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    MyTiCup

    I was actually a bit disappointed it wasn't bigger :) I need a big mug of proper coffee to get me moving in the morning. I'm liking the idea of the TI cup though.
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    DIY - Alpkit snow stake into Poop trowel

    Alpkit just tweeted about this: https://twitter.com/#!/Alpkit/status/76281206412554240 :)
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    Ray Mears on TV Book Club on Four.

    I see he's going down the river cottage handbook route (of which I admit I have most of them). I wonder if, like the RC books, you wait a few months and you can pick them up cheap as chips.
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    Wanted american flatbow or camo compound

    Not going to be swapping my AFB, but ... what? So they don't allow English Longbows? That's the first I've ever heard of anything like that. Is your club affiliated to something like GNAS (ArcheryUK) or NFAS as their insurance definitely doesn't have an issue with all wood bows?
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    Weekend Bushcraft Course

    Andy Noble from Natures Craft is a member on Bushcraft Living as andyn, he may be a member here but I don't know his username. I'm booked on their Bushcraft Fundementals course in March, so not used as such but they seem decent people to deal with.
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    Opinel No.12

    Yes, they are legal in the UK but you need to have 'good reason' to have one in a public place. A subtle but very important difference. I have also heard of people removing the locking ring and soaking the hinge area to tighten it up of one of the smaller opinels.
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    Opinel No.12

    I suppose it depends what you plan on using it for. Here's my No.12 against my No.6, the 12's are definitely huge but I think they are bordering on the right side of 'too big' (if such a thing exists)
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    I've got £13 to spend at amazon.co.uk...

    Do NOT get the Woodcraft By Nessmuck reprint that Amazon are currently offereing, it is missing all the etchings from the original book (although they are still referred to in the text) making it fairly pointless :soapbox:
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    John Lord on Quest

    Caught a bit of 'Quest' and it seems to have potential, but after the re-tune I have lost most of the channels (mainly BBC) that I had at good quality before. Not happy :(
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    Snugpak Sleeka Force 35 rucksack

    If you give us an idea of how much kit you'd expect to take for a overnighter, I might be able to help if a Sleeka Force 35 would be big enough. For the stuff I'd take (hammock, tarp, meths stove, billy, water, food) it'd probably be just big enough but it would be a squeeze and a sleeping bag...
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    Archery woodland needed

    :o The club I'm a member of (Black Arrow Field Archery Club) are based near Belper and I think we were looking to move a few years back. Unfortunately, as with finding woods to practise bushcraft in, it's a thankless task trying to find anywhere. Unless you are already pally with a...
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    What is your ultimate test for a sharp Knife

    Not realising I've cut myself until I see the blood normally works for me.
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    Northumberland bushcrafting

    Excellent! Found it on Google Maps and it definitely looks do-able. Many thanks
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    Tarp and Hammock tutorial

    So that when I'm in the middle of nowhere struggling with trying to remember the knots I can get my printout out and check :)
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    Tarp and Hammock tutorial

    Probably a bit late, but I don't suppose it's possible to do a version with white background & black text for printing? Cheers
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    Northumberland bushcrafting

    Not looking for an over-night stop (the wife would kill me), but we are cottaging (:p) near Craster and was wondering if anybody could recommend a decent sized woods, within about an hours drive, that we can get lost in?
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    4 th DD hammock and tarp group buy

    And mine's just arrived :D. Many thanks Sandbag
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    Which knot to use?

    I like the Pembarthy Prussik shown from Figure 6 here.
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    4 th DD hammock and tarp group buy

    Ooooh! Hopefully that means I'll get mine today as well :red:
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    Valentine Warner

    Oh great, now, not only do I have to put up with the gurning, but I'm going to have it in my head that that's his s*x face. Cheers :rolleyes: ;)