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these guys seem to make some beautiful bits of kit! does anyone own nany of them? http://www.wynnchester.co.uk/tarps/ http://www.wynnchester.co.uk/bedrolls/ its not light but it looks amazing! J

i saw a video of this american lad pulling up the wee tubas that were growing at the root base of some ferns and he was squeezing them and seemed to be getting a few drops of water out of them... is this country specific or do we have something like that in the uk? did a quick search but...

Bird trap i made in borneo a few years back using rattan... those of you going on the BCUK jungle trip will undoubtedly see something similar whilst there... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzVMePyzJD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRVfF11Lgw Kukrit palm grub foraging.... easy source of food to find and great for fishing! J

Well i dont think ive posted in a few years so i thought id come back with a bang! heres a jungle survival video featuring yours truely! I am no way claiming any of it is done perfectly, it was a few years back and was just a bit of fun... four days, three nights, minimum kit! enjoy...

i saw a tarp with a built in gutter/water collection system built in to one edge. cant for the life of me find it now. anyone any ideas? it was at the outdoors show at the excel in london a few years ago. sorry for the vagueness. J

www.facebook.com/v/608854226868 hopefully another video that proves its not always perfect on expedition! ;)

i know there are a couple of members based in KL. Ive been in the airport for 12 hours already and got another 12 hours to wait till my flight. Any suggestions?? im not very impressed so far... kuala lumpur international airport wins the prize for the worst airport in the world. Wifi has...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjh8cFdSAIM Just to prove that its not always fun and games whilst out and about.... character building eh! ;)

10:30am in Sarawak, Borneo. Just got out of the jungle for a short stint. Been out here now since May 2011 and will probably be gracing the shores of the UK again in the not too distant future. Miss the forum and its banter so thought id post a video about the expedition. its short and sharp and...

light weight camping at its best!

Well, ive been a member on here for about a year or so but alas it is time for me to go back to work in Borneo. I will probably be without internet from this Friday till at least mid October and possibly longer depending on contracts. I really just wanted to say thank you. Thank you to all the...

i was lucky enough to get a fire piston off of the gift it on thread and i thought they looked simple enough but i cant even get a hint of a glow out of it. ive lubed the shaft. but at the tip is a screw with a sort hollowed out set of cross head and apparently im supposed to put a piece...

Not including any clothing and still missing a few teeny bits and pieces. mountain hardware lamina 0 (-18 limit) sleeping bag 120ltr flight bag 8 man group shelter issue reversible bivi jacket vaude taurus 1 25 ltr forces day pack msr quick system 1 therma rest prolite regular...

is one better build quality than the other or are they the same factory with a different stamp?? thanks for your help as always!

do these fit inside issue mess tins? the larger one of course.... http://www.outdoorvalue.co.uk/products/survivalbushcraft-survival-gear/3539-highlander-aluminium-lightweight-mess-tinstorage-box---green.html dont want to carry two mess tins anymore as its "messy" when everything falls out....

Just bought two explorers and an Inline for my next exped to borneo. They look the biz. Been having some very very technical chats about specs with the owners of the business and theyve passed everything ive wanted so far. Amazing service from them as well in terms of communication and...

found this blog, no relation, thought it was interesting and so its posted. http://bearclawsbushcraft.blogspot.com/2006/12/bannocks-and-bacon.html

Another one of my random bits and pieces from home. This is an every day parang given to me by the Taman Balo tribe from the Puttissibau district of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) I was initiated into their family and they said that every man needs two things, tattoos and a parang, i got both...

unfortunately, their arrows are very very very long, about three foot, very different to ours so i had to cut the heads off to bring them home and ditch the shaft... better to bring something than nothing i guess..... the bamboo head is for killing pigs as it needed to be long and strong...