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Thanks for the tip. Sparks and lightweight nylon don't mix... I had wondered about designing some kind of secondary spark arrestor using a fine metal mesh. A large cover for the standard spark arrestor rather than something inside the pipe which might restrict the flow.

Good point. From what I hear these little stoves can easily heat a tent so I guess it would be running at 1/3 or 1/4 power most of the time, and up to full power now and then for cooking. I'd be burning foraged, windblown Sitka spruce which will have had a chance to dry out over the summer in...

I've been thinking about a hot tent setup. Modern gear is so light a small titanium stove and pyramid tent could be quite feasible to carry around. Has anyone here tried one of the mini tent stoves, something around the size of the Pomoly T1 mini (about 30x8x6 inches)? Would love to get a rough...

Yeah the kind of place I need it is "domesticated" countryside: farms, crops, cattle & sheep (sometimes in the water..), maybe a town upstream. I don't actually know how common chemicals or viruses might be in these kinds of areas but it seemed prudent not to take any chances. Out in the hills...

I recently bought a Travel Tap flip-top. Tested it out at home with a few litres of clean water then in the field with a few litres of water from a couple of lochs after which the flow rate shrunk dramatically from quite good to annoyingly slow. The water had a definite colour so some sediment...

Sure problems with joints could be another reason to use poles.

Maybe a DD Tipi?. Claimed weight of 2.25kg. No inner tent though.

PS: here's a pic of my hammock in a standard, saggy kind of hang with the tarp down low to block the wind.

It definitely takes a bit of experimenting to find the most comfortable lay. It's a fine balancing act. First hang one end of the hammock slightly higher than the other. This will be the foot end. With your head and body slightly lower your centre of mass is at the lowest point in the hammock...

Poles for walking? My own view is that they're only really useful in the same sort of conditions you'd want 4x4 drive in a vehicle: very heavy loads, loose slippery ground, steep terrain, river crossings. Apart from that they'd be in my pack.

If you search on google maps you might be able to identify some likely-looking wooded spots for a hang on your walk. That might spoil the fun of exploring though. On my first real trip with a hammock (& thermarest & DD 3x3 tarp) recently I packed a space blanket in case I couldn't find a couple...

For peace and space imagine Clatteringshaws loch is the right-hand end of a 15k line and slide it up northwards to Loch Doon. Glen Trool and the Merrick will have a steady trickle of visitors but is worth a mention. The rest should be very quiet and empty. A place to get lost in, in the good way...

Ooh dumplings :) I'll have to try that one.

Good point about trying to prussik on thin cord. I'll go and read up about easily adjustable knots instead. Thanks guys :)

Hi. I'm planning to make my own hammock as part of a lightweight tarp & hammock set up and I was hoping that someone can help me out with the design. Two whoopies and a hammock ridge line seems to be a common way to hang. What I'd like to do is make the whoopies & ridge line all in one ie...

Oops forgot the nan bread tip. It's tough to make bread in a pan. It tends to burn on the outside and stay raw on the inside. What you need is a good-textured dough with lots of little air pockets, a bit like a sponge. These help to transfer heat into the dough, cooking it through before the...

New member here. After buying a woodgas stove, I needed a knife to prep wood: not something to scare Crocodile Dundee just a wickedly-sharp, wood-working tool. I started reading around the forums and found bushcraft.co.uk - a great source of info :) Love rough-stuff cycling in Scotland. You...

I guess that's a copy of the Wild Woodgas Stove? Bought one of these recently - the newer model with wire pan supports. My first few tries have been a bit mixed. Once you get it going, the wood gas thing does work very well and the stove gives off a good heat. I'd say that, at maximum, heat...

What is good bread? Good bread comes from good dough. If you knead a mixture of flour and water for 15 mins or so, this helps the protein in the flour to form into long strings. These long strings of protein create a spongy texture which traps pockets of air. When the dough is baked, the...

A (lighter) alternative to tincture of iodine solution: dry potassium permanganate crystals. Mix with water to make an anti-bacterial, anti-fungal solution (a very effective treatment for athlete's foot). You can also mix it with sugar and use it as a firelighter. Stike with hammer or etc to...