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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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    Hello from the Netherlands

    Hi mate! Welcome! What was your most recent trip!? And for anyone else reading … what was your spookiest moment during a solo expedition?
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    Today I Cooked...

    Lunch today was a simple affair and enjoyed by us both!!
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    For Sale Helle Nordlys for sale

    Bump! Still for sale “helle Nordlys” £120 for the item, £10 postage via PayPal please Factory edge still intact. Very good condition Message me if you need more information thanks
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    Show us your working knife

    TRC polheim… for EDC. Big enough to do most of my tasks and small enough to not be a hinderance. Tough enough for a beating and edge retention is fabulous. You don’t sharpen magnacut often, just a quick strop does the trick. It’s replaced many of my other more traditional and better looking...
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    Children's Bushcraft

    My daughter is 3, she enjoys collecting leaves, matching to trees, setting wildlife cameras with me along with collecting sticks for the fire where we cook on the skillet. End result with food is a win Her cousins are 7, they have just received their own scout knives where I’m teaching safe...
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    What wildlife did you spot today?

    I’m very lucky working as a squirrel ranger, seeing reds often, and of course removing greys. It’s not uncommon to see tawnys in the yews, badgers at night on the camera and more recently… I’ve been lucky to work with englands first pine marten in decades…
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    First things first

    Having arrived at a chosen and known location I would take a look at the sky, smell the air and if all is pleasant, cook up some food. As the water starts to boil I’ll set up a tarp, hang the hammock and I’m ruffle the sleeping bag Food eaten, dishes clean, I’ll stoke up a small fire while...
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    The Elusive “One Knife” for Bushcraft…?

    Thank you all for your well thought replies and opinions on the question. I’m beginning to think my quest will never end. I have a “gentleman’s” folder I carry most days, hardly know it’s there and it’s my box opener, pocket fidget tool… There’s the middle knife which is currently the...
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    The Elusive “One Knife” for Bushcraft…?

    Hi all, I’ve been bushcrafting / wood wandering for quite a while now, and I’ve found myself on an endless quest to find the one knife that does it all for me. Where has it led? In the early days, I wasn’t too bothered, carrying any old folder that caught my eye—usually a Buck, Opinel, or...
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    Sick after drinking filtered river water

    It’s what I was taught many years ago, (in Ireland )I do agree though. Big pot on a fire I wouldn’t stop a rolling boil to be on the safe side but nine time out of ten I’m using a gas canister. Stream water i usually bring to a good rolling boil and have done it. Lucky to live in a place with...
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    Sick after drinking filtered river water

    I’ve always been taught that for true safe drinking water, it aught to be filtered then boiled for 15 minutes. It’s a lengthy process for not all that much when you consider how little we carry with us for a day or two out. Not much comes for free that’s worth it. This includes sipping from a...
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    Withdrawn Benchmade bailout magnacut

    Bump. Reduced to £220 with £10 p+p Age verification via Royal Mail Thanks
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    Introduction, hello from the U.K

    Thanks!! Lots of wisdom on here it’s great
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    What’s everyone using for fire lighting this winter?

    Camp… trusty collected Scot’s pine fat wood and fire steel. While i usually have a lighter in the EDC bag, feels wrong to light the fire any other way when adventuring At home usually fire lighters, although some times I enjoy making a feather stick or two. Usually when the fire lighters have...
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    Introduction, hello from the U.K

    Thank you, I've been in the shadows for some time!
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    Introduction, hello from the U.K

    Hah yes! Unfurled the trusty DD si tarp and whittled some!! Today is manageable
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    Introduction, hello from the U.K

    Hi all, hello hello From the Lake District in Cumbria, often found on the fells and in the rivers, love bushcraft and hunting, primarily in pursuit of saving the red squirrel Looking to network, up skill and buy / sell and trade bushcraft items. It's a great journey of self discovery!
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    Withdrawn Helle Polaris

    Helle Polaris A little beaut £110 for the item, £10 for the P+P PayPal ID needs to be confirmed Cheers
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    Withdrawn Benchmade bailout magnacut

    Benchmade Bailout. Burnt copper scales, magnacut tanto blade OG box included Well looked after, my first magnacut blade… very impressed so I’ve bought a TRC… PayPal £250 for the item, £10 for the P+P Cheers
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    For Sale Helle Nordlys for sale

    Hi all a recently joined new member. Looking to buy some more bushcraft gear but first need to part with some pre loved… First off is a helle Nordlys, scandi grind and hardly used. Lovely birch burl handle! Sheath and OG box included PayPal, £140 for the item £10 for the p+p Cheers!