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Hi Folks, I'm looking at retiring my old 3 Man tent this year, and want to get ready for the winter season. I'm after a tent to fit the following criteria: Big enough for 2 people and kit storage comfortably. Doesn't have to be lightweight, it'll be used for camp sites and meets...

Hi all, Looking for recommendations on what gloves to use around camp. What I'm hoping for is a pair of gloves that a heat resistant (grabbing and holding pots and pans from the fire) and sharps resistant (ideally protection for hands but not restrictive in use of hands when using knife/...

Title is vague i know. I have my wifes friend and brother coming over from the USA in Aug. They're not boozers, and so I havent a clue what to do with them for 10 days. I was thinking I might give them a tour of the North. Go to a few cities and head up to Scotland, show them the beautiful...

Hi Folks, Just a confidence check required if thats ok. I recently did an overnighter in the Peaks, needed some water and took some from a stream, boiled it and drank it the next day. The taste was clean, the water was clear, no problem... However, I just did a similar overnighter in...

You know those 2 person curry meal deals from Supermarkets? They normally have 2 x curry, 2 x rice and naan etc Well I'm after a pot that can cook all that in one go (not the naan obviously). Preferably relatively light weight to take on hiking overnighters. Any ideas? Would the Zebra...

Went camping at the weekend (I'll post a vid and pics later) but damn my 16 year old Vango 1200 was not up to the temperature drop. I think the bags had its day and will be resigned as a summer bag for future trips (or maybe scrapped sadly :sniff: ). So Im looking for a Bag that can do the cold...

Took my wife and pooch on a bit of a woodland walk yesterday, turned out to be a 10 miler taking in 3 different woods lol but that's not the tale I want to tell here... As we set off in these beautiful woodlands filled with Oaks and Birches, (Im becoming a bit of a tree spotter) near Rutland...

We were tagged into making a 5Cs challenge...thought I'd share it with you guys. https://youtu.be/TPPaWN7_DcI

Completely subjective I know, BUT I just got my 65L back pack (one for the Mrs too), packed it and its coming in at 15kgs! without the tent! I need to make room to pack the tent.... I will post our contents below (both bags are full), but I need to pack the tent, keep weight down, pack food...

My wife and I decided we would like to enjoy the outdoors more, that put us on a road to consider camping, bush craft etc. Well we managed to cobble some kit together to make it happen. A freind of ours suggested a farm that allows campfires, privacy and all the good stuff. It also has basic...

Folks, Im about to set off soon for a 2 nighter. The met ofice has issued a minor weather warning so I'm expecting gusts of up to 40 and heavy rain on saturday. Ok with that said I have a 3 man dome tent..and 3 x 3 DD tarp. I dont want to be stuck in the tent all the time, so the advice...

Hi all, I'm after some advice, my wife and I prefer to cook on a camp fire. However we have aspirations to go wild camping on't dales and moors. What would be a good light weight cooking solution that will do two of us. At the moment Im using issue hexamine burners but wonder if there are...

Going to start this and hope you guys join in with your tips and advice etc. I'll do a little series on different drinks to take on a camp. This vid I'm looking at Taylors Coffee bags. They get bad reviews online but if you follow the brewing directions I thought they tasted great...

Hi Ladies and Gents, I've been reading quite a lot of threads ref back packs and its all quite overwhelming to be fair. I would like a back pack but I think it would be best to describe my intended activities. I want a pack that will allow me to hike off (with the wife) with the...

Hi all, Great to find this site first of all. I've had a little look at some of the posts and finding them informative already. I have always, since a kid, love the out doors and been interested in bushcraft. Just a little about myself. I'm UKYanky, more about that in a mo'. 42 yo, I live...