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  • The awesome MakerMoot is coming up (13-15th Nov 2026), Visit the TORM & ARM markets,and have space back at camp to work on projects and enjoy great company. PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    Ticks - Given it is said the best cure is prevention, what tick......?

    I am absolutely more than capable of resorting to my own devices, far more than you are, and have had to on several occasions. So you would not go to a MIU or A&E with a nasty wound, you would get out your Rambo knife and stitch it up yourself after dousing it with Alcohol. After playing rugby...
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    Ticks - Given it is said the best cure is prevention, what tick......?

    After teaching First Aid for 20 years, including +F and Outdoor First Aid, attending many trainer courses and being a service provider for a few very well known outdoor organisations. I now bow to the superior knowledge of a few here. No more posts on First Aid from myself, wasting my time.
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    Ticks - Given it is said the best cure is prevention, what tick......?

    OK Silver, what you use is entirely up to yourself, but Alcohol Wipes and Rubbing Alcohol should NOT be used on an open wound. In addition to burning pain and irritation, it will hinder the healing process and can cause damage to the tissues of a wound and potentially worsen the injury. Just...
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    Ticks - Given it is said the best cure is prevention, what tick......?

    The reason I asked the question Silver, is that you should not use an Alcohol swabs/wipe on an open wound. They are for things like swabbing pre injection etc. Keep alcohol free moist wipes in your first aid kit, not Alcohol wipes. Alcohol can actually slow down the healing process, and on a...
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    Wild camping on National Trust land in the Lake District

    Please, I don’t get offended, so not an issue at all. The reason I asked that question is that I managed to acquire a small piece of land, less than an acre, grown in with bramble with an old, dried out pond. Long story short, after a lot of hard work, it is now our little piece of heaven with...
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    Wild camping on National Trust land in the Lake District

    So if you came across a piece of ground that had very discreet signs saying “Private Property Please Keep Out” Would you ignore them, trespass and camp?
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    What do you lot do for a living?

    Ooop, double post……Sorry!
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    Any gamers on here?

    Really not sure if I have ever played a “game” apart from “Packman” in the pub in the eighties! Not sure if I would ever have the time tbh.
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    Stoopid jokes

    The word “Vegetarian” is a Navajo word for ……”Bad Hunter”
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    Open question - Financial

    Spent it on a good holiday, drink, women and gambling and generally partying…..Then waste the rest.
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    Recommended Campsites

    Nuns Cross Farmouse, Dartmoor.
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    No cook main meal one packet options

    Steak and kidney pie!………Genius!
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    Solar eclipse 2026 12th August

    Not far from you, and agree with you, we found it totally underwhelming. It got darker for a bit, then got light again, bit like every night in Shetland a couple of weeks ago.
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    Your picture of the day...

    Here today…. With him…..
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    What wildlife did you spot today?

    Thank you for taking the time in your reply, appreciated.
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    What wildlife did you spot today?

    What is the Honey like? Sounds like it could be quite different.