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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    What did you buy today?

    Several packs of barbless hooks and new bait box, for the new year, an unknown Xmas prezzie from the grandkids!
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    What did you buy today?

    Had mine a couple of years excellent bit of kit, great summer bag and good wrap round if chilly at night.
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    Recommendation for tough trekking sandals

    I have to totally agree there, had mine ten years really solid sole and comfortable!
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    New Member Introduction (Norfolk)

    Hi and welcome from Norwich
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    Who was the genius who conned us into believing we need a fixed blade knife for bushcraft?

    That’s why the buck 110 has been so popular for so long, it was designed for rugged field use for hunters when people wanted folders!
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    Vintage pack

    Just slightly off topic, bought similar pack, £3 from charity shop, took the pack off the frame and added two forty litre dry bags for canoe camping. Excellent for portaging, the only weight is your stuff, so many new sacks are heavy before you start, my rush 72, is 3.5 kilos before you’ve...
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    New….

    Hi and welcome
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    New bushcraft bag suggestions please

    511 rush 72, had mine 10 years never let me down.
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    Trouser Twists

    Twists, are a military thing more than anything, used them all the time. Now it’s gaiters, even cheap ones will keep your trouser dry and secondly clean!
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    Is it just me?

    As kids we’d light then on rough side of glass!
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    Chris's trying out leatherwork thread

    For leather treatment, I was given a large tin of Barbour wax to coat a jacket many years ago, tried it once, along with a hot air gun (paint stripper) and gently warm the leather and rub the wax in, works a treat and buffs up nicely when cool.
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    What did you buy today?

    Yes, weigh nothing, 4x2x2 inches in size.
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    Pick one set of clothes to wear for a year

    My birthday suit! I’ll get my coat….
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    Introduction - Ben, Suffolk

    Hi and welcome
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    What did you buy today?

    Two Norwegian army ponchos, £3.50 each from military mart, these are very small and sealed in a bag for emergency use, one each for me and the wife in the car, you never know when you might need one!
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    New guy

    Hi n welcome!
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    Hello.

    Hi and welcome
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    Greetings from sunny Spain

    Hi and welcome, from a former bleep!
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    Berghaus cyclops Crusader

    From the look of the buckles, I’d say 80’s. I was lucky enough to trial them in the early 80’s for the military and at the end of the trial, burghaus gave them to us, result! I used it for the rest of my army career only recently gave it to a nephew for the cadets, still lots of life in it!
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    What did you buy today?

    New fishing reel, to make up the tiny travel rod set for my travels