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Though we called it pioneering and backwoodsmanship back then, it was most definitely Scouting that alerted myself to what became Bush crafting and yeah back then we was constructing shelters from the green and kipping out in our creations and with pretty much sod all kit beyond what we were...

Having coming across this rather informative video describing UK animal sounds at night, I though others might might be entertained to hear, especially campers, potentially new campers The Strange Sounds You'll Hear While Camping

Any solutions for improving the taste of water boiled in Trangia 27 aluminium kettles? Yeah after hauling the thing out after a few years of storage I thought I'd better test it in the kitchen than find out in the field to be very glad I did. Not that the kettle was visibly dirty, it wasn't...

Yeah I got the Snugpak Enhanced Patrol Poncho to be rather disappointed with it who it appears it is designed to fit of which I reckon is not tall people, for not only are the sleeves rather uncomfortably short, I don't appreciate getting my knees wet. To ask if any can recommend to me a poncho...

And so following on from both Mr Waidson's rather informative article on the restoration of archaic Hurricane lamps I got me one in the hope I could restore to find something as pleasingly useful as yes I get it about the pressure lamps as I have already restored a Tilley Guardsman but being...

What with a need to give Forest bathing a go through my recent re-observation of a crafter I used to follow to empathise with, I have come to the question pertaining to hammocks and the need to obtain one at least for the practice mentioned above ( and below) , but maybe my later perhaps nearer...

What would folk recommend for the washing and reproofing of Rohan garments made from the fabric: Polyamide, (Axiom, Goa, & Backpacker) one garment of which (Axiom) also sports a hydrophillic laminate of which is clamed to offer permanent water repellancy? Though not campfire proof, this stuff...

And so it was over the last few days the thought came upon me that I should check my stored water filtration devices of which comprised two Sawyer Squeeze filters and an old MSR Miniworks EX, to find horror upon horror the two Sawyers had lost their rather impressive flow rate, one sort of...

Yeah I have one of these things that's not really seen much use in the fifteen years or so I've had it, but I am considering putting it back into service, but before I do that I really do need to replace the inlet hose to need to know what material the ' stay flexy rubbery material ' the...

Beyond all the death, what did the pandemic do for you? Have you noticed anything about yourselves be it your health physical and/or mental that is different to how it was or maybe it's changed you in ways perhaps in positive ways? What did the pandemic experience do for you?

Hi am over the next few weeks, months I'm out to purchase a bit of kit, to be sort of doing the research now as to what of what brand to go for and my first quest is that of which of these type of kettles to buy. So I ask here of other folks experiences with the things as to which they recommend...

Does anyone have any knowledge as to who manufactures the axe heads Wood Tools modifies to form it's, Sheffield, Woodland, large and Robin Wood carving axe?

Don't know if anyone has come across this thing yet and expect a lot have but having recently got one for the application of Camellia oil to my precious carbon steel by the sea to say, I am mightily impressed and being a messy kind I don't get covered in oil Aburatsubo Oil Applicator A well...

What tick repellant would folk through experience recommend, and yeah I know it is commonly suggested a good insect repellant would do the job given ticks are insects, but has any any other thoughts on this. Got my first tick in twenty years and before released what it was I had destroyed it to...

With greenwood carving does anyone wear an apron for carving and if so what would folk recommend for someone getting back into at least spoon carving, maybe more later?

With going out into the wilds in mind does anyone take with them or even fashion a musical instrument to play whilst out there? Play The Trees: Intro to the Native American Style Flute. The action of taking inspiration from the landscape can be found at time stamp 13:50

And so it has come to pass, perhaps as part of that midlife crisis that I have obtained the very variant of the Optimus No.96 that I used on my Queeen's Scout Expedition back in 1986 and in ' Fettlin ', I discover it has an air leak giving rise to inability to hold a burn of which hardly useful...

I have one of these DDR NVA Assault packs and it is my need to darken the material, to as dark as I can get it really, to need to ask does anyone have any ideas how to do it or has done it themselves and can share some advice The reason I ask is because judging by the smell of the fabric of...

Is any aware of this; Military ID Cards Now Available To Veterans To beyond be something to request of a suspected fraud, be ' armour ' to protect oneself against those that might inquire of oneself as I would suspect this might be one the forgers might not find much commerce in producing...

In investigating just why a little used pair of Raichle Mountain Trail GTX boots are experiencing a disintegrating midsole unit I happened upon the linked article describing why the midsole disintegrates on boots that might not even be used, to consider yep Hydrolysis seems to be the cause of...