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No to the pop up tent. Firstly, they are vile, horrible, things. Secondly, they are a waste of money - I already have a poncho. Thirdly, a bloody nightmare to put away at the best of times and even less so in bad weather. Fourthly, I doubt their waterproof abilities. Fifthly, they are heavier...

Having done a bit of measuring then I'd say that anything between 100-120cm HEIGHT will be fine. Which height I go for will depend on the angle of the sides and which gives me the best width to height ratio. Again, I realise it will hardly be roomy, just somewhere out of the rain to knock up a...

What an absolute bunch of stud muffins you are. Some great suggestions there. Much appreciated. I may have a go at mark 1 this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

I know you. You like a bowl of noodles whilst out sitting in the woods as well, eh? I know I do! Just had these: They come from Poundland. I'm going to stick my neck out here - they're probably the loveliest bowl of dried noodles I've ever had! There, I've said it. It's out there. I can't...

Thanks all, so far. Always good to get other's ideas to add to the melting pot. Yup, already thought of that, as stated in the OP. And that's what I was asking about - would they bend tight enough? And thanks to someone posting above, it seems not. Yes, absolutely. If for no other reason than...

Yeah, fair idea. Ideally though I would like something that is collapsible, like replacement tent poles, to make it easier to carry. We do have an old fishing rod in the shed that I would happily play with but I can't think of a way of cutting it into lengths that could then slot together. Good...

OK, need the help of the hive mind. I've had an idea for the wet and windy weather. What I want to do is fit a flexible pole along one edge of a poncho so that I can set it up as a shelter when no trees or wood is available so I can make something to sit under whilst having a brew/lunch. Think...

The Habitat in Brighton had a wonderful food court - something for just about everyone's palette. The soups were simply to die for. Now they've been taken over by Argos it's just not the same.

Star Wars I feel like it should be something cerebral, but no - Star Wars. Preferably original trilogy.

'The Man Who Was Thursday' by GK Chesterton. Just re-reading it. Daft, silly, bonkers, and completely brilliant.

You can't argue with those kinds of street smarts.

Go big or go home...

The sleep of reason produces monsters..

Oh, and before someone raises the question, let's address the 'how do you enforce it?' matter. Simple enough. It's enforced the same way all laws are enforced - by civic responsibility. The vast majority obey laws out of duty and respect for others without need for any surveillance or...

Absolutely. And that's why such a law would have another benefit - a responsible dog owner would only buy a animal they had space to let it run off lead privately. After all, what animal-loving person would want a massive dog if they only had a small garden and the animal couldn't exercise...

Yes, I essentially agree with that. But I really do feel that require all dogs to be on a lead in public would solve 90% of the problem. Like you, whilst out I have had to contend with other people's animals on numerous occasions. Only a weekly basis. Most if the time it's barking, quite often...

Maybe it was a tad too subtle for you - think about the name again: Tim Burr. Just say it in your head without looking at the words...

No other past-time, hobby, or activity has a single icon/logo to define it. I'm not aware of an official icon for football, fishing, flower arranging, doing crosswords, etc. So why one for bushcraft? Seems to me like someone is having a boring Sunday and looking for something to do.

*Heavy Sigh* Well get on with it then. Get out your pens and pencils and design yourself an icon. Maybe others will want to play with you. But don't expect others to endorse or accept your logo. All yours. Go for it.

What FD and TD said. In spades. I neither want, nor need, an 'icon' or emblem to get behind. In fact, I'd actively refuse them. I quote the great Dr Johnson (as portrayed in Blackadder), 'it's like putting wheels on a tomato - time consuming and completely pointless.'