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At the summer moot in July I was lucky enough to win the raffle prize of a knife blank made by our resident blacksmith Dave Dudd. I rooted through my firewood pile and found a nice piece of Hawthorn that looked promising. An orange spacer finishes the look. Finished with food safe wood oil...

What are you looking for? the blade or the tools? Some SAKs are flight safe with no blade but do have the tools. If you want a blade then surely any local hardware store or fishing shop etc would be able to help there. Perhaps thats the answer... A flight safe SAK that you can take without...

I always fancied one of their travel suits - no reason to wear it except to be smart on the occasional holiday flight though..

And you can try Rohan themselves perhaps? You can't be the only one in this position...

Ignoring the cringe worthy pun... Cervical trauma often isn't life threatening unless it's very high up. Life changing yes but not life threatening. Therefore i wouldn't put it on this list.

Not what we've been taught. Remember this is the primary survey. A quick once over to assess the patient. The time and skill level it takes to assess and stablise a neck - and all this to be done before you check if they are breathing?! Seems strange to me - but then again, i don't have the...

The thing is tourniquets should only be used for injuries that can't be controlled with direct pressure. They should be a last resort, not the first option. When assessing the situation upon first arrival you go through the DRABC. Except now they put in an extra C. DRCABC. For Catastrophic...

I think Wayne said it well at the moot. There are a few absolute protocols - but only a few - CPR being the obvious one. Most other things are opinion, common sense, experience. Therefore if the trainer knows the subject, as opposed to how to teach, the student will have varying answers. If the...

Depends what you are trying to achieve in the woodland. If it's a crop and will be harvested in the same way as a field of wheat, you want as dense as possible to get the maximum return so 1m is preferred - even if that means excluding every other species. A mature mixed woodland you could get...

Certainly in our area (and other areas i seen in the UK) the ambulance use CatC tourniquets. The HART teams have bandoleers holding 20 or so of them for attending mass casualty situations. I have at least one CatC on every pack i use for bushcraft. I have a trauma pack with a SWAT version in my...

Yes, One of the common plans when planting new trees is to put them 1m apart. Not because when they grow it will become a wall of tree trunks! Some will die from natural causes, some will be eaten, some will be removed as part of the thinning process to allow the stronger trees to spread. The...

If you google coppice vs pollard it might help Both have merits and a place depending on the situation. A long term plan is a good idea and helps to identify the short term goals as a result.

Over time the hat will shape better to your head anyway. I have worn Akubra hats for a very long time. To give an idea of how long, the first one i bought cost tens of pounds, not the hundreds they are now! I've tried shoelaces through the vent holes etc but never felt they were a good solution...

I made mine from the back of a leather sofa someone was throwing away. the straps are 25mm webbing with pop studs attachments - at the time i didn't want to get the leatherwork box out. Works really well. In terms of spoon carving though, are you wanting something to protect you from being cut...

I have an airbrush for some of the leather work . you can create some nice sunburst effects with them. Although i think mine is a £20 job from an online site... and seen better days. How much you looking for Chris?

I wonder what makes them 'urban' ? They still look very military to me :dunno:

Would any gain depend on latitude as well?

What about a Subaru? I have an 2011 Outback from new. Very reliable. 17 inch wheels means ground clearance is reasonable although wont compete with a lifted LR of course. I think some 4x4 options aren't designed to go off road. If you look underneath to see what is hanging down/ sticking out...

I would have thought you could have a similar effect with normal camping kit or stuff designed for the home for less money - all though it wont be as neat... If it's a single person the bed area can be a camping mat on a piece of ply. camp chair and table stored next to it in the boot along...

Can you change the way you look at it? rather than being a chore, can you spin it so it's a benefit in some way? It wont change the amount of work involved but it will mean you wont be so down about it. Every step is a step closer...