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South Devon, sidmouth for the folk festival, and a big meet up with old friends who I've known for years through the folk scene. Over about 15 yrs. About 20 of us! Finger healing nicely, and after helping a lady put up an awning, found out she was an ex a&e nurse, so she has taken charge of...

Must admit I've not had much more than the odd nick for well over 30 odd years of using knives and axes. I'm usualy super careful. A plaster from my cuts kit always sufficed...untill now.! I've had one nasty axe injury, one chainsaw, never a knife...had to happen at some point. Getting fed up...

Get a good bergan rucksack, something 60 litres or so. You don't want bigger or you'll take too much, and wear yourself out with the weight. Then get a bivy bag and tarp,plus a set of walking poles. Some parracord and pegs, that's shelter sorted. Or you could go the tent route, not sure what to...

Glad you are getting sorted. Drink plenty of water and have a great time. Nothing more miserable as being ill, just as something you've been looking forward to all year is happening, and having to miss it. So glad you will be able to go. Have fun.

One question you should ask yourself. Why did your ancestors move to the us(was it after the Highland clearances?) Maybe, it was that without their crofts..they just could not survive off the land. Even modern day crofts have to have an alternative income to be able to survive nowadays. Its a...

And get wilderness first aid training!!! Don't be all the gear and no idea. I had a recent incident where I cut myself badly, and needed help ASAP as I was bleeding like a stuck pig! Despite being outdoor first aid trained (having worked in forestry, and needing more than your normal first aid...

I am impressed with your determination. I remember your first posts and the advice you were given then. I have been wondering recently if you were any further forward. Remember, fishing, you will need a licence, and there are open a closed seasons on each type of fish. Some places such as...

Last week there was the big update boo boo which brought airports NHS and even atms to a sticky mess. Outside our local small supermarket, which was only accepting cash, was a family with a couple of kids, visiting on a day out. Wanted to buy some drinks and food, but had no cash. They only...

Thank you, I don't realy carve as much as I'd like, so I blame my technique, and lack of concentration for this injury. Might be a good idea to have some protection in future. I'm always having near misses, but usualy I'm lucky. Had to happen at some point ! Off on seaside hols for a week...

Actualy, the tetanus jab is giving me more hassle than the finger....untill I forget, and try to do something which knocks or stretches the finger. Then it's a big... oooooh dam! that, I should not have done! Not as bad as the time I nearly severed my finger and thumb with an axe mind!!! Each...

I'm fine, had all the gubbins at home to deal with it, but no third hand, as every time I let the pressure off, it started gushing blood, which made things impossible on me ol lonesome. Luckily, I live a few yards from the surgery, and it was still open. I think they panicked more than me! It is...

Did a nice slicing action on my pinky today. Bled so much I couldn't first aid myself, so popped over the road to the surgery who fixed me up nicely. They couldn't move fast enough when despite elevation and pressure, I had blood down to the elbows. Wanted to rush me to hospital for stitches...

Thanks, I made it some years ago, and it's still going fine. Cost me £40worth of new wool material ( 2 yards) plus matching suitable thread. I'm 5'6 1/2 and had enough left over to make a flapped pocket for the front too, but decided to turn that into a bag instead of attaching it to the front...

Another thing, I used two oblongs of material to make the front and back, and used a shoulder seam as its easier to judge the size of the neck hole. Cut the downward neck slit to about 8 to 10 inches to start with. Smaller is better as it can always be made longer if needed. It's easy as it's...

Here is the one I made using a woman's medievil shift idea. No pattern, just body measurements. Width of chest, plus an inch for seams, each side, though i used half inch seams in the end to give some room for a jumper underneath. Also underarms had a 4 inch square inserted to give room. The...

Hi Lars, my one and only trip to Sweden was in your area quite a few years ago now. Loved the area, but not so much the bunch of *****s I went with. Went in January and experienced snowmobile, snow shoeing, dog sledding, (that was the best) and stayed in an off grid cabin, no electric,or...

Wot stick?( Puzzled emoji) The test pic was of the pavement and road outside the pop up tech cafe. The earlier photo of the spoons, yes, I did them myself, though they were not finished when I took the photo.

OK think I'm sorted, tech cafe to the rescue...hopefully. test shot coming up. Yay!

Mr Claycomb you are my hero! I don't have the wherewithal to fiddle with my phone myself without doing something stoopid, but my friends partner fixes compooters, so I can show him that and hopefully get it sorted. Thank you very much. It looks fixable at last. This has been driving me nuts...

Photos taken before a certain date seem ok, not sure why ones taken after june wont load. This is work in progress from May, anything taken in June or july wont load. this is frustrating!!!! God only knows what's going on.