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    Army hexi stove and fuel with the crusader tin cup attachment

    Hello have a hexi stove for sale with the cup attachment and the fuel. It's all sealed in grease proof paper! Looking for £7.00 including postage to UK mainland/non-highlands. I can find out if it will cost more elsewhere. Please PM me if you are interested, I take Pay Pal and...
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    British Army Ration Packs

    Hello chaps. I always use ration pack food when I do hiking because they last for years and can be eaten hot or cold... I'm not a forager! They are really expensive and I get a few here and there of eBay but I messaged the last chap I brought from and he told me he will sell me 10x 10...
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    Reasonably priced GPS unit with maps for hiking! Which one!?

    Hello :) Having looked around online I can't seem to work out which hand held hiking map GPS thing is the one to buy. My needs - Water Proof (or at least OK to use when it's raining) Drop Proof (or rugged) Reliable Long Battery life (or easy to change disposable batteries) Maps...
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    Lifesaver Bottle 4000 (new) and 6000 bottle (new)

    Hello I have two life saver bottles that are new. They come with the spare bits like the grease and strap etc. I brought these off eBay as a job lot of three - and am selling the other two in an effort to break even on the one I have kept for myself :) The one pictured is a 6000 but the...
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    Dartmoor Hike (3 days, 2 nights)

    Hi guys I am doing my first two night/three days hike and camp in Dartmoor. I have never done this long on just what I can carry - anyone have any tips or suggestions plus a list of bits I might not think to take?
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    Pop up tent pole repair! Help!!

    I have a pop up tent which uses plastic wire type stuff to give it rigidity. The plastic wire has snapped. I is about 3mm diameter so I am after a piece of steel pipe perhaps, about 40mm long to sleeve the break. Anyone know where I could get the tube to make the sleeve? Or are there...
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    Deerhunter Gotland - £50 new online!!

    Found this, medium only from an eBay store http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Deerhunter-Gotland-Waterproof-Jacket-/230914076279?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Sports_Clothing_LE&var=&hash=item35c38d2e77 As its a shop and a buy it now you have loads of protection in case its a fake or anything. Shouldn't be...
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    New British Army MCSS - first look

    Hey guys just thought I'd mention that I have received a couple of new/trials BA sleeping bags and I am fairly convinced these are Carinthia. There is a cold weather outer which appears to be the same water proof rip stop as my Defence 4 on the out side wall and a super light jungle/warm weather...
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    Can someone make me a nylon/cordura sheath for my knife?

    Hi. I have a small knife and I want a a nylon sheath made for it, with MOLLE fixings on the back if poss. I have some molle loops I can provide - you will just need to sew it on the back. I can send you the knife and existing sheath if that would help, or take a photo next to a ruler etc...
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    What breathable/water proof jacket to buy?

    Now I don't mind second hand nor military however I want something ideally not camo so I can wear it generally. I have had army gore-tex and think it rocks, the MVP stuff. Didn't get sweaty, stayed dry in epic down poor. Also a fan of large jackets, parka or smock sized. This is the style...
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    Usmc filbe pack system (inc camelbak ambush)

    Hello. Just a brief one here as I got this system a little while ago and have used it sufficiently to write a few lines, just in case anyone was interested... Lots of photos here (NOT MINE) -...
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    SLEEPING BAG OMG WHICH ONE?!?! AM I STUPID?!? (I can also write in lower case).

    Right some frustration. I have. I go camping in the woods with mates. It's great. I have one massive problem tho and this is it - I don't know what sleeping bag to get. Now, I have a Carinthia Defence 4 which is arguably an amazing bag. I brought it because it was water repellent, light...
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    I start university today!!

    Wish me luck guys, I am starting uni today and am slightly nervous! And am babbling to the wife so thought I'd babble here too!! BABBLE!!
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    Water - the heaviest necessity... How much is needed!?

    Hey all. I have only really done 24-30 days. These usually involve three hours walking to find somewhere to camp and then the three hours on the way back so a total of six hours hard work. I take hydrated foods so I don't need water for that purpouse and I boil in the bag and make a cuppa...
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    Hello from Selsey, West Sussex!

    Hi all! My name is Rich and I live in West Sussex. I have been "wild camping" for a few years - me and a mate or two put on a pack and go to the woods, do some walking and camp out etc. My brother-in-law and I are now quite into this and I have recently brought some kit to allow me to...