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I usually keep some water purification tablets on hand for emergencies, either where I run out of water on a hike and need to use river water, or (less likely) manure hitting the windmill-type events at home. Because of this usage style my 8 year old pack of chlorine tablets is almost totally...

I've been teaching myself sewing. I've done a few very basic projects but this was my most ambitious to date. I made my 6 year old daughter a cotton backpack with a main and secondary pocket, both with zippers. I then waxed it to weather proof it and increase its overall toughness. All in...

I had another bash at making sulphur matches. The last time I tried this a change in the wind resulted in me gassing myself. This time I wasn't taking any chances. Needless to say it resulted in some odd looks from the neighbours. I think they thought there was some backyard Breaking Bad...

As I discussed >>here<< I've been enjoying waxing bags of late. I bought one of >>these<< canvas haversacks to wax into a bag for myself. I was really pleased with how it turned out, but I wasn't so happy with the strap length. Despite being 5'8" I have the trunk of a much taller man and I'm...

I bought a bunch of these dirt cheap canvas satchels. I then: melted a 50/50 mix of beeswax and paraffin wax in a pot painted it on them with a brush until every inch was covered melted it into the canvas using a hairdryer stuffed the bags full of newspaper carefully sculpted them into the...

It has rained almost continuously here for the last 2 weeks. My Christmas break has been nothing but pyjamas, dvds and mince pies. Not that I have an aversion to this you understand, but I'd have liked to do at least something else with my Christmas break. I need to go back to work on...

I've not used my compasses in months, but I like to know they're reliable when I need them. Today I was explaining the principle of using an analogue watch to find south to my 10 year old daughter. I was telling my kids about how during BST you need to subtract an hour, but in winter you don't...

This advert is for the final 7 complete Juniper Box Stoves that I am selling. These stoves can be disassembled by removing the provided R-Clips. They are laser cut from stainless steel and finished by hand. The external dimensions when assembled are (LxWxH) are 26cm x 21cm x 21cm and it weighs...

Here is another one of my stoves. This one doesn't have a grill, although in my personal experience this wont be a big issue since I mostly use mine with pots and kettles. YMMV. These stoves can be disassembled by removing the provided R-Clips. They are laser cut from stainless steel and...

While we were on holiday in Aberfeldy, we visited The Crannog Centre with the kids. There is a modern reconstruction of a Celtic roundhouse and displays of ancient crafts. One of those displays is fire by friction. The guide, dressed as an ancient Celt, tried and tried and tried to get a coal...

I've finally finished my PhD and got a job, so bizarrely enough I finally had time to start assembling the last few Juniper Box Stoves I had lying in pieces in the shed. All stoves can be disassembled by removing the provided R-Clips. They are laser cut from stainless steel and finished by hand...

I've had very little time for bushcrafting lately so no posts for a long time. Nonetheless, I found time to do a little something in the garden this afternoon which may interest you. I've long been aware that it is possible to rig a tarp as a shelter even in a treeless plateau. This is done...

I took out my home-made fire-bow kit again yesterday. I could get lots of smoke, but no fire. I'm beginning to question my choice of wood, since it produces little "rolls" rather than dust, irrespective of pressure. I suspect it may actually be almost impossible to get a coal with this kit...

Today I came across another one of my homemade stoves. During a period of unemployment a few years ago I took to designing and building lots of different kinds of stoves. This process also yielded the "box stoves" I occasssionally sell on here. In this case we have an inverted downdraft wood...

On March 26th I posted two of my old, very beat up SAKs off to Burton McCall (the UK distributor of Victorinox and UK agent for repairs) for repair under their lifetime warranty. I was a little dubious since I have not been kind to my knives, using and abusing them. I was almost sure it would...

We went for a wander around the harbour today. Our two year old was not in a particularly "compliant" mood and we were concerned about her safety given where we were. We had neglected to bring either her proper reins or her pushchair, so I unbraided my paracord bracelet and made it into a...

I recently created a thread which discussed some of the typical choices for attaching pouches to MOLLE webbing, and what my preference is. The one thing I had not yet achieved is I wanted to make my FAK quick release so I can throw it in the bike or backpack on the days I'm not carrying my...

I've recently tried both the Maxpedition TacTies and the Blackhawk STRIKE Speedclips for attaching modular pouches to my bag. Here is my FAK kit attached to my bag with TacTies: And here it is attached with Speedclips In terms of how securely they hold the pouch, they are both solid...

My wife and I homeschool our children, and are a member of our local homeschooling group. For a while the group has been wanting to do some sort of bushcrafting event. There's a local person that does this sort of thing, but they wanted £20 per head to do an event! My wife has asked if I'd be...

I felt like making a "worst case scenario" fire lighting kit. This was not intended to be traditional or even very elegant. It was intended to be a means of lighting fire quickly even if you're soaked to the skin. It contains a lighter, swedish firesteel and vaseline cotton inside crimped and...