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I bought a 03 fiesta recently after a change in job. 1.4 diesel zetec Getting 54mpg on average. 50 quid to fill the tank. has front and rear heated windows and air con too whioh was a bonus in the snow. Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I was up there a few months back with she who must be obeyed on the back of my Yam 600. We stayed around Bridge of Balgie, lovelly, surrounded by moutains and hills. One road, one post office selling stuff, one little school. worth a vist, tho some of its a private estate and wild campings not...

@silentBob Heres the text i use Lord, I am not an important man as importance is commonly rated, I do not have great wealth, control a big business or occupy a position of great honour or authority. Yet, Lord, I may someday mould destiny; for it is within my power to become the most...

@silentBob Love that qoute, its from the scout leaders prayer, I have the full text of it on my desk at work to remind me what its all about. Makes me shiver everytime i read it. Im not overly religous but that prayer gets me everytime and reminds me what its all about. Its also what i was...

Welcome to the forum and to scouting brian, I hope you find both worthwhile... In teh past ive done all sorts of basics with my cubs, tracking, firelighting, shelter building (both full sized and mini hedgehog shelters, which can be good for shorter time frames, navigation, backwoods cooking...

Nick, I found the seats ok, but i was between my father and brother so maybe the proximity wasn't so noticable for me... I would support the arrive early notion tho... Id never been there before and was surprised how many folk were picnicking on the grounds before the show, and how they...

I had the priveledge of seeing Ray giving a lecture at Gawsworth Hall outdorr theatre last night and just wanted to post a few thoughts... First the venue is excellent, if you get the chance its worth going if your not a million miles away... Second Ray was as you would expect, hugely...

Class and Cash are not important in bushcraft, its what we do and how we do it that matters... I have the full Ray Mears hammock kit, cost em a fortune, but at the time i could afford it... this year when i needed a collapsable fire to go lightweight camping on the motorbike with the wife...

Maybe a knitted nose warmer.... My wifes only issue was that she woke with a cold face acouple of times, she viewed that as part of the adventure tho...

Roger, I tried various instant teasa and there not much good.... I bought a load of plastic sealable bags from ebay for about 3.50 for a couple of hundred. In these i made up different set ups... tea bag and powedered milk. coffee and powdreed ilk tea bags, no milk coffee, no milk oxo...

Ive just got back from a weeks camping/motorbike touring in Scotland with my good lady. We stopped at a site called Meggernie, if your in the scout movement its worth a look... www.meggernie.org. We went in term time and had the place to ourselves. beautiful... and what with te Scottish laws...

I remember learning to carve tent pegs with my scout leader years back... I have no worries with scouts taking knives to camp, but i perefer to keep hold of them when there not being used... saves issues later on... not sure about cubs tho, although as Roger points out if you set the rules...

The US captured one towards the end of the war in Europe, by then quite a few had already been captured by British forces and the decrypting of enigma signals was almost routine. A less well known fact is that the Polish managed to get hold of an Enigma device long before the war began and they...

I was in a pshop called Tamarack Outdoor at weekend, they have both waterproof bags and stuff sacks that have compression valves in tehm so you can squeeze the air out without a pump and seal them up... try there web site. http://www.tamarackgroup.co.uk/

Hi everyone, I’m looking at going motorcycle touring in Scotland later this year with my good lady. I want to make a fold flat firebox, based on nimblewill's Nomad. I have mocked it up and am happy, but I’m confused with the thickness to use. I’ve never worked with sheet metal before...

I see someone mentioned Waddecarr, ima scouter in west lancs so i can usually get better rates...

Ill raise my hadn to this one, Im an ACSL nowadays, but in my time ive been ASL and VSL. I get to act like a 10 year old once a week and no one raises an eyebrow, and i get to pass my knowledge on to others. Someone once told me that if i teach someone something and they teach someone else...

I live in preston, work in blackpool, id be interested if it gets set up