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    What's the grill called that people use ?

    Hi there just a quick question as it popped in my head. I see online thereuis a common style of grill being used on campfires. No legs just a tray with horizontal and vertical grid pattern, few sizes i have seen too. What is this called and why is it popular over a standard kitchen/bbq one...
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    Bushcraft show 2024 ..what tent?

    Okay 4 man tent it is. I'll ha So the misses hasn't done this before, I'm about to introduce her into bushcraft ccamping etc. If she lives it then I'm coming to the Summer Bu
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    Bushcraft show 2024 ..what tent?

    Hi chaps n chapettes, So I'm trying to return to the bushcraft community after a 8+year hiatus, sorry for leaving. Part of my return I'm wanting to attend the bushcraftshow this year amd bring the girlfriend along.. She demands a tent ⛺️..I don't own one being a tarp and shelter builder in my...
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    DIY wood gas stove.

    Looks brilliant! I want to make one now
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    Building a sheath for this particular knife - question

    They look awesome, the friction style one is almost exactly what I thought would be suggested
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    Building a sheath for this particular knife - question

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    Building a sheath for this particular knife - question

    Oh dammit! Working my end, might be a privacy setting I need to fix
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    Building a sheath for this particular knife - question

    My question. If you had the below knife and were to make a leather sheath (nice one, quality) how would you design it ? FYI. I do have a sheath for it, im think of updating it/ modifying etc and am intrigued on what people would design for it. <img...
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    Returning to bushcraft after almost 9 years

    HI It's been almost 9 years since I have been involved whatsoever with a bushcraft community and I fancy returning to the fold. Think last time I was here there was the popular idea of making bushshi Since then I must admit skills and knowledge have waned, I quite often identify flora while...
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    How much does your pack weigh for a winter tramp and camp ?

    Well my winter is the same as my summer and I'd say 10kg max depends on the amount of food taken my only difference is i may take extra pair of socks and extra upper layer. I was hoping for a really cold winter to test my gear but I only managed to get out in 3 ish degree weather and I was fine...
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    guidence, frency talisman or jakelore classic?

    Arh so many options I'm liking them all! Hillbills jacklores not sure about frenchys not seen anyreviews on them. If there is any pros and cons on the knives you guys got on them please share :)
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    guidence, frency talisman or jakelore classic?

    He takes on 4 months work at a time so I just gotta be patient :) and I'm trying to find Hillbill
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    guidence, frency talisman or jakelore classic?

    I am stuck as choosing an actual bushcrafty knife my only one I have at the moment is my mora and a becker bk2 but I want a handmade one, and I'm stuck between the frenchys talisman and the jakelore classic so I need help deciding or if there is anyother suggestions :) Ps.if there is any knife...
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    primitive home building

    Hi thought I would ask here or I'll be researching for silly amount or hours and just to be clear I'm not going to go out and do this as I don't like the destruction of trees. But I was wondering if anyone knows how it was done or they would build a proper long term shelter basically like a...
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    Blacks on the blacklist

    And as I said being human we make mistakes You shouldn't pick out.faults like him walking to the store in those shoes as things could.have been solved with an.exchange even if it was with different shoes.they could of been good sales people. It just one of those situations in life
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    Blacks on the blacklist

    Yeah I hate situations like this as working in retail I hear it all and yeah if they had some more in store same size they could have just offered an exchange and signed the faulty ones off as faulty which every retailer can do which then the company takes up the problem with the manufacturer as...
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    A bit of an update

    This is a good post it in a way made me happy I feel they same way as you do with things. I've never taken into account my "relationship" with fire and I feeling I need to go out on my own very soon and discover some thoughts with my self. I am also trying to learn more on foraging and...
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    Knife: So nearly there.

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/29336746/r2-knapped-obsidian-knife-w-kelp-handle This is the only example of what it would look like I could find
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    Knife: So nearly there.

    Something I think I saw ray mears do when I was little was to get hold of some fresh wet kelp stalk and cut it to length then jam the tang down the core and let it dry out and job done quick tight handle, just getting the kelp part..
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    how to tan hides help?

    Oh right yeah I understand and yeah i does sound like a fascinating past time I need to try it and when I get it right I'll practice sewing and make a pouch too :) shall be a project after my nettle and thorns fishing kit I'm mid making, maybe a pouch for my fishing kit aye!