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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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    Sleeping Bag Suggestion - Down.

    I was thinking of doing similar for winter uk camping. What jacket and quilted trousers would you use. Trouser wise I have been looking at rab photon pants(primaloft gold) and rab Argon down pants which I imagine are the warmer of the 2. Just started my research into this so haven't looked at...
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    this article mentions that a protest is being oganised https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/19/dartmoor-national-park-to-pay-landowners-to-allow-wild-camping?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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    Bushcraft and Mental Health

    Yes I did meet the social prescribing team in Nottingham. Also,they had just started tentatively with green social prescribing just before I moved elsewhere in the country. Really appreciate your reply.
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    Bushcraft and Mental Health

    Anyone seen any success with green social prescribing? Have activities been developed? or are the soacial prescribers just pointing people to what is already there in the community? There are rumble of it in Nottingham,but I have moved away. Social prescribing seems to be slightly different...
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    Bushcraft and Mental Health

    Hi Chaps. I work in a rehab/assessment unit for elderly-mostly frail. Many residents need aids for walking or wheelchairs,some are ok. As always it's a question of funding ie who will run the activity,fund resources etc. With my clientele any activity will need at least 3 or 4 staff for a group...
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    Just wondering if it's a case of 'Don't stab me in the back,then pull the knife half way out and tell me you have done me a favour'
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/17/mp-donation-landowner-dartmoor-camping-anthony-mangnall MP who received donation from landowner refuses to criticise Dartmoor camping decision Totnes MP Anthony Mangnall was given £5,000 according to parliament’s register of members’ interests in...
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    How does one find such information? Was it hard to find?
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    some intersting info,thank you
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    Thank you for this article. Here are some of the points it makes: It makes a distinction between responsible wild campers and 'daytippers'. The park authority has found no evidence that responsible wild camping has any lasting impact on the environment. Park wardens have dealt with 'fly...
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    What did you buy today?

    Altberg Tethera. 3 season hiking boots.
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    Potential ban to wild camping on Dartmoor.

    I wonder if we should let the nation vote on this?
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    Giving back

    the lords wood terracotta army
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    Giving back

    actually,just enlarged these pictures and they are fascinating close up... there is another level of looking at it in that the grain of the wood really comes out
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    Followers

    there's only one thing worse than being followed... and thats ..not being followed... Not the original Oscar Wilde quote of course, which was...
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    Giving back

    Brilliant. I like your style. Go for it. Very enjoyable to see your stuff.
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    Favourite kit of the year.

    thermarest neo air xtherm max...after months of deliberation and experimentation.Went for the large rectangular one rather than the large mummy shaped,one so I had room to move about.I tried an exped, vango shangri-la, thermarest luxury map,just feels such a quality product. so warm and...
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    Winter camping on peaks-what close calls or disasters have you had?

    Thanks both of you. Some really good lessons for me there that I never would have thought of. Really good to learn from others' experience.
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    Winter camping on peaks-what close calls or disasters have you had?

    What minor or major camping disasters have you had over the years especially UK winter camping in exposed situations eg Lakeland,Wales,Yorkshire Dales, Scottish peaks. Have you ever had to abandon camp and what happened to make you do so? What unexpected problems arose? Anything that made life...
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    Fjallraven Trousers?

    You can get Rohan bags that are incredibly long in the unfinished leg version. Granted they are quite lightweight but they are sooooo comfortable. I use them for hiking and if it gets windy put waterproof trousers over the top...cuts out wind but you don't sweat because the rohans are quite...