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    Whats the LEAST amount of items you would take bush???

    2 questions really. What would you take with you for 1 night in the bush? And what would you take for a week in the bush? Of course in true bushcraft spirt we want to keep things to a minimum. Very interested in what to bring and what not to bring when i go bushcrafting. i went to...
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    Air Dryed Bacon

    Hello everyone, I bought some bacon rashes the other day and hung them out to dry so i could have some meat to take with me out on the trail. Its been drying for a few days but now im starting to wonder if bacon is ok to air dry... stupid time to be wondering this i know... The bacon is...
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    poison by plant treatment

    Hi everyone, If you out on the trail all by yourself and miles from help and you are poisoned (by a fungi or plant or something) what should you do? what first aid should you do? Any idea anyone?
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    Good Carb source?

    Hi everyone, Trying to figure out what a good source of carbs is out in the wilds of the uk? i know we have burdock and pignuts but what else??? Cheers, Nick
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    whats the best food to take with you?

    Hi everyone, What do you think is the best foods to take when you go bush? The prioritys being size and nutrition. think of it as one of those "if you were stuck on a desert island" sort of questions - what would be the food you would take?
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    Bush soap???

    G'day everyone! So i was doin some thinking the other day and i was trying to figure out if there was a way to make your own "soap" out in the bush? Im basically trying to find a substitute for soap - a recipe or way to make a cleaning/disinfecting thing from ingredients only found in the...
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    Is this a birch polypore( AKA Razor strop fungus)??????

    Hello everyone, I went out to the woods today to see if i could find a razor strop fungus. i saw this guy high up on a dead birch trunk and clambered up to get it. now im not so sure i got the right fungi:confused: What does everybody think???
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    Essential first aid items

    Hey guys, What would you consider essential first aid items for wondering the wilds alone in the north of uk?
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    That age old question - wild food books

    hi guys, there are plenty of threads on wild food books but im struggling to find the info i need. im planning on living of the land for a while and need a good uk field guide with a large amount of species listed. my main interests are food but extra detail like medicinal plants would be...
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    that old question - wild food books?

    hi guys, there are plenty of threads on wild food books but im struggling to find the info i need. im planning on living of the land for a while and need a good uk field guide with a large amount of species listed. my main interests are food but extra detail like medicinal plants would be...
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    To Gransfors Bruks or not to Gransfors bruks

    Hello fellow crafters of the bush!! Ill be needing myself a hatchet for my bushcrafting adventures - the only problem is im as poor as poor gets. Im trying to decide if i should fork out for a gransfors bruks wildlife hatchet or just keep it cheap and wait for a later date to buy... so im...
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    Is this a -30 Army Arctic sleeping bag?

    Hello Fellow Bushmen! I recently purchased this sleeping bag from BritishMilitarySurplus on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRITISH-ARMY-ARTIC-SLEEPING-BAG-GRADE-1-NO-COMP-SACK-/280658402678?pt=UK_SportingGoods_SleepingBags_SM&hash=item41588b5d76#ht_938wt_905) The bag they sent me doesnt look...