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I've bought loads of stuff from them, always fast (and free) delivery, the one time I had difficulty ordering, a quick phonecall to them and all was well. Can't recommend them enough, infact I'm almost addicted to their "recent additions" page :P

sadly that outlook on life/mentality is drummed into people from an early age in this country, especially in the state school system. Go to school/college/uni, get job, earn money, spend money, retire, die. So it can be incredibly difficult for people to realise that there is any alternative...

Sounds like a positive attitude to me, I'd bring a decent camcorder and keep an extensive diary though - could be great documentary material to edit up and flog to a tv channel when you decide to return from your journey!

Brilliant link Mungo, it's inspired me to have a go at carving a priest since I lost my favourite one recently in a moment of packing-up amnesia on a popular rock mark. I particularly like the carved willow lures (15 quid on a rapala plug, ouch!) and the carved floats, can just imagine the...

Clever idea! Personally I think we should have a few of these in our seaside arcades

They are actually both edible, just not in favour in the UK for some reason. Tons of them caught here get shipped off to spain and france etc where they are used in stock and soups.

sounds like a charming guy. Oh and this says it all really http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/uncategorized/ted-nugent-onstage-controversy/ I won't be watching, but I admit I would watch a reality show where ray mears and bear grylls get parachuted into random locations in the siberian steppe...

A lot of the time the crabs will drop off when they reach the surface. I have an ingenious crab net which I bought in Australia that solves that problem - it's perfect for using on piers and breakwaters where there is a sheer vertical drop to the sea bed, and great fun if you can just make...

I have a recipe for an indian Poussin Pickle. The chickens are cooked first though. I haven't had a go at it yet, it just sounds wrong to me for some reason. Almost as wierd as Tavuk Gogsu, a turkish dessert made from chicken

Sorry to go off on a tangent but what *are* walking poles for? I was lucky enough to grow up in the countryside and I suppose that inevitably led to me developing a love of nature, wildlife, building dens and roaming at will. I was also lucky enough to find books like Walden and john...

That is definately the case here in scotland and I'm sure in the rest of the UK. The stronger accents and regional dialects are far more prevalent in areas of social and economic deprivation, it's actually incredibly divisive and the two ends of the spectrum don't often interact atall.

That is hilarious! Would it make your dog nervous about the adequacy of your food supply though if he was carrying your cook-kit for you on a long trip into the wilderness?

http://www.sushiencyclopedia.com/sushi_concerns/sushi_parasites.html That refers to the japanese market where perhaps huge migratory ocean-going pacific tuna are less susceptible to parasites.I guarantee that any sea fish you catch off the shores of the uk will have parasitic worms in its...

Well kids in my primary school constantly got told off if they spoke in a local dialect, and that was in the mid 80's. I'm glad of it aswell, it's terrible how people advocate teaching scots "doric" as being acceptable to kids who are meant to be able to function in a modern global society that...

Even the japanese freeze their fish first to kill parasites ;) it is mandatory in the UK to freeze fish intended to be served raw aswell. It's not just normal freezer temp either, I think they have to take it down to something like -40c. I winced when seeing people like hugh fernlea...

That's a good point I hadn't considered as a hammocking newbie, just setting up the hammock east to west...best for the view of the sunset then too.

yep no need for a rod license, just make sure you ask permission of the riparian owner or get a permit. Permits for a lot of lochs/rivers are often just a couple of quid for the day and usually available from the local newsagents/tackle shop/hotel etc if you ask them. They will tell you exactly...

Ooo that is a good idea, my problem making chicken stock on the hob at home is that I can never get a gentle enough simmer, so it always ends up cloudy. Doing it this way sounds like it might produce a proper clear stock....

I'm curious as to how you define "people from a higher status". Yes it would be wonderful to live in a militarised society wouldn't it, and those teenagers and unemployed people are just lazy ignorant undisciplined drains on society aren't they? Individual attitudes aside, I think it's a...

It's not politics mate, it's ethics.