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A short while ago I received a Braemar smock, made by Hilltrek, for review. The jacket is made from Ventile, a high performance fabric made from cotton. The fabric is highly breathable so you do not overheat when hiking or working, yet the dense weave means the cotton fibres keep you dry in all...

here she is! Poppy the springer spaniel, 8 weeks old and an absolute joy. weve only had her a day but shes settled in greeat already. had her first vaccines and the vet sais she is in superb condition. shes got a great pedigree, kc registered and from a long line of working dogs. she'll be...

For sale is my AngloArms rifle slip. This is a black slip, lined with cream fleece and has a large exterior pocet which is also fleece lined. It is fifty inches long and is ten inches wide at its widest point. It will hold and protect rifles or air rifles of many sizes an has plenty of room for...

For sale is my Pelican 1060 Micro Case, which has a blue coloured insert. It is in good condition and all in working order. It shows some signs of mild use but there is no damage at all to the function of the product. These are perfect for protecting your valuables from water or dust damage and...

For sale is my Rivers West Field Pro Smock, which is in olive and is a generous size medium. It is in very good condition and has barely been worn. There is a minor burn mark on the main pocket, this has singed the fibres but it not a hole, it has not gone all the way through and will not...

its that time again! Four thousand posts- I can't keep quiet ;). Well i think I'll let the competition run until the 1st January 2015 and then I'll announce the winner! The secret surprise prize(s) may not be posted for a while due to the hectic times. The competition is to write a few...

Well a stool really, but cracket sounds better so that's it's affectionate nickname. I wanted a rough and ready look and I used only three tool- scotch eyed auger, axe and a saw. No tape measure or spirit level it was all done by eye. Got the round of wood from a friend and. Made two of the...

I was thinking now that I've got permissions close by I would like to try some longer term fixed camps - hopefully in the snow or at least the coldest winter gets this year. I might not have time to do what I want but it's fun playing with the idea anyway. I wanted gear that was traditional...

this is a late report- we went a while ago but I've had suspected either glandular fever/noro virus or even gastroenteritis. Anyhow I've only just managed to get the photos uploaded so here it is. A lot went on in the dutch oven and around the campfire as you can see. We had out Tentipi Safir...

on a car ride four miles from our house we found a dead fallow deer, he was still warm to the touch and his blood had not even coagulated. We had driven on the same road at seven the night before and he wasn't there then though we knew he had been killed this morning. An old farmer asked us if...

Today I decided to cover my pack basket with some more beaver fur I had lest over. I simply cut an oval larger than the basket and tied it around with some thick Jute twine. Obviously the basket isn't waterproof as there are small gaps as it's woven, but this will stop andy big splashes of water...

Today I unleashed my inner Delia and made a honey cake. Honey from our hives and eggs for our own chickens were used. We've lost the blooming scales so I did it all by eye and it came out great tastes lovely and won't last long around here! A little picture of a slice: I was dead...

Well I mentioned before our two chickens, Fluff and Geraldine weren't laying. This morning I fed them, let them out and have them some water- and casually decided to check the coupe to see if they needed cleaning out. I found no mess but instead three eggs! Free range ones officially! It seems...

I was kindly sent a Bilmo Bushgear canvas bedroll so that I could test it out and share my thoughts on how it performed during use. It is 2m long and is a great fit for me in all dimensions, however if you are taller and require a longer bedroll- Bilmo could easily make one to your...

These are some things I've made with a small burl I harvested from a fallen birch tree. The burl is seasoned. I made a handle for two small magnesium bars for firelighting and some buttons/toggle closures for drawstring pouches in different shapes. Done with a saw, a drill a file and some...

Here it is! Our new home. What we thought was a Georgian farmhouse turns out to have been built in around 1620- making it Jacobian transpires its more like an acre and a half. we have two chickens (another snuffed it) but we are going to get some more soon as these arent layers, they are free...

After this thread: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121987 which showed my four season set up I thought I'd show my spring/ summer setup. It helps to read the Original post in that thread as I name the bits of gear in this thread. here is my traditional kit paired down for...

Early yesterday morining we set off to the woods for a nice overnighter before we move house. I brought some extra gear that I was testing- not stuff id always take backpacking. Gransfors double bit worker got a test-superb. And new sharps- Rob Evans bushtool (curly birch) and Mark Hill m.0.r.a...

some of you seemed interested last time, so here are a few more pictures: the smoker, smoke is best thin rather than thick as it only requires little to calm them: a shot of a smaller filled super (honey) frame: top of the super: propolis, bee glue, on the frames of the...