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Thanks for the tips. Just wanted to pooint out that Bivi's are NOT provided anymore, and are on the required kitlist. Also, I only have 2 rucksacks - a 55ltr and a 30ltr (daysack). I think you misread DRYsack - it's a 15ltr waterproof insert for keeping certian kit dry if you need to do river...

Thanks for that... I think some things have changed recently... The "required" kitlist for 2007 has a few more things on it these days... i.e. Bring your own Bivi etc. It looks like this: SUITABLE OUTDOOR CLOTHING & SPARE SET including waterproofs SWIMMING COSTUME WARM SLEEPING...

Lots of great advice - thanks chaps... I am a newbie to BC, hence the course, but have done the cubs/scouts/army cadets in the past. Just looking to renew the knowledge of my youth... ;o) My current kitlist is: Torches: Petzl Myolite 3, Mini Maglite Tents: Ridgeraider hooped gortex...

Hi Chaps, I was just wondering if anyone was going on this course? I'm travelling down from London if anyone needs a lift... Also, I was wondering if anyone from previous courses have any tips for me/us? I.e Kit list, itinery, people etc Cheers, Nic.

Spoted these on British Blades... Thoguht they might give you some useful leads? http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23228&highlight=bushcraft http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23138&highlight=bushcraft Cheers, Nic

Just for you BorderReiver!!! :p :lmao:

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Thanks for the tip! I posted a copy over there, and I'm curious as to how it will be received! Here's a LINK for anyone interested. Cheers, Nic.

I did warn him that he might get some more orders... :rolleyes: Custom forged knife, inc. Blade, sheath, firesteel, engraving and shipping to your own designs, or following a specific design is about £125.00 ($225.00), but will vary according to your own specifications. If you like this...

Hi Chaps, I just had this knife made by a friend of mine, and I thought I'd share... :D It is forged with differentially tempered 52100 carbon steel. It has been triple hardened and tempered. It has Lignum Vitae scales with red liners on a tapered tang with exposed tong hole. It has...

Wow - Can I come!!! :D :D Have you eaten the snails before? (Not sure if that's your photo or not). I had a plate in KL, Malasia a few years back, cooked with tomato and garlic... They cut the pointy end off so you can suck the snail out of the shell. Works well, but they don't taste...

But they dont live-fire on Sundays, so Saturday night is okay... :D I was up on Yes Tor two weeks ago - man it was perfect!!! :p

Hi Chaps and Chapesses, I was just wondering if there were any meets (regualr or otherwise) planned around SW London / Surrey. I've recently moved back to the UK, and have started getting into BC'ing... Looking for a crowd to down a few with... :D Cheers, Nic.

Hey Trev, Steel turns dark red at 700c. Alu melts at 660c. Wood fires burn at their hottest (in the center, not the contact surfaces, and without forced ventilation) at 620c. :confused: In a breeze - maybe I will have a problem... :( One saving grace - if the bottom does sag...

I'm not sure the open-end is obligatory... :p ... but I did design it that way for a reason - so I could burn logs that are longer than the length of the stove. I also discovered if you have the open end facing you, you get a lot more heat thrown at you - saves wasting all that heat into the...

I will try to put some plans together - but I made it on-the-fly... really depends what size you want. Re. aluminium - it's melting point is around 600c! Remember Trangier, and most cooking pots and pans are made from aluminium too, not to mention some car engines! The heat is nowhere near...

Cheers chaps. Yeah - you can make it any size. Mine was specifically made for the Billcan, but if you look at the other thread - a chap made one from the original plans (where I stole the idea), which is smaller, but equally useful. Not sure about the weight - i dont have an scales, but...

Hi Chaps, I saw some plans to make a flat-pack wood burning stove on another site. It looked interesting, but flimsy and complicated. I wanted to make something simple and sturdy, and this is what I came up with... Firstly, I ordered a couple of 300mm x 300mm x 2.5mm sheets of aluminium...

I just put up my attempt at building a flat-pack portable wood-burning stove... IF anyone is interested... :rolleyes: Cheers, Nic. Flat-pack Wood-bruning Stove Thread

This is called Case Hardening. You are making the out layer of steel into high carbon steel. No - this is hardening. The Tempering comes when you re-heat the metal (as per my post above). Maybe this will help: Heat Treatment