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Heres a news item that I thought you would all find interesting: The family of a teenager who survived two nights in the Australian rainforest say they used to tease him over his interest in Ray Mears's survival shows. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6529833.stm

I have finally completed my spoon. It has only take a year or so, well all good things I suppose. It was carved from a forked branch of sycamore that looked like there might be a spoon shape in there (the 80ft beast in the garden). I only used my saw, axe, and trusty knife to carve away the...

The other week I learnt a little lesson, dont leave my boots in the shed over the winter months. I had left an old pair of fabric gortex boots (still in good knick mind) in the shed and come spring I decided I needed them and to my horror I discovered a hole had been gnawed through the...

After the removal of the huge sycamore in the garden. I decided it would be a good idea to store some of the logs/branches in the coal house. This is located about three feet away from the front door. About a month ago, I noticed a wasp investigating the gap in the coal house door and though...

Being an avid amauteur Astronomer and bushcrafter, I found that I could combine the two hobbies I really enjoy, quite easily. I have the excuse to get out into the countryside and explore nature and then as darkness falls observe the skies to see what I can see. I usually only take a small pair...

We had a huge tree felled in our garden a good month or so back and it was decided to keep the wood. I have been busy chopping my way through large lumps of tree slice. The axe I have been using, a lovely old seven pound splitting maul had started to waver. The head has started to come loose. I...

I came across this interesting article regarding the effects of global warming: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1938132,00.html The poor old bears are up the creek and this could readilly upset the delicate balance of the food chain...

I was making my daily visit to the Ditch Monkey website to make sure the lad is surviving ok out there and came across a rather interesting article regarding a memorial to the late, Crazy Horse. Check out Ditch Monkey's article here: http://ditchmonkey.blogspot.com/ or go straight to...

The old Avon lady dropped around to give the other arf her usual collection of potions. Then I remembered an article I had read in the Scotsman some time back regarding one of their products. A quick search brought up the newspaper article that I copied here that is of interest: Avon's spray...

Does anyone know of a UK alternative to the USA version of the Neat Sheet (just fire it into google to check it out). Its like a large cheap blankey type of thing, that can be wiped etc. I was thinking of its many uses but they do not sell outside of the US as yet......

I was wondering if some kind sole could lend me their DVD to have a look at how one of the systems is set up so that I could adapt some of methods to my own please. I know it only costs a fiver, but with kids starting the new term, things are a little tight to say the least. Any help would be...

Hello all, I live in a lovely village called Torphichen just outside Edinburgh. We have miles of roving countryside up here for me to practise my craft. In my past life I was in the forces for a number of years and have always had an interest in 'bushcraft/survival' methodologies (as my...