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A couple of years ago I took some photos of my French Army F1 tent. The photos were taken on a Huawei Honor 20 Lite smart phone which was released in 2019. I only recently noticed something strange about one of the photos. Look at the second photo. Look at where the right hand guy lines (should)...

I'm on a 3 day search field skills course with mountain rescue and Donald C. Cooper is one of the teachers. He wrote Fundamentals of Mantracking with Albert 'AB' Taylor. Today we've concentrated on search theory and tomorrow we are doing tracking. Super interesting.

I've been looking at the Crux AK-47 for years and always wanted to try one, so a couple of months ago I bought a used one (1st generation with floating hood) to try from eBay for not a lot of money. I've used it a fair bit training with mountain rescue and I've used it walking and camping...

I wanted a pair of these last winter but never got around to buying some. Found some at a good price that appear to be unused. Anyway just thought I'd share some photos. The normal sized glove is for size perspective.

Dogsbodying for SARDA (Search and Rescue Dogs Association) 2 weeks ago, My first time bodying in this exact location. It's very steep (photos never do justice to the steepness of hills) and rocky so they do not place bodies in this area unless they are a member of mountain rescue team. How it...

Haven't been posting much recently, I've just been so busy. Anyway, last week I walked 25km~ across The Black Mountain with an overnight stop near Garreg Las. This was my first time properly walking in this area and wow it's absolutely stunning. After leaving the main paths around Llyn y Fan...

Hi, before buying some, I thought I'd ask here first. I'm looking for white camouflage netting approximately 2mx2m (enough to cover a bivi) for using whilst dogsbodying for search and rescue dogs this winter (praying for more snow). Looking for something of good quality like army surplus etc...

Hi everyone, My son wants a flint & steel (after seeing them on Minecraft) so I may as well get a good functioning one. Any recommendations? Thank you.

I know nothing about waterproof pens, or means of taking notes in the wet, but I need something reliable. What options do I have and what are others using? I have the waterproof notepad. Thank you.

I picked up my son from school today and, as we were approaching our house, a dog was having a poo on the pavement outside my neighbour’s house. The owner immediately tried to make a swift exit without picking it up (doesn't surprise me in the least) despite it being very obvious that I’d seen...

I really don't need one but I really want a Montane Extreme Smock (same sort of thing as Buffalo). The deciding factor will be whether I have a use case for one, although I'll probably just fold eventually, there's nothing like a bit of retail therapy! Anyway, I'm wondering what Buffalo owners...

Just a few photos from a walk to Pen y Fan last week and some dogsbodying opposite Pen y Fan over the weekend. During my walk I had to 'rescue' a girl who was seriously struggling on an ice incline and was, for want of a better word, 'frozen' on the spot. The microspikes I was wearing made easy...

I've never tried one, although I do fancy trying one. I just have one question, I often see people stating that they use a mesh garment as a replacement for the traditional base layer and then go on to claim that they keep them warmer than the traditional base layer, but in theory, a mesh layer...

I buy and sell a fair bit on second hand sites like Vinted, Depop, eBay etc. and typically send or receive through either Royal Mail, Evri or InPost. I have to say that Evri and InPost are absolutely brilliant, they almost always hit their target delivery times, in fact I cannot remember the...

Hi all, I'm looking to purchase a belay jacket (insulated jacket to go over all other layers). After much looking I think I'm almost set on something from Helikon-Tex. They use more durable Climashield insulation and are priced very reasonably. I'm looking at both the Wolfhound and the Level 7...

.. four months ago, and I found it surprisingly easy. Now I'm giving up sugary snacks like sweets and chocolate and finding it difficult. I get almost unbearable urges for sugar, especially after meals. I find Greek yoghurt helps to curb the 'withdrawal' but it's taking a lot of will power...

I thought I would test out the bothy today in a non emergency situation, so I had a quick walk up to Corn Du to do so. My first thought is I'm definitely glad I got the 4-person, it was easily manageable by myself. There was a noticeable temperature rise inside as to be expected, and the bothy...

I was out on the side of a hill for 7 hours yesterday dogsbodying in my (non hooped) bivi and found out it's no longer waterproof (I got soaked). So I need a new bivi bag. It must be very heavy duty. Do I just go for a brand new British army bivi bag for £50~? What is the quality like these...

Walked Fan Gyhirych and Fan Nedd yesterday evening. Weather was mostly dry with the odd shower with the summits covered in fog which came in heavier at nightfall. A cold North Westerly wind meant I could try out some new gloves and army goretex overmittens. I practiced a lot of night navigation...

I'm so excited, I was out walking in Fforest Fawr tonight and I heard my first red stag! (turn volume up)