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"[T]he Gogs are a range of low chalk hills, extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge." The highest "towers" a breath-taking 75 m. :lmao:

The wise man knows the difference between "want" and "need" -- and caters to both when reasonable.

Camp beds are made with aluminum frames in several different styles.. Search Google: "cot" or "cots" + "aluminum." Perhaps you are looking for something else entirely.

Large numbers of Swiss surplus rain cloaks are on the market, selling for under $10 US over here. They are made of what seems to be a rubberized fabric and have slits (closed by snaps) for the hands.

I have experienced sharply swirling winds many, many times. I have helped put out tarp/equipment fires started by camper's fires under those tarps on three occasions. No one was hurt, but large holes were burned in the tarps and in other gear (one very nice down sleeping bag pretty badly...

Most khukuri come with a convexed edge. If yours does, sharpening takes a slightly different technique. Read this for sharpening technique: http://home.nycap.rr.com/sosak/convex.htm. I have had no trouble chopping long-dead pine and assorted dried oak with my khukuris. No tropical stuff here.

Subject to being correct by my betters, my undertanding has always been that "knife hard" is the standard. Dead soft steel will shave with too little friction to cause the steel to get very hot. I have read copies of old locksmith's manuals (as in musket locks) about hardening the steel to...

"Stainless" steel, is it not? Mine certainly is. Stropping on a piece of cardboard at the first sign of loss of sharpness seems to delay the need for serious sharpening. I use a light dose of mineral oil on mine since it [Ed.: the knife] is used on food regularly. WD40 is a...

Folding cooking grill. A fairly common item over here in various sizes/weights. An old kitchen oven shelf and some rocks do about as well. ("Refrigerator" shelves often have dangerous plating.) Other approaches to portable grills fold up and fit inside a length of 1" aluminum tubing.

Curious. Exploring is about dead in the U.S. Venturing is the emphasized program for older Scouts here. Our Troop offers enhanced program opportunities for the older Scouts, keeping their interest. As a result our Troop-level leadership is older and quite experienced. Of course, that...

I have the Queen Mountain Man in burl maple. It had no quality issues -- locked tight, centered, smooth action. It even came somewhat sharp, which can be an issue sometimes with Queen. Frankly, it seems to have been better than the example of the Schatt and Morgan version - the company's...

Other than on a SAK, leon has an answer - a leatherworking establishment. Then there are metal-working awls, wood-working awls and ice-picks. I have them that I made from a large nail, deer bone, and some very hard wood.

If I may be allowed, most of the folks on this side of the pond who inhabit the "wilderness survival" forums do not think of themselves as "survivalists." That term has a connotation of surviving the end of the world as we know it. (What seems so offputting about some "survivalists" is that...

This is simple, but perhaps simplicity might serve best under the stress of finding yourself lost. STOP S: Stop. Sit down. Take a deep breath. Relax. T: Think. Where was I when I last knew I was not lost? What do I already know about the general lay of the land in this area? What...

A 4 inch/100mm fixed blade (lately, a modified Fallkniven F-1 or Bark River North Star), a multi-tool (Juice Pro lately), and a folding prunning saw (Gerber lately). If I know I will need it, I would also carry a golok (Bark River lately).

Making fires by all means, making cordage, knots, improvising shelters, tarping, primitive traps, fishing, tracking, hunting, making primitive hunting weapons -- all are discussed on U.S.-based forums --- with participation from other nations. Will those forums have the "tone" of this place...

Mine, which I believe is the original version, has a convex final bevel that starts about a cm above the edge. I take it that convexing the edge was regadred as an unnecessary expense as the knife "evolved." (Perhaps "devolved"?)

Are there ANY VG-10 knives NOT made in Japan?

This is certainly a very personal question. I got a NS with micarta and thought the handle felt "wrong." I then tried one with the jigged bone ("Stag Bone") handle, and it felt wonderful. I have since reshaped the micarta handle to eliminate the handle taper Hollowdweller likes, and it feels...