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    Wilderness Gathering 2012 Pictures

    Ooh makes me regret not going this year ty for the photos you have captured the spirit of this festival :)
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    Stolen Knife at Wilderness Gathering

    Ooh was some one using their "gathering" skills then - lol. I have to admit after attending the first few wildy gathering then taking a break and going back i saw a massive change in the amount and types of people going to this festival. I do not go anymore. For me the wildy gatherings and...
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    Woodlore Campcraft next week

    I live 30 mins away from where they run the courses you could always just phone me to bring you any extra kit lol
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    BushMoot - Now back to reality

    Hope to make a moot again eventually (but the last one i booked on two years ago my back went as i was laying out and packing my gear on the day of traveling down). Health problems making it tricky to commit to time away like bushmoots (This kinda activity was essentially what i lived for). so...
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    Recommend a turbo lighter please

    I have used many of these turbo lighters and they all have been great for about a week or two then they fail badly. Silva was great for about a week then started playing up so much it was a pointless piece of kit to take out. tried many other cheap ones they all fail quickly but at least they...
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    sober camping

    clearly their is a huge difference between enjoy a few drinks and getting wasted the problem being is once you have had a few their is always the danger of going way over your limit. all adults here so we should neither condemn or commend anyone who come unstuck (i would challenge most who have...
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    "the woodcraft folk", heard of them?

    "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" — Epicurus just saying:p
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    recommend me a good outdoorsy film

    you sir are a scholar and a gentleman the edge - mr hopkins at his best imo last of the mohicans - alway makes me want to grow my hair and sleep in the woods. grizzly adams- same as above only make me want to grow a bieard too lol.
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    Loch Lomond Ban to be extended?

    i tend to agree with you i have been very put off in recent years by the sheer avalanche of people taking to the wilds it use to be just wierd people like me sleeping out in the woods or on mountains with a few equally off beat friends. occasionally you would stumble on some place used for...
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    "the woodcraft folk", heard of them?

    though i have already said that i would be happy for my children to join scouts or woodcrafty folk my experiance of scouts and air cadets were pretty rubbish. now my scout leader was a truely great man and not in the bear grhylls action man way he was a very inteligent highly educated man with...
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    Career related to bushcraft

    udam (above post) has pretty much said it all. your 19 so unless you have lived in the wild all your life you will have to really get those skills down which will take years. here is a link to a course http://www.plumpton.ac.uk/pages/documents/PlumptonBushcraft.pdf strings to your bow i...
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    What has been your biggest waste of money?

    fek is there enough room on this page? i bought 3 sabre rucksacks a 75 and two 45 and pockets for all 3, (idea was pre packed for specific activitys thing is you can never completely prepack) the back system is amazing (if they fit you ) and the sacks are pretty tough which i s why i wont get...
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    "the woodcraft folk", heard of them?

    i have come accross the woodcraft folk many times and when i worked in outdoor education full time i had the pleasure of running sessions with them. honestly the daily mail mind set that is reflected on this thread is just ,frankly,embarrassing. i would be happy for my child to join the scouts...
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    woodlore campcraft 18th july

    only responded to the flaming i was getting
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    woodlore campcraft 18th july

    was a bit unfair of woodlore taking money off me without having a proper crew of instructors ready to step up, i have read you guys rave about the courses you hve been on - but can you take a few minutes to imagine i was so excited and keen had prepared loads and looking forward for months for...
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    woodlore campcraft 18th july

    well done jonothan so thats what i experianced the downside was i spent my money on the course which essentially i would of been better off using as tinder tbh the money wasnt that inportant to me it was how the course left me feeling imo they should of cancled some courses in 2007 in...
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    woodlore campcraft 18th july

    just telling you how it was for me , i put a load in(in fact i spent a lot of energy helping someone there who struggled a lot which thugh i was happy to do that kinda should of been the role of the instructors not me), now i worked in outdoor ed for years. i found the course disorganised...
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    the wilderness gathering- whos going??

    gf is undecided at the moment - can you remember if we can use the lake there as we are considering poping a canoe on the car ? thing is i do pretty much have all the kit i want and need now (my gf will say too much) the only thing missing is a really good knife and sheath but as this barmy...
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    the wilderness gathering- whos going??

    gf is undecided at the moment - can you remember if we can use the lake there as we are considering poping a canoe on the car ?
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    Wild Snake Rescue (pic heavy)

    they aslo have access to medicines from the vet too so that can be helpfull too you sound like you know your stuff so you know what im talking about , but yes they can be very usefull for info and support - and yes i have found the rspca shockingly lacking in knowledge and trevor who heads up...