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Probably the dream I'm least likely to realise. That is, walking accross Bhutan. I'd love that.

It's also used for pond treatment and direct topical treatment for Koi carp. Hence its sold by pond/ koi suppliers. Try evilbay, currently e.g., 1kg for £25 (no connection etc).

Sling an underblanket beneath the hammock - its essential to stop heat loss from your underside. Everything beneath you inside the hammock just gets compressed and so gives very little insulating protection, so that its easy to have a sweaty upperside and chilled underside. For cold weather...

Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. It's a tough lesson to learn. Sympathies.

Thanks for all the info, folks. Got the cheap (not) tickets on Sunday, so its definitely a go. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Still not sure where though - Gastlosen or Upper Engadine hmm.

Karl - thanks for your comprehensive answer. There's so much about Switzerland that sounds superb for a spot of high altitude walking and (respectful, discreet) wild camping, but we haven't decided where to go, yet. Maybe the Jaunpass, Obersimmental, and walk along the Gastlosen range. We...

Thanks David Yeah, I heard about some folks having to discard their fuel bottles all together before flying, but that was years ago. I have two of those Trangia 1l bottles, so will think carefully before risking it.

Or should that be Yodel 'eeeeeeay! Anyway, partner and I are planning a ten day bushy trip hiking in Switzerland in late August and thought here would be a good place to start. The cheapest way for us to get there seems to be to fly from Doncaster to Dublin then to Basle. After that it'll...

Yes. Hmmm I was once accused of stealing a musical instrument from the back of a teacher's car. It transpired that me and a mate had been selected on the basis of a pendulum swung over a list of pupils' names. Needles to say, I knew nothing of the theft, and the teacher/ parents involved...

Cooking pasta with seawater? I tried it once and it was thoroughly inedible. Urgh!

Second what durulz said. I still have Hrafnkel's Saga (and other stories) and Laxdaela saga on my bookshelf twenty-five years after a cycling trip there. Just wish I'd read them beforehand...

How about fermenting the sticky leaves? Just a thought.

Hi Lisa, Just emailed the questionnaire (from mythicalforce...). Fascinating subject. Best of luck with the study! Will you publish the results?

Nice one... Cheers!

I used to look after my dad's ten hives, although that was a wee while ago now. Always thought bees were fascinating and wonderful, so one day, some day, I'll get a colony of my own. In the meantime, happy to try and answer what I can.

What's being proposed seems half baked to me. It just doesn't go far enough. Never mind the moral and legal niceties of the zoo/ game reserve distinction, or the casual disregard for the hard won right to roam, given the possible impact of global warming instead of 'rewilding' with Scots...

Thanks for that, Forest. Interesting that it tastes good and is actually sweet. Thought it might have tasted earthy, maybe 'mushroomy', but never sweet... Think I'll give it a try. Cheers!

Chaga tea has some extraordinary claims made about it, including curing Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of his cancer. Some people seem to drink it as some kind of restorative or health tea - grinding the fungus to coffee granule size then boiling for ten minutes or so. Has anyone here tried it? If...

Zen carpentry. Nice.

Choose the pitch with care. Sounds obvious but first impressions can be deceptive. What looks like a nice spot out of the wind and a good place to light a fire can turn out to be a frost hollow or develop a soggy base. A reindeer fur is wonderfully warm as an overblanket, but they're also...