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sorry if I'm repeating any one ,have'nt got time to read full thread. My choice of base layer is powerstretch many companies use it I happened to have a sprayway version had it a few years now and it still as new, though it's been used in all seasons and in different activities, it's an good...

Have heard that sigg bottles can end up leaking if meths are left in for a long time,Heard a nasty story of what can happen if the bottle corodes anough if the bottle is being used with a fuel pump such as with msr or primus stoves the bottle can turn into a colinder, not the best thing if you...

how do soloboy, just a quick message, have a look in Trail magazine they have a holiday some time in september, the trip is up and around the west coast of Scotland, if I'm right it's about £500 for the week.It's in this months issue, near the back.

Another good site is multimap.com it lets you have a look at the area before you want to buy the relevant map. Here's a product for all you map fiends as well Anquet maps, you can get it from most outdoor shops or booksellers, it's a CD rom, you can either buy the south of england or the north...

depending on the amount of money you want to spend Primus do a good range from the yellowstone trail stove(£15) to the himalaya. The importer is a company called Rosker, but most are availble from Nevisport. Also for a wind sheild I use a cheap roll of cooking foil folded over a lot of times...

here's a little story that might give some of you a laugh, a few years ago (now I think about it is was about 10) me and some friends used to be involved in a bb gun club, we used to spend 3 or 4 days out at a time in some local woods. We built a shelter big anough for about half a dozen people...

Another site I know about is www.navcity.com the prices are not to bad.

the Aztec range, is made by a company called Burton McCall who are the importers for swiss army knifes, maglights and other well made products. I've not used the aztec sleeping bags but sadly know all about them due to selling them,Never had any back. their ratings are good and their packs size...

trying to get into paddling myself, found one in Trail mag ,it's infatable but looks bombproof may have to purchase one. the site is www.nauticalia.com it's called a infatable kayak but it has a open top and can be paddled solo and heres the clincher £179 sounds quite good to me. :cool:

my hammock spot is at work , strung between two shelving units. I manage to use it every lunch time for about half an hour, just waiting for some spare cash to get a new and bigger one. My usual walking/camping place is in the ny moors not many trees about, but one idea I'm thinking about is to...

evening ed, have you tried caley craggs there is a wooded area there that might be suitable. It's located above Otley (above the A660 Otley-Leeds road) :) great place for bouldering if you are also into rock climbing, for more info go to your local climbing shop and look in the yorkshire...

not sure of the legalities but dalby forest and surrounding areas are a great place. from moorland to forest to coastline (which is accsessable by car within 20mins). OS map OL27(north yorkshire moors eastern) :)

have you tried Trail magazine they seem to be more open minded than some.

trying to find a decent hammock my self, have a look at www.paradisehammocks.co.uk ther might be some your looking for.

how do sandbender, the wild country alternative to the titan is the scout, I've had a look at one there big enough for me and I'm the wrong side of a XL t-shirt. The price can vary between retailers(£50 - £75), but if you go on to there site, there are bargins to be had some times. Also the hood...

The snug pak range of sleeping bags are great for the UK reason being with them having a synthetic down if they get wet they stay relatively warm. Temp ratings are not to bad I have a travel pak 600 it's rating was around -2c, got caught out one january night at about -6c, was'nt to bad, a...

how do jack, saddly mate it's safer out in the wild's than on the streets now a days, i've found that if you take a small radio with you when bivving it helps carm the nerves, I suggest a wind up one then you don't have to mess about with batteries in the dark. Happy campin. :)

glycerine can be bought from most chemists or cake decorating shops, it's used in icing, I'm having a bit of trouble find any potassium permanganate, tried chemists but no joy, any ideas.

thanks for that mate i'll give it a go this weekend.

does any one know what ratios of potassium permanganate and glycerine are needed to start a fire, any other info on this would be appreciated.