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Nice one Steve - I like your commentary and the pics are great fun :)

They certainly are characters! Wonderful to see folk - thanks for sharing John.

I've moved it for you pduggan. Good luck with your swap.

I love it when people move from watching the forum to joining in - you already know what you're getting, but are mad enough to join us anyway :) Great to meet you Buggane!

Welcome to BCUK dalecarlia. Good to have you here :)

Hi Wayne, great you've come out of the woodwork and made yourself known to us. Big welcome!

Welcome Hutchie, you've come to the right place. Plenty to learn here and plenty of people to help you along the way. Pull up a log and warm yourself by the fire :)

Hi Rimmer, I noticed you'd posted twice, so have merged the threads for you. I've left it in DIY and traditional crafts, as you already had several responses in here.

Aaaaargh! Really hard luck - sorry to hear that. I get annoyed with our airport security, ever since I took my penknife through Singapore. They found it, they looked apologetic and explained they would have to remove it from my possession. They put it in an envelope marked with my name and put...

Thanks for the vote of confidence, it's very encouraging to get such positive feedback :) I've been out of action for a while, but have reported this thread to make sure the other mods read it. They're a great bunch of people - thanks for your support.

I think this is a typo and should read [natural soap] A fascinating read - always adds extra interest for me when people can talk from experience. Thanks Xylaria for the information about the berries

I thoroughly enjoyed all the pics - kept me oohing, ahhing and giggling for a good 15 mins. I still wish I was there, but fantastic to see everyone and get a snapshot of some of the workshops. Good to see there is plenty of talent out there and skills to be learned. Thanks for sharing George.

Welcome back Pete, glad you are feeling a bit better. Your wife sounds like a complete star :)

Go on...full story - what did Kepis do? I'm so impressed you still have your hand. You're a very lucky man!

Well done from me, too! My first attempt wibbled all over the place, nowhere near as symmetrical as yours.

I've only ever picked the flowers and sucked the nectar out of the thin end of the trumpet. Also, where the bark comes off in strips, it makes wonderful tinder and an excellent centre to a fire-lighting bundle provided you shred it finely.

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can cause diseases such as scurvy, rickets or anaemia. Generally speaking, if you don't have any symptoms of deficiency, then you don't need the vitamins or minerals. Interestingly (or I think it's interesting, anyway!) there has been a sharp rise in rickets...

Yes, please put up pics if you have any! I'd have attended myself but had a big accident and was hospitalised instead. I'd love to see pics of some of the antics!

Hi Mamapferd, sorry for the delay - I've been a bit busy lately! I'm not sure why you can't see the photos from the first post, as they show up for me still. They are in my bcuk albums here http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/album.php?albumid=2 maybe you can access it directly? If not, then some...

Thanks for the encouragement gentlemen. Interceptor boy - I've seen some woven bags that I'd like to have a go at, using the same kind of weave. Here a 19th Century Swedish backpack: What did you make yours out of?