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  1. Van-Wild

    Camera or phone? (Poll experiment)

    Smart phone all the way. I use the 'Pro' modes for video and pictures. Allows me to set everything manually. If I ever forget and just take a shot, the standard editing app makes everything look better. But even saying that, the auto settings in my phones Camera are pretty good anyway for what I...
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    Micro woodland adventure

    Freezing cold, high winds, a few hours between chores, what better way to get lunch than with my boy making steak and smores in the woods...... While I got a tarp up, he gathered bundles of birch branches for the fire. We rigged up a small wind break behind the fire to protect it. Nothing...
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    WANTED Shelelaigh

    I'll get to making you one. Give me a while. When do u need it by?
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    WANTED Shelelaigh

    Check out this guy..... https://mccaffreycrafts.com/ for inspiration. Or you can buy one from him. No affiliation. I can make you one, making walking sticks is my hobby. How tall are you?
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    Repairing a puncture. Can it be done?

    I was gonna say Gorilla tape. Worked on mine. Still going strong.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Ahhh...! I get your point. At school I was interested in Shakespeare (from a story line POV) but the enforced academia that came along with it bored me to tears..... now I'm much older, I still like Shakespeare but it's the sonnets that I like not the plays.
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    Paul Kirtley Woodlore Instructor knife video

    What was wrong with him? I kinda went off him for a long time because he was a bit dull for me. Nothing against him, its just I couldn't get through his long Q&A videos.
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    The 'I've found a bargain' thread

    Haha sorted! [emoji1303]
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    Handmade puukko knife

    Yup [emoji1303]
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    Best kit of the year

    Claymore bags are underrated. I had one years ago (genuine issue) and used it so much I had it tailored, adding a map pocket to the back with velcro closure, velcro closure to the front, and elasticated straps on the inside. On thinking about it, only god knows what happened to it...
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    For Sale Handmade Puukko

    With no luck in the Swap Forum, I'll put this up for sale. £42 via PayPal. Leather stacked and sealed, with a black buffalo horn cap. Razor sharp, comes in a Ray Mears knife sheath.
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    Jetboil

    Ah my bad, I misunderstood you. [emoji1303]
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    Jetboil

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222727319014?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338723872&toolid=20006&customid=VMxnsYQbAAAAxh8Sxi8dpAQYYcoIAAAAAA
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    Festive cheer without the beer

    I don't drink alcohol either. I do recommend the Big Drop Brew Company if the high Street AF stuff isn't to your liking. Online only, but a great selection.
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    Favourite carry-able cooking pan and favourite mug and why for both

    UL: Lixada 550ml titanium with lid. I use a tiny UL gas stove. Anything else: GSI Glacier kettle. On a fire, or on a gas stove. I also have the ubiquitous JetBoil. A solid bit of kit.
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    Handmade puukko knife

    Gone
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    Best kit of the year

    That looks awesome!
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    A quick jaunt...

    Having to drop my daughter off at her new farm job, it wasn't worth it to drive all the way home again just to come back 3hrs later, so I googled mapped and found a large woodland not far from the farm. I'd packed my new (to me) berghaus cyclops crusader with a bit odds and sods. I'd also seen a...
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    Alone (UK) TV series. What ten items would you choose?

    That's something that I thought about to. I like predator fishing. I'm not a carp man..... [emoji3] I once got my small finesse lure, single size 8? hook bumped by a pike, but he kept spitting it out. So I rigged up an East-coast treble with 3 separate hooks and fed one of the hooks through the...
  20. Van-Wild

    Early Xmas present

    Well chuffed with meself. Just got an excellent condition Bergahus Cyclops Crusader with side pouches for £34! Whoopee! The old skool one, not the new type.