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Its Garfish season! The season starts in late april, where hordes of Garfish migrate to the coastal waters to spawn. Thats European Garfish (Belone Belone) and not the freshwater Gar that my american friends think of. They're great game fish! They strike with aggression, leap out of the water...

Hello fellas My Meindl Island Pro boots are in need of treatment. They are nubuck leather with a Gore-Tex lining. There was a multitude of offerings from Nikwax, Grangers and Meindls own line. I emailed Meindl, they forwarded the email to a dealer, who recommended Grangers G-wax, so i am going...

Finally got the time to go on a trip to a place 30 km north of Goteborg, Sweden. The weather forecast predicted rain, but nevertheless i opted go. I am not a stranger to wet conditions and my gear and clothes are more than adeqaute for such conditions. The conditions this particular time were...

When I click on a thread in Tapatalk 2, it does not show any posts. Am I the only one experiencing this? I might add that every other forum on Tapatalk works perfectly, only BCUK threads are empty.

I had been planning a 3-day trip for some while now. The whole backpack is packed and ready to go. I was supposed to leave early this mornning. I have been on the fence all week long, which culminated in my opting not to go. The reason is, that i have to drive 5 hours (310 miles) to get to the...

Im looking to buy my first pair of trekking poles to relieve my aching knee. Ideally i would want to buy them from ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk as i am ordering other items too and would like to save on shipping. Ive been looking at the Mountain King Carbon Expedition poles - lightweight poles...

I went to Norway a couple of weeks ago, to spend a couple of days hiking alone in an area known as Hardangervidda. Abit of background info on the area: Its a national park consisting of a mountain plateau with an average height of about 1200 meters. It is the largest such plateau in...

Hey everybody. Got tired of manually entering waypoints into my Garmin Etrex H and a Garming brand data-cable costs a whopping 70GBP here in Denmark. I tried looking for one in the UK as theyre certainly cheaper but i couldnt find a webshop that had gotten good reviews so i didnt dare. Ive...

Hey everybody Yesterday while i was chopping up some wood for my fire i managed to draw my knife (dont ask how ) along my finger and nearly cut the tip off causing it to bleed profusely! I'd post some pics but for some reason i "may not post attachments". Luckily i always carry some...

Hey everybody My name is Mads and im from Denmark. Ive been visiting bcuk for quite some time now and now ive decided that i better join the community. Im 30 yrs old and have always been interested in the outdoors. I usually hike/backpack solo and the majority of my trips take place in...