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  1. bilko

    Stanley stainless water bottle at TK max

    The same one as here in 0.7L http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=6263 Only £4.99 Bought one yesterday from Lewisham store and they had a maybe 5 on the shelf as well as other stanley bottles. They are very good! Not as heavy as one might imagine either and a contestant for that expensive...
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    Life in the Alaskan Bush

    Just stumbled on this guys youtube site. He bought a place in the bush and built a cabin. He has lots of short films about his daily life. Some bushcraft but very interesting and rewarding to watch. Amateur content but professional presentation. Well worth looking at imo...
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    Please, please, santa. Just this once!

    http://www.thedailystreet.co.uk/2010/08/nigel-cabourn-everest-parka/ British made Ventile Hand stuffed Norwegian duck down I can't decide between red or olive lol. If only... I can't believe i am in love with a coat!
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    Canada Goose - better or same please

    Apparently its going to be a freezing cold winter in the uk. I was looking at canada goose jackets but £600+!:yikes: Are there any equivalent jackets with the same provenance or quality for less money? Or is Canada Goose the way to go? I know that good layering and an average coat will see off...
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    Military contract / civilian purchase

    HI guys, just thinking of some of the best kit i own being military or bought as civilian kit by manufacturers who are contracted to the military. Such as Mora - knives Karrimore - SF range Alpha industries - I have one of their green and orange bomber jackets. Nanok - Sf sleeping...
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    Looking for antler or bone handled cutlery.

    Hi guys, As per the title really. I would love a good kfs set with antler handles. Maybe something chunky, maybe a two pronged fork. Not looking for the posh dinner table stuff all smoothed off etc. It would be great to have with a wooden bowl and kuksa. I've searched many times, maybe i am...
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    Novice tracking book please

    Hi Guys, i'm after a recommendation or two for a novice tracking book specific to britain please. Something small to carry in the field so i can learn deer, squirrel, fox, badger, maybe even a big cat lol. Nothing too complicated but it must be clear and concise with loads of pictures for id...
  8. bilko

    All-Weather Boot of Natural Rubber and Canvas

    I love this site with a passion. They sell the things that people used to use and that still work better today than some of their modern equivalents so you get what you pay for. Read as frighteningly expensive. However i do get the impression that with these products you buy once and keep for 40...
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    Amazing woodsman tarp

    I have watched most of the videos and was wondering if we have any tarps like this in England to cut down on shipping costs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9xbCrcMD0Y&NR=1 I love the ease that it goes up in a pyramid but can't quite figure out how he did it from a flat tarp. The tarp is...
  10. bilko

    Redwings boots heads up!

    Tk Maxx in bromley had a pair of size 6, 2 x size 7's and an 8 in reddish leather. All at £50. The 6 and 7 were like this :http://www.classicredwingshoes.co.uk/products/8146 And the 8 was like this:http://www.classicredwingshoes.co.uk/products/8131 I think.
  11. bilko

    Red Wing boots

    http://www.classicredwingshoes.co.uk/products/1907 Just came across these today and i have to say i love the look of the whole range. They seem a bit pricey and i get the impression they are trading on a name. Has anyone tried them?
  12. bilko

    Clothes for Edmonton/Canada in march

    Off to visit a friend in Edmonton in march and i think it might be cold. bearing in mind i come from London lol. This won't be a bushcraft outing so it will be more general lifestyle type clothing. Can anyone advise me on how cold it normally gets around that time of year and what the...
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    Aldi heads up. Light sticks

    Aldi are doing packs of 4 ten inch long light sticks for Halloween. I think they are £1.99 for a pack. I bought 3 packs for the kids and camping. We cracked the first pack at 20:30 hrs which was 6 hours ago. Whilst they are still pretty bright they have lost a bit of their intensity . They...
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    Looking for a jerkin

    Something like this one. That gardening bloke wears one with a lovely sheepskin lining. http://www.bradleysthetannery.co.uk/product_details.php?id=39 Bit like this but for a bloke with the lining. Monty dom i think hes called. I always wanted a jerkin like that. Must resist the temptation to...
  15. bilko

    Need a splitting axe, or do i?

    I have my 8 man lavvu permanently up in the garden complete with stove at the moment and am finding buying wood from normal outlets too expensive. However my neighbour has just passed a tree surgeon course and now has wood for barter or reduced fees shall we say. At the moment he is providing...
  16. bilko

    Jamie at home - wild mushrooms CH4 20:00

    Just before wild gourmets, jamie goes searching for wild mushrooms in the forest. Could this be the last in the series for Oliver?:lmao:
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    WOLFMAN tonight at 20:00 on 5

    The Wolfman (Documentary) Time - 20:00 - 21:00 (1 hour long) When - Friday 18th May on five Fearless Shaun Ellis has been living with wolves for years; he feeds, sleeps and even thinks like them. Using behaviour learned from his pack, he now rehabilitates orphaned pups and enables them to...
  18. bilko

    On the subject of tarps.

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    'Jungle woman' found after 19 years in wild

    http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=97182007
  20. bilko

    Reincarnation?

    should be a safe one mods :D ( last words...) Ok, so i have been having memories, well more feelings realy. If i ask you to remember a time when you were walking in the woods and the sun was shining you will more than likely get a feeling which encompases everything about such an event. this...