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i have been looking at getting a bell tent but not sure about the opening for a flue, if not using the chimney how do you seal the opening securely against the rain? is it possible to convert a normal canvas tent to take a flue? if so, how, and is it easily achieved? do you have to wet them...

Whilst sunning myself in my dd hammock (group buy thanks sandbag) yesterday i could feel the breeze on my back which was cooling me off uncomfortably thats when i had an idea which i havnt seen on the forum so forgive me if it has already been suggested. I put a sleeping bag (old square type)...

Just bought myself a second hand goretex bivi bag off ebay, the guy said its waterproof but thats easy to say. so i was wondering if there is a paticular way to check that it actually is waterproof before i jump in the bath with it on!!!! cheers

Looking at a lot of your photos of your hammock set ups i noticed that they seem to be A frame set ups and was wondering which you prefer and why?

We were given some oysters today by a friend of my other half and to be honest i'm not too sure what to do with them, will they still be ok to eat as they were caught yesterday morning?(they have been in the fridge) and do i just stick a knife in, twist, check for pearls!! and slurp? cheers

My dog chased and killed a rabbit yesterday, i felt bad when i left the rabbit in the hedge for a fox or badger as it seemed to be a waste, I looked up on the net how to gut and prep a rabbit for food but was wondering about uses for the pelt, it doesnt seem that hard a task to tan the skin...

When you go out for a solo camp what do you do once your site is set up? you can only cook for so long and you cant really go to sleep straight away. I take a book, my knife for a bit of whittleing and if its going to be a clear night i take my spotting scope to have a look at the heavens. What...

Has any body used thier dd travel hammock on the ground as a bivi? I am a bit concerned about the bottom rucking up beneath me as i turn over at night, cheers

I stumbled upon this site quite by accident whilst looking for something else, i never really realised that there were people or places that done this sort of thing ! although, i do watch ray and the others and very much enjoy the programmes, but i have never thought to go out and actually give...

whilst browsing the site in research for my own tarp i have noticed a few photos of tarps strung above a hammock and some are strung from corner to corner and others are more of a roof type. What are the benefits of each method over the other? if any... thanks for your help as i dont want...

HELLO, I'm new in these parts, i'm new everywhere to be honest. i live in an internet NOT spot, well untill recently anyway, i have always been interested in this type of thing but never realised there were places like this or other people into the same thing too. when i started to read the...