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Long time no see gents! Been a busy few months! Just found out myself and 8 mates are off up to Backwoods BC school for my stagg weekend! Was a total surprise organised by my brothers! Very excited! Will report back after the weekend!

Went up Otley chevin with t Mrs and LB Jr this morning for a bit of a bramble session and to show Mrs LB how to put up the hammock and tarp as she hasn't seen it set up before! Had a lovely morning and the little un had a whale of a time in the hornet! We found a nice little grove of birth...

So last weekend my brothers and I set out for a long wekend walking and hanging in the Galloway Forest Park. this was to be a weekend of bonding and time together away from it all. We had decided to start the trip by walking up The Merrick, which to those who don't know is the highest peak in...

I just had to get this off my chest! For the last 7 months I have been undertaking a clinical audit and an associated portfolio as part of the 1st year of my MSc. Today I hand the bloody thing in! I just can't believe its done! 515 clinical cases, 25 reflective cases, and 10,000 words! If I...

Spent the evening with the sewing machine. I managed to get hold of some silicone coated nylon sheets so have banged out a pack liner and 5 smaller stuff sacks! Not a bad evening work considering I haven't used a sewing machine since high school! :) This week is go go go every evening...

Ey up chaps For reasons too long to get into my green hornet is currently at my brothers house and I won't get chance to get my hand on it before our trip to Galloway Forest on the weekend! Now I've watched Neil's video on setting up a basic TW hammock but I'm wondering how anyone who has a GH...

Getting all my kit ready for a long weekend hanging in the Galloway Forest next weekend and I came to a conundrum! What to put in the hip flask to keep the cold out on a night! :) My choices are either Taliska 10 year old (got the bottle from the distillery when we went to sky for my 30th...

So I ordered a 100m roll of 3mm para cord from military mart. They have sent me a 60mm roll of 5mm Both polypropylene Before I contact them, have I got a better product or should I try and get the 3mm I wanted (now out of stock) It's primarily for ridge line and guys for a tarp! I ordered...

So I'm fairly new to the whole tarp and hammock gig! My 1st hammock has arrived courtesy of TW. Went for a green hornet. Thanks to Neil of TW it is now waiting for me at my brothers house in Lancaster. Neil is an absolute legend and sorted myself and my brothers out with a green hornet each...

So I've just won a web tex basha/tarp on fleabay! http://bit.ly/14fjJRG Now I'm planning on getting a TW green hornet hammock! The basha is 175 x 255cm so will it be big enough for use as an effective tarp over the hammock? Apologies for being such a noob! :-)

Just wondered if anyone else on here is into homebrewing? I think the two hobbies are pretty well suited to each other. I've been all grain homebrewing for about 4 years now and along with camping.....and now bush-craft, has taken over most of what little spare time I have! :) I've been...

Started to expand the kit a bit before going away to Scotland with the brothers in late August. Managed to get over to a local car boot last weekend! Man the crap some people will try and hawk! Anyway in amongst the crap I managed to pick up a couple of fly boxes for £2! Not a bad hours work I...

Hi I'm new to the forum and loving trawling through the posts. Loads of great info/advice. Myself and my two brothers (liams105e + one not on the forum) are planning a weekend wild camping/walking trip north of the border in August. We are all pretty experienced campers, walkers and...

Hi! Great forum! thought I should register and say hi. I love wild camping, fishing, walking......the outdoors really! anyway, i'm here to learn and have a good time doing it! cheers Neil