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No, I am not joking. Came across these in Holland and Barrett the other day and thought I would try one for a bit of a laugh. They are actually quite good and surprisingly reminiscent of the real thing (although it is over 20 years since I had a real one). Don't know whether you can cook with...

Our local Tesco have some really cheap veggie curry ready meals at the moment (usually found in an ethnic food section). They are in boil-in-the-bag foil pouches and don't need any refrigeration. There are rice dishes and various veggie currys priced at around 60p each for 300g. One rice...

OK, perhaps I am in a bit of a grumpy mood today (must be the weather) but why are torches so expensive these days? Looking around, I am regularly seeing prices for LED torches at £25 upwards and often much much more. Is this really warranted? Are they really that expensive to make? I...

Following on from the helpful advice I received about water treatment for an upcoming trip to Africa ("Water purification - African hotels" - sorry couldn't get it to link to the thread), I looked further at chemical treatments. I had used traditional chlorine based tablets in the past and...

Hi, Off on a safari trip to Kenya soon and would like to get some binoculars. Searching through the old posts, some people seem pretty knowledgeable about the subject so I hope you can help with some advice. Firstly, what sort of specification should I be looking at for game viewing...

Hi all, I am off to Kenya next month for a safari trip. We are going to be staying in fairly good quality accomodation (ie it's not really a bushcraft type of trip, it's a belated honeymoon) I have never been to Africa before and am looking for a bit of advice from those with more...

Spotted one of these on offer in Tkmax the other day (about £6) and was wondering if people thought they were any good and worth the price? The ones I saw were .6L oval shape and made of stainless steel rather than aluminium. (They aren't the ones with a metal mug - this is just for the...

Spotted some cheep Trangia kits in TKmaxx at the weekend. They were the standard sized (27?) model. One of the boxes was supplied with a gas converter rather than the spirit burner. Priced at £20, which I thought was pretty good. I saw them in the Kew retail park branch if anyone in west...

Whilst shopping at the weekend I spotted some torch gift-packs in my local tesco. 3W Luxeon torch (2 x AA batteries I think) plus a keyring sized AAA LED torch for £10. Available in black or powder pink (which I am sure would go nicely with the DPM clad toy-soldier look!) No information...

Might interest the leatherworkers out there - only £1.99: http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20071119.p.Perforator_Set.ar2

You might want to have a look at a programme on UKTV History, called "Stone Age Columbus". It is an archeaology documentary looking at evidence for early migrations to America. They are comparing styles of stone tools and the different methods of making them to connect people on either side of...

Spotted some in the gardening section of our local branch for about £3 (don't remember the exact price). Don't know what the quality is like but they are certainly cheap and probably worth a try at that price. Dave

Hi I was looking at the waterproofs in Blacks at the weekend and came across some Berghaus jackets made from Aquafoil fabric. I was wondering whether anyone knows anything about this fabric or has any experience of using jackets made from the stuff. I have not been able to find out much...

OK, bit of a vague title so I will elaborate... I'm looking for a few food ideas for a multi-day backpacking trip. For a day trip I would usually just take a sandwich but I need something that can survive a few days in a rucksack without being reduced to crumbs, going stale or turning in to a...

Just spotted this in the listings. It is a re-run of a series about ancient crafts and survival skills. From their website: It has been running all week but I just noticed it. Today's edition is about stone tools and making an axe. I doubt if it is particularly in-depth though as it is only...

There is an article in today's Guardian about adventure training for kids (front page of the Education supplement). This forum and the Bushcraft magazine both get a mention. The article is also available on their website: http://education.guardian.co.uk/schooltrips/story/0,,1834101,00.html D

Hi, looking to buy a digital camera and would welcome some recommendations. I want a compact camera (ie not an SLR) and it should be small enough to carry around comfortably but doesn't need to be microscopic. There are so many options around now that it is difficult to know where to...

Browsing around our local Tesco at the weekend I came across a new range of LED torches. They had a 3 LED torch at £5 (similar size to a mini-maglite), a 10 LED one at £10 (D cell maglite) and a 1W Luxeon torch at £20. They are all Tesco own-brand and don't have much information on the packets...

Visiting Oxford? If you get a chance, pop in to the Pitt Rivers museum at the back of the university natural history museum. Along with all the shrunken heads and bric-a-brac from around the world, there is a display case full of different items used to make fire. They had various fire drills...

Our local Tesco has some really cheap pouches for digital cameras, starting at about £2. They might be a bit basic for that posh new camera you got for christmas but they could be a cheap and useful container for a small first aid kit or all those useful bits and bobs (no more rattling tobacco...