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    The LandRover itch.. Do I scratch it?

    I have toyed with buying a td5 disco but the horror stories and a couple of test drives of some real bad ones put me off, i love the look of them and i like the parts availability and have no doubt they are great off road, I have had a frontera which was surprisingly good offroad, a 2.8 shogun...
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    Projects or goals for 2022

    My main goal is just to get out more and get more kit to do an overnight camp. It's been a long time away from it all so will be great to get out.
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    BcUK Photograph of 2022 January Heat

    Woodland adventure.
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    The benefits of Bushcraft on Health?

    After a long lay away due to ill health, i am now getting back out for daily walks and they are getting longer and longer, being somewhere peaceful has put my head in a better place and i am starting to feel the body health benifits, even simple things like a walk in nature and making a brew...
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    Many thanks, heart attacks are a massive shock, specially when your fit , healthy and your told heart and arteries are amazingly clear and on paper your a 25yr old athlete, reality 49yrs old, then an artery wall tears a flap that restricts blood to heart causing an attack, they dump you on loads...
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    Got some stuff for xmas, first aid kit and paracord, got to get a compass, have a local os map, just need to find where i stored it.
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    That's great, thankyou so much for you help and advice, i'll definitely have a look around and ask advice before spending.
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    It was showing £16 when i put it in the amazon basket, 2 days later it dropped to £11.97 ,think i paid £3 delivery because it was from amazon us, turned up withing 2 weeks, was surprised how speedy and the quality is great.
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    Looking at day hikes for now but will be doing overnight camps, mainly spring summer 1 night maybe 2, I have a mora, sak, rucksack, multitool, few torches, saved them from the sale pile, been picking bits up and have a kettle, gas stove, stanley cook set, just thought i'd pick some brains and...
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    Trangia stove, 25 litre bag, mora knife, sak, couple torches and multi tool. Got a bootfair near me runs pretty much all year round, picked up a brand new mini kettle for £2 just before xmas. Can't make anything from fabric or leather but pretty handy with metal and wood. Made a couple of meths...
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    What does you daybag contain?

    Too many 0's, Never heard ot called that before though.
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    What does you daybag contain?

    25litre Black military style molle bag with two bottle holders (Bought years ago and never let me down). Stanley adventure set Brs 3000t mini stove Jetboil gas Canister Trangia stove with small stainless flask for meths. Med kit Painkillers Sak, Fixed blade and a multitool. Ferrous rod...
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    Great bit of kit for a brew on a day hike.
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    Made a kydex saw cover

    I do like the simple answers to a problem, sometimes people can really over complicate things.
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    Budget Kit for Bush craft, Hiking and Camping.

    Hi all, I am back after a long time away due to ill health and need to renew a lot of kit, had to sell most of it due to stopping work, Is there an area on this fine forum for buying Bush craft, Hiking and Camping kit on a budget and for beginners? Somewhere where someone can add links, advice...
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    What did you buy today?

    This week I purchased a a BRS300T mini stove, A gas canister for stove, and a mini kettle, today I took the 2 grandsons into Go outdoors and while they where testing out every single tent and seat in the store I ended up buying a Eurohike Cairns 2Dlx dome tent for £29, Reviews seemed ok and...
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    What did you buy today?

    Been away for a while due to ill health so picked up one of these as a new start to my brew kit, just need to get either a trangia meths stove or a mini gas stove set up, set myself a budget of only £40 all in. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714M4Aw5MUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
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    Word association game

    Ale
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    What did you buy today?

    Picked up a pair of Bushnell 8x42wa Birding series Bins for £2, they where in a box full of tat which had mould on it, they where filthy and for £2 they where worth a punt. Stripped them down and cleaned them with camera cleaning gear, put them back together, fantastic clarity, the outside...
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    1st DSLR Photos

    Thanks Sundowner for the heads up on the lack of photos and the nice comment.