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You can eat the inner pith, although I found it quite bland. Paul Kirtley has an article on it https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2013/rosebay-willowherb-taking-the-pith/

My experience with ticks in east anglia (which is a tick and Lyme disease hot spot) is that the doctors here are on the ball. You mention a tick bite and dodgy rash and they whip out the antibiotics without hesitating. I speak from experience. I don't believe there is reason to keep the ticks...

Thanks Nice65. Skullcaps are in the mint family and the stem of this plant was distinctly round. I think I may need to keep an eye on it and wait for flowers to appear.

I'm stuck on this one. Looks like nettle but isn't. Slightly, softly hairy round stems (not lamiaceae), with purple tinge. It's a big plant, a good four feet tall. Just can't figure it out. https://postimg.cc/Z9HkDTb2 Also, thought I'd post this. I reckon it is hedge mustard, Sisymbriun...

Bilberry pies were a childhood fixture for me, although unfortunately being back down in East Anglia now I won't come across them until I'm next travelling. I did find a large patch of giant hogweed this afternoon. I managed to spend a bit of time comparing the younger specimens with young...

Wandering the moors of the peak district at the weekend gave me a chance to refresh ID of some Ericaceae species. Good to see them in flower in spring, which I'm not so used to. These were intermingled. Here we have what I call bilberry, Vacxinium myrtillus, not to be confused with blueberry...

Nice. I did see one review saying that when the pack is full, the storage pockets on the rear become difficult to use. Have you found this? I have a similar issue with my osprey kestrel. I struggle to get much in the mesh side pockets when the pack is full. Bladder compartment becomes unusable...

Hi all. Just came across this pack on my internet travels and thought it looked interesting. It struck me as similar in form and function to some of the essl packs that Erbswurst has recommended previously. Although I would prefer a floating lid to a roll top closure. I don't know what the build...

Resurrecting this old thread, because it seems alpkit have changed the shape of their 900 ml pot so it no longer fits the 230g canister. I found some alternatives...

I think his system is pretty neat. I like it. However, the modified truckers hitch shown in the first videos on this thread is so simple that I can't really see the need for the toggle system.

Another option (sorry if it's been mentioned and I missed it); use a prussik but without the loop completed so leaving two loose ends. Tie one of the loose ends to the webbing loop on tarp using a sheet bend. No need for a toggle then.

My goodness. That's slightly terrifying. Makes me think that there may be many aspects of life in which I could just replace myself with chatGP and get better results. I'm not strongly opinionated one way or the other. I do think the royal family could be a tremendous force for good and I'm...

What I'd be interested in is a debate on the impact on land and the environment by the royal family (given the amount of land they own) - both positive and negative impacts - something which I'm sure would be of interest to many on the forum. A debate not necessarily from a royalist vs republic...

Agreed. I always thought the truckers hitch was overkill and overly complicated for a ridgline. But I've changed my opinion on seeing these videos. Although, I've found that rather than the loop itself sustaining damage, it's the bit being hauled through that gets damaged, particuarly with...

Well that's an excellent looking alternative to the truckers hitch. Although, he could have done it a tad slower than warp speed. Edit: just got to the second video. Much better!

That's a lot of Alliums. What a great YouTube channel! I've subbed. Loads of material on there to work my way through :)

I revisited my self-forged knife over the last few days, having decided it needed some modifications. I am one for over-tinkering with things. I reshaped the spine with a dremmel plus sanding attachment, to remove the prominent part to the spine and bring the point down. I also reshaped the...

I've never liked the Canadian jam knot. I'll certainly be giving this a go.

Nice. My garden started life as a patch of wasteland and is now a combination of planted stuff and selected naturally occuring wildflowers. I let the edible things grow; dandelions, red dead nettles, jack by the hedge, wood avens, bittercresses etc. Even a sly patch of lesser celendine...

Strongly of garlic with a bit of an oniony/leeky hint