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  1. Nic Le Becheur

    Rough Close 15 ~ 17 January 2016

    By adding my name I hereby acknowledge that I have read and will comply with post #01 of this thread and accept that it can (and probably will) be edited before the Meet ... and include this line in the paste. 01. decorum 02. Wayland 03. Midnitehound 04. Neil and Clare 05. Rob and Ross...
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    Hi all Mat here from southampton

    Hi Mat, and welcome to this massively useful forum of the creatively expert, resourceful and self-reliant. I'm relatively new here, too. I live in Portswood and after half a lifetime of historical re-creations using medieval tentage in remote places, am engaging in a mid-life crisis love affair...
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    Norwegian Button Tents (Knappeteltduken)

    Ah, the famous Silvermans! Thank'ee, Twodogs... but believe it or not, at 20 quid plus £6 p&P, getting them posted from Norway still works out cheaper per item... :-(
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    Norwegian Button Tents (Knappeteltduken)

    Dear all, Does anyone know where I can get hold of some of those old Norwegian Army diamond-shaped canvas button tent sheet shelter half poncho thingies in camo 1 or 2 pattern, without going to Norway for them? No-one in UK seems to have any. I have managed to source from...
  5. Nic Le Becheur

    Three Words

    ...Grade 3 kit...
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    2 man tent and sleeping bag for beginner wild camping

    Hi Finglas I'm as new to this forum as you, but would recommend the Polish Army surplus 'peleryna namiot' (poncho tent). Shop around online and you can find pairs sold for around £30. They are simple, robust and just about everything-proof. No guys, held up by its own tension between pole and...
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    Nic Le Becheur, from Southampton

    Thanks, GB. Hadn't come across TRS - I'll look them up. What a sensible, knowledgeable, handy bunch you all are :-) Cheers, N. "But the place which you have selected for your camp, though never so rough and grim, begins at once to have its attractions, and becomes a very centre of...
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    Nic Le Becheur, from Southampton

    Hi all, Just joined the group after lurking as a guest for a while, looking for useful information - and found a great deal more than I'd even hoped for. I'd first like to say a big Thank You for that. Let me explain why I'm here... I got my first taste for real, old school camping years...