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Hi, has anyone used Nikwax wax cotton proof on G1000 fabric? If so, did it work ok? Thanks.

Hi all, not been around here for a while so I thought this might make a good re-introduction! I made a holster for my timber-tongs & chainsaw spanner.......... Thanks for looking!:D

At about 3am last thursday I said my last goodbye to the best friend I have ever had as I sat on the floor with him at our local vets. He had had more than his fair share of health issues - hip displasia & diabetes, which required daily injections but he was always happy & loved a game...

I must confess, although I live in the UK - a country that still has a constitutional monarchy - I have occasional republican leanings. It's only the thought of President Blair that reinforces my reluctant belief that the current status quo should be maintained. Anyway, enough of that stuff...

After my recent foray to Norfolk I find I am in need of a waterproof coat for shooting. I don't want to spend a fortune & therefore have been looking at the Jack Pyke range. I know a few members here will have used Jack Pyke kit & our own Mr Fenna has reviewed their clothing in the shooting...

In my quest for reasonably priced pigeon shooting without the need for a load of quasi-feudal cap doffing etc. I've found another fantastic opportunity which I thought I'd share. My search started with e-bay, I placed a bid & found myself with a day's roost shooting for £20.00! I popped down to...

For some time now I've been burdened with a forward facing quiver for my arrows resulting in clattering arrows getting caught up in my bow string! I'd always hankered after a field quiver but anything half decent costs a fortune or is made of nylon (yuk). So I decided to make one....... Of I...

Wow, amazing, what a craftsman & what a service! I treated myself to a Karesuando Boar to leave in Sweden (not a good idea to take an F1 on Ryanair) & thought, as I had some birthday money from my parents I'd get a left handed sheath made. So, I contacted Luckylee who asked if I could send him...

At last I've got around to doing something I've been meaning to do for a long time............I've got my old Martin Lynx compound bow out & joined Forest Bowmen in Derbyshire. I managed to surprise myself (having not picked up a bow in anger for about 19 years), this was the first time I...

November's here, the weather's closing in & I thought I'd share a few images from our trips to our Fritidshus in Halsingland, Sweden. :D Not much bushy stuff this time as there have been a few jobs to do along with a lot of enjoying peace & quiet (I'd forgotten what that is). Here's one of...

Well, I too have joined the world of blogging. After much soul searching (well asking myself how long SWMBO would carry on referring to me as a sad old git) I decided to blog our adventures in Sweden. So here it is...... http://labrador-abetterplace.blogspot.com/ Hope you like it...

Well, Mrs Labrador & I turned 40 this year (& last year) so we decided to treat ourselves to a really special trip to British Columbia. Although it wasn't exactly bushcraft we enjoyed it so much we thought we'd like to share. :) We flew into Calgary, picked up a car & first drove to Jasper for...

Well, we've done it....Mrs Labrador & I have had a rush of blood to the head (a joint mid-life crisis) & bought a summer house in Halsingland, Sweden!:D Just got back from there having taken a car load of stuff out there that we'll need; bushcraft & fishing gear, the canoe will be going out...

Hi, like a number of others who use this site I'm often on the lookout for places to hunt with my air rifle that don't require the semi-feudal cap-in-hand approach to a local landowner. I think I've now found it! A couple of week ago I spent two very enjoyable sessions with my air rifle...

Thought I'd post a blog about a recent holiday in Sweden I had with Mrs Labrador. We flew into Arlanda, picked up a car & then drove south to Smaaland. Now for the nearly bushcraft bit, our accomodation was in two tentipis. One for sleeping & one for living & cooking complete with a fire place...

Hi, I have a sound but well used Berghaus 35 that I am offering free here to any member that wishes to make a suitable donation to a "bushcrafty" charity + £5.00 p&p. PM me with details of your intended donation & I'll accept your word as a gentleperson that you will send the donation when...

Done it! Took my DSC1 last week & passed, yippee!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Hi, I've got a couple of small Kuksas (for imbibing sloe gin etc) but unfortunately they impart a slight salty taste. Does anyone out there in BCUK land know if the Finns use salt to cure their Kuksas & if so how to get rid of the salty taste, you need to drink at least four measures at the...

Quick heads up, Dcathlon at Giltbrook, Nottingham had a load of Tarps in on thursday. No connection, just FYI!

Hi all, My better half & me are seriously thinking about treating ourselves to a Bison Tundra 4 tipi, the only thing holding us back at the moment is that we haven't seen one "in the flesh" (well canvas)! Now for the cheeky request, does anyone on here who lives in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire...