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Hi there. I was wondering if any online vendors offer the Tentipi range at discount sale prices at some point during the year? I know Taunton Leisure often have tent sales, but do you know if the Tentipis are included? It would be good to know which websites to keep an eye on for a...

Hi everyone, this is my first post on the forum :cool: I thought i'd share a video I came across - a short talk/slideshow by Mikael Strandberg about his year in Siberia. -60c temps and frostbitten noses falling off! Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pqg0zIuvzA

I've been looking at getting myself a small folder. First I checked out some Sheffield makers (Ablett, etc) but I've heard some comments about dodgy workmanship at times. So I found a good price on the UK Pen Knife on newgrahams.com - £30 shipped. Has anyone else ordered through their...

I'm after a bolt-action 22lr rifle. I want something reliable with iron-sights. I've been looking at the CZ 452 "Lux" (or is it called "Delux"?). CZ also do one called the 452 "Farmer" which is their most basic version. Do you have any other 22lr bolt-action rifles which would be worth...

Hi guys Is the 'Saperka' at the bottom of this page http://www.rusmilitary.com/html/cold_steel.htm likely to be a genuine Rus made item, or a Chinese knock-off? Also, has anyone ordered from these guys before? Cheers

I have acquired a used Fallkniven F1 and Wetterlings axe which some numpty tried to sharpen as if they were flat grinds. Being unfamiliar with convex edges, please tell me the best way to rectify the damage I just read about using a spongey mousemat & different grit sandpaper to create a...

Hey all, I've just been given an original late '60's M65 jacket, but it's quite faded and I am wondering if (hand or machine wash version) Dylon will do the job? Obviously it's Olive Drab already, so I hope the Dylon 'Olive' colour will just rejuvinate it - but I'm not sure how well the...

Just came across this on youtube, looks like an interesting programme. Les Stroud "Survivorman" takes his family out of the 'burbs and into the wilderness to try their hands at an alernative wilderness lifestyle. Here's a link to pt1: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IVTMrRfDZso

Hey peeps For anyone interested in the subject, I've come across these two websites - both of which stuffed with info. on making, using and specifically hunting with catapults. Did you know flat bands were better than tubes? Me neither. Check them out: http://www.melchiormenzel.de/ - best...

hey i, along with 4 friends, am going to the black forest this june for 10 days to a fortnight. We will be backpacking through the area and camping out with minimal kit (tarps/light sleepingbags/t-shirts, some warmer stuff for the night, undies and socks, large towel, headlamps/torches...

Thought you might be interested in this. I first heard of this guy named 'Mike Oehler' in a BBC documentary, which followed various subcultures and eccentric groups in America. This particular episode was about 'Survivalists'. It featured a boatload of weirdos, neo-nazis, armageddon...