Search results

I just received my first ventile smock . I know many of the folks here use ventile and i'd like to get an idea of what i can and cannot do as far as being in the bush is concerned. I won't be running through thorny patches but i do walk off trail quite a bit. Your advise would be helpful. thanks...

Hi folks; i've been wanting to make a boreal shirt out of an Italian wool blanket i have but am short a bit for what i want to do so i was wondering if anyone happened to have a few pieces laying around they could part with. I need 2- 42cmx42cm and 1-20cmx76cm,,,,,,or one piece...

I had ordered an adjustable 4" elbow through a store in a town north of me and rather than have them send it down i decided to take the one hr drive up there and snowshoe to a ledge i new of for lunch. Up at the town there were a couple of good views. I picked up my elbow and headed...

A few folks have contacted me about the shelter i was making and wanted to see some pics. It was sunny today and i was going to go hiking,,,,see if i could bump into the herd of Elk i ran into yesterday but with the next week being snow and rain i thought i better get out there and set it...

Did my first winter hike of the season today. Shake things out a bit, or more accurately shake the cobwebs from my mind. 32F/0C, 8-12" of snow. That was a surprise. The farther i got back up the valley the more snow there was. I thought i could get by without snowshoes, and i did but they would...

Hey folks; I have just finished messin with my swedish smock and was wondering if putting some Nikwax cotton proof would help with water proofness or hurt it,,doesn't matter?? cheers bill

Its been about a month since i ran away from work one day with my kayak and stove and headed into the little Slocan Valley. I actually live at the far end of the valley so i'm a 10 min walk from the bush but on this day i wanted to paddle. I was heading to Slocan lake which is a bigger lake but...

I was hoping i could enlist Some help from someone here. I have a SMS which was too small till i altered it and now it fits ok. I notice folks talking about M45 or M53 , something like that in terms of size. I'm looking for BIG. I was hoping that someone might live close to an army store or...

For those who sleep in hammocks but may not be on Hammock Forums or for those who are new to hammocks ,,a new book has just been released by Dejoha on Hammock Forums with all the drawings details stories we've come to appreciate and there is a discount to HF members if they order before Nov 1...

In North America its almost impossible to get Egyptian cotton. Is it available in the UK.? Does anyone happen to have any or know where it can be found.?? cheers bill

The site WinterTrekking is back up and running albeit under construction bill

So i've been interested in the Ullfronte 400 and was reading today about the polyamide lining . One of the nice things about wool is its ability to keep body odor at bay. So how does the polyamide layer affect this . Anyone have info on this. bill

Hello everyone. I'm in the market for a Ventile smock and have looked at quite a few,( online), over the last few days and a couple of questions have come up.The offerings i've looked at are The Kestrel Smock,,the Snowsled Classic,,Hiltrek Breamar. My question is are these all about the same...

Hello to everyone here. Have been enjoying this wonderful site over the last couple of days. bill