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Today I want to introduce you to the Chalwyn Tropic Mk.II, a classic British cold blast tubular lantern. Commonly called "Hurricane Lanterns" this is a design seen all over the World now. In the "Bushcraft" community, Feuerhand lanterns seem to dominate the market because they are still...

I picked up a lot of sail making needles and a needle case from eBay and they came with this oddity at the bottom of the picture. No guarantee that it is connected but everything else in the lot seemed spot on. The Navy Marlin Spike is just for scale. Anyone recognise it?

I used to mutter about not being able to work with wood. I used to think that as a Metal botherer I lacked the different mindset needed for wood. Generally you can beat a price of metal into submission but wood requires a more collaborative approach in my opinion. Anyway, a few projects ago I...

It is nice to see that someone took some video of the camp around lighting up time. I always think that is the best time to see it really. Link Here.

Steve and I are all packed ready for next week and it’s fair to say that we will be bringing a few more lanterns with us this year. We have also acquired a larger tarp for the fire rig and hope to have that up if we can sort out the rigging. Just like last year, we hope that this will provide...

A few years ago I bought a small potjie from the bring and buy stall at the Bushmoot. When I picked it up off the table I was immediately impressed with how little it weighed. Turned out that despite looking like a cast iron pot it was made of aluminium. It has been a regular part of my camp...

Filmed by Zed Shah of Zed Outdoor YouTube channel at the Retro Outdoors Meet.

I've just finished the trip report for our trip to Kittila this February. I'm not going to try and post it all up on the forum because it's a nightmare keeping the picture links live so I'm linking you to the first page here: https://www.ice-raven.co.uk/html/2023-expedition---kittila.html Hope...

I almost hesitate to post this thread for fear of Jinxing it. We first started to plan a trip to Kittilä for February 2021 but the pandemic scotched that for us. We rescheduled it for 2022 but the airline cancelled our flights at the last minute so that was a bust too and we ended up having a...

I have long been a fan of the thin, cheap and cheerful fleece gloves from Decathlon. I take a small bag of them on trips so that I can swap them when they wet out although they never seem to get cold when they do. I’ve also had some of these Swedish Army wrist warmers for a while but I was...

I was looking to add something to a post I was sure I had started somewhere only to discover that I don't seem to have posted about this here. This came about from an idea I had on the first winter trip I made to the Arctic. For some time now I have been using a square cotton tarp, set up...

Wishing you all the best of the season.

I’ve been tinkering again. I wanted some spirit thermometers for working in sub zero temperatures. They are useful for tracking the weather and snow conditions. I found some simple thermometers on a brewing site that spanned the range I needed +50°c to -42°c. They came in a simple plastic case...

A little tip I was given to speed up the inflation of my Exped Down Mat in cold conditions. The built in pump works but rather slowly when cold but the intake valve is about the right size for a brewers demijohn cork. Drill a few holes, or get one with a hole already in it. Cut the corner of a...

This is a Mad Idea that has taken form... The snow block cutter / mould / kitchen / windbreak. It is one of those crazy ideas I wake up with occasionally but I thought this one might have wings. It’s primary purpose is to push into wind compacted snow to cut blocks for building an igloo. If...

My new/old snow goggles have arrived. The original lenses were cracked and de-laminated so I’ve swapped them out for some acrylic ones. Brushed up the rims a bit and they are good for another few decades I reckon. They came in a dinky little tin as well. Not sure how old there are but the...

Just came across this mentioned in another place and I thought it was disgraceful. A plastic fleece fabric being marketed as "Marinowul+" https://www.trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/90461445/MARINOWUL- That's not designed to be misleading at all is it? Always found Orvis to be...

Recently I took a new look at the saws I was carrying into the winter woods. For a long time I just carried a Laplander and a light weight wooden snow knife that I made based upon an Inuit design. I own a classic Camp Snow Saw but rarely carry the thing because it is so heavy and only really...