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After hanging in the shed for the last 14 years, my home built canoe has got to go. It is an Algonquin canoe, although the designer''s name escapes me. It is 14 foot long and easy to handle with one adult, two adults, or one adult plus kids. It is stitch and tape construction and could do with a...

I've been having a clear out at work and have a number of roll ends of fabric suitable for outdoor gear and projects. There are microfibres, polycottons, nylons, PVC coated nylons, PU coated nylons, breathable nylons, breathable polyesters, Goretex storm lining and some 3 layer waterproof...

Having just come back from 4 days bothying in Scotland, I thought the group might like some feedback on a new sleeping bag. (If you don't, sorry to bore you!) As I am getting older and don't want to rough it too much, I bought myself a Marmot Wave IV rated to -11 celsius on the new EU grading...

The title sums it up really. How environmentally friendly is cotton? I appreciate that organic cotton is now appearing, but the last information I had was that cotton versus synthetics was finely balanced due to the pesticides put on the fields while the crop was growing. Has anyone got any up...