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Sounds similar to what I heard a couple of weekends ago. It was dark and late, and I was hammocking solo near Arnside in Cumbria. Bit of an atmospheric spot. Woken by this... er... shriek/ bark/ growl /constipated banshee/ gnu on heat about ten feet from my head. It carried on for a couple of...

Just a couple of weekends ago, heard - for the first time - an alarmed muntjack (or was it a Chinese Water Deer?) about five feet from my head at three o'clock in the morning while out soloing in my hammock. Thought a banshee was about to commit a crime against my person in a particularly...

A clarinet for me please. I'd love to learn it and not infuriate others in the process... Or a sack each of salt and pepper. Hm, tough call to choose between them though.

doormouse with meatcleaver

Arrived today - super quick! Ran one down a blade just for a sneak preview and it looks like it'll work a treat. Thanks for doing this!

Hi Magentus, Very good of you to be doing this. If there's some still available, may I have 4? PM sent!

Wild pony, perhaps?

"the "public face" of people burning fires" - isn't that key to the issue you raise? That is, its the public perception that will effect the long-term prospects of bushcrafting rather more than the actual ecological impact? So, how do others view our bushcrafty activities? A straw poll of my...

This thread has picked up and run like wild fi... you beat me there. May I address the original questions and add my twig to the pile... "1. Has anyone come across this sort of reaction before (ie fire using woodland vandals)" Not personally. "2. Have you considered the issues...

Nice photos, Red. The moon was looking great for a few nights back then. With some snow, the nights were really bright and beautiful. Is that Jupiter in the South/ SSW? I looked at it with a pair of binos and thought I could see a ring.

Durulz, Long Live Doublethink! And stupidity!

Superb. Perhaps it comes with its very own special folding pouch too, eh?

Socks and gloves containing silver are said to be good for helping to keep warm. There's a condition called Raynauds - something to do with poor blood circulation - and their Association says this about their 'Silver Socks': Quote: The silver socks reflect 95% of the body’s energy back to the...

Bit of a qualitative man - so I've abstained (scribbles in the margins...)

Totally agree with "getting real food back into camping" - its what we call gourmet camping. Freshly picked chanterelle; stewed wild strawberry, blueberry and raspberry for breakfast (I'd post a piccie from our Swiss walk last year if I knew how), that sort of thing. I suppose we try and do...

When it arrives, my new titanium mug will replace a blue plastic camping mug from the 70's which has begun to impart a rather plasticy flavour to my tea. For me, when out and about the issue boils down to a simple equation: Less weight (while maintaining functionality) = more enjoyment...

Cheers, Shewie The offer's so good I've just ordered three (!) - one for my partner, one for her lad, and one for me. Now the woods are beckoning and we're off to plant some raspberry canes and red and black currents. (I never said that and it wasn't me wot done it, honest to goodness...)

Superb. I want one...

I have a Klepper Aerius II. The frame is from the '50's and the skin is a modern quatro: ex-services in olive and black. Mainly use it for sea fishing when on holidays - West coast of Scotland, Anglesey, or South of England. English lakes occasionally. Sometimes rig it with a main and...

Love the foxy pictures, and the roe in flight is great!