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  1. mattburgess

    I want sticky camping...not slippy camping!

    Hi all, Had my second ever solo overnighter in a wood this weekend. Something that bothers me with bushy craft camping, and camping generally, is the fact that most of your sleeping kit (well mine any way) is slippy...you know slippy nylon sleeping bags, thermarest mats, ground sheets etc. This...
  2. mattburgess

    2 Outdoor Show tickets available

    Hi Windward kindley sent me 2 tickets for the NEC Outdoor Show for this weekend. Unfortunately can't go now so let me know via a PM and they are yours. I'll get them off today so hopefully will get to you tomorrow or Sat latest.
  3. mattburgess

    Old nails

    Generally, are nails made from suitable steel to make knives, flint strickers, etc, from? Have a bucket load of old rusty nails and wondered what to do with them...just a trip to the dump?
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    buddleia...toxic?

    Does anybody know if Buddleia is poisonous? I burnt a huge bushload last night and have woken up with what feels like a mild hangover (heady and tired) - and no I didn't have any booze last night and also had a relatively early night! I've often wondered if buddleia is ok - wheather to use...
  5. mattburgess

    Fires in coniferous forests

    This is a real newbie bushcraft question but what's the proceedure for having a fire in a dense coniferous wood? I was scouting about last summer and was going to spend a night out in one such location. The floor was about a foot or more thick with pine needles. I thought that lighting on...
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    Solo Adirondacks Trip

    Wanted some other opinions really – I’m planning a 7 day trip next Autumn to the Adirondacks (inspired by Nessmuk and the after reading about the region). I’m pretty new to all things outdoors and have only really got into it over the last few years or so - mightily kicked started by my Ray...
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    'Survival' Fishing Rod

    Hi I'm a bushcraft novice and even more so when it comes to fishing! Saw loads of people fishing from the beach this weekend and would love to have a go at this - especially as I'm going to be setting up my own home smoker soon! I would also like to have a go at river/lake fishing. I’m...