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What @Man of Tanith describes here comes close to a Sami Kota. That's a round house made for hard winter conditions. Most German boy scout groups use a modernized tent version of that and it works very well. Lost in the woods without a way out I would build such a thing as soon as possible...

Such self feeding fires don't work properly. You can use such a wall to dry your (already dry) wood a bit and if done properly it keeps a bit better the warmed air together. Otherwise the fire reflector wall as well as the self feeding fire are pure nonsense. It came with some survival books...

The secret is to avoid the exact redundancy but have an overlapping function of items if you enter critical areas far away from an exit option. I for example carry a compass and an internet independent street navigation system in my smartphone and a wristwatch and know on top of that, that...

I don't know if the heat treat changes the likelihood to rust. But so far I understood it depends on polishing the blade. They still have in Solingen the old technique of "blauspliessten". That means that they polish the carbon blade until it becomes a bit blue. That was done with expensive...

You can still carry your stuff how you like, but in 1908 the rucksack was already pretty common. I mean, my grandpa was born in 1898 and already a pretty modern guy. :)

The skills do not depend on the season. Foraging calendars might exist though.

Even both sides of the river may belong to the same owner, isn't it?

I personally travel a lot around with my bushcraft equipment. Additional I carry some kind of robust shopping bag and adhesive film dispensers because my job is to hang up posters for classical concerts in the shops in towns. While doing that I have to look somehow civilised and accordingly I...

The modern ultra light stuff is the easiest way - if you earn good money at a writing desk- but not the best, because it usually isn't durable. We nowadays have a ultralight hiking fashion on one side and a lot of equipment that's either made for car camping or groups on the other side. What I...

If you find a big heap of dry leaves under an overhanging rock and crouch into it like a hedgehog it's enough to have a good fire going in the evening to warm it and in the morning to dry out the worn clothing if you have to deal with temperatures around the freezing point. Otherwise you have...

I have two rucksacks readily packed. One is for short tours in temperatures above the freezing point and that weighs without food and water approximately 7 kg. But I know very well what you are talking about, as I have also a winter equipment rucksack and that indeed can reach easily 20 kg if I...

OK, I'll come along next weekend in order to borrow some of your equipment for a two days hiking tour. ;) Rucksack Tarp, DD 3x3 Bivvy tent, OEX Salamanda Sleep mat, OEX Sleeping bag, Snugpack TSB Spare clothing (1×) in dry bag as pillow Waterproofs Mug, Alpkit mytimug 650ml Stove, Primus...

From the Alpkit site: "The MytiMug 600 is a lightweight titanium cooking mug, perfectly sized for solo backpacking and bikepacking. Titanium is lightweight like aluminium but strong like steel. It's also good conductor, making it ideal for camping cookware. The 600ml capacity allows you to boil...

Tell the guy that you are a member of the forum here, and best regards from Berlin! He is a bushcrafter like you and me. He obviously just hasn't the time to play in every internet forum he likes to with two children and his Tschum workshop.

The only downside point are some reflective pieces. The one over the entrance you can cut away very carefully with nail scissors. But at the storm line attachments in half height of each corner they are printed on the strap itself. I think unless you cover it with fabric you keep that very well...

The V4a has a loop on the tip that allows to hang it under a branch or some kind of washing line between two trees. And inside the tip is so heavily reinforced that you can use every natural stick instead of an aluminium pole. Or you can cut two outer poles and hang the tent under it. I prefere...

In this market a seller often knows where one could get more even if he is officially sold out. It is worth to call him and ask for a tip where to get it or if he is able to get another pair. The bidders at military surplus auctions aren't so many and they know each other. Some buy more than...

I have never seen it in a real military surplus shop in Germany nor in an internet shop in Germany, Scandinavia, Holland, France, Britain or the USA, and I play quite a lot in such shops although I am not really some kind of collector but rather a user of such equipment, I think relatively well...

Not so easy to find my dear! You are looking for: SIDELOMMER,RYGSÆK M/96 POUCH,RUCKSACK Danish Pattern NSN : 8465-99-660-8868 I guess one should search Ebay. https://webbingbabel.blogspot.com/2014/03/danish-m84-camouflage-green-flecktarn.html?m=1

The V4a is pretty robust. I replaced the tent lines though as the delivered were a bit too thin for the line locks a few years ago. They were slipping through sometimes. I like it, but I own only the outer shell and usually combine it with a bivvy bag on closed cell foam mat. In hot- dry...