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Being predominantly a climber of mountains, I generally wear goretex. My last one (goretex paclite) lasted over ten years of moderate use, and I replaced it yesterday. I do have a fjallraven jacket in their G1000 waxed cotton and find that it really isn't water proof and soaks up water in a...

I think if you count the number of posts on this thread and compare to the number of hypothetical posts that might have been posted, but weren't, then the number of posted posts are statistically insignificant. Therefore the original post can be considered to have been ignored. Well done all.

Yes, I've known, and work with, quite a few people who have set out on their own as consultants, either or their own volition or following redundancy. They all seem to have had the right skill sets and experience at the right time, along with the will to make it happen. And the right...

@GreyCat would you go back to normal employment if you could? Or are you happier with your current setup?

We live in an era where it's hard to innovate in any field. At least, it feels that way to me.

Perhaps the greatest value that schools can offer are for specialities, rather than general bushcraft. For example, Paul Kirtley offers specific plant id courses which are very in depth. There are specialist boyers offering courses, same for canoeing, butchery, fungal identification and so on...

Fantastic work, quite a transformation :)

I've had my eye on the robin wood carving axe for a long time. It's a lovely looking axe. Problem is I just don't use axes enough to warrant buying them.

Hi DocG. I had forgotten all about this old thread! I went on to do pretty much what you suggested. In the end I turned my old homebase hatchet into something of a carving axe. I filed it into a mostly one sided bevel, sanded down the handle and oiled it. It's shaving sharp now and carves quite...

Fascinating thread. I've noticed my phone compass varies in accuracy, sometimes recoverable by calibrating, but not always. But for me the main value in a phone sat nav is in providing a location, and my phone has yet to provide me an inaccurate location. I tend not to use the phone so much for...

I have a pair of these...

I have an alexa. The only thing it gets used for is playing music. It's opened up a whole world of music for the kids which is a positive. I'm not really intetested in automating things like like light switches and so on. I'm not overly worried about tracking. But, what with alexa, phones, TV...

Nice video. I used to fell-run in my teens and usually packed a breathable, hideous bright pink/purple bivi bag for emergencies. I still have and use that same bivibag twenty five or so years later. It remains the only bivi bag I've ever had. My take on emergency gear for the hills: falls and...

Sounds like someone I want to meet... I think...

Ah yes I came across birch knight in my search, but I agree it doesn't quite fit the bill. It doesn't really matter whether I identify the thing or not (apart from the inevitable mental torture). Going through the excerise is worthwhile in itself. For example, I had never considered spotted...

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It has taken me three days to identify this, with only moderate certainty. No particular odour, no colour change on bruising. Faint tinge of blue to stalk. Brown droplets / stains to gills. Not a russula. Very slimy cap. I think it's a poisonpie, Hebeloma crustuliniforme. Ive spent three days...

That's great to know. I think I'll give it a go without the inner and just a bivi bag next. I lose insect protection but most of my camping is in the colder months so that doesn't matter anyway.

I've just about recovered from a hard, long weekend in the Rhinogs. There were highs and lows - both geographically and emotionally. My trip started off damp and drizzly in the early afternoon as I trudged up toward the pass that lies between the mountains of rhinog fach and rhinog fawr. The...