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Hello, I'm handy with steel and spanners, it's what I do for a living. But for a while I've wanted to make myself a bow. I really enjoy using traditional skills, methods, tools and materials. I really enjoy history, especially my local history which includes some of the first people to cross...

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Yesterday afternoon I took a nice stroll into a local woods. For the first time I can say that I made a quick and efficient fire and enjoyed a nice cuppa. I'm not the best at tree identification, but I think it was Ash that I used. It was standing, long dead and almost to the point of rotting...

Hi, I've been offered a small mobile forge. I've been interested in getting started in blacksmithing for quite some time. The forge is a bit higher than waist height and has a foot bellow, apparently it is one of the ones issued during the first world war to farriers. So I was wondering what...

Any of you Ladies or Gents practice this hobby? I've been thinking of getting involved for the past two years, But don't know where to start. I'm familiar with radio's, etc. I've got a pretty serious homebase CB system set up and have been using VHF Airband radios for as long as I can...

Hello boys and girls, I'm currently on the lookout for a tarp. For the past year or so I've been using a poncho as my shelter, previous to that I used an IPK (hopeless). The Poncho is heavy, cumbersome, sags under it's weight, takes up a fair bit of space in my 33ltr pack and it also never gets...

Hello, I've recently started using a bivvi bag when bushcrafting and found them great! :) The one I have at the moment is a goretex copy, it is quite good, but I'm fearfull of testing it's resilience to water. Can anyone recommend a good high quality and well functioning bivvi bag? Has you...

As of recent I am a big fan of Billy cans, especially those of the Zebra variety. I currently have a 14cm pan/pot and also a 12cm billy can. Has anyone had any experience of "Bulldog Billys"? And are they still made? Thanks :)

Cooking over a fire is really the main reason I got out for a night in the woods. Although I still havent mastered this. :( So I was just wondering if any of you could share some advice or pictures on building a good small fire to cook with. I have a billy can and a pan, so I'm not sure...

Could any of you gents enlighten me on the drill for this? I've only ever slept under a poncho used as a tarp with a blanket. And was wondering if you just simple unpack your bivvi bag and sleeping bag, slip one inside the other and sleep? Do you need a tarp? Do you need a ground mat or...

Picked up THIS today from Becketts of Norwich. Great little tin. Has a pan handle rather than a loop handle. The pan handle fold over the top too and is secured via an over-centre latch, so everything is "noice 'n toight" when in transit. It also has two handles on the top so it can also be...

Did anyone watch this on ITV1 last night? It was a great show, especially when watched in HD. He really must pick the perfect weather for his wildlife shots. I can see him becoming the next Attenbourgh at some point. I prefer to watch Ray's programmes, Britain has so many hidden corners and...

I really can't seem to find a decent Brew kit or cooking kit combination. :( I started of many years ago using a little hexi stove with standard mess tins, and found this to be too primitive and really limited what I could cook to boil in the bag stuff. So I started using a Zebra billy can...

Anyone got any experience of making hot beverages from plants found in the UK at this time of year? I can only seem to find information on tea made from pine needles, I also gave Rosehips a try. Thanks

Since starting a new job and college also jumping into swing, I havent been out bushcrafting in atleast 5 months. I've never really been one to do something on the spur of the moment so the friday morning I texted Ashes1627 and we decided upon finding a nice spot and having a brew. I'd...

I'm currently restoring a tractor with extremely worn piston rings and have come into posession of a large amount (60+ litres) of petrol thinned and emulsified engine and gearbox oil. I'd like to build a small stove/heater for my workshop for during these winter months. I'm a mechanical...

I've recently got myself a small axe/hand axe, aswell as an alright knife; Mora Clipper. I have a little experience with using the knife for carving etc, but was wondering if you lads/lasses could recommend me a few simple but useful camp gadget projects which will put my axe and knife skills...

Does anyone still use this dated tool? Once an essential part of outdoor living, used to clear large areas and manage hedges, etc, why isnt it used any more? I use one of these daily in my job, and was wondering if anyone else still gives use to these old tools?

I've been bushcrafting for nearly two years without even touching an axe. This has limited me to finding small pieces of wood which are easily snapped to fuel my fire. This has severely limited the things I can craft, etc. I'd like to start being able to cut and split wood for the fire and to...