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i got a chute for a large shelter this xmas, happy days. it has 4 mesh (window) sections evenly spread around it, which isn't great for a load of folks sitting around a central fire. thinking of screening a couple of them off with some ripstop, but how many and which? 2 opposite ones, 2...

out in the hammock last night and just thought i'd post a couple of photos and tips rucksack on a classic tripod with boots, i carry two short lengths on rope in my bag, one for making this and one for bundling firewood or dragging lengths back to to camp. fitted my light in the top. it's...

just thought i'd share the view from my hammock this morning, -5 in the night rising to -1 by 10 o' clock this morning.

just wanted to tell everyone how great my postman is, after seeing me working with my small anvil we got to chatting, and i said i really needed a big round of tree trunk to bolt it to. "mr thingy 2 streets over has just cut down his cherry tree, leave it with me" he says, next day he takes the...

set up a wee course in the garden for a sunday afternoon's fun, should of made it hole 4, don't know what i was thinking.

i joined this site one year ago and just wanted to take a minute to thank everyone on here. (i've posted in this section so as to thank as many as possible, mods feel free to move it) THANK YOU EVERYBODY, and i mean everybody, from the noob who asks a simple question which sometimes leads to...

what's caused this? 1 2 3 the tree was fine this time last year, but now it's gone crazy with growths and has an ashen grey look to much of it, it's a young crab apple.

i'm about to make a midge net for my hammock, pod style with a bungee cord base entrance. but should i make it to sit outside the UQ, which may cause a cold spot where the bungee sits against me in the hammock. or make it so the UQ goes outside of it, which might be a pain for getting in and...

this years weather is producing loads of berries, so it seemed a good time to have a go at making a berry comb. beach wood base and centre ring (same external diameter), i drilled the holes straight and a fraction larger than the side bars. the bending outwards keeps them tight in the holes...

there's been a few threads on here about fashion, polish army tents, hammocks etc and it got me to wondering about following trends. i'd never made a feather stick or split wood in the wild for a fire until i joined this site. i've learnt loads of great stuff, but when i was in the woods last...

has anyone else here tried cooking cakes? just had my first go 1 2 3 4 burnt the base a bit, but not the best fire anyone got any tips?

just thought i'd put a picture up of my first syrup yield, 1 litre of sap= http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/ringling87/102_6730.jpg and a nice big bannock to have it with, the raisins were soaked in brown ale over night, mmm. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/ringling87/102_6728.jpg

just had my first night in a hammock, it's a home made job from here http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=240-All-Thai-d-Up-Making-a-hammock with a simple sleeping bag under quilt that i knocked up. just been away with some scouts and thought i'd try it on the last night, so that'll...

i've just stitched up my first hammock to try out, 2 poly cotton layers and open down one edge, and i'm wondering about part stitching the layers together at an angle to form a pocket for my carry mat exactly where i want it on the diagonal (to ensure it's always set right and doesn't move about...

hi, there's a couple of us in dundee who meet up and are thinking of working our way through the bushclassusa lessons for something to do, anyone else fancy it or just meet to swap skills etc? dunc.

just rustled this up from a steel bread basket from pound land. 3 holes drilled in the top edge and a couple in the base for air. bent 3 bits of wire into hooks with a loop at top for the chain and a small upward point to the inside which fits under the lip of the balti pot. seems stable when...

i've just made my first recorder, and was wondering if anyone else has any music projects on the go?

first off, hi. secondly, this isn't my first post (what a naughty boy), but here it is: "i was also there, i was one of the jugglers. had a chat to the guys, it'd taken them 6 days from the top end of skye to get down to crieff. this is also my first post on the site and i'm now going off...