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Good call on the cooking twine, or butchers string widowulf, I never thought of that.

Or how not to!

That's an interesting thought Chris, and got me thinking about my gear. I have items that I have had for years that I have replaced with new faddy kit but then good back to the original, my trail hawk being one such thing. I guess the faddy item of today is the standard of tomorrow and if it...

OK, I imagine getting a meet up organised is a nightmare so firstly, anyone interested in theory? Secondly, when? I suggest spring or summer 26? Thirdly, where? This one I'll leave open as I have no idea being a solo stealth camper mostly. Anyway it's just a thought but would be great to...

Interesting thread never realised so many people were down here in the south west, Launceston Cornwall here!! Does this list need a little bump?

Great repost, thank you. I actually do similar, I make a list of everything I pack in my notebook and each night I'm out I review the list and tick every item used... Then we I get home and unpack, clean etc I look at the list and if there's anything there that wasn't used it's put aside...

Good question, firstly all items are carried as they have a place in the kit and when I overnight it means I have them repacked ready, but for days out the whetstone is for touching up edge of puuko if needs be. The knife and saw are for anything ranging from opening or prepping food and brews...

No a every day do but I've used paracord inner line to stitch a leather sheath when I ran out of waxed linen and couldn't wait for a new delivery to arrive. As an aside I then boot polished the thread to take off the brilliant white shine of the nylon cord.

Minimalism, are there still minimalist still out there? And, more importantly, what is your definition of it? Personally, I consider myself one. My kit tends to be very basic but functional. For day hikes etc I carry a 37 pattern small pack. If I overnight I top this up with a Kelly kettle...

Simple wet formed leather pouch works well, I have one I made for my no6 I wear as a necker on occasion. Can't work out how to add pictures but it's a simple leather envelope ie strip of leather folded in half and stitched up both sides. Wet formed so the knife sits tight inside and it's going...

Not sure I agree there, I can see how new tech is lighter, and gear/brands robbery aside, I prefer a more robust approach for example my haversack is an old 37 pattern small pack. I've used it the past 30 years plus and it predates that by a good 20 odd years. No synchetic pack alive would still...

While I agree with the above words of caution from my learned brothers above, and not knowing el lados skill or experience leave I can, from experience, tell you that I sleep on said moors all year round under a poncho with a grabber sheet as my ground mat and don't even own anything warmer than...

Geez that's a whole can of worms there, IMHO most so called bushcraft gear is fad. That's not to say some of it doesn't work, it's just the wheel reinvented and then sold to someone who already has a wheel as a better one. Personally I'm a minimalist at heart these days and I only buy...

Where are you planning to camp? Hike in? Dartmoor my usual stomping ground but it has a reputation for being unforgiving for a reason. This time of year you can expect cold winds, damp ground, shortish days. One good thing is we usually get a little mini warm spell this time of year before...

Well I think I certainly met Sauron that's for sure!

Well that opened quite the interesting can of worms didn't it...opinions are like butt holes, everyone has one and their all useful!! Oh and sorry I haven't posted for awhile... Been on a bit of a journey

Ahhh now I think I know where you mean... I know Belstone, did a lot of training there when I was with search and rescue. Cheers mate

Welcome to the forum mate, sounds like you'll be a busy man!!

Welcome Katie, questions about garments... Bit personal, I'm not sharing my base layer with anyone lol.

Survival is what the army taught me when I did E&E training, before I visited woodlore and learned it was just another branch of the bushcraft tree!! Or put another way survival is bushcraft but without taking the kitchen sink!