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Cheers chaps, all very helpful so far, I'll keep you posted if I make a decision.

Macaroon, I suspect you are right, it might give me the excuse I need to replace my Lowa Deserts as they are falling about. My concern is whether they are taller and heaver than necessary which is why I am wondering about the Merrels I posted.

I've got some desert fox boots, not a fan as they rub around the heel, they are also pretty bulky so pose the same problem as the Lowas. I'm currently looking at these btw: http://www.salomon.com/uk/product/x-over-ltr.html...

Hi all, I was looking for a little advice on appropriate footwear for hiking in a desert and figured you would be the people to ask. I might be spending a month or so in summer hiking the Skeleton Coast in Namibia, we are doing several hundred km over the period and I expect long days on my...

The No. 74. They are pretty good and I like the natural wood, I suspect it will break eventually so I might replace them one day or possibly treat them.

I'll chip in with my set for this weekend: I picked up the Khukri when I worked with the Gurkhas a little while back (gotta love any regiment that bring momentos with them to give away) and have been using it for splitting kindling in my shed but haven't actually taken it out for any...

Jon, next stop flint and steel! I find great satisfaction in building a fire using only flint and steel, I practice as often as I can even if it's only to light the stove in my shed. Well done on the char cloth, I tend to carry an altoid type tin with me and a stash of scraps of fabric, once the...

I've made char cloth in a whole range of (hot places) and don't think there is such a thing as 'too hot'. I've used the middle of a raging bonfire before, as long as you take the tin out and plug the hole before it is totally burnt you should be ok. My one top tip is try to make a batch of a...

Our guys have them and they are proving pretty popular, they are warm if worn with a decent base layer and micro fleece norgie. I think my problem with them (and the rest of the 'layer system') is that what I tend to look for is a single item you can wear over a t-shirt and base layer that will...

Hi Andrew, Ashridge can be fun for a bit of stealth camping, make sure you keep away from the roads etc.

Thanks GB, I'll have a think.

Hi All, sorry to resurrect an old thread but a. it's a pretty good thread with an excellent review and b. I didn't think it was worth starting a new one. I am looking at fitting one of these stoves to my shed however I'm slightly concerned about running a single walled flue through a wooden...

Hi all, yesterday I got back from a trip to Brecon with work. I was supervising a gold DofE group and helping a little with the training etc of practice groups so had a pretty busy time but still had a chance to put some of my new kit through its paces. The weather was interesting, there was a...

Really beautiful, I want it! Sadly I've just bought a house though so I can't really go for it...

Excellent performance of Beowulf and a really interesting interpretation of Henry V, thanks for posting Sandbender!

I think it escaped from the set of dr who!

From talking to a store man the other week it seems the problem with the 'Boots, light assault' was that the soles and uppers were made in different places by different companies. I've seen boots where the sole was a larger size than the upper, they fall apart all the time and always at the most...

Thanks for the quote Trev. I'd better design a stamp!

Thanks Baelfore. Pic now working so you cans see the knife.

Let us know when you have an idea of makers mark stamp prices (do you mean a metal stamp that can be used on leather?) I'd be pretty interested.