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I've had a set of the Vanguard Orros 10x25 for the past few months- £54 off Amazon. Fairly lightweight and fold down small enough to fit in the breast pocket of my outdoors shirt.

I don't have a lidl shade sail to compare, but all the cheap beach tents I've used went up pretty easily.

Those beach shelter things are pretty easy to put up; if you want a tarp and pole style setup, starting on the 19th, Lidl 'shade sails' for £19.99. Cheers to dave89 for the heads up: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122807 Thread from last time these were on...

Impressive needlework there mate; I spent a good deal of time in a South American jungle wearing a long sleeve Paramo Katmai long sleeve shirt. Apart from being a bit 'clammy' due to a combination of the nylon material and grotesquely high humidity, it was great. Had lots of the features...

Second the suggestion for the cottonpickers solar panels on the marketplace forum for CandlePowerForums. Get one of the folding versions along with an external power bank (the add-yer-own-batteries type allow you to add good quality, high capacity Panasonic cells). The observant among you will...

What's everyones reasons for with the IMR chemistry cells being recommended? Best bet (IMO) is to go with a protected LiCo Panasonic cell (AW, Ampmax, Callies Kustoms, Nitecore, Eagletac, Fenix etc). Unless you're running high drain applications or want to be able to run the cell down to a low...

I end up making it progressively looser and looser until its slipping down my head! Duh! I'm going to have to try out a recomendation I read on CandlePowerForums about re-threading the headband in the silicone holder to impove comfort. Something like this. Another vote for the H51w (or the...

You can use something translucent stuck to the lens should give you a big flood of light, some of the best stuff I've found is called 'DC-Fix' - its actually designed to be applied to windows for privacy. Translucent scotch tape works okay, cheapest solution probably.

How can that produce so little light?!

Best is simply whatever suits an individuals budget, cell type, size, output, runtime etc. My choice is a Zebralight H51c headlamp - Hands-free, nice coloured light! No more blue/grey looking meals! :D

Duct-tape, duct-tape, duct-tape (blisters, fixing kit etc, buy a big roll and re-wrap it around a chopped down Bic pen or similar). Anti-fungal powder. Chap-stick. 1*Large dressing pad - esp if you're jungle trekking with machete's etc. Edit: Meant to say, if you buy a pre-made...

I attended a FAAW course focused on paediatrics and a 2 day wilderness first aid course, about 6 and 3 years ago respectively. The FAAW course good, the instructor was quick to admit it was 'carpet first aid' but ANY first aid experiance is better than none. The wilderness course was...

Don't want to come across as namby-pamby captain health and safety but watch those charging cell's like a hawk, some of those chargers have a habit of going over 4.2V; best case- you wreck the life span of the li-ion cells, worst case- housefire. Oh and grab some silicone grease and smear a bit...

Thanks for the welcome! For those wondering, I'm in the Esher area.

Hi All, looks like a great resource here, joining because I need to get out more and I'm looking for inspiration. I think the phrase "all the gear and no idea" describes me perfectly, looking to change that... Thanks!