise not ideal tinder, as the smouldering char can dry it out.