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I've something kicking around in my head , and as ever I'd like ideas and fresh takes. I like the idea of 52 weekly planned learning objectives to make learning skills bite sized , incremental , varied and enough time to not feel onerous but achievable. Once a week I think is a good timeframe...

What would be the most basic BREAD recipe one could use if one was limited in terms of ingredients and cooking methods Im not talking flat bread but load like breads. But as S-I-M-P-L-E as SIMPLE could be?

I was was watching TV last night and First Blood came on - I thought , " I'll watch the first 30mins and then turn it off " - anyway.... after the end credits stared rolling it got me thinking about big 80s knives and at that exact point I remembered I have a WS Dartmoor blade ( sharpened) in...

For anyone interested - I saw this on Social Media and its a lot closer than going Stateside for Alone. Do You Have What It Takes to Live Wild in the Welsh Wilderness? Could you survive 100 days in the Welsh wilderness with nothing but the clothes on your back and your wits to keep you...

Making fire using a soft drinks can - by buffing the parabolic section of the can and then focusing the suns energy to ignite a fuel source. Anyone here done this in the UK environment??

I've not seen/used these before? anyone else?? Different concept. https://aquaresearch.com/h2go-purifier/ H2GO Water Disinfectant – Finally USB-C! | GLOBAL vs PRIME

With the current heat waves and seemingly rising annual temperatures and of course what is currently happening not just on mainland Europe but here on home shores also - maybe its worth a bit of a discussion of what to do if you find yourself in the vicinity of wild fires whilst in rural locations ?

Maybe for the shorter individuals? Not sure if it could be treated to be water resistant.? But as something to throw intop of a day sack to put on when stopping to create a thermal envelope? maybe some merit. I was looking for something poncho like but didn't feel or sound like disused...

An attempt to create a long distance walking route taking in some of the most prominent national parks into a single journey. 4000km ( 2500 miles ) connecting Nairns to Plymouth. Walking 20km ( 12 miles ) a day it would take 200 days to walk the trail. The idea of a trail connecting all 15 of...

So I purchased this the other day. Partly out of interest to see if it was " better " than a standard tourniquet and part of me thinking if I had to apply a Tourniquet ( for whatever reason ) on my dominant arm would this be a better option ?? Which I admit , is a little long sighted in the "...

Without wishing ( or attempting too ) gross people out or out flex each other ( In a 'Knights of Ni' style ) what has been the worst bushcraft type activity ( pretty broad I appreciate ) injury that you've witnessed? Interested to hear what caused it , could it have been avoided , what was the...

I live in a slightly rural area - Broadband ping rate here isn't great. I'd like to get something that can extend the WiFi I do have to cover the property at all the perimeter - which isn't massive but is enough to lose signal between the router location and where I want to have access - shed ...

I'm in need of a spork as I'm changing some kit around and realise a long reach spork isn't something I have and would be useful , especially if its made of Adamantium or at a push Vibranium. But before I go buying any old spork willy-nilly I thought I would consult the hive mind for...

Anyone had their eyes fixed for Long sight ( hyperopia ) ?? Which I think is an option now - its the one thing that irks me getting older and I'd like to get it fixed if at all possible as it messes up my shooting. So any one gone from Mr Magoo to Captain America.?

Looking for whatever this is called - I've located the type of thing it is from Amazon as its basically what is used for connecting Pool / Snooker cues together - a Male and Female connector. I am however looking for a larger version of the same - to allow connection of two parts of wood...

Not tried this yet but sure it will appeal to some of the garden shed brewers here.

Hope its ok to post here? If not Mods please delete. Opportunity for a writing position for an Outdoorsy/Prepper person with suitable experience and creative writing skills.

My Carinthia observer bivvi bag requires a repair. Its made fully of Gortex but two of the materials that I assume were glued or adhered to each other have come away from each other. Whats the best product to fix it with? As its on a curved arc of the front of the bag ( near the observer...

I'd like to know what people are using for keeping their brains in tip top shape? Happy to take advice from those more advancing in years ( Broch - feel free to chime in :) ) So what do you use ? What have you found useful? What do you feel you enjoy and find a good challenge? Crosswords...

Chuck Norris RIP. Sad to hear Chuck has passed over at 86 years young. An influence on most of the bad/good guilty pleasure films of the 80's.