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Hi All, As a hammock sleeper, I'm after a bit of advice from those more experienced sleeping on the ground! On the 10/11th June I'm doing a ~43 mile training walk in preparation for an 86 mile walk that I'm doing in November this year. I'll be starting at Goring and Streatley and following the...

I'm about to gather some nettles for cordage, rather than waste the leaves I'd prefer to use them. I was going to eat the tops with dinner and dry the older leaves (with the stems for cordage) and use them to make tea. Any other ideas? I'm assuming the older leaves aren't good for eating...

Recently I was camping in a beech woods, there was an over abundance of dead, dried beech leaves and not much else to use as tinder. I used my small Lixada stove to house some of the "fluffed up" leaves and lit them using the ember on my char cloth. As the leaves burn so quickly I needed to add...

During a good long walk on Saturday, I realised that it would have been handy to have a storage pouch on me. I ended up collecting flint, cramp balls, bracket fungus, nettles for tea, Old Man’s Beard and twigs for a stove fire. I'd have collected more if it was more convenient (and typically...

Is the nice knife obsession in Bushcraft for owning a nice toy, or is there a justification I'm missing? I understand that from a crafting point of view, an edged tool such as a knife is important and from a survival stance it could mean the difference between life and death. I have a...

My current sleeping bag is around 2kg (Highlander Echo 350), it'll handle the lowest temperatures I'm likely to be out in. Although I don't mind the bulk/weight too much in the colder weather, there's no point is carrying it in summer. Criteria: Fits 6'2", 240lb (108kg) man Usable in UK...

I thought I'd post my kit list, partly for my own records and it's also good to get feedback and ideas :) I'm heading to Dartmoor on Sunday with the better half and I'm "trying" to pack as sparse as I can, but still allow for things to be easy (It's her first wild camp and I don't want it to be...

Sorry if this has come up before, I've not found a similar thread but perhaps I didn't use the right search terms. Does anyone have any suggestions for a pocket sized book about identifying UK natural resources? Ideally I'm looking for something that covers common trees and useful common...

Hi, I'm currently living on the Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire border, I've been lurking in this forum for quite a while, especially as it always pops up in searches! I enjoy learning most bushcraft skills, and I'm currently trying to learn about wild edibles and general uk-indigenous plant/tree...

Hi, I'm currently living on the Hampshire/Surrey/Berkshire border, I've been lurking in this forum for quite a while, especially as it always pops up in searches! I enjoy learning most bushcraft skills, and I'm currently trying to learn about wild edibles and general uk-indigenous plant/tree...