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Good point. It's something i hear repeated often but just seems wasteful of time and water. Other than that, nice video.

Probably a bit of a strange question, but watching Cody Lundin on Dual Survival has got me thinking. Cody manages to go barefoot in just about every climate short of arctic, and even in deep snow he only wears wool socks. At various points in the show he said that he wouldn't advise most people...

I must be getting old. I changed the settings on the videos weeks back and thought i had posted to let everyone know, but the post was just being ignored... :(

This weekend? :rolleyes:

Cheers mate. I've always thought there's no point trying to get advanced in anything til you've got a handle on the basics, and right now i haven't. :p

Lastly my homemade strop and cutting tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBYUj78oho

Then my improvisation with a cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vBSRE6kKPE

Wow, i really need to keep track of time better! I hadn't realised it had been so long. Anyway, a few new videos of me having a go at it. If i knew a bit more about editing i could edit them all into 1 short video, but as i don't instead they will be in 3 very short videos. First an example of...

I'm going to have to skip this weekend, even with the kind offer of a lift. Hope to see you lot at the next meet up. Have fun. :)

Thanks for the feedback all! I'll have another go and post up a video with the results and a bit more of my technique and see if i've improved much. Give me a day or two. Matt

Still the same problem though, i would still need to get multiple busses and change over in the middle of nowhere somewhere. Plus Bury St Edmunds is even more of a hassle to get to than Cambridge. :p

Bang in the centre.

Thanks, but i don't understand what the sharpie is supposed to be helping me with here? Funnily enough i thought pushing the blade along the stone edge first was one of the few things i'd definitely got right. Everywhere i checked was advising me to do it that way. I do get the angle comment...

I'm in London and can get to Cambridge easily enough, but from there i'm a bit lost. Google has me taking two local busses and swapping in the middle of nowhere, which obviously has big potential for going wrong. Any tips?

Sorry to not update here, but am going to carry on using it. I was never worried about the looks department, just the safety aspect.

So, a no9 dressing from the pharmacy is pretty acceptable as your FFD then?

byrd tern or the Lanky world legal both seem pretty popular. The Lanksy is only about £14 as well if memory serves.

I made a thread a few months back about how i was having a hard time of learning to sharpen knives and other blades just by watching videos or reading books. Since then i haven't been able to get to any meets, so instead i've made a video of my attempts at sharpening. It's short (under 4 mins)...

I was going to post a picture but apparently i'm not allowed to. Basically i have a Swedish army trangia i bought a few years back but never got around to using for more than the occasional brew on a day trip. Took it out for my recent trip to Norway and the burner seemed to have reacted with...

You have to understand the British mindset. Years of being told anything sharper than a crayon is going to lead to mass death and destruction has people freaking out and phoning the police at the sight of even small blades like stanley knives (box cutters to you) let alone larger bladed tools...