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  1. AndyW

    Fungi Hunt - 06/12/08 - Pic Heavy!

    Went around some local woods to see what I could find. Very surprised to find so many about as there have been a few frosts. Not been able to id many yet (books are on the xmas list) but thought I could at least share! All pics are unedited, thanks for looking. 1. 2...
  2. AndyW

    Damsons?

    Hi all I was out foraging over the weekend and got a nice haul of Blackberrys. Then I found what I believe are Damsons. 10p coin for scale. I'm sure they are Damsons from pics I've found on the net. Pictures of laden branches even look the same. However, I want to check as my Mum...
  3. AndyW

    Bivy Bags

    Hi All Just watching Ray Mears on Sky and he was talking about a bivy bag he had. It seemed to have a side opening, possibly with velcro patches to fasten it closed. Any body got any ideas what it was? I've only ever seen top opening bags and the Dutch Army one which I believe has a...
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    Bivy Bags

  5. AndyW

    Camera Bag...

    Hi all I'm thinking about getting something to carry my camera in (DSLR) so that it's at hand when I've got my rucksack on. I was thinking about a Maxpedition Thermite Versipack as it'll carry more than just the camera. If the camera would fit in it! Has anybody out there got one of these...
  6. AndyW

    Big Rucksacks?

    Hi all I've been searching the forums and reading peoples views on the various large rucksacks, that is mainly the Snugpak Bergan and Karrimor Sabre 75. Now, I'll find the funds for the Karrimor if it's that good but there seems to be a few people who have "upgraded" from the Snugpak to...
  7. AndyW

    Axe Choice And Where To Buy?

    Hi All I'm looking at getting an axe and having missed the group buys for the Red Hunters have now been looking seriously at the alternatives. Most people seem to get a Gransfors Small Forest Axe for general stuff and I had a chance to use one recently too. However, I note in the...
  8. AndyW

    Site Crash / Login Issue

    Hi Two or three times today the site seems to have crashed on me. Never done it before. Last time I was in this thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21500 It happens when I try to leave the thread, using the back button in FF2. FF2 says it's loading the page but it...
  9. AndyW

    Fungi Help Needed...(pic heavy!)

    Hi all I'm not too sharp with Fungi id yet and am struggling with some I've seen recently. Been digging around some woods I haven't been to for many years and made quite a find. The place is so rich compared to my recent haunts :D Plenty of Cramp Balls and Birch Polypore but some more...
  10. AndyW

    First Cramp Ball

    A few weeks back I found some Cramp Balls in my local wood. Couldn't believe it, only tree in the whole place I've found them on since too. Any how yesterday I finally had a chance to play. Lit it from my firesteel and boy do they go! Really couldn't believe the way it caught and just how hot...
  11. AndyW

    December: What can I expect to find?

    As a noobie I want to learn about foraging for food and what I can make with it. Simply going out, picking everything I see and think might be edible or useful, then sitting down to poor over books to work out what it is and what I can do with it can make learning difficult. If I knew what I...
  12. AndyW

    Hi all...

    Hi all. Been reading around the site for a while now so thought I should finally say something! I used to mess around in the woods with friends but drifted away from it all some years back. Time to turn the clock back, kit out and get stuck in