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Hi All, I'm after a beginners lockpicking kit, maybe someone has a used one and moved on to more advanced methods, if anyone has one they're not using. I can trade lots of stuff, buck sharps, eka / normark sharps etc, general bushy stuff of which I have far too much ! or even pp payment. I...

Does anyone here use a Beachcaster rod / method for fishing while bushcrafting, I thought it might be a viable way to boost the calorie larder. Is there any lightweight ( ie carry aboutable ) stuff available that is actually worth using, or is sticking to an overnight / tidal line possibly the...

Hi All, I have the following surplus to requirements and am looking to swap them for more usefull items. What I'm really after is some form of fixed blade bushy knife, a lightweight tarp ( ie not a builders or canvas model), a jetboil might come in handy also. Also open to offers on stuff, what...

Hi, I'm sure there must be a thread somewhere on here related to pot cozy material but I'm damned if I can find it using the search function, maybe I'm spelling things wrong (cozy, cozee, cozzey, material, materiel etc) so I was wondering if there was a general consensus on the most durable...

Just been in Wilko and noticed they're selling 230g Butane/Propane canisters for £1.50 each, I took 4 and went to the till and apparently its half price day or something in Wilko so was only charged £3 for the lot. They are the yellowstone ones with the old yellow / black / red colourway, as...

Hi All, Over the last two or three years, when I've been out and about, I've picked up and pocketed almost every oak apple I've spotted on the floor. I'm not sure how many I have at the moment but they almost fill a Pot Noodle pot. Anyone have any ideas as to what I could use them for or make...

Hi All, Wasn't sure whether to put this in this sub forum or the diy/trad skills forum. I'm considering going on one of the knife manufacturing weeks I've seen advertised on here and was wondering if anyone had participated in one. I've had a hankering for making a Bushcraft knife completely...

Hi All, I'm considering getting an LED bulb to fit to my petzl zoom, assuming at 1W it will last forever ! Anyone have any experience of this ? I've read reports on the net and there are good and bad opinions about the conversion, Any hands on experience here ? The one I'm thinking of is the...

Hi, My old og bivvy bag is losing some of the seam sealing tape on it, the goretex is still waterproof and breathable, and standing up well to the abuse it's taken, so I'd like to get some tape to repair the seams. I've seen gore tape and other non gore tapes made for gtex on material sites...

Hi, I just had a trip to Wilco for a couple of the cheapo 450g gas fuel canisters they had on offer, I'm going to use them hopefully with a stove and pot combination in which the pot will hold the canister (quite big), the stove and also a couple of tea bags, klim, and sugar. Having only used...

Hi there everyone :) , I have the following up for trade Buck 110 Folder, locking. Absolutely as new condition as can be seen from the pics, unused and unsharpened or altered, trade value ~35 quids Also a couple of bokks pertaining to the Fairburn Sykes family of...

Hi All, I'm after some info re the above jacket as I'm thinking of acquiring one a) are they identical pocketwise when reversed ? b) is the reinforcing on one side only ? c) Is the sleeka reversible essentially the same jacket ? d) How does the outer stand up to moving through rough, thorny...

Hi All, My Normark Super Swede is of the older plastic handled type, has had a bit of hammer and is looking very tired indeed, the grip is now a bit slippy, especially when damp, is there anywhere where it is possible to get new bits (are they called scales ?) for the handle outer ? Cheers...

Hi All, Was wondering if anyone had used the newer patterned mtp bivvi bags at all. Do they give any advantage in breathability terms over the older DPM and OG MVP bags ? I guess what I'm trying to say is have there been any advances in the g/tex MVP world since it first appeared ( How come...

Hi All, I was thinking of getting a newer set of FFD's as I always carry a couple around with my gear and the ones I have now,the standard old brit ones, have lost their seal and the integrity of the outer is about to give up the ghost. I've seen brit ones up for sale here and there but are...

Hi All, I've been looking at getting a grab bag for a while now and was keen on the Snugpak one but having yesterday seen and handled one in real life it seems to have a shoddy manufacture and doesn't seem to look as though it would stand up to hard use over time. I will need to change the...

Hi All, I'm after trading my Cold Steel Mini Bushman, good nick, couple of marks on the blade but nothing catastrophic, comlete with pretty sturdy sheath What am I after ? 25 quids worth of folder Lifa Tops (Medium, any colour) 3D Maglite Having had a nosey around this and other fora I...

Hi All, I'm finally retiring one of my two Normark Super Swedes and as it heads for the big forge and strop in the sky I am looking for a replacement. It has, like the SS, to be able to take a bit of hammer and has to be a folder. I use it for absolutely everything requiring an edge, and also...

Hi All, Despite stuffing my grid with cake, pies, guiness and snake-ers over the last few months I still can’t wear this jacket without feeling like I have room for the population of a small central american republic inside. It’s a used Barbour Beaufort, a classic country waxed jacket. The size...

Hi All, I'm after swapping my DPM Windproof, which is brand new and unused. Specs are Windproof Smock, one of the last windproof smocks to be made in cotton gaberdine ventile with the original style buttons before they went over to that one that has all the mesh lining . &#8226...