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Waters

Intuitively, I would say one of those ambulance/wound dressing-type things as you have something to mop up the gore and a handy length of bandage for other purposes; if push comes to shove, you can use it very successfully as tinder. However, practically, the things that I use most often are...

Red

Compass

Orion

It's a concept that pervades a lot of what we do and use. Take your knife: steel in various forms has been around for quite a while but we currently enjoy using the latest batch of more modern alloys, like Elmax, AEB-L and so on; likewise, the handle of your knife maybe of wood, bone or antler...

Protection

All interesting stuff - thank you! I'm intrigued by the benefits of thicker curls. Does this mean you require fewer feathersticks than you might need if you'd curled them finely? I think I must try some other woods. Hazel is the most plentiful locally but there's also beech, birch, oak, ash...

I have usually tried to use hazel for feathersticks, ideally catching it while there are still some longitudinal fibres there and before it goes all punky. This is simply because that is, in general, what's most widely available to me. It curls up OK but I feel as though there might be better...

As I understand it, you can only use the knife or the fork or the spoon at any one time. Hmmmm. I wonder whether it's worth it - at all - when you've got the pleasure of producing your own in the woods along with the pride of using it for years afterwards? As Tengu said, "It looks like a...

Brand

I bought my Ranger in New Zealand and, sure enough, wore it endlessly to begin with. I then began to get annoyed with the 70s-style collar and the zip opening and went over to another, U.K.-based maker who manages to avoid those two little bugbears. I love the wool in both styles of garment...

Another Orford to throw into the mix: the Campcraft. https://benandloisorford.com/knives/campcraft/ It's a great little knife, strong and amazingly versatile.

I have to admit that my two Nalgene canteens which were my 'faves' have been replaced by a pair of Finnish Army 1 litre water bottles. I really like the slightly squared shape that is much easier to handle with cold hands. I still have my very first water bottle, too: a red aluminium 1 litre...

Sins

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