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    New Parachute... now what?

    Hi All, I am sure this has been covered many times before but.... I have a new chute for our scouts troupe. Any advice? worth nikwaxing? any prep on cords? how many and where? best and quickest way to set? never put one up on my own any advice welcome... i have 4 days to look like a pro
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    Where is my knife

    I assumed I won despite leaving on Tuesday ;)
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    Help Squirrel!!!!

    Hi all, bit of a call out, I have a wild camp with 4 scouts this weekend and am desperate for some squirrel for them. i have access to a beautiful oak woodland with a stream full of cray and rabbit both of which I have been happily hunting. But no squirrel!! Bit if a first for me to come...
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    A hammock ... According to RM

    Ok, i have see. A few people with a hennessy hammock set up and it always looks pretty sweet. but I was on a tracking course last year with wood lore and old RM ripped a length of all those with hammocks. Saying they were only good for rain forest and any old fool could go wild camping and be...
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    Family Bow Drill Any Help? Bushmoot 2011

    Hi All, Had great fun doing the family Bow drill at the Moot in 2011 and now hoping to do this on Monday with the scouts (I hope!) I have a selection of drills from Buddleja Nice and streight and dry, I am off to the woods today to try and find some nice Bows...and some sockets. Have...
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    Location needed for Bushcraft weekend

    Hi all, Part fo 2nd Crowthorne group, we are looking to do a long overdue survival weekend and need a location. Was hopping that one of you guys might know of a nice woodland ideal for the job that is not a million miles away. We are between the M4 and M3 near sandhurst.. Any one>?
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    Wood Gas Stove.... any advice?

    Hey all, at moot 2011 i witnessed a great wood gas stove, sorry i cant remeber who it was that showed me but i do remeber it being made from a paint tin and a dog food can.... and it worked REALLY well, a nice blue flame and a rocket noise!... Well have spent the day making one and its crap...
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    Time for a new Jacket...

    OK I know probably going to open a can of worms here... but... Am looking a new Jacket.. wanting it to be a one of purchase (yeah i know wishful thinking) So.... I think it is between the Paramo Halcon Harkila Pro Hunter Rover Ventile. Anyone got any views?? except the more money than sense...
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    Scouting Traps

    HI All, Looking of doing Traps as a incident at scouts. Thinking simple snare, and figure 4 dead drop.... Any ideas that have worked before? Cheers
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    HELP !! NEED RABBIT! (or squirrle

    OK ben asked to do a rabbit prep demo with the scouts on Monday evening. Problem is can't seem to source any rabbit! Can anyone help? I am based in wokingham RG45 PM me if you can..;-) Cheers all i know Rabbit in January! Tsk
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    New Trousers.... how have yours been?..

    I am looking for some slightly harder trouser than my beloved craghoppers, that do a great job untill you kneel in a puddle! So now summer is over time for some new trousers so..5.11 Fjallraven or ventile? Use would be general bush wear in the UK mainly dont want somthing that i cant...
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    First atempt at Leatherwork Advice please!

    Hi All, I picked up a new knief at this years moot for a £10 a spyderco bushcraft G-10 :o. Love the knief.... dont love the sheath , so now summer has come to an end I have decided that this is as good a time as any to start some leatherwork.. so... Any ideas? Complete novice, so i...
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    Beach fishing - July Cornwall North cost

    OK I will start by being totaly honest.... I have for the last 10 years or so joined my mates on a boys camp in mid July on the north cost of cornwall (near Padstien)... They tend to have 12 man tents for a single guy and think that turning a walls sausage into an amradillo over a...
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    Crayfish Berkshire

    OK.. i got my self a couple of traps and baited them... and nothing..... SO i guess i am getting my dates wrong but maybe also my sites. Any advice?
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    Shell fish in August.... Myth and reason?

    Recently was camping with the family in Cornwall and found a wonderfull Mussel bed (no out-lets near by!), some sanfire and wild Garlic- yum yum... if only White wine grew near the sea...... I had it drummed into me that you can't eat shelfish in a month without an 'r' in it. But also had a...
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    Phosphorescent mold/fungi at Moot

    At the moot we noticed a few highly degraded tree remains that 'glowed in the dark' the mold seemed to be aerobic as it did not penetrate far into the wood. It also glowed more when pulverised and warmed gently. Any ideas?