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Hi guys. I recently acquired a really nice 1,75kg Swedish Hults Bruk axe head. It was all rusty and beat up, and the 90cm long handle needed replacement. So after visits to about 6 stores, I finally was able to buy one that was both good quality (no coating/paint, hickory, good grain etc) and...

Hi guys, I'm trading my Benchmade 556 Mini-Griptilian. It's a good knife, as many can testify, but I just can't get along with the axis lock. I hate it, actually. I've purchased it about two years ago, carried about a dozen times and it's been in my storage cabinet ever since. It is used...

I need a new compass. After reading reviews and such, I decided that it will either be a Silva Guide 426 Orange or a Silva Ranger CL 515. However, Silva is really hard to come by here in the Netherlands. I found a store that can sell me the CL 515, but it's super expensive. I normally order...

Hi guys, I'm in need of a new sleeping bag, and I've heard good stories about the Alpkit PipeDream series. The PD600 looks good, although it might be too warm for my use. I will be using the bag in the summer and possibly spring or fall. Mainly in Western Europe, but in the future...

I've read somewhere on this forum that it's a bad idea to hang an aluminium pot over an open fire. Is that true? If yes: why? I want to make myself a billycan since they're pretty damn hard to get around here in the Netherlands. I've been to several shops to get a good SS one, but to no...

Good day all. I like to use a Firesteel to make fire, but I can't get any descent amount of sparks with the spine of my Frosts Clipper, while it goes great with my Marttiini knive. I've read that one can file the back of the blade so it gives better sparks. But here's the problem: How...

Hey all! I've just found this great pack accesoire on the site of Radial Design (a Dutch outdoor manufacturer, they make pretty nice and innovative gear by the way, and you can request custom stuff). Anyway, it add about 3litres to the pack, and you can get one for the left and right side...

I just removed a pretty painful thorn from my middle finger. It was pretty deep so I had to use a needle. That made me think; I want some bushcraft/woodcutting gloves! I want them to be: - Strong - Light - Cut resistant (I like to carve wood) I like them to be: - Flexible - Heat...

Hey all, The last couple of days I have a pretty sore throat, and I was wondering if any natural remedies such as plants, would help the curing process. I know that tea pine nettles is pretty good (contains lots of vitamin C) but I was wondering if there are more easy remedies ;) Thanks!

Hey folks. First of all; I've been very busy the last months and didn't visit bushcraftuk. Now that my schoolyear is about to end, you might see me more often ;) Anyway, I need a new sleeping bag, but I don't know which one. So Ithought of you, who have more experience with this than I...

Hey guys, I'd like to know what "luck" and maybe "luck and love" is, in (old) Irish. I'm going to get a tattoo of a clover and I might want to put it beneath it :) Thanks!

Hey guys, For my next project I would like to make a walking stick. I already know which wood I want to use (well I have several options) but the problem is that I don't have any of those dried so I'll have to get some from the forest or something... Do I really have to dry it before...

I've been lurking around for a couple of weeks now, and decided to register just a few moments ago. I've always been fascinated by survival, bushcraft, knives and woodcrafting so I figured this would be a nice place for me :) As a small boy (I'm 19years old now), I've always made 'walking'...