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    Prep and Pack - What's Your Method?

    As someone who can count his wildcamps on the fingers of one hand, all disasterous, I'd be really intereted (and grateful) to learn how the more seasoned among you would go about a four-day, winter wildcamp in the Lakes. How do you pack? (What goes inside and what stays out) What would...
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    4-Season, Wide Sleeping Mat Needed Quickly

    Looks like I'll be ordering this online and because I plan to head off for the Lakes by the 21st of this month, at the latest (if I miss that window it'll be well into the new year before I can go again), I need to be ordering asap. Can anyone recommend a wide (at least 2-feet), full...
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    Alone In the Wild (On DMAX)

    Has anyone been watching Alone in the Wild on DMAX. It's a series of hour long documentaries where minor celebs are dumped in the wilds to see if they can survive for seven days, completely reliant on what's around them. They have emergency provisions which kind of defeats the object a...
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    Alone In the Wild (On DMAX)

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    Camping and Bushcraft Members' Diaries

    I don't know if this has been suggested before or even if enough people would be interested, but would an additional section to this forum be possible - titled something similar to the one I've given this thread. I don't know how many 'bookish' types there are here, but I always include a...
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    Unused Cudeman Stamina Wood Bushcraft Knife

    Unused Cudeman Stamina Wood Bushcraft Knife. Never been used, in fact rarely taken from its box - as new condition. Can post pics of actual knife if needed, but to save me time it's this one: Full tang 440 Toledo stainless steel blade. The handle is 2 pieces of burgundy stamina wood. The pins...
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    Wild Camping Spots in the Lake District

    I appreciate this is a question that's been asked countless times before, so forgive me starting another thread, but as I mentioned in my 'sleeping bag for fatties' thread I'm hoping to spend a few days wild tenting in the lakes some time in December. My sister has agreed to drive me there, but...
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    Lightweight sleeping bag for fatties

    I'm hoping to spend a few days in the Lake District leading up to Christmas, but could really do with some help finding a decent sleeping bag. My problem is my size (not height, but width) and because of this I loath mummy style sleeping bags as I can hardly fit inside them, let alone move...
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    'How-to' Bushcraft/Camping Clips

    This is a blog I set up a couple of years ago. I haven't bothered updating it, pretty much since creating it, but I've just checked and the clips still play. I'd be very surprised if most of you here haven't already seen the clips - many of you may feel you're beyond them, but for any newbies...
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    Wanted - Mini Bushcraft Axe (with sheath)

    All I have to offer is the Vango Tempest 150, details here: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/index.php/Forums.html I'm after a decent, small forest axe with sheath. Thanks. I feel I didn't make this post quite clear enough, as I imagine the range of small axes is quite substantial. I'd like...
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    Pitch Perfect

    If you were to decribe the place or post a photo of your ideal spot for a few nights camping, where/what would it be? Personally, I can't imagine a more idyllic spot than this - absolute heaven. Just look at the spot when viewed from behind the canoe, on the 0:54 mark...
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    Pitching tarp and hammock for the first time

    As soon as my electricty rebate comes in, I'll be buying a DD hammock and tarp, but having never used this method before, I'd be very grateful for any info anyone can give regarding the technique. I suppose the main question is how much practice do I need to put in before heading for the woods...
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    Really! What?

    I know this has been around for a while now, but I've not heard from anyone that can tell me what the hell the makers of this were thinking. It's totally unusable as far as I can see. Say you needed one of the knives positioned in the middle; you find it, flick it out and... and then what...
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    Hammocks and fatties

    lets get one thing out of the way. I'm a fat basterd! What kind of weight will a good hamock take?
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    Aussie all-in-one

    I saw an advert in Bushcraft and Survival for something called The Aussie... (something or other). I'm not at home right now and can't look in the mag for myself, but there was no price and I've been trawling the net trying to find it, without success. It was a bivy, sleeping mat and sleeping...
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    Bushcraft and Survival Magazine

    I ordered a back issue of this publication a few days ago and yesterday it arrived. I've had chance for a good browse now and thought it might be interesting to hear the views of other readers. For me, a couple of issues dissapoint. The articles and writing seem to be of a very good quality...
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    Coniston Water, Tarn Hows (lake district)

    Has anyone on here camped around these areas? Any advice you can give - suitability for a few nights bushcraft in the woods, whether it's heavily patrolled by wardens, amout of human traffic passing through etc etc. In a nutshell, any adive you can give about the area would be much...
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    US members

    For fear of being pounced upon and accused of all manner of things, can I make it perfectly clear that I don't have a problem with this, but why is there so many US bushcrafters on a UK bushcraft forum? Bushcraft is bushcraft, sure, and I love to see the pics and hear the stories, but it's just...
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    Ditch the tent, get closer to bshcrft

    I'm desperate to ditch my tent and use the tarp & bivy method (when I have some spare dosh), but even then I don't really know what I'm looking for. I want to be able to get out there, even in the winter months, so a quality bivy and bag will be required... even as I type I'm seeing so much more...