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Hello everyone, been a very long time since i have posted here, hope its ok, to just jump back in? Anyhow, after a probably 10 year absence, I am going to start fishing again. dug out some of my old gear yesterday, and had a better look at some gear which i inherited from my great uncle about...

Having moved to Bedfordshire just over a year ago, I was wondering if a) there are any other members in the area and b) if anyone does, or is up for meeting up? From what I have seen so far, my immediate area is lacking in woodland

Hello all, not posted in a good while but hope you can still provide an answer :) I popped into a local independent outdoors shop this morning, and whilst making a couple of purchases and chatting to the member of staff that was serving me, he said that it is now illegal to sell meths in the...

Having recently had my interest in fishing re ignited (after 20+ years!) I decided to dig out some old stuff I inherited round about the time I stopped. Obviously there are lots of useful bits and pieces there, including a rod bag, and matching tackle bag/seat, both made of canvas. As you will...

During a sort out in the shed, I came across an old toilet tent, which we couldn't bear to throw out when a couple of the poles snapped a couple of years ago. Due to cost of replacement poles being more than we paid for the tent, we decided to buy a new one. anyway, so far I have salvaged...

Having had the date in our diaries for a couple of weeks, My cousin and I headed off to the lake at some unearthly hour (well for a Saturday anyway :)) As a complete novice at fly fishing, i did manage to hook a few trees, reeds, the bank and even my coat. But best of all, I managed to...

Browsing youtube I came across this video which might be of help to some of you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3B0b3SHgc

test complete, thank you

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but does anyone know why there are so many different shapes of millitary mess tins? the ones i have seen so far: British - rectangle Swedish/German/Russian (and maybe a few more) - deep narrow oval US - wide oval Czech - circle then there...

Does anyone own/use one of these? If so can it be used on a Trangia cooker? any other advice tips regarding this pot? just to be clear, it is a Trangia branded billy can i am asking about as seen here: Thank you in anticipation of your replies :)

Whilst browsing around looking for a new sleeping bag, i came accross these They look quite interesting, but thought i'd ask if anyone has any experience with them before I give them any more considersation. thank you

Has anyone seen or used one of these? for the price its got to be worth a closer look surely???

I am keen to try and make something bushcrafty during the winter, but don't know what to try so am seeking some suggestions. The criteria is: 1) must be simple to make 2) must be inexpensive (materials and tools included) 3) the ability to "download" instructions/patterns/templates would...

Just wondering if anyone has any recepies/ideas using rabbit offal, liver, heart kidney etc? have cooked and eaten plenty of rabbit meat, but never bothered with the innards, hence the question. Thanks in advance for any responses :)

I have been looking at an old thread about curing bacon http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28154 and was wondering where i could get hold of some juniper berries as i don't recall seeing them on the fruit counters of supermarkets - or have I just blindly wandered past them...

Hello all, came across this site whilst looking for survival/bushcraft info and looked so good i had to join :) I have had a long interest in survival techniques and the outdoors in general for getting on for 30 years now, during which time i have gained a lot of theretical knowledge...