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I went into a certain army surplus store in Kidderminster today as I was passing through, hoping to pick up a pair of British Army barrack dress trousers as I find them very good in this weather. None to be found, at least not in my size, the only pair in stock had ridiculously short legs...

Anbody heard of this company or wearing any of their products? They came up in my facebook feed and I looked at their website and I have to say their trousers look impressive given as I cannot find any Swedish surplus in my size. They are not cheap but applying the Vimes boots theory they could...

I have just come across this on YouTube which shows knives which were actually used on the frontier, somewhat different to our fancy hi tech steel blades no? More like my mums cooks knives which got smaller and smaller as time went by. Enjoy:

I wondered whether it would be possible to fit the Trangia gas adapter inside the swiss volcano stove and the answer is yes, it is a very good fit. I have not tried it out in the field yet, but it ought to make for a very fast and controllable boil, in jet boil territory. Only thing is the...

Because you never know. I was out the other day in the Welsh mountains, off the beaten track up a steep slope and I noticed the mist was coming in. I thought I would check if my compass and whistle were there in the pouch on my belt just in case. They were not, the pouch must have got snagged...

Does anybody know of where I can get a bathtub groundsheet or of someone who can make me one for the Polish Lavvu and Bushcraft Spain outfit, I was kind of washed out last week https://photos.app.goo.gl/yZQBj9zhmL3UzZCn6

I often watch US Bushcrafters on YouTube, but one thing has me mystified. Can anybody explain to me what is a "Pharoah Rod" :D

I have for some time had a hankering to make a blade out of an old tool such as a billhook that has seen better days. How good is the steel in these old timers and how does it compare with custom knives of today?

Have nothing in your camp you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. This is my first picture I think, of my Lochnessmuk, and my Bowie/Sgian Dhu combo. I can chop a small tree down with the Lochnessmuk, and then whittle something useful out of the branches with the Bowie. I...

Never mind stoves, how many have you got. I have to confess to having too many water containers including 58ptn canteen, USGI 2 Quart (it is a lot less in English money) canteen, Nalgene, Platypus, Camelbak, Swiss Army canteen and more.

I have my Bushcraft Spain lavvu extension at last though I sometimes think I am Victor Meldrew, because I had some hiccups with DHL tas well as UPS. Firstly I missed the courier, who I do not think had even bothered to press my intercom, and then the redirection went awry as DHL emailed me to...

Having seen the reviews I ordered a lavvu extension from Bushcraft Spain, I am in no position to comment on the quality of the product as it has not arrived yet. The first problem was customs, I had to pay a hefty charge to UPS, and was sent a delivery email with inaccurate information. On...

Having failed to light my trusty trangia with my ferrocium rod, never mind the number of sparks, and having on the same day lost my zippo, I was beginning to feel like the guy in that Jack London story, thank goodness I had a match. Anyway the upshot of losing my zippo, is that I have replaced...

Has any one ever used wax to waterproof a pertex garment the good old fashioned way you would wax cotton? Are there any good reasons not to? I have used wash in DWR treatments in the past and frankly they are pants.

I have been thinking. There are many people living in different environments on this forum, and if I have to look towards the lifestyle I would hanker after, were it not for the infirmities of ageing, I would be a homesteader, however reality marks me out as an urban dweller, a flat dweller, who...

Whilst struggling this evening to get a thermorest back into the original stuff sack (I usually store it semi inflated) and having mixed experiences of such things as the plastic vacuum bags you either hook up to your hoover or squeeze the life out of, I am wondering if there is any really...

I recently won one of these on Ebay, https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/360/0412/15/elwell-4789-hand-slash-brushing-bill_360_ae0ce4509236fa7ef4ab7a39b79cabd0.jpg which will replace my cheap and cheerfull hardware store machete. I took for a test drive today hacking away at nettles...

I had hitherto considered leatherman tools to be the equal in manufacture and quality control to the Victorinox SAKs and a cut above the cheaper rivals. However I have been given to revise that opinion today when a portion of the spring that holds the pliers of my leatherman squirt in place...

Here is an article from the Telegraph, I fail to understand the reason why. https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-scouts-rough-close-vandals-16096976 There is a just giving account set up to help pay for repairs...

I came across this earlier today, and being a fan of all things SAK, I thought, I like those Alox hunters. They are a bit pricy, but not the most expensive folding knife out there by any means. There is also something about an SAK that seems less agressive than a lot of the folding knives out...