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Thanks for the interest and advice folks. Further to Chrisanson's comment; I had thought of a steel replica of an example of the Bronze Age flat axe found in the Pass of Ballater in Aberdeenshire shown =Ballater]here Like the original, a type which served its masters well in a far more...

I wondered if anyone could suggest any UK-based custom blade/axe maker who would be able to produce a steel version of a Bronze Age axe head for me? I'm not talking about about the more elaborate socketed or flanged type, but the basic type of BA axehead which would have originally been cast in...

Has the stitching which held the waist belt to the pack body ripped and the seam itself split open or is the actual nylon web material of the waist belt itself ripped? If it is matter of re-stitching the waist belt back through the pack's side seam, you should take it to a 'proper' old...

Yes... LEM Moulds was run, if I remember corectly, by Mr L. E. McGuire who lived 'oop t'north' in Lancashire somewhere, not in the US as had been mentioned. He produced both ball and 'Spitzer' (i.e. bullet-shaped) scissor-type pellet moulds for various calibres of air weapons. I still have...

Merry Xmas me! Got mine on Saturday morning. Cheers bud!

Thanks for organising this Spooney. You had said you'd let us know more on Wedensday. Just shout when and how you want the wonga mate.

Count me in for one too. Silver back x 1 dwardo x 1 kimbar x 1 bent-stick x 1 bardster x1-2??? gregorach x 1 Big Steve x 1

I used to buy expensive tents as I spent alot of my time living in them in the Middle East in my job, but switched to Eurohike tents very quickly after the discovering that, in just 30 days, the Jordanian summer sun had turned the nylon flysheet of my £300+ The North Face tent into rice paper...

Cheers for the gen. That's a lot simpler than commercial patterns I have used before and I will follow your example I think for my next project. I have been toying with the idea of a double skinned ventile version of the 'swanny' bush shirt, reversible green to orange, and will take some pix...

Good job; that looks good mate. Did you use a commercial pattern? If so, which? if not, did you copy an existing garment? It looks like the left and right shoulder yolk and sleeve are all one piece, stitched along the underarm. Is this right? There is no rear view, so is the back one piece...

I have an Ortlieb 10 litre waterbag which I can recommend. I have used it for many years and have dragged it all over Africa in a truck, through North Africa and Europe bungeed to the back of my bicycle and in my rucksack whilst 'wadi-bashing' on digs I worked on in the mountains of southern...

Many thanks to the fair folk who took the time to reply. I was gonna pay a visit anyway, though cannot camp this time due to a previous commitment. I guess that I shall be seeing some of you there then. Seagull, whilst I may be a trim 17 stone ex-rugby playing archaeologist, I am usually more...

Is anyone else going to the Wilderness Gathering at Bison Farm in Wiltshire on 1st to 3rd September? Has anyone else been before? As it is a limited company, it is a commercial enterprise: http://www.wildernessgathering.co.uk However, it seems worth the effort to visit if the blurb...

I'm not sure if these would be a suitable alternative for your needs, but I asked my local cobbler if he could order me a bag of 2-piece brass rivets (approx 20-30mm long); the flat headed sort which cobblers use for rivetting leather shoes together. It was not particularly cheap (c.£12) but he...

Blimey clcuckow! They may be great teepees, but compare the prices! up to £420 for a Helisport Lawu teepee or £60 for a Millets? Hmmm.......

That's right bud. Dock seeds can be used for this purpose. Check out the following website for a recipe & processing instructions: http://www.natureskills.com/wild_food_recipe.html

I am pretty darned sure that you can get a 10% discount from Millets if you produce your YHA membership card... assuming you're in the YHA. I always have anyway. This should knock off £6 off the asking price. I feel an impulse buy coming on!

Good luck to you. I did it on my ownsome in 2003 and it was a truly great experience. However, 20 miles a day is quite some target and, whilst I hope you manage it, I think that you may be being somewhat ambitious in that respect. Be under no illusions: this will bugger both kit and body at...

Not sure I can expand on that Scanker. It really is as simple as that. I did not believe it myself until I tried it myself and the bottom of the bottle popped off cleanly into my hand as a circular disc ready to be worked into an arrowhead. I have liberated one of my father's extra large (6...

Are you only interested in getting leather from websites? I have discovered several local sources which might prove cheaper if you only want small amounts of leather. 1. My local saddler (& horse tack supplier to Gloucestershire's horsey set) has been happy to sell me some offcuts from his...