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Hi all, I recently bought a Parang from a chap in Borneo. Its a lovely weight blade, but there are a couple of issues I have with it. Firstly, the blade isn't straight. Secondly, the handle is a bit small for my hands and isn't very comfortable. Now bearing in mind my blacksmithing skills...

Bought a couple of these for a very reasonable price but the sheaths aren't up to much so decided to make a simple but very visible sheath to go with the very visible knife. I had a go at a machete sheath previously and thought (despite saying I'd do a leather one!) that I'd make another kydex...

Been meaning to do this for ages, bought a machette (one of many!) with a good blade and handle but the sheath was awful, so decided to try the Kydex route. Bought some kydex and foam for moulding, but its been sat for ages. This weekend I decided to get on with it! I've watched a few youtube...

Question for you gps techies out there. I've got a Garmin handheld gps and could do with an extra antenna for when I'm inside on the pc downloading stuff. I have seen plenty of aftermarket antennas out there but some of them seem to mention the gain (e.g. 25dB). Was just wondering whether I...

I've got a couple of machete's that have got the original wooden handles on them, but they aren't the right size for my hand and to be frank are a little agricultural. I want to change the handles for something a little more custom made, but have never done this sort of thing before so was...

Decided to make an easy transportable fishing reel/pot, made one before so this is MK2. Made out of some hardwood I found in my dads garage (mahogany?). It was square to start with so rounded it off. Cut a section off the top and then cut a smaller circle which I then cut from the side to...

OK, I'm aware of underbalnkets, but can you get something that does all the way over rather than just under? I'm sure I've seen people with what looks like a total sleeping bag over the whole hammock. Not got any experience with the insulation side of hammocks apart from using a thermarest in...

Thought I'd try on here before buying from the shops in the off chance someone may have one they don't use any more.... Cheers Toby

Have had a hammock for ages and not really got into it (sleep on my front), but am determined to have another go at it. I have previously just used a thermarest in between the layers on one of my hammocks, but it kept moving around and didn't work. I have another hammock that is bigger and...

Anyone used or have experience of the Optimus 8R. How much do they sell for? Got a mate that has bought one and was wondering what they're like. he's debating about selling it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSIFxpTZ280

I slept on one of these down in Cornwall a couple of years ago and really want to get hold of one. It's basically a strong canvassy type sheet with two sewn pole holes down the sides. Best night sleep I've had in a long time!! 1) What's it called? 2) Where can I get one? Cheers Toby

Been meaning to do it for ages, just not got round to it. Going with BASC in Oxford. Already go the manual which I need to read in alot more detail, but is there anything else I need to worry about before it starts? Going to be using my Accuracy International AE .308 for the shooting part...

I bought myself a bivi bag a couple of years ago believing it was gore-tex (even though it only says 'waterproof' on the bag. Up until this weekend I'd only used it in under the tarp so never really checked it's waterproofness. Well this weekend I was out off roading with my club and we were...

Went into Lockwoods today to get myself a 3 season bag. The specs I wanted were: 1) Down fill 2) 0'C comfort rating 3) Light 4) Small packed The chap in there showed me a couple of 'reasonably' priced ones about £75-£100. They were ok but weren't exactly what I was after, then he showed...

I'm looking to get a multi tool. I have no idea about the different manufacturers but want good quality well built one. Not fussed about it folding down tiny, just want it to fit easily on my belt. Ideally it would be nice if the blades locked too. Any help greatly appreciated! Toby

This is purely hypothetical as I believe it's illegal in this country, but... I'm looking at making up a blow gun/pipe and obviously the natives that use this device in their own countries use frogs to make a suitable poison in order to stun/kill their pray. I believe they also use a plant...

I've a goat hide from Le Prevo that I want to use to make various things, but I've never made anything with leather before, so, what tools do I need to do things like stitching, forming and stuff? The best I've done so far is a sling for firing pebbles!!

Hopefully (fingers crossed) I'm off to Namibia in November with woodsmoke. They've got a long list of things to pack, but just wondering if there's anything specific (from experience) that I should take...

I'm looking for the ultimate water proof outdoor coat. I've currently got a Berghaus Gore Tex Jacket that is pretty good. The only problem is when it' s been in the rain for a long time and appears to be wet on the inside. Whether this is sweat or water I'm not sure, but considering it's...

I went on a Woodsmoke Axe Workshop last weekend, very good course. We used loads of different tools and axes, but one that I really liked was called a 'viking' axe. It's very similar to a carving axe, but has a notch taken out where you 'strangle' the axe so your first finger goes through and...