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Hi, i have just completed my first diy hammock (see pics). I made it out of a sheet of rip stop nylon, with asym tie out points, whipped at each end in the 'W' formation with paracord and attached at each end to 1 inch polypropylene webbing via a loop in the webbing which was made into a larks...

Hi i am going to make my own slingshot from a piece of wood carved to shape and some bands made from thera band gold but i have a few questions for anyone who has done this before: 1. is there any particular wood that is best for this? 2. does anyone know where i can buy around 1m of thera...

Hi i am considering making my own hammock, i am wondering what the best material to make the body of the hammock out of? iv seen people make it with ripstop nylon, and this seems a good option, but what are the pros and cons of using pu coated versus non pu coated? Also could anyone point...

Hi, i have just acquired a singer 201k mounted in a treadle table, however it has been converted to electric. It is in working order and was a great find! I intent to use it to make some items such as a hammock, but i have several questions first.... 1. As i said it is in working order...

Im about to endeavour to make a strop for my new mora, never made one before, so i thought before i did id see if anyone had any tips? to stop me making any school boy errors! Also i know Autosol is a good compound but halfords also sells their own brand of stuff found here...

Hi just bought and received on of these of ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170579071735&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1144 looks like a great job and cost hardly anything! Peter

Hi im after a good quality preferably 100% (tho id settle for 70/30) wool blanket to add to my kit, i cant for the life of me find any in the uk, does anyone have any for sale or swap? or know somewhere with these in stock? Such a versatile piece of kit! Peter

Okay as promised here is the level 2 bug out bag, designed to be carried in addition to the snugpak, it sits quite nicely above the snugpak actually the level one set up was posted here: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66330 I originally intended to use the daypak yoke but this...

Here is a picture of my set up, i must stress this is my first attempt at one of these and most of the kit is brand new and untested so this may evolve over time as i get a chance to test it all out and see what works and what doesn't. I would regard this as a level 1 BOB with the essentials, i...

Hi just tonight i have put together what i think is a pretty decent bug out bag based on the old faithful response pak. I will be doing a post tomorrow hopefully on my set up to see what you all think. I was also wondering have any of you simulated a bug out situation to test this kit? Ie...

Igot two of these little beautys under the tree yday, great pieces of kit! I tried them out on panel wipe as there were no shops open to buy fuel, works great! I followed the instructions which says to fill it with two full tanks of fuel on first use, lit them both at 8pm last night and...

Hi just wondering if any of you guys combine fitness with bushcraft? I love the great outdoors but im also a bit of a fitness fanatic, my favourite way to explore the outdoors is by bike on bike tours with all my kit in panniers on a rack. My next trip is going to be a coast to coast cycle...

Hi does anyone have one of these bags? if so could you give me an idea of how small you can back it down? or better still a pic of it compressed? considering one of these for my bug out bag as have found them for £20 on ebay Peter

For those of you who keep a Bug Out Bag, do you keep a sleeping bag in said bag? And if so do you keep the sleeping bag compressed and inside the Bug Out Bag in a permanent state of readiness? The reason i ask is that surely this would affect the sleeping bags thermal capabilities when...

I have a set of webtex plce pouches complete with yoke, all in dpm camo to swap. They are brand new and still in the packaging. The webtex ones have the pocket at the back of each pouch for a hydration bladder. I would like to get into wood carving so a swap for something along those lines would...

My local surplus shop is selling these brand of knives, any experience of these? The Mrs wants to get me a knife for xmas but doesnt want to order online

Hi, is there anyone here from Northern Ireland who uses a liquid fuel stove with Naptha based panel wipe or even Aspen 4T as a fuel?? I hear it is basically the same thing as the branded white gas but at a fraction of the price. i just don't know where over here i can get it Any info...

Hi all, i have recently just got an etapower mf and am looking for other owners here to swap some tips for usage with. I had some initial problems with priming solved by emailing Primus who then advised me to bend the pre heating coil in a tighter curve to ensure that it contacts the flame...

Hi, i have just joined this forum today, hello from belfast! are many of you from belfast? I wish to make my own bivi bag but am struggling to find a gore tex (or similar breathable material) fabric supplier, is it possible to buy this fabric by the sheet? if not what are my alternatives...