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It started with a brolly and ended up with a tent. Originally I was looking for a rally big umbrella that could be kept in the car to be used when the pub beer gardens open up. From there the thought process was that carp fisherman have really big umbrellas! So started looking at carp fishing...

I am after some general countryside out and about trousers for winter. Has anybody tried any of the "modern" fabric winter trousers by Seeland, Percussion, Deerhunter etc? The main use would be mooching about the countryside, photography, some rough shooting, in cold or damp weather. Have...

Did a bit of a clear out of some stuff at my parents house over the weekend (no they aren't dead). Had the horror of finding my dissertation from 1996, finally recovered my Hennessey Hammock been AWOL since 2015, and uncovered the following.. I believe 2 of the kukris were given to my...

My 12 year old Kia Ceed (very boring car) is getting to the point where things keep needing to be changed, got about £1000 to spend to keep it going. Its not in the greatest state cosmetically so not really worth anything. I did have an ancient series 2A LR in the past, so I am used to the...

Anybody planning to go to the Weald Woodfair this year, 28th-30th September? Its at the Bentley Wildfowl and motor museum in East Sussex. I went a few years ago and enjoyed it, back then there was a range of forestry equipment, historic stuff and arts & craft...

Have been asked by a work colleague to suggest a starter bushcraft knife for his son (late teens). First thoughts are a Mora, but there seems to be a lot more models around now than a few years ago, also carbon or stainless steel? I was going to suggest the robust pro carbon. Cheers Jon

I have a Buffalo special 6 shirt size 44, very good condition, its the grey, no hood. I am after a larger size so a 48, special six or mountain shirt. Anybody lost some weight and want to swap?

Not a trade, this is a free. If it fits your camera I would just like you to give something to your local homeless charity. Its a Arca Swiss compatible QR plate, designed to allow portrait and landscape mounting of a camera. I have just adapted my tripods to use this setup, but the supplier...

I have two small tasks that require me to sew some standard 25mm webbing, its just replacement buckles on to straps. So I have a couple of questions 1. Machine or hand (my wife has a home sewing machine). 2. If its its hand, what needle, thread and awl to get 3. If machine what needle and...