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Hello all, I hope you may be able to help and possibly recommend a good quality Off Track Trolly to help carry a heavy Rucksack and Kit. That would be a great help as I'm recovering from a knee injury and getting on in years. Lol Cheers. Alex.

Hi chaps, I'm carrying out a little market research into items of kit or supplies that a tourist might want to purchase whilst on holiday. I hope you don't mind if I ask the question, What items would you consider purchasing whilst on holiday? It doesn't matter if the item has already been...

Hello chaps, I have a question that hopefully somebody may be able to answer. Which is larger, the British Issue Utility Pouch or the British Issue Water Bottle Pouch? Any answers experienced in these pouches would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

Hi, I have a Royal Navy Greatcoat that I plan to give a few layers of Grangers Fabsil liquid to, however after reading a thread here about Grangers Fabsil on Ventile fabric and learning that the Ventile fabric works by getting wet and expanding the fibres to create a waterproof membrane it has...

Ok, I'm might need a little help on a project I want to share. What I would like to do is, get a 12 cm diameter stainless steel pot and turn it upside down on the burn/combustion chamber on the Silverfire Scout gasifier stove and attach a chimney and door to the upside down pot. I was...

Hi, I'm off to India again and returning in February to be living in my Polish lavvu on my mates land in Cornwall for a bit. So not completely homeless. 😊 I want to buy a wood stove for the Lavvu for simple cooking, heating water and warmth. I was looking at the Hill People Small...

Ok Chaps, I may need your help figuring something out. I am off to live in India and will be staying bush/semi bush in my Indian Tricycle mobile home/gypsy caravan made from the tricycle in the picture below. http://i.imgur.com/SSMg4oi.jpg I have been looking to make or buy an...

Well I'm off to live in South India, I thought it would be a good idea to start a bush doctor thread with ailments and treatments. I will be studying in a tropical/temperate climate and mostly on the backwaters, forest and jungles. Many miles from a doctor, hospital and even the ambulances...

Yes, it's not done yet, but I am looking for people to participate in a lifesaver cartridge filter hack, just for survival purposes if we are stuck with out postal service, on a dessert island or the company lifesavers shuts down or gets bought out and closed. Now, I know these replacment...

Here's a question, if I use a stove top coffee pot, usually called an expresso or moka pot, the kind where you fill the bottom chamber with water, put coffee grinds in a little perforated pot ( gasket ) above the water and the steam will pressurise the water and push it through ( steam and water...

Hello chaps, I have just picked up 3 star petrol lighters in small metal packaging boxes in a deal, 3 for £8/£2.66 each. I'm ranger banding the star lighters fixing a lanyard from paracord. The metal boxes are going to be used as survival tins that arn't too bulky for a pocket, being...

Hello chaps, I have just picked up 3 star petrol lighters in metal packaging boxes in a deal, 3 for £8/£2.66 each. I'm ranger banding the star lighters fixing a lanyard from paracord. The metal boxes are going to be used as survival tins that arn't too bulky for a pocket, being reasonable...

Maybe you guys could help? I have ordered a snugpak double mosquito net, image posted below. http://i.imgur.com/5uyFJn8.jpg Now I have seen how they have set it up, with a two ridge line rectangle set up, apparently they can be hung single wedge style, double wedge style and single...

Hello guys, I am going over to Kerala, South India and might travel on from there. I really would like to collate things and tips for camping out in India to help with my trip. I mean there are snakes, mosquitos, elephants, tigers and thieves. So first thing is to gather the intelligence...

Hi Folks, it's that time of year again and I'm off to Kerela again. I'm a bit skint this year and would like to stay for three months out there. I'm taking my Bison travel beachcasting rod and reel with me, to spend evenings days fishing to help supplement my food needs. Does anyone know...

Has anyone had any joy burning coconut shell and coconut husk? In preperation to my trip abroad I bought a couple of coconuts to try in my biostove. After chopping all around the shell with the blade of my knife then using a big heavy chop with the back of the blade the coconut shell halved...

Ok, this might be a simple question and I'm just having a blonde moment! I plan to use my Safari Hennessy hammock in India and to sleep in my silk sleeping bag liner. I am going to permethrin my hammock bottom but still dont want to take the chance of being bitten through the fabric bottom by...

Hello chaps, I've been lurking and learning here over the last couple of years. Now I have registered as I would like to let you know of a new set up I have. I have purchased a bushbuddy ( clone ) and an optimus terra weekend billy can and frypan for my camping trip to Kerala, South India. I...