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Wonderful work! But, with so many items made by you, it's a minor miracle that you also find time to use it all! What's your secret?

For me, it's the Vista Windlite jacket. Mine was fibre pile with a poly/cotton outer. A great cut and immensely versatile. I know there's Buffalo et al using pile but I would not be happy sitting by a fire wearing one of those! The Windlite was very hard-wearing but, even so, I did manage to...

Roast

Things I've found help me are as follow: - not being too hot; ideally, warm and dry - sleeping in my hammock. Obviously, that does depend on having trees nearby! - not eating too late and keeping alcohol. intake to a socially acceptable minimum. - reading a novel - being...

Tea

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Hearth

It most definitely is! Pricey but worth it, as far as I'm concerned.

I recently took delivery of the larger, 25 litre version. I've given it a bashing up in the Highlands and am rapidly coming to the view that, for me at least, this is as-near-as-dammit the ultimate day pack. Quality design, materials and manufacture all help but it is the sheer practicality of...

Mint

Rest

I almost wish I had as much hair as that... Brilliant!

Shelter

Almost inevitably, for the mug, it's my Crusader - good capacity and utterly reliable. For the pot, it's the Pathfinder stainless bushpot for exactly the same reasons, really! I would also add - rather cheekily - my Eagle stainless kettle for those times when I'm using dehydrated meals only or...

Temperate

The 'success' of forest schools is heavily dependent on the drive, commitment and expertise of the individuals running it. There was one set up at the school where I worked which seemed to be much more an exercise in trotting out mantras, wearing wellies and boiler suits and drinking hot...

I'm not sure about titanium. I used to use a double-wall Ti mug but now only ever use my stainless Crusader. I have tried Ti cooksets but found the heat distribution across the pan bottoms patchy, compared with aluminium or stainless. The only advantages seem to lie in titanium's hardness, and...

I do agree with what Paul_B says. Reliance on technology dulls ones finer navigational skills. There is also the joy of the map itself: I really enjoy reading it, either out on the hill or planning the day's route. The dimensions of the screen on an iPhone, Android or GPS limit what you can...

The Casstrom Lars Falt slip joint folder is a very useful tool and up to any bushcraft challenges you throw at it.

Is Andy Wood still functioning as a knife maker? Neither of the two posted website addresses appear to be 'live', so, based on that, I can only assume that he has stopped his superb work. Please correct t me if my assumption is wrong!