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Surely more stimulating that watching daytime TV or airheads on "reality TV", here in the UK... :sleeping:

I like that! :D A simple, effective and no-nonsense term. I hate it when people mistakenly call them "firesteels", buying into retailer hype. Ferrocium isn't even steel. I've always understool a proper firesteel to be a specially tempered piece of steel used with flint and typically charcloth...

Just a thought: Make a small hole in a bin bag, put the feet end of the hammock through this hole, elastic band it tight over the hammock clew or suspension cord and adjust the head end of the sheet to securely cover your head. Get into the hammock as normal and pull the bin bag as far up over...

1) You'll stay perfectly dry - unless it rains! ;) 2) Joking aside, you might have to hang the hammock with much more "slack" than normal. Tree suspension of hammock above the (taut) Shelter Sheet and with the sheet as close to your head/feet as possible. Factor in wind (and therefore rain)...

I have. A small log splitting task (batoning). Pin didn't break, it was the locking part of the "tang" that sheared. Have known pins to loosen, too, giving for a level of play in the blade, even when locked. I now have an instinctive mistrust and dislike of folders. Suitable only as backup...

I'm not disagreeing with your sentiment. But here's a lesson learned on my part.:o Did my first solo coastwalk at the beginning of the month. Had a "lost comms" arrangement with a friend: if I failed to contact him (cellphone txt message with grid ref) 2x nights running, then he's to...

Man, if only I knew of these people when I lived further up the A3... My lifelong pal INFURIATINGLY and stubbornly refuses to learn ANY knots.:banghead: In ~25x years of bushcraft and climbing his 5x most used knots seem to be: 1) Granny Knot. 2) Granny Loop. 3) Especially Slow Release Granny...

'58 Patt seems an odd choice, to me. I couldn't get rid of my (hated) '58 bits and pieces fast enough when water resistant PLCE came into service. The most ridiculous part of the set is the Pack. Thankfully, during recruit training, I had only very limited experience with it. Do bear in mind...

I enjoyed your very well written/illustrated article. This is surely the bottom line of what bushcraft is meant to be about! goodjob

I don't understand the purpose and don't know your intended environment. I think there'd be no shortage of readers who've slept out after (eg) getting stranded after a night out. Speaking from too many experiences of missing last/connecting trains, etc, I'd recommend a warm coat and hat. Try to...

Spoon = vital Knife = unnecessary In the true bushcraft way, I make myself a spoon from wood EVERY time I go out in the woods - and I don't even think of carrying a knife! Knives are for amateurs!!! In my experience, to carve out the scoop part of a wooden spoon, using the tip of the chainsaw...

Beautiful craftsmanship!

I needed to shoot a pic of my sheets for reference so the timing of your enquiry was perfect! (I'll be referring newbie friends to this thread so forgive me if I go on...) My Aussie sheet is a 47x year old Vietnam veteran still going strong! Over the years, building natural wood fires...

I thoroughly recommend the '90 (Green), '95 (DPM Camouflage) or '08 (DesDPM Camouflage) patterns British Army issue Shelter Sheet: large area, loads of usage options, packs compactly - a no-nonsense piece of kit. They've since made the same item in the latest MTP Camouflage, replacing the Desert...

I've sent the URL to a mate and he'll probably want me to make him one. No problem. But I'll keep the cost down by NOT using platinum or gold rivets - which surely has to be why the manufacturers charge so much for theirs! ;)

I've really enjoyed reading this thread. Now my farthing's worth (for those of you who're old enough to know how cheap is a farthing!): :confused: ** The carrying of loads of kit goes against the ethos of Bushcraft and I am guilty of being something of a "kit monster" - a bit of a paradox...