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Last year I was badly bitten by an Adder (european viper) 9in wales, it was bloomin awful (despite being very interesting, damn those things can bite fast!!! heres me in hospital & an image of the bugger who got me! [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Very very nice! is there anywhere i can get patterns for making things like this, i'd like to get started in leather working!

Hi guys, I have recently started filming and writing a blog (though the writing bit takes an awful lot of time so its slow!) the videos seem to be quite popular, Despite the issues ive had starting out (making the odd mistake on camera, getting used to framing etc) I do however seem to have...

Hi all, ive recently gotten hold of a really nice bit of red deer antler, and i want to cut t into sections to make walking sticks, fire strikers etc however im looking at doing it all 'traditionally' I.E without powertools, can any one offer any advice on how to do this? Im sure ive seen...

thanks guys i will try both. unfortunatley the only wood i currently have access to is seasoned. but I'll go and have a look for some green wood to practice on - im using the cherry wood as i REALLY like the colour its coms out as when its finished

ive recently tried my hand at whittling wood, ive made one spoon - its not a pretty thing but its functional! now im having a bash at making a kuksa, however carving the bowl interior out seems to be taking AGES using just my crooked knife, im using cherry wood its pretty hard! are there any...

Scout camps are a good place to start. I'm reasonably new to wildcamping/bushcraft myself and ive been honing my skills on various scout sites. Also this weekend im off up to scotland after reading up on their wildcamping laws and rules, so if your up for a bit of a trek theres ALOT of...

Today i Got a DD's Tarp to go with my hammock. thank god i no longer have to use those crappy blue things from B&Q... oh how I hate being poor!

just checked all that out on the map, i think i'll revise our plan and park at stinchar bridge and camp near Loch skelloch instead as I'm not sure the others that im travelling with are ready for much walking yet. This is also our first attempt at real wild camping so I'm pretty nervous...

That's excellent thanks. Unfortunately I've been informed that forest drive is closed right up until march due to logging. so its looking like the others that are with are just going to have to suck it up and endure the walk!

Thanks for the welcomes guys, i have to say ive been doing a bit of trolling on here now and im finding it hard to say anything amid the huge wealth of knowledge here! its really good to find that so many people really are interested in outdoor skills, and here i was thinking that we were all...

thanks, im going to need it. finding some where reasonable to leave the cars is proving to be a real struggle.

Hi, in the next few weeks im planing on spending a weekend in galloway forest park to take advantage of the large expanses of forest and hopefully to see the 'dark skys' however due to road closures I am struggling to find somewhere to ditch the cars for a couple of days. Ideally i'd like to...

Hello, im new to the forums here so i thought i'd make a small introduction. Im pretty much a novice to bushcraft and survival skills, i have been learning to do bits and pieces with a few friends over the past couple of years, usualy using scout campsites and the like. I first got interested in...