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  1. Carbuncle

    Slow burning DIY meths stove

    A bought a caldera cone a while back and really liked it. But last spring, in a rather embarrassing, yet entirely sober, incident I crushed it. After that, I tried my whitebox, and while it worked it burned like billio, presumable due to the chimney effect of the cone. Now, all the posts on...
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    Boys Army Parties - Wirral

    Let my 9yr old lad have a party in lieu of a pressie this year, and we took him this afternoon to this lot: http://www.boysarmyparty.com/ at Meols. Absolutely fantastic, I'd highly recommend if to any parents in the Merseyside area, looking for something out of doors for their kids. Run by...
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    Home made gear hammock 1st attempt.

    Don't know if anyone will be interested, but I had a go at making a gear hammock today, with Mrs carbuncle providing instruction on the sewing machine. One thing I'm not fussed about with hammock camping is leaving my rucksack out under the tarp. I'm a bit paranoid some pikey git will pilfer it...