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Blimey, things have changed a little since I was last here....

Just a quick one to say that there's an article in today's Independent by a journo that spent a couple of days with Bison Bushcraft, if you're interested. With the usual results. Nick.

Alex, On top of all the good advice above, there are a couple of things I'd like to bring up as they've not been directly mentioned so far....the first is heresy, so I'll say it quietly... I'd question the need to load yourself down with the SOG Seal Pup, axe, saw and Mora. After all...

This story is interesting - remember when a stick and a stream made a good playtime? I do! That's the essential call of bushcraft, I reckon... we're still doing the same thing but now we're older and it has a fancy name...

Just thought there might be some interest in this - the BBC did a story on Slavomir Rawicz's The Long Walk. It's on the Radio 4 website, under Listen Again, Choice of the Day (Monday). Worth a listen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ Cheers, Nick.

It looks a lot like a hermit crab track to me - that one-sided drag track is pretty characteristic. Used to see plenty of them when I was a kid in the tropics, but not so many these days, Surrey being a bit far for the crabs to walk (especially when dragging their shell). Regards, Nick.

Could you survive 10 weeks on leeches? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4908896.stm Regards, Nick.

I think it comes down to the old chestnut, a definition of 'bushcraft', perhaps. There is no reason to expect that bushcraft demands a stone-age blade, for example, and as has been mentioned by Rangerman I think it's reasonable to view 'bushcraft' as a point of convergence rather than a strict...

I'll second that! I've got a couple of M65s, one black, one OD. Ok, so they may not be the most water-proof, but I've been out in heavy rain with them - as long as you've got the liner fitted that seems to keep the wet off even if the outer layer is soaked through. I've never water-proofed...

It'd make absolutely no difference as to how good at bushcraft your are if such a situation were to arise in the UK. In the event that our food shipments suddenly stopped, this little island would suddenly be home to 60 million amateur Ray Mears converts who would proceed to eat everything down...

It's always worked when I've tried. If the drill gets too thin, though, the cord tends to slip on it rather than spin it. Welcome, by the way! Oh, and Happy Birthday. Nick.

I like Les's programs and he seems like a nice bloke. Now, I know that he's trying to replicate an actual survival situation using stuff that might be to hand and I think that's great - obviously not easy when he's trying to film it all himself as well. Only according to his website he is 'a...

Aaargh....as if Amazon don't get enough of my cash already!! Cheers for the pointer, Sam. Nick.

I also dislike this mania for trying to apply labels and put concepts in pigeon holes, but I've got to quote Swampy Matt, from a post a few days ago:- "Surely if you choose to use these skills its bushcraft. If you HAVE to use them, it's survival." Very elegant. Regards, Nick.

That's lovely. I'm sure your grandpa will be thrilled! Nice work.

Lietenant Worf v's Ray Mears, straight fight, who's your money on? Ray, of course.. Weight advantage.

I've had a Highlander Forces 44 for some time now, and I'd highly recomend it - light but strong, comfortably and just the right size. For about £30. To be honest, I can't see the point in paying more when the 44 does a perfect job. I must be missing something. A label, perhaps? Regards!

Hmmm indeed. It's worrying because this guy is supposed to be an 'expert' and a teacher (as I understand it). Contrast that with how RM or others (including most of us here) might do in the same situation with the same tools... I guess it's what you know, not what you've got, that counts...

I've got one of those knives. It's a good knife, strong, sharp, and light. The one thing I would say, 'cause it might not be clear in the photos in the review, is that the handle is fairly thin (from side to side). Occasionally this can get a bit uncomfortable if you've got bigger hands like me...

Having read a load of books on flintknapping when I started to get interested in the subject a couple of years ago, I can't recomend John C. Whittaker's book highly enough. I know it's already been mentioned, but 'Flintknapping: making and understanding stone tools' was by some way the best ...