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Good Afternoon All, A question purely out of being a nosey parker but what do you all keep in your kettles when out and about? they are such convenient method of boiling water while out and about but I'm sure we all have different things to put in them. My little Trangia 27 kettle contains...

Good Morning All, This may be of interest to a select few of you but I was planning an encryption session for the scouts and in the process of doing so came up with a BATCO sheet which randomises itself every time you hit enter but will print two identical sheets so both parties have the same...

Good Morning All, Just seeing if anyone in the hive mind has any ideas on this; I need to get a bank line up a tree, about 10 m tall. At the moment I've achieved it using an M12 nut and the mk1 arm but with all the skill and grace of a blind limp-wristed squid. Either I threw it with enough...

Morning All, I'd just thought I'd let you know that the DC4 sharpening stones now have the inside of the leather on the back of the case as the outside. Evidently someone picked up on people turning the cases inside out to use as a leather strop and have manufactured them to be so. Seems to be...

Good Morning All, Thought I'd share a recipe plan with you. We had a course for scout leaders last weekend with a bit of a cooking competition, here's what our team did: Main course: Pasta carbonara with Chorizo Side: Garlic and rosemary bread rolls Desert: Apple and cinnamon crumble with...

Good Afternoon All, Just looking to be pointed in the right direction. I've recently picked up a Canon Powershot SX510 from a member of this forum and it's a cracking camera. I took it out for a spin last night mostly using the neck strap to carry it. Normally when I'm bimbling around the...

Does anyone know where to get a USGI Canteen cup Stove/Stand, or indeed has one to swap? The Canteen and cup fit nicely in my smock pocket but it's always a bit frustrating finding two stick suitable to standing the cup on to brew up. Cheers, Ollie

Good Morning All, Just tapping into the collective wisdom, I've treated myself to a midi size ammo can primarily for the purpose of collecting the scouts knives before a hike and handing them back out once we get to camp. What I don't want to do is get any of them scratched in transit so I...

Good Morning All, I'm having a bit of a clear out and have this Webley Hurricane up for grabs. It's all in good working order and is quite a fun plinker which is surprisingly accurate. Comes with: DPM pistol holster, Tin of pellets, .22 pull through (Boresnake) £90 all in. Please don't be...

I was bimbling around the woods with my dog last week and I was getting eaten alive by the midges. My immediate thought was well I've got some bug repellent in my possibles pouch but I can't use that as that's the pouch for emergencies. I realised at the that I've been carrying all my useful...

Good Afternoon All, We started back up with scouts last night with some new guys coming up to explorers and when we asked what they wanted to do a lot of them showed interest in a survival type weekend. As a unit we have tarps and doss bags up the wazoo but we're limited on knives and small...

Good Afternoon All, During my afternoon dog walks, I often let the dog set the route and just follow behind, this usually results in me following animal trails around the woods and seeing what we find along the way. I've spotted quite a few deer in the woods and there's three spots that look to...

Good Afternoon All, Quick question for the hive mind, and I'm sure I will get a plethora of different responses but, how does one check for the correct tension on a bow saw? For context I've treated myself to a 24" Bahco bow saw that has the typical screw tensioner, I'm guessing it's slightly...

I've finally worn out my day to day belt and figured it's time to get another one. I ordered a rolson belt from Amazon for a whole £8, turns out I misread the sizing and it was far to big for my normal belt loops. Rather than faffing about returning it I figured I'll use it for it's intended...

Good Afternoon All, I've been pondering the idea of a backed (fronted?) burnouse for a while now, and the uses of it particularly in winter. I want thinking of putting one together using an old 58 poncho and woollen blankets either stitched together or joined by poppers at the front and back of...

Good Afternoon All, I've just received the dinky little Petromax FT1 that I bought from Knives and tools and was surprised to see that it came with legs, I called the company up and they were just as surprised as me as I ordered a flat bottomed one and they don't even stock the legged version...

Good Afternoon All, I'm hoping to tap into the hive mind here. I've recently picked up a takedown bow which is great. I can set up a little range where I normally go camping, but the issue is getting the bow there safely. I'm currently using the 45 litre bergan with rocket pouches on, does...

Good Afternoon All, I treated myself to a little FT1 dutch oven which should arrive soon. I plan on doing a fondue with a couple of mates while we're out but I want to do a quick trial at home just to check out the dutch oven more than anything else, At home we're gluten and dairy free, has...

Good Afternoon All, I'm looking to move up from the ground to hammocking. Does anyone have an under blanket suitable for a DD camping hammock? I've got a British Army Bivvy Bag and Basha that I'm willing to swap, both in a used condition but work perfectly fine. Cheers, Ollie

Good Afternoon All, I've been told by the other half that I need to take myself and the dog out of the way this weekend while she paints the bathroom, so my plan is to take the dog for a nice run in the morning and then we can chill in the basement (she likes the cold floor). Now i have all my...