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    Planning Can anybody recommend a Canoe travel company in Sweden?

    Hello friends! This year I have decided to fulfil my lifelong dream and make a solo canoe trip to Sweden! My experience: I completed a Canoeing Level 3 certificate, but that was over ten years ago. Since then I have only been out a handful of times on very calm rivers. I am comfortable with...
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    Fungi Foray South of London Next Weekend?

    Hello everybody! This is a long shot, but I'm looking to do some Mushroom hunting somewhere south of London, on the morning of Saturday October 22nd. The motivation is that I'm driving down to Seven Sisters to go for a walk for the day, and I'd love to loop in some fungi hunting too. We...
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    Constructing a willow bender in Norfolk - need a supplier

    Hello BushcraftUK! I am constructing a willow bender for an event at my sister's house in Norfolk. The event is on 30th September. I'm trying to find a place to get some large willow poles to do the construction with. I'm not sure of the exact lengths and numbers I need, but I can figure that...
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    Help on ID - Amethyst Deciever

    I have found what I believe is Amethyst Deceiver (laccaria amethystina) from reading forum posts on here, Roger's mushrooms, and Wikipedia, and wanted some help on the identification: It has a hollow stem (/ a very small hole running through the centre) The stem is fibrous and not straight...
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    Fungi Walks in Norfolk, September 2010

    Hello all! I found some field mushrooms and puffballs today and thought I'd check to see if there are any fungi walks going on. I found four with google: 26th September @ Sculthorpe CNR Education & Visitor Centre 24th October @ Mannington Hall, Near Aylsham 25th October @ Holt Country Park...
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    Money in Africa

    Hi all, My Africa plans are going nicely, I am now wondering how to take my cash. I've opened an account with Nationwide who apparently do good rates on withdrawing from ATMs. Have also got one with Barclays who seem to have a good presence in Africa. Couple of questions: 1) I am thinking of...
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    Spit Roasting Pig

    We were thinking of spit roasting a small pig or half-pig over coals, I am wondering a) Anybody has tried this? Is a reflector like this necessary / recommended? b) Advice on cost of a pig / source? I am in Oxford and was hoping to walk into the covered market butchers, but I am worried they...
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    Fish River Canyon, Namibia

    Does anybody have any experience hiking the fish river canyon? I am hoping to hike it in June and would appreciate some advice! Thanks, Harry
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    Lightweight Tent

    A Friend and I are in need of a lightweight tent to use in Africa for two months. Bearing in mind we are on student bidgets, can anybody make any recommendations? Thanks, Harry
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    A basic tarpaulin

    I just need to get a tarpaulin to cover my bike, just hoping somebody could recommend a good online supplier. Cheers, Harry
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    Advice for Travel to Africa

    Hello all, it's been a good while since I've posted here! I hope you are all well. :) Basically, a friend and I are planning to travel to Africa over the summer. We are applying to a number of grants, so our theme is "food." Studying news and travel advice, we provisionally intend to visit...
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    OUEC Speakers

    I have decided to take more of a role at the Oxford University Exploration Club, and am getting involved with becoming the speaker secretary. We have about four speakers per term who come to Oxford to talk about a variety of things: conservation projects, physical feats, adventures, expedition...
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    [UK Citizens] Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday

    Indescribable. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b009sj0c.shtml?src=ip_potpw
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    To Those Who Live in Sweden

    As some of you may know, I am putting together a proposal for a few grants so that I can travel in Sapmi to meet Saami natives. I am travelling mostly in Sweden, and have not got the route finalised. So my question is if there are any people on the boards who will be in northern Sweden around...
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    First Aid Courses

    I am looking for a first aid course with, obviously, emphasis on the wilderness and the outdoors. However I am on a very tight budget. Could anybody recommend me any schools? The cheapest wilderness ones I have found is the RGS at £188 and possibly a £50 bursary. However there are some 'work...
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    Meeting Natives

    For all those Stuart-y types out there: I am putting together a proposal to submit to a trust for a travel grant. The travel does not have to be scientific, but should "widen the mind." I was thinking a Bushcraft related trip, perhaps to meet natives. I was hoping you guys would be able to...
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    For those experienced expeditioners

    I am wondering, how did you gain experience in overseas wilderness expeditions and the like? What was your first big expedition overseas? Many thanks,
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    Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

    I was suprised not to find a thread on this, if there is one my apologies. Has anybody been watching them? This year they are five lectures (on channel five) by Hugh Montgomery called "Back from the brink: The science of survival". I was really annoyed to miss the first three, but won't miss it...
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    Summer camps?

    Just having a preactive think about what I'd like to do next summer (I'm a student, by the way). Was having a little look at Camp America, but what I got wondering if there was anything similar, but a bit more 'scouty', that you guys knew of? A camp that I could go over, help out with, and...
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    Fergus the forager

    Suprised not to find a discussion about Fergus the Forager. Perhaps it's somewhere but I can't find it. The gist is; this guy Fergus Drennan plans to live a year off nothing but wild food and roadkill. Listen again on BBC radio 4 last friday afternoon. He says he tried it for a month, and lost a...