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you can get ph testing kits from garden centres and the like.

I suspect there's a reason for it being emergency food... probably a decent source of carbs, but tastes horrible so you wouldn't cook it unless you really had to.. Years ago I had a traditional Ghanaian meal at a friend's house. Lovely spicy stew... and a starchy paste which I think was called...

Nice. The rounded end to the tang is a good idea. I've got a lovely wee friction folder I use for EDC and have poked my hand a few times on the squared end when searching for it in a pocket.

Hi Rich I've only met you the once, at one of your "camping with fire, beer and curry" weekends at GYM. Great weekend, did some skills work, good introduction for my friend's son, but not a great site for the parts of bushcraft I seem most attracted to; foraging, tracking, wildife watching...

There's books that can help you identify various tracks and signs, and there're books that can help you learn to track (techniques, skills etc), I've yet to find one book which does both of those things well enough for a european environment. I don't mind, I like books... IMHO you need at...

Ah fancy mince'n'tatties noo....

Couple of guesses... Some sort of ants nest, or have you got some of that Poison Ivy or Poison Oak we hear about?

This is the best time of year to be in the woods so early, Dawn Chorus is at it's peak in May. I have a vivid memory of staying up all night a few Mays ago in the local forest, getting growled at by a fox who really didn't expect a human to be sitting by his path. At about 03.15 I heard the last...

I hear that the first case of a new variant has been found in a british politician, apparently this one's called the lying swine virus....

I'm sure they'll find a cure soon....

Don't know if you're still looking but looks like Tamarack stock them.

Another thing to think about is how quiet or noisy you are when moving. The recent dry weather means "my" woods are coated with very dry and noisy dead leaves, add to that my clumsy feet and heavy boots and it can sound like I'm walking on a carpet of crisp packets. Trying to walk quietly in...

Hiya Your link has too much http;) to work. Here's the right one: http://www.centuriontraininggroup.org/site/images/stories/pdfs/visual_track_interpretation_misunderstood.pdf

Second vote for the snipe, I've heard people use the word "thrumming" to describe the sound. You'll find a recording of it on the RSPB site here, click on the play button on the top left. HTH

Spring loaded seeds sounds like Himalayan Balsam rather than Japanese Knotweed. It doesn't grow quite as tall as the Knotweed but is aslo very invasive. Ripe seeds are a nice munch though. Although to be honest the dead stalks do look like Knotweed.

Lots of useful stuff, better than the programme, and a great price. Thanks for the heads up.

Saw a bloke yesterday walking his ferret on a lead and harness... along the seafront in Porthcawl!

Coming from a wee village in lanarkshire I was often amazed to meet someone I knew whenever visiting London. Biggest surprise was when getting on to a tube train, we decided to risk moving from the smoking carriage we got on (it was a long time ago) and then sat next to a girl I'd been to school...

Dropped one one the kitchen floor before, snapped an inch of the end, still useable though.

Can we tell jokes here?;) I'm waiting for a delivery from that eBay seller someone posted a link to, S&W Homeland Security (knaff kname, but knice knife, it'll be my second since the first was passed on. Oh, and an Alox farmer. Looks like that's more knife content than I usually post on BB!:werd: