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    Hello from Cambridgeshire

    Hello from norfolk
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    Favourite kit of the year.

    Helikon tex swagman roll, real multi use, used it a few times. Great for sitting around in evening and beef up my sleeping bag.
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    New Member in East Suffolk

    Hello and welcome from across the border in Norfolk
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    New favourite firewood

    Seasoned Oak?
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    New member

    Welcome, a lot of ex military here.
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    Biggest Life Lesson

    On a similar theme, doesn’t matter how much you drink, you will get a hangover!!!
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    Human Tent Pole

    Whilst in the army in Germany, driving armoured vehicles we did much the same when driving/ commanding the vehicles, better than a water proof jacket!
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    Hi everyone

    Hi and welcome
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    The Sissy Stick

    That’s what it’s called, used one for years to chop wood and all fingers intact!
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    Hi! Man of Kent here.

    Hello from Norfolk and former man of Kent coming from Ashford, I do miss the rolling hills but not the traffic!
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    Mushroom hunt

    When you paddle the river, it changes the whole prospective of where you are and at times you feel it could be in the wilds of some Canadian river!!!
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    Mushroom hunt

    That last picture I think is the river Thet, on route to Santon Downham, travelled down that stretch of water many a happy time!
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    Spiders, spiders, so many spiders

    My wife loves spiders and leave the cobwebs, she calls the free and effective fly traps!
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    Introduction

    Hi n welcome
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    Lightweight grab bag (help me out!)

    I’ll start your list, a pair of flip flops, why something to wear and air your feet, also to wear in the shower! Most ex/military will tell you the nasties picked up in showers can be awful, so helps with hygiene. Small n light weight!
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    Big knives

    Kukuri, without a doubt, had one for the last 44 years, given to me by a Gurkha in Belize!
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    Food for Free by Richard Mabey, 50th Anniversary Edition

    I have an original copy at home, interesting to see the difference, I have a copy of about 15 years ago to replace the original, its not so good, maybe just biased!
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    Micro, pen, and other backpacling fishing rods.

    Pen rods are good fun, I have one but the way to go is a small telescopic n reel. Again i have an exage by shimano and cannot rate it enough, a brilliant combo, only draw back is the price!
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    Hello!

    Hello n welcome from a former man of Kent
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    Anywhere near Peterborough

    Thetford forest is very good, big no no to open fires though and get caught doing so one is in deep do do. north Norfolk coastal path is excellent as is the pedlars way, which link up near Hunstanton, I have done this several times and enjoyed each time. Pedlars way, self supported, mindful...