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Have you tried looking for a Men’s Shed near you? They quite often have craft and workshop activities. Assuming the location on your profile is correct, one does come up, the website is out of date as far as I can tell but the contact details might give you a lead. Men in Sheds Aylesbury A...

I am frankly dismayed by this suggestion because I took the perfect photo for one of the existing themes after that month had passed… I’m sure I can shoehorn it into another one though.

I followed a couple of threads on this from a while back: https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/tools-for-the-car.158197/ Really comprehensive list to start this one: https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/my-car-kit.154147/ We are probably a bit more minimal: there’s a blanket...

Edgematters is a UK forum. It is membership only. Also try: https://framarknives.co.uk/ and https://www.acwknives.com/ https://www.sportingcutlery.co.uk/ also has a pre-owned section Mike’s Knives does a lot of its sales through Instagram.

Solovair used to make DMs under licence and continue to manufacture shoes in the UK. I’ve heard good things, but haven’t gotten round to buying a pair yet. https://uk.nps-solovair.com/

I’ve just seen this at Springfields https://www.springfields.co.uk/550-us-paracord-type-iii-500g-offcuts-approx-250ft.html

I’d noticed the site disappeared. Nice tip @Essexman, I see they also do the mixed packs of odds and ends.

Here’s one @Toddy https://www.mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk/properties/crofts-for-sale-strathy-east-sutherland-kw14-7rz/mfl5216690 Interestingly it says a crofter has a right to build a house if there isn’t on the croft already, subject to planning permission. I would also expect that a house for a...

Yes this would be the same, similar, the Highland Council has a limited number of exceptions for allowing housing to be built outwith settlements or identified housing sites. There is not an equivalent to the One Planet scheme, there would be more of a chance to rebuild a ruin.

While of course it is true that different media outlets have their own perspective on things I don’t think the above characterisations are fair or relevant to this conversation.

Ken Smith of Treig is not unique it seems: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jun/25/splendid-isolation-in-search-of-scotlands-hermits?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It might be worth getting ahold of the documentary about that guy, I vaguely remember it does answer some of your questions. If I recall correctly, he was also walking out fairly regularly to pick provisions before his stroke. In theory you should be able to use registers of Scotland...

Why not go and ask him? Reading the article again it sounds like he is still there, in spite of having to be airlifted out a couple of times. More seriously, I think you would probably need to spend a lot of time getting to know a landowner and build up a relationship of trust with them before...

I watched that documentary too. I don’t think he did own it. I think he got permission. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-59174870 There’s a bit in the article saying the head stalker from the estate brought him meals once he took unwell. Which suggests to me there was an owner and...

I have heard is that too. At least if it’s from HH you could send it back.

I saw this on Kickstarter a while ago: https://windeler.co/ It’s modular and magnetic so you can take the tools you want and leave the knife at home. It looked interesting online but is pretty expensive, so I can’t comment on how good it is in real life. Edit: you got me curious, and actually...

All of the Crown Estate Assets are mapped: For England and Wales here: https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/en-gb/what-we-do/asset-map/ For Scotland https://www.crownestatescotland.com/resources/map

Etsy has recently blocked the ability to sell knives to (and within) the UK. I believe it is in response to a moral panic feature on the news about it being too easy for under 18s to buy knives through Etsy.

They’ll be pulling the wheelchair behind them, on the rear 2 wheels. Middle front wheel looks a bit lighter. I guess they’ll be walking backwards too.

Remaining item, Junzi, withdrawn. I may sell, but also I may start using it.