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Hi, I want to buy upto 5 speedhooks for use in survival training in the Philippines. I can buy them in the USA, but most sellers I've found require around $50 in shipping. I'm ready to pay a reasonable price for new or used kit. I'm after the spring setter, the line and hook are incidental...

What it says above... I'm looking for a second hand Tippmann Boss stitcher in reasonable nick for around £450 (+ P&P at cost). I'm in no hurry, so this post may well remain valid for a long while.

Don't get me wrong. Genuine 550 test paracord is good stuff, but I have a few problems with the stuff. Firstly, I almost never use it as the full kerrnmantle. It's too wasteful. Say I'm rigging a tarp line or a shelter, I'll usually use 2-3 lengths of the inner nylon twine. When I'm rigging...

Please be informed that I have changed my address. If you have recently sent me something, fret not, because I have set up temporary mail forwarding from the old address to the new. The forwarding will last a few months, but please update your records with the new details, as it is faster and...

Three years ago, I was in Australia huddled up by a romantic woodfire with my missus and she handed me a lump of sheoak to burn. Seeing the gorgeous woodgrain, I pinched it and it has sat on my woodshelf in the workshop ever since. That is until I recently bought a Frosts Mora hook knife and...

It's basically a ferrocium rod with a gimmick, but a worthwhile one. I recently had the idea of combining a whistle into a fire steel so that if the user gets stuck outside with a bad ankle or something, he/she can at least make a fire and signal for help. The sound from both models is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNTw7GH325U :You_Rock_

I just saw this article: Article on Gizmondo, plus further links What do you think?. Will it eliminate the noise and moisture issues? I've been looking at some Vaude jackets. They aren't next-gen-gore-tex, but they look like cotton padded tweed and are actually made of 100% polyester...

I carried out two reversible mods on my 1 pint Kelly Kettle. I added a folding pot stand like is available for the 2pt model and I added a neoprene jacket. The pot stand can be folded or stashed inside the kettle. It weighs next to nothing and I can go without my Trangia and fuel...

http://www.gofastandlight.com/BioDegradeable-Fishing-Line/productinfo/FI-B-BIOX/ This would be great for building shelters.

No I'm not talking about chicks with bits. I normally hit the hills or the jungle on my own and when I go with friends, they're usually blokes. Very occasionally, I have flirted with travelling with the softer gender. And this brings all sorts of problems. For me the biggest thing is I...

Just in case anyone chances across a saltwater crocodile in Surrey, be warned not to call for help.

I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to firelighting. I have started a fire with a bamboo firesaw in the rain. But there are plenty of fire starting systems and techniques that proponents "swear by" that I have found really disappointing in the field and even under controlled conditions...

I have a small sample of dried Inonotus obliquus. (Thanks, Jeff) It's not going to last me long, and I don't think it grows naturally in tropical rainforrests, at lease not that I've seen. So I was wondering, how do I grow it at home? Can I infect other woods with my sample and culture my...

Price: Only £40 airmailed worldwide. I purchased this knife only recently. It was an excellent knife, but poorly finished and with a serviceable, but lacklustre sheath. I have extensively reworked and refinished the knife, making my own sheath and now offer it for sale. Summary...

Firstly, I'd like to introduce myself. As far as I know, I am the only a hobbyist knifemaker in Hong Kong. My name is Dan, but I hang out on a number of forums under this moniker, especially BritishBlades, which is how I got to hear of this forum. I am writing here to ask for some advice on...