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  • Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
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    Sold Felco 2

    Yes please, if available.
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    For Sale Adventure Sworn Classic O1

    Hi, What's the steel type / thickness / hardness / handle material, please? Is there a sheath pic? Ta
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    Sold Sheep Skin

    Yes please. PM'd
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    WinterMoot 2022 : 14-20th Feb

    Thanks for a great time everyone. Best of luck those weathering the storm.
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    Portable Solar Panels: any experts here?

    Question one for determining system size is almost always: How much power do you need? Use a solar calculator to find out: https://www.bimblesolar.com/solarcalc
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    Rough Close vandalised

    Never heard of the place, but now thanks to BCUK I have. Will be looking them up and booking something in with them in the future. Am sure others will do the same.
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    Portable Solar Panels: any experts here?

    You did amazing with your system then there Bishop! UK winters see something like 15 to 20 percent of our normal summer sunshine input. Because of the big swing It's often a really difficult job to spec off-grid systems that are cycled / used for power daily, (Vs a back up system) over...
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    Portable Solar Panels: any experts here?

    Look for something with Sunpower cells. Try to get the efficiency rating of the cells or panel. What you have in your goalzero set up is a system, If you look at a system as panel + charge controller (or battery charger) + battery bank, and understand their numbers in amps, volts and amp...
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    Wanted Adze

    Looking for a hand adze with curved bit to use on bowls. If you know of one gathering dust, I'd be interested to have a chat.
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    Edible firelighters.

    Think peanuts for example are about 50% fat. I didn't realise till recently that both sorts of calories/Calories are measurements of heat energy. 1 is what it takes to increase the temperature of a gram / kilogram of water by 1 degree C. Food used to be flambed to work out the calorific...
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    Sold Snugpak Elite pile shirt / Smock -Now £43-

    On it's way. Enjoy!
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    Sinew thread

    Wow, this is so intresting to read about and incredibly useful info for those of us who haven't started to investigate the properties yet. Thanks for taking the time to share this adventure in sinew John!
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    Sold Snugpak Elite pile shirt / Smock -Now £43-

    Bump. Winter is coming..
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    Single strand star knot

    That's something I've never seen before. Very nice. Plenty of time to have a go at these before Christmas. -You may have just solved a lot of present issues for people :)
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    Hedgelaying - the Ultimate Bushcraft Activity?

    Just wanted to give a shout out to "dead hedging". It's much more low tech/skilled but still a really valid technique to encourage biodiversity of fungi, insects birds and mammals in any site or garden. One added benifit is that you get to use cleared brush or tree prunings that would...
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    Planning Lightening my load

    It seems then youy understand all the available kit choices, your personal skillset, and you've nailed down quite precise expectations from your one night away too. That's great. Sounds like your good to go.
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    Planning Lightening my load

    Are those mutually exclusive posistions then?
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    Planning Lightening my load

    Loose the jetboil / woodstove. Add a firesteel, (just a bit of steel when you get confident to spark from that.) Knife? Add a fixed blade knife. Always! Split and cut a bow drill set - bootlace for bow-cord. You now have at least three ways to start a fire. A fire will warm your whole...
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    Sold Snugpak Elite pile shirt / Smock -Now £43-

    Nige expressed intrest but incommunicado. Great reduction for someone to just £43 - bank transfer please.