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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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    New member- bushcraft qualification advice?

    I generally agree with what Danceswithhelicopters says! In 2018 I did a course that was joint between WMT and Woodsmoke, now Wild Human. It was very good, and there was an accreditation of a kind. Sadly, I was not apt to either the medical side (squeamish) or the exam format at the end...
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    New member needing help

    Hello Dylan, welcome to the forum. I edited your post and made a new thread for your question. The intro area is a great place to introduce oneself, but it’s not so good for asking advice, and any advice given is then really hard for anyone else to find for future reference. A separate...
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    Wooden Chopping Boards

    :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I looked, I didn’t need to, but it was funny to read the infomercial from the people selling the boards pretending to be independent and see the way they have to phrase things to avoid getting sued for false advertising while creating the impression they said...
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    Wooden Chopping Boards

    :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: The only interesting thing is how stupid one has to be to buy such a thing! I speak from experience. Years ago I turned off all critical thinking and bought my dad a glass cutting board because his cheap plastic ones were scored, stained, verminous looking things and we...
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    Chest Rigs - How Useful Are They?

    I have a lot of Hill People packs, but no chest rigs. I have thought about them a good bit. I can see their use when hiking with a pack for stuff you want at hand, and don’t want to dump the moment you take your pack and hip belt off. Main thing I was interested in outside backpacking was...
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    Seeking knowledgable advice for full sleeping set up for all season regular family wild camping UK (future Europe) and other things

    they haven’t been on since the 29th Jan. I am guessing the response was not what was hoped for and that will be the last we see of them….
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    Craighill-desk-knife. Candidate for worst edged tool ever.

    I am wondering if the text is the result of AI.
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    Craighill-desk-knife. Candidate for worst edged tool ever.

    “Where are your products manufactured and designed? - Our products are all designed and prototyped at our studio in Brooklyn, New York. Manufacturing country can vary. We have trusted partners in China, Italy, Japan, and across the United States.” Looking at their website, they appear to be a...
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    Craighill-desk-knife. Candidate for worst edged tool ever.

    https://heinnie.com/craighill-desk-knife-brass/ “ starting with ⅝” round stainless bar stock and working with a subtractive process to cut material away. They first notched the material at ½” intervals to provide grip — and allow the knife to double as a quick visual ruler — then made two...
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    Permanent Fire Pit

    The fire sites we used in Sweden utilised a truck wheel hub supported by mortared together stones. DSC02191 by Last Scratch, on Flickr This used a LOT of stone, but others used less. img_5129 by Last Scratch, on Flickr DSC01884 by Last Scratch, on Flickr
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    Lanterns: Can anyone recommend an LED rechargeable lantern?

    Hello, sorry about slow reply, been rather hectic. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions, advice and insights!! It was really all appreciated. In the end, I wound up buying a lantern that no one had recommended, but its choice was absolutely steered by what you all said, and the new...
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    Alec Steele forging at Gransfors Bruk axes

    Second part. In some ways even better than the first if you are a GB owner, as it shows the production open die forging process in detail.
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    Why a folding knife

    Post #13. The version before I posted had “…some folk, like the OP, are…” but I thought it would be more fun to watch than raise hackles so early. Post#14… :rolleyes3: Post #85 I rest my case.:lmao::lmao::lmao:
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    Seeking knowledgable advice for full sleeping set up for all season regular family wild camping UK (future Europe) and other things

    It’s hard to know from that opening post whether Bertie has wild camping experience, or what camping experience with the family they have. It is certainly possible to read it as someone with almost no experience latching on to a brilliant idea and getting fired up, but we just can’t tell...
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    Seeking knowledgable advice for full sleeping set up for all season regular family wild camping UK (future Europe) and other things

    Perhaps too much information and too many questions. Where are you expecting to do this UK “wild” camping? Scotland? Dartmoor? A permission on something closer to home? Where and with what have you made do on previous trips?
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    What was the smell of school dinners ?

    It was the cabbage. I had school lunches in the US, no cooked veg of any kind was ever on the menu, and the kitchen smell was nothing like that in the UK.
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    Sold Opul Electric Lighter and Peanut Lighter final reductions

    Titanium peanut lighter arrived this morning and in full working order. Thank you! Chris
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    Insulated mid-layer for extreme wind and cold weather

    PhD down vests etc. check eBay. Bought one on here years ago for a lot less than new. Super light, very warm, compresses to the size of a small melon when packed. For synthetic I have a light version of the Paramo Torres smock (was on sale). It is sized to fit over an outer layer rather than...
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    Sold Opul Electric Lighter and Peanut Lighter final reductions

    Number 4, the titanium peanut lighter please. Best regards, Chris
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    Alec Steele forging at Gransfors Bruk axes

    Interesting and entertaining.