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Hi all For a long time I've got by using a little Hultafors utility knive and a GB small forest axe for all of my bladed needs. A few weeks ago I thought it was time for a moderate upgrade on the knive front and so decided on a Castrom Lars Falt Bushcraft Knive on the basis that it's pretty...

Hi all My regular bushcraft camp is idyllic in the spring, summer, and autumn but I swear it's possessed in winter with a sole aim of breaking me. In January I joyfully walked in for a short camp. It was a trap.... I literally crawled out half a stone lighter after 4 days and 3 nights. I was...

I'm out for a few nights as we speak and what you see is all I've got. A Ti bale handle pot for fast boiling water (I've knocked up a slot in handle for pouring as Ti gets hot all over quickly) and then all other cooking no matter what is done in my aluminium skillet. It's got a steel handle...

Yep, the Trekology UL80 is my go to if I know the ground conditions aren't going to be too punishing. I also spend a good time on my hands and knees going over the foot print for anything that could puncture it before I put down a folded over ground sheet for it. It's like anything I suppose...

Most of my really useful info comes from just two places... No1 is the forums we have here but for YouTube its MCQBushcraft. I particularly like MCQ as there's no reinventing the wheel or 'exclusive hacks'. It's just solid information presented in a calm an honest way.

Perfect answer. Thank you.

Hi all I've scanned the forums without success looking for how to direct message privately. I'm not normally into DMs but I'm thinking I'll best use them for exchanging personal information regarding buying or selling. I see there's a messaging button on a profile but I'm not sure if it's...

Great info thanks. I'll give it a go and let you know how it goes.

Thanks John What sort of ratio would you look to use on those. Would l heat it to bind it together?

Thanks Broch That's one I'll try on a table I'm doing next. It's a chunky slab of drift wood so I can afford to go quite deep. I camp close to a tidal estuary so there's always an interesting selection of logs and slabs washed up.

Hi all, I'm trying my hand at making some camp stools and a table. I've had what for me is some good success using a stubby scotch eye auger to make some legs fit tight into a block of drift wood but I was wondering if there is a process that anyone knows of whereby I can make some sort of...

I'll look out for any iris. I've added the link tip to my list of things to do with a bulrush. It's getting quite a list :-).

I've recently been lucky enough to gain long term camping and bushcraft permission on some secluded woodland. For a water source there is a lake and it's from there that I've been able to forage bullrush shoots for the first time. I found them to be very good eating. Easy to collect, they just...

I'm 6'1" and 18 st. For winter I use a defence 4 (200) and I wouldn't be without it. It's fine for side sleeping as the outer water shedding layer isn't stitched to the inner layer so the bag sort of moves with you as you turn. I've never felt hemmed in by the mummy cut and I think that's...

Hello all I've been a visitor to the site on and off for a long time mainly to seek opinions on kit and pratical techniques. I'm happy in my groove of solo bushcraft camping of three or four nights duration and many of the things that make that time joy have been learned from these forums.