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    Bear Gryll's Praise

    i hate to be negative but am i getting this right? it seems to me he decided to dig a shelter because he saw it on man vs wild instead of heading down the mountain while it was still light. lucky he didnt waste too much energy or not make it back because he couldnt see it the dark. if anything...
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    Fear of the dark

    hey, sleeping with sheep might be a viable survival strategy, if your down sleeping back is drenched through and you're 20 miles from anywhere you could find a nice sheep occupied shelter and slowly sneak in and wedge yourself between a couple.
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    Fear of the dark

    i don't think i am scared of the dark, definitely more alert as poor vision means i might walk into a branch or step in a whole or something. i once really freaked out though, i woke up in the middle of the night in my hammock, it was raining hard which might of been what woke me up (the...
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    choosing a new bergen

    thanks, yes i would of really liked to try them all before i buy, i have just bought one of the vulcans off ebay, he accepted my offer for £90. if its good then great, if its not i will sell it on and give the sabre a go i think.
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    choosing a new bergen

    there are no local shops that stock any of them, only shop i found was millets and they dont have the sack im looking at in store. can you tell me how the sabre expands by 50 litres? looking at pictures and video of it i cant get my head around how it can get that much bigger... yeah i saw...
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    choosing a new bergen

    hi! first post, been landing on this forum from google results for quite a while and finally got round to registering. i have been into bushcraft as long as i can remember, increasingly so lately due to new arthritis drugs meaning i can get out more. so i'm looking for a new bergen...