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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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    Tanning a fox fur at home (graphic)

    After it was skinned, I spent 3 hours scraping it, with it pulled tought over an upturned chair leg. I staple gunned it to a wooden board, stretched as best as I could, and poured ordinary table salt on it. If i had time, Id have got borax which is apparently better. I had a mishap with the...
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    Tanning a fox fur at home (graphic)

    I feel more sad seeing a beautiful animal get scooped up by the council and thrown on the tip, than it actually getting put to a use, I wish more people would understand that (I got stick off friends and family for 'being weird', Im sure we've all had that thrown at us in our bushcrafty lives)...
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    Tanning a fox fur at home (graphic)

    I put this up ages ago but exceeded bandwidth so Ill so it in installments! ive not posted a lot for a while - a combination of only getting internet when I can nick it off the neighbors, and being busy with various projects, but I still love the meets, and I do a bit o bushcraft when I can...
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    Thanks for Middlewood

    Had a great time guys, I really do feel revitalized after spending a weekend with you all :)
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    a cheeky middlewood is booked

    is anyone going friday I can get a lift with? Ive gone on the tram before, but obviously its much more fun if i can get a lift
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    a cheeky middlewood is booked

    Im coming! friday till sunday
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    Rough Close Meet ~ January 2012

    I might try to get down saturday night, as I really need to escape, even for a little while
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    Giants Seat Dates

    Ill come!! I hope. Ill know closer the time
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    confirmation thread for drews birthday bash

    Drewdunnrespect Bilmo Dangerous Dan firecrest
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    drew dunns birthday extravaganza live at middlewood

    I said the other usual middlewood was at a different location, not this meet.
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    Halloween Meet - With a difference!

    I might be interested. I need to get away for a while!
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    Naked Rambler Lock him up or let him roam free?

    I think we should have a right to be naked whenever and whereever, its our own perversion that we have sexualised nudity and we really need to get over ourselves.
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    Original Transformers

    Lol Southy, your avatar is of the African river God. I get palpitations when I see that, i spent weeks designing a tattoo with one in it, only for him to have a panic attack half way through.
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    Bushcraft Etiquette (resurrected)

    its best not tell jokes exactly when John Fenna is sipping a drink. Im going to kill him one day.
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    Post Moot Blues

    Oi Rik I work weekends!
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    Feels colder in a warmer country

    yeah I remember sasquatch at the midlands meet (a canadian saying it often felt colder here)
  17. firecrest

    Post Moot Blues

    yes I get `post moot blues' as well, I think firstly I miss the company, and I miss the equality. its how societies should be - judged by your contributions and helpfulness to the group not by your possessions or looks. infact having fewer possessions is fun! I also enjoy all the walking round...
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    Picz from the moot11

    lol cool pics! I look all ready to join the riots there
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    Thanks for the Moot!

    i love you all! it sucks to be home. big thanks to tony and shelly, without whom we wouldnt have this forum or the moots, and therefor id never have met so many people, learned new things, or even started tattooing!