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  1. Iona

    Rental value for bushcraft sites

    Hi there all, Hoping for a little advice on rental values. I've been building up the business, and recently won an UnLtd Millenium Award to help set up properly... Myself and a partner are looking at renting some space to run courses, and have found a space with a field, some woodland, a...
  2. Iona

    Clay oven question.

    Hello all! Been off forum for rather a long time, busy setting up a business and hardly being in, which is nice, but I shall endeavour to rectify that now that I'm no longer in the rat race... First thing now that I'm back though, is a question on behalf of my Sister who is working in...
  3. Iona

    Tanning Advice

    Hi all... I am back from a bit of an abscence to consult the oracle (that's you lot) on the process by which I might tan a deer hide. I presently have, residing in my freezer, 2 fallow hides with winter coats... I really want to find out how to tan them so as to retain the hair in order to...
  4. Iona

    Calling Aussie Members!

    I'm visiting Darwin for a wedding at the moment, and was wondering if anyone can recommend any good websites for local Fungi, edible plants, tree idents etc... Just from the point of view of geeking out and ringing the changes while I'm here. Not a lot that's familiar, and I would love to put...
  5. Iona

    Whelk advice?

    Hi there! A friend has just sent me a message on facebook, asking for advice from the Oracle that is BCUK... Copy... Paste... Hello Honey! Do you, or anyone you know on the bushcrafty website know about eating dog whelks? We caught some today and want to eat them for dinner, had them...
  6. Iona

    Trapping/Snaring

    Not sure if this is the right place for this, could one of the Mods move me please if it's not? :D I was really keen to do the trapping course at the moot while I was there, and for whatever reason it didn't go ahead. So I was wondering if there was anyone near me (mid sussex) who has an...
  7. Iona

    Last minute panic!

    Right, I was just packing up my bits and suddenly had a thought... Am I supposed to have a ticket??? I paid quite a while back and thought no more of it, but never received anything on paper. :confused: Also, what time are things finishing on Tuesday? to add to everything, car troubles now...
  8. Iona

    Our 'bushcraft treasure hunt'

    So I decided last weekend that I was going to make our usual bimble in the woods a bit more focused, and see if I could find out how much of the 'background noise' has been sinking in with my 7 year old son... Pics first...
  9. Iona

    Watch for a child

    Hi there! After a little help... The childs birthday is looming, and as well as his knife, I'd really like to surprise him with a watch. He was promised one last year by his father, and neither he, nor the present have materialised since... Needless to say, he was heart broken. I have NO...
  10. Iona

    Hammock advice needed

    Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I'm sure one of the Mods can move me if it's not... :o I am on a mission to buy hammocks for myself and my son, in order that I can get a bit of practice putting them up before the Moot, (or failing that get someone to give me a tutorial...
  11. Iona

    Calling Ozzy members!

    Well people, I need help. I have come to the oracle that is BCUK, fount of all knowledge...:notworthy Someone fill me in on the rules/dangers/pitfalls etc. involved in wild camping in Oz? I'm going in Jan, for my Dad's wedding, and he's paying for flights and a week in a s/c appartment...
  12. Iona

    Hogweed shoots

    Hey all, looking for a little advice on recipes... I have been out and about today, and have gathered a big old bunch of hogweed shoots. Anyone have any good ideas of something different to do with them? I'm having a problem with inspiration. THANK YOU! :D
  13. Iona

    Light Kit

    After a wonderful weekend of camping, somewhat off the beaten track, I have come to the conclusion that I need lighter kit. And warmer! I was thinking of hammock/tarp combo as I've read so many people talking about them on here but have never used one. (have slept in hammock in Ecuador in the...
  14. Iona

    Oh. My. God.

    Just for my own amusement, I thought I's see what your thoughts are on this wonderful advertisment "pop-up" that just forced it's way onto my computer screen... http://www.lakelandbushcraft.co.uk/acatalog/Handpresso_Wild.html guessing it came to me because it has the word "bushcraft" in...
  15. Iona

    Wild camping...

    Hi all, Myself, my son and a couple of friends are hoping to go woodland camping at the weekend and I'm after ideas of where we could go around the east/west sussex border. I'm all about the "leave no trace" approach and not keen on "sites" or anywhere I might be forced to come into...
  16. Iona

    New arrival. Ashdown Forest.

    Well thank you, Ladies and Gents, for providing me with both amusement and information in spades since I joined a few weeks ago! This has been the most constructive use I have ever managed to put my interweb connection too, and, wonderful as technology is, I can't help wondering if it would all...