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No takers? OK ^_^ Option 1: a hand-whittled machine for making rope, as demonstrated at the Bushmoot. Swirl the stick around to twist the cord and then fold it and twist again to speed up cordage making. The handle is carved as if it was a rope. I'll take a photo ASAP tho it may be a few days...

Really happy to find a, hmmm. It's like a big box with compartments in, but made out of canvas. It's got pockets on the side. You can clip it so it packs down to the size of a briefcase, or a medium size, or fully unclipped it's like 1m X 0.3m of useable space. 30 pence second hand! I'm very...

Excited for an update on this! I also try and avoid plastic kit - not strictly, sometimes it can't be helped,, but that mentality of experimenting with new ways of living to discover what is possible, I think it's very valuable. From a pure eco-friendly perspective, I try and do 2nd hand kit...

I've known people in my life who just hate the sensation of clothes, it's a tactile thing. They'd happily go about in the buff if our culture and our weather made it an option XD Nudism is not for me, but it is kind of beautiful. I've got some really lovely, platonic memories of friends skinny...

Yeah, I have really mixed feelings about my hooped bivi. Last time I went camping with a friend they brought a tent and it cured my of my desire to have something more tentlike XD it was so fussy to put up. I felt smug and cosy in my bivi all night. But mostly cus it didn't rain. I feel like...

I concur about the size. I don't have a Dutch army hooped bivvy, I have the OEX one and I find it claustrophobic, without any space for gear - and I am small for a bloke. I'd go big as you can.

I'm doing a survival course soon and apparently you start with a container and a knife. So, that might be the ultimate minimalist kit. And I know I can DIY a container. And for that matter, if you are in a flinty area, a knife. Is the ultimate in minimalist bushcraft carrying nothing XD Anyway...

It's in a tolerable state. It's an ex library copy with some foxing around the edge, and it was only ever a paper pamphlet to begin with so it's not the sturdiest - but all the information is legible. I'll give it a few more days & then see what else is in my box of mystery objects ^_^

Does anyone know how to improve the waterproofing of a tent without spraying it with microplastics...? I keep finding abandoned tents and daydreaming about doing them up to gift on, so they don't go to landfill. But I suspect the big issue with them is low-quality fabric that's not waterproof...

I think for me, I'd prioritise lightweight. Nobody has ever gone on a hike and thought 'the only thing that spoilt that was it could have been a few grams heavier', but plenty have thought the reverse - and lighter kit is a safety thing too, you can walk further, you're less tired, or you can...

It has arrived! Thank you - they're so compact & light. I took a friend wild-camping last week but wimped out at last minute of making coffee in the field, but it was sorely missed so next time I will bring these and some confidence! How long do people usually leave up a gift nobody claims...

My offer is three vintage cooking books - photo forthcoming as soon as I can find a phone charger. Home Brewing (1983 - edited by Brian Leverett) The ABC of Preserving (1964 - Her Majesty's Stationary Office) the Art of Egg Cookery (1960 - Ann Seranne) I picked up the Home Brewing one as it...

I'm struggling with my fires & recently lost my ferro rod, so this would be useful for me! It'd be great to practice with all of these options) (Don't worry about the pottery shell or ivy wood, I wouldn't use them)

(derailing the topic a bit, but I think they're back in the news because there's been a handful, notably the one in Tylorstown)

There was an interesting news story recently - in Wales there's a big problem with unsecured coal tips, basically industrial waste from the last 100 years where some big guy has made money off the landscape and people but not put any of it into restoring or making safe the work sites. A thing...

Ooooh I've never seen that bread baking in a can idea before - id be amazed if I managed it on the hobo stove given my cooking skill level but I'm def going to try it, I love fresh bread. I do feel like the big Kelly kettles which make tea on site for 6 people at outdoor meets I go to, make a...

I have a second hand Kobo from CEX which cost me £18. You can use a free computer program called Calibre to load your ebooks into, and then transfer using a cable from the computer to the Kobo. Kobo is good because you can get books from any source. With Kindle you can only use the amazon...

Being a landlord is a job with a lot of responsibility, because you're providing someone with a roof - it's not something you can half-bottom. If the ceiling comes in and you're £10,000 to fix it in the middle of winter, it's not ah optional expenditure, it's someone's home. So think about whether...

(for my part, I've been playing with a Kelly kettle and don't love it, on multiple grounds. It takes up a lot of room, the fire pan on the smallest one is teeny, I've got misgivings about the health impact of wood smoke, my cooking is too bad to cook and monitor a fire at the same time, and the...

Tbh I don't think being fussy about weight is a bad thing. Nobody ever went on a hike and thought 'the one thing that really spoilt this for me: my pack was too light'. It makes every part of the process more pleasurable and saves you strength and energy. It reduces the risk of an emergency...