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    Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack in SW UK for me to try on?

    Thanks. Yeah, wearing it on my RHS (left shoulder) is my natural 'carry'. I want it for a very specific purpose, and to carry a specific set of kit, and I'm not sure it's quite big enough now. Adding on pouches isn't that practical for it's intended purpose (Lowland Search & Rescue). Another...
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    Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack in SW UK for me to try on?

    Hi all, Is there anyone in the SW of the UK (Wilts/Glos/Bath area) that has a Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack that I could take a look at and try on? I've read loads of reviews and seen loads of YouTube vids, and think it will suit my needs, but I need to make sure it's going to feel comfortable...
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    Clip attachment for PLCE bayonet frog

    Yes, except that that's the half that is affixed to the frog. I've now removed it from mine, so I just have the two belt loops, giving me options for high or low belt-carry.
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    Clip attachment for PLCE bayonet frog

    Aha! Thanks. So does the SA80 scabbard sit inside the bayonet frog? Looks like I'm going to have to get creative, or just use the PLCE belt attachments as a normal belt loop.
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    Clip attachment for PLCE bayonet frog

    Hi all, Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of the female component of the clip on the top of a PLCE bayonet frog (dated 1994 if it makes a difference)? I've adapted it to fit my Bahco Laplander and would like to have the option of using it in 'dangler fashion' by making a belt...
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    A tree id please

    I'd go with Goat Willow too. This is because I was trying to identify a tree with identical features, but much older (trunk was about 6ft diameter). Sent some photos to the dendrologist at work, and he identified it. Apparently the little leaf-bud-like bits between the leaf stems are the give-away.
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    Forest School ideas

    Just to add some variation to the ideas already given. I've found that just lighting a cotton wool ball using a firesteel gives a huge amount of satisfaction and sense of achievement, and can be done in about 10 minutes, so could be used as a filler activity. If they're good at it, give them...
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    Leathermen

    I have a Leatherman Surge and it is truly my EDC. It is quite weighty, but then so am I so I don't feel it :lmao: Over the years I can honestly say I've used every tool on it. The blade, pliers, and screwdriver get used the most, but I've even used the can opener (when we forgot the domestic can...
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    bushcraft and survival magzine

    My ex-colleagues bought me a subscription to this when I left a few weeks ago. The first (current) issue arrived within about a week, hand-wrapped in a brown envelope (:o). Maybe the problem lies with the publishers/distributors?
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    Welly boot socks

    Cheers guys! Ordered. Will see how they survive, but at that price they're not much more expensive than normal socks.
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    Outdoor food Hygiene cert.

    I'm doing a food hygiene course where I volunteer (Forestry Commission) in a few weeks time as we do outdoor cooking with our groups. We managed to find a company that covers all of the statutory stuff, but tailors it for outdoor settings. I can't remember the name of the company off the top of...
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    Welly boot socks

    Hi all, It's been a long, long time since I've been on here, so apologies if this has been answered somewhere - I did a search but couldn't find anything relevant. I need a pair of hard-wearing socks for use inside a pair of cheap wellies. I currently have a pair of sailor's boot socks, but...
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    How to determine potential water contaminants? (location: Pentland Hills, Scotland)

    Cheers John. Due to other commitments I don't get on here much, but look forward to discussing this further with you via PM.
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    How to determine potential water contaminants? (location: Pentland Hills, Scotland)

    Really interesting stuff John. I've studied environmental science at degree level, and LD50 and LC50 ring a bell now. My concern comes from the fact that I hope to use this as a source for (boiled) drinking water whilst working the wood and when camping there. I know enough to know that heavy...
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    How to determine potential water contaminants? (location: Pentland Hills, Scotland)

    Brilliant, John. Many thanks. It's just outside Pipers Pool. There are two nearby quarries marked on the OS map, and I seem to remember one of the locals saying they were Manganese (magnesium???) quarries. There is also a shaft shown, but I don't what exactly what that relates to. I don't think...
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    How to determine potential water contaminants? (location: Pentland Hills, Scotland)

    As there are obviously some knowledgeable people in this thread, can I ask a related question? In my wood I have a permanent spring that rise from the ground (rather than a rock face). I've often considered using this as a water supply, by taking water from a few 10s of metres downstream where...
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    Help needed with MOLLE side pouches!

    But nothing like the sustainment pouches. It is the size, shape, and configuration of the sustainment pouches that I'm after.
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    Help needed with MOLLE side pouches!

    The sustainment pouches look like they may be useful for an upcoming project. BUT, the postage on them is ludicrous! Does anyone know if they, or anything very similar to them, is available in the UK?
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    MCQBushcraft - Introduction to Bushcraft series

    He (MCQ) got his from Axminster tools, but with postage it comes out expensive, and I couldn't justify buying extra stuff just to save on postage. In the end I bought a 500g bar of Silverline blue honing compound off eBay. Used it a couple of days ago on a leather strop and it works a treat...
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    Children's Bushcraft

    Yesterday i was working with the group of 'vulnerable' 13/14 year-olds that visit us every couple of weeks. In the morning we did mallet making (club with thinned-down handle) from cutting the tree down through rough-trimming the handle with a froe, to tidying up the handle with a whittling...