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Hi Chaps, I've done a search and it seems this subject hasn't come up for a few years. I'm sorted for my whoopie sling etc.. I just need to replace my ridgeline rope and guy rope (I hate the standard stuff you get with tarps). So my question is aimed at the chaps who have tried and tested...

Thats meant to say, Scottish! typing too fast! Hi peeps! Im seeking a cottage, or similar, in central / highland scotland, to hire for a week or so, 5 people and 3 dogs. Does anyone have any contacts, or can recommend somewhere where they have been? I would love a bushcrafty feel to it i.e...

Hi, Im in need of a hollow grind Open razor, no preference if its round, square or french. Willing to swap for bushy item, which I have plenty of.

Hi Guys, Ive got a budget of around £300 and the jubilee weekend free. I wanted to fly to finland but the flights seem to take my whole budget up! (fly from mancheter or liverpool) Im looking for location ideas, off this island, within budget for a deep forest get away for a long weekend...

Hi Chaps. I want one of them seats you make onsite, just get 3 straight sticks and feed through canvas etc.. No idea where to start, do they sell them? Ive no idea how to explain it.. Get 3 strong straight sticks, put into a triangle, attach material to it, el presto, a seat...

Everyone, meet Kozak, new addition to the AV team! Hes 8 weeks old and already studying bow drills. Picked him up today and he is a bit shy. That wont last long :)

Hi chaps. Im struggling to ID some tree's that have been felled in the recent metro link expansion. All i got to go on at this current moment, is the bark as they lay chopped up in bits. Im getting confused between ash, oak, and sycamore. the bark to me looks very similar (unless ash...

Wanted a british issue Bivi and arctic Bag in good condition. I got plenty for swaps from fatwood to east german pouches to leather goods. Just ask.

have dry bags for sale. 10L, 25L and 30L all for around £5 each

Well me and BazP been searching high and low for fatwood but could never get the right one, we been checking the lake district, parks the lot and could never find any. Always wrong tree (larch etc..).. And I refuse to buy it off the web as it defeats the object. I once thought I found some...

Hi chaps. I ordered a new GB axe and I think its faulty. I purchased a ray mears small forrest axe a couple of months back and I remember the handle being smooth. This one however, one side is smooth, the other side looks like a boy scout has carved it out, in particular a two chunks are...

Hi Guys. So it all started with me getting my grubby hands on some cheap leather : I didnt have any tools, so I improvised, and made this (all tools used are displayed) then this: I started getting better, soon I was making this : Now I feel Im ready to move...

Hi Chaps. Last weekend I asked my friend to bring his hammock for me to try. We are both inexperienced in hammocks. I loved it and would like to start using a hammock but not sure where to start. I need my hammock warm, strong and insect proof. When I look at the DD hammock website it’s...

Hello fellow bushcrafters. I have some piccies from last nights camp, It was my first solo camp and I absolutely loved it. It was wet and muddy, perfect environment to test out my new Extreme Workers pants, spent almost an hour kneeling in mud and they held out, bone dry inside ...

Hi Chaps, Quite a simple request really. Im looking for socks that have been tried and tested. I always have to wear two layers of socks (if not 3) due to oversized boots and I love the warm feeling. So thick socks are most welcomed. Any links are an advantage. Which socks would you...

Hi fellow Bushcrafters! :) This question relates to both england, scotland and sweden. I would like to rent out 2 quad bikes for a week to get about on. The problem is, most companies rent quad bikes by the hour at silly rates. Can anyone recommend me some companies in above contries...

Hi Guys, Im desperate for some pants. Olive green prefebly but a dark colour, I love the BG ones and RM ones but unsure weather I can justify the money. I love lots of pockets, knee padding (or waterproofness) and big belt loops. I need to drop the camo look as I stand out from the crowd...

Hi Guys! A lot of the time I pop onto the forum, ask a question, get my answer and run off into the woods to try it. Remember way too late that I didnt even thank the person who gave me the answer. Since joining this wonderful forum, which has been very friendly, welcoming and forgiving...

Im after a Fallkniven F1 Survival Knife. Anyone know a shop in or around manchester? I cannot wait for delivery and would love to visit some sort of shop which stocks it. any ideas?

So there is this lovely bit of forest Ive been going too for over 15 years. The problem is in the last 2 years I keep seeing fire pits all over the place with cans, plastic, metal and even a freekin' mattress burnt on top not to mention lots of young trees cut down and just left there unused...