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Took a trip up the woods with a trusty and much underused bit of kit to show how it can be used (lockdown boredom got the better of me) Hopefully there are a couple of ways that some of you may not have thought of. A great bit of kit for anyone starting off in the Bushcraft, stealth camping or...

I'm the first to admit that I'm not the neatest when it comes to DIY equipment but it always seems to work. A simple task that anyone can do, after I made a few adjustments it cost me a roll of paracord. The update video shows the adjustments and if nothing else the first 30 seconds is worth a...

A gent got in touch with me and asked to join me as he wanted to start sleeping under a leaf and cooking his food on a zippo. As Im such a nice man I obviously said yes. In an effort to mix it up a bit I decided to knock up an improvised bridge hammock from my trust British Army Basha. Had a...

Had to get out before we entered another period of staring at walls. So with the weather looking dodgy I packed up my lk35 and my French f1 and went looking for a spot someone had told me about. As usual I managed to turn a simple jaunt into a cluster frick but still had a blast.

Took the pooch and the lavvu and took to the woods for a chilled night around the fire. My dog is a nervous soul so I'll have to persevere to get her comfortable. Bangers on the embers and a couple of sherberts to wet the whistle.

The quickest and simplest way I've found to make mead that has great results. It can be tailored to taste

Been craving a back to basics camp so bindle over my shoulder and wool blankets for a bedroll I headed to the woods for the night. Half lavvu was my shelter choice and even smuggled some home made mead for company.

Had a quick overnighter to test out my new UQ design, Hammock and bugnet combo. The mosquitos were out in force and the net worked superbly as did the rest of the kit. I will now refine my design and use lighter/warmer and more durable materials and hopefully add a sewn on bugnet although the...

Test of my prototype. Nothing special but a real simple DIY project. If there is any interest I'll do a full instructional video once I've learned how to sew.

Last installment. A big thank you to everyone that donated I have smashed the target I set and have been humbled by the generosity of folks. A member on here who shall remain nameless as he donated anonymously dug really deep so thanks again (you know who you are)

Here is the next installment of a fat lad wheezing through Britain

Share far and wide, The fat lad is gonna sweat for this one. I'll be starting on the 24/5/19 and aiming to finish in 10-11 days. Please bare in mind there is a very good chance I'm going to do myself in. The trip will be documented so you will be able to laugh at my discomfort when I return...

As happens to many of us when we get to a certain age I'm finding it almost impossible to shed the excess timber my life of debauchery has left me with. So what better way to do it than to book in the coast to coast over 11 days (pre warning I will be posting a just giving page for "Combat...

I have Just reached 1000 subs and wanted to say thanks to anyone out there who has supported this fat lad and his babblings.

Wild Ginger Bruce and I are having a live stream tonight, feel free to come by and share your wisdom or ask any questions you may have. Failing that just stop by to call a pair of ginger buggers. Bruce is an outdoor instructor in both bushcraft and hills. Our guest is a tree surgeon and owner...

Olight got in touch and asked me to review their best seller, I have a feeling they have never watched my vids before. Of course I said yes to testing a bit of kit that I would never buy due to it's £54 price tag. Has some great features and some failings.

Follow up from yesterday's video showing an easy recipe for the rabbits that were harvested.

Took my 2 youngest out for a couple of hours to get some wild food for the pot. Here is part 1 of 2 from my field to fork vid.

Been given permission on a little copse so I thought I'd have an overnighter there. Hammocks on this one with plenty of meat on stick action over the fire.

Just hit a milestone on Youtube so doing a draw for some free kit if anyone is interested