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I normally think that I am good at sharpening knives and tools. I have all the kit from Japanese water stones, Dmt diamond hones and various natural and synthetic stones. However I just cannot get stainless knives sharp. I bought the wife a set of expensive stainless knives and I have a Buck...

Just wondered if anyone had got good or bad results from off the shelf products or bush remedies. These are a few of mine. 1) Always found iodine very good for cuts and grazes as its not greasy like all the antiseptic creams and it's multi use. It also really hurts on cuts so it must be...

Oops I bought an enormous tent. My eBay buy arrived today it's a 14 x 8ft scout patrol tent in fantastic condition with fly and ground sheet. Unfortunately did not consider quite how big this actually is. Anyway can anyone give me some advise on what large reasonably large wood burning stove is...

Does anyone have any thoughts on using an old canvas scout patrol tent for winter car camping in the Uk. I am assuming that being canvas no real fire Hazard using a wood stove. I keep looking at eBay as there always some for sale around the 150 mark. Not really worried about snow loading as...

Been reading posts on various bushcraft forums for a while but settled on this one as it has a good turn over of very interesting posts from well inform bushcrafters. I have been interested in the outdoors all my life, and climbed all around the world. Also had the chance to travel and spent...

Hello All I just bought a 32ft parachute off ebay. It looks in very good condition and i want to modify it to be a group shelter. The plan would be to hoist the centre up into the trees and peg out the perimeter. But I have some questions about getting it ready for use. 1) The canopy has...