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Cheers I didn't realise they'd started a new company. I'll have a look at that. What I can't get over with the Be-X stuff is the price, it's ludicrously cheap, the cynic in me doubts the quality for that price, I'm tempted to buy the smaller of the tents though to have a look at. Ideal as a tarp...

Thanks for that. Although the Frontier isn't for me I might have just found a replacement for my Shangri-La 3 in either this or this.

Dear all We're going to be posting in the main forums soon about some future updates that we're currently in the process of setting up for BushcraftUK. BCUK is currently running on a system called vBulletin which is rapidly becoming outdated, unfortunately recent version of VB are not fit for...

Funny I was just about to recommend the Exos, lightest and by far the best bag I've ever owned. Works well for day trips or a few days away quite comfortably. There is a thin frame to keep it off of your back. There is a review in the front section I wrote a few years ago.

Good article, thanks for that. This has been on my list to try for a while now.

Apologies for the picture of a fallow deer it wasn't the author's fault it was ours when inserting the pictures. Hopefully all is good now.

Sounds good, have you got a link for that?

Used to have a Mountain Equipment Ogre Jacket which at the time was one of the best Goretex jackets you could buy. Trouble I found is that it didn't let sweat out fast enough and I had as much water on the inside of the jacket as the outside, got very cold that day. Switched to Paramo and I've...

Haven't tried the Aspira or the Mountain Vent but the Velez Adventure is fantastic.

I love my Saloman 4Ds, since ditching my heavier Meindl's I rarely suffer from blisters any more. To be fair though in most conditions and even in the hills now I'll often wear fell running shoes instead, unless I'm going to be playing around on Scree or doing really technical work I've not...

I'm another one for down, to be honest I've not seen a synthetic that comes close in terms of weight to warmth ratio. My wife and I have both got PHD bags (bought on their sales) and they really are excellent but then they're also seriously pricey for their top end bags.

Not the Five Fingers yet, mainly due to price. I have a couple of pairs of Vivobarefoots, again Gobi or Ra for work, I've also got a set of their trail shoes for the woods. I also quite like Inov-8s although most of them are not 0 drop so can't be considered barefoot but very flexible. I also...

I actually have one of those knocking around somewhere. To be honest I'm with the others I'll take a small meths burner stove (Caldera Cone), a gas camping stove or my Ghillie Kettle. Boils much faster the car kettles and can heat a decent amount of water (my thermal mug holds 750ml).

ML's often carry a smaller (8mm) rope as a confidence rope. What I usually do (as suggested above) is to have a small rope bag which can go in the top of my day bag and you literally just feed the rope in in a similar way to throw ropes. The benefit of this is that you can have the loose end...

Been a while since I was last in Dartmoor, love it down there. We used to have a BCUK Meetup in near Widdecombe.

The Alpkit sleeping bags are really very good for the money and I'd thoroughly recommend them. I'm currently using a PHD Minim 300 for most of the year round, often with a silk liner. PHD are expensive though (and the prices keep going up) so if you're going that way wait until their Biannual...

I've used Goretex and non Goretex boots for years and generally only buy Goretex for walking in. My walking shoes are non Goretex as water often goes over the top and I want them to dry quicker but I find with boots and gaitors I don't get the same problem and generally want to stop the water...

I use a Weber kettle BBQ which I really find excellent, although I love the grill on a tripod over a fire. Has anyone watched the youtube videos by the BBQ Pit Boys, they take BBQing to a whole new level although I'm pretty sure I can feel my arteries filling just by watching them...

Happy Birthday Mary.

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