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Hi all, Recently been looking at splurging and getting myself a Buffalo shirt, but no where, oh no where can I find any information on how well they pack down! Does anyone have any experience with them? My alternative purchase would be something like the Montane fireball jacket which I...

Hi all, I've been looking at getting a new tent and have narrowed it down to three main candidates, just wondering if anyone has any experience of either/any suggestions I may have overlooked (£200 being about the limit of my budget) 1) the Jack Wolfskin Skyrocket II dome tent as seen here...

Hey guys, I'm looking at getting a tarp (tent broke and since I joined the reserves I've discovered the joy of the bivvi and basha) but not sure what to get. Seen a lot of talk about the DD tarps on here, which have th advantage of coming in multicam, but I was checking out the Alpkit site...

So, I've had to hand my nice tent over to the people at North Face warranty dept, and it will be minimum 4-6 weeks before I even hear from them, I don't think I can wait that long to go camping again. I've found a guy on Facebook selling a load of ex expedition tents for pretty good prices and...

I'm looking at joining the university wing of the army reserves this coming autumn, mainly as the idea of getting paid to go camping sounds pretty sweet to me. Just wondering if anyone knows if one would be allowed to take the kit home for use on me own trips? Or is it all strictly signed for etc?

Just thought I would share a site I've used a couple of times http://www.britishmilitarysurplus.co.uk/ As far as I can gather they are the MoD's official surplus outlet so it's all genuine issue kit. Bought a couple of things from them and had dependable delivery. If you go to the bottom...

The fly sheet for my poor old north face tadpole 23 has finally given up on the idea of being waterproof. Just wondering if anyone has any experience getting a replacement fly from the north face? Or if there are any reliable ways to reproof it myself? (I've seen some waterproofing sprays but...

Hi all, So I have a nice pair of chiruca dynamics which I've been wearing for the last three months on a hike I've been doing. They were brand new at the start but sadly the walk has taken its toll. Does anyone know a good place in/near Glasgow where I could get new soles put on and a bit of...

Hi folks, Doing a rather long hike through Sweden this summer, from Mälmo to Kiruna, and was wondering if anyone out there fancies joining me for a few days? Made it to Stockholm on my own and it's been pretty lovely so far but man can only live for so long on the sound of his own voice (and...

So I'm off for a rather lengthy trip in Sweden this summer and the thought suddenly struck me, am I allowed to bring all my sharps? Obviously won't be trying to bring my axe and knives in my cabin luggage but I just wanted to double check that it's legal to have them in check in luggage...

Hi all, In need of a wee bit of help. Between the 8th of May and the 30th of August I plan to walk from Malmo in the south of Sweden to Kiruna in the north, roughly 1500 miles in total. I’ll be hiking/camping all the way and I’m nowhere near prepared enough so I’m here to...

Hi all, Im considering getting myself a SolarMonkey Adventurer for a faily long term hike I hope to do in Sweden during late Spring/Summer of next year. It'll be mostly used to charge my iPhone and an old ipod classic, neither of which I use much when camping generally but as this will...

Getting a shiny new axe for my birthday (an axe and a spoon carving knife, I do love my family) and I was simply wondering if anyone has tried these two and has any feedback/recommendations they could make? Thanks Fred.

Hi all, at some point in the next year or two (depending on how long it takes me to get my kit sorted etc). I aim to trek the length of Sweden from the southernmost city, Malmö, to the northernmost, Kiruna, roughly 1600 miles. During this hike I want to try and be as self sufficient as...

Hi all, I posted a thread in the intros that says much the same as this. Essentially I'm a Central London boy wondering if there are any other wannabe bushcrafters in the Big Smoke? I have one friend who likes the outdoors as much as me but it would be great to meet some more locals. If not...

Hi, I'm from central London love a good spot of camping and have been wanting to get into bushcraft for years now. Just wondering if there are any like minded folk around London at all? Would be great to find another city kid who doesnt find my love of being outside anywhere other than a pub...