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    Tent Hacking advice please!

    So I have this tent, it's an ugly plastic single lager A-frame, that's probably 180cm long, polypropylene groundsheet and polyester top. Well, I had that tent, but I didn't put it away properly and the sun here eats everything! So the groundsheet started to crack along on side of the bottom. I...
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    What to do with a blanket?

    So I've had a blanket given to me - to be used for whatever I want, cutting sewing, no need to return it. It's at least partly wool, as it has felted a bit, although you can still see the warp and weft of it if you look really close. It has a small hole and a small rip in it, and has faded...
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    Medieval Timber making video

    Thought this might be interesting and I couldn't see anything like it when I did a quick search, so I figured I post it here. Some poor axe handling (I fear for their knees) but overall neat work. Maybe not anything new, but hey, here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI8VWjpKBlA and on...
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    Heads up: insta-food in Aldi

    Aldi has "asia green garden" brand sort of chow mein mix in - boil for 5mins and fry for 1min ... dunno how good it is but I got some to try. got some instant noodles by the same brand too. This is in Portugal though, so availability may vary for the UK
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    A wood shed, promised long ago...

    So there's an excellent thread about a Log Cabin ... and I was inspired to make a shed and post it! this was last November... :twak: I made it back then, took photos and didn't post(til now)! Shame on me! I also didn't take photos of the groundwork or support structure. I'm terrible :p I...
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    Northumbrian Woodland up for Sale

    I wasn't sure where to post this, so here is where it'll go. My mums friend is selling her house, which comes with some woodland attached! Now, the house is big(too big for her, cos she's had a stroke and a hip replacement), in a rural area (just at the fringe of Allendale) and has the full...
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    Tree-less Hamocking

    So I had this idea, created by some things I have heard: hamocks have (supposedly, I've not hammocked) superior comfort to sleeping on the ground, I saw a video on stealth camping that recomended hanging a hamock as low as possible, so it wasn't obtrusive and there are metal structures for sale...
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    Pictish tattoos/skin dye

    So I've decided to participate in a "race" called Eternal Running(http://www.fishermansfriendconeternalrunning.es/carrera_faro.php yes, it's in Spanish, I'm right next door in Portugal, where this one is being held) As sillyness is perfectly legitimate, possibly encouraged, in this race, I'm...
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    So I've got this jacket...

    It's (AFAIR) 100% cotton, seemingly army surplus, camo, decent quality. I'm thinking of either: waterproofing it with wax and/or oil or taking it apart to make into a bag. this thread will be an ideas stewer and progress report. when I get round to doing things... :rolleyes: feel...
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    Cloaks

    I wasn't sure if I should post this in the clothing section, so I put it here. If someone wants to move it, fine by me:) So I found this video about cloaks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN8cYd3poIk&feature=fvwp&NR=1 and I wondered, does anyone on here use cloaks? and if they do, what are...
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    Making a spoon knife

    So I am thinking of making a spoon knife from scratch, not from a blade blank, but totally from scratch. (even though I can barely keep my current one sharp) I was thinking of using a hacksaw blade, annealing it, grinding, then bending it, then hardening. however, I'm not entirely sure how to...
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    carving axes

    As the title suggests - what makes the best carving axes? Not makers, like Gransfors Bruks, but actual features: long/short haft, head weight, curvature, etc. There will probably be disagreements over what is best, but I think that will be more down to style than, um, anything else.
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    Hi from Portugal (again)

    Hi, I'm Sam,from the wonderfully sunny algarve, I'm very interested in minimal impact things and D.I.Y. (when I get round to it):rolleyes: I'm very interested in learning new things about bushcraft and minimal impact living I have lurked on the forum for a while now, finally decided to register...