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Surprised I've not seen a thread asking what the brand & item details are for the new kit Ray's using in the latest series 3 of Wild Britain :) I'm not taking the mickie as I've been interested in many items of kit in the past. Must say he's got a very nice all leather rucksack though.

I'm reasonably experienced at firelighting as I'm sure most of us are. My prefered method is the flint & steel as I like the link to how our forefathers started fire, although I am practised at most other methods including friction firelighting etc. I had heard that it was possible to generate...

Hi, I've just made myself an antler handled fire steel / ferro rod. Please can anyone advise whether I need to apply any surface treatments to the antler? Apologies if the questions been covered before, but I couldn't find an answer when I had a brief search.

I've had a Karrimor Sabre 45 for a good few years now and am more than happy with it. I have lately read a number of threads which mentioned that it has a hydration pouch and 'holes' for threading the drinking tube. The trouble is having looked at mine I can't find the route to thread the...

Okay, with the latest of RM's television series about to air, I just thought it might be a bit of fun to guess what the forum's will be full of over the coming weeks regarding what make is ....? or, where can I get ....? etc. :D

Just a quick note having been on an afternoon's workshop at Rutland County Museum, Oakham, which was being ran as part of the National Festival of Archaeology. Ran by Karl Lee, it was very informative, he started by demonstrating how to manufacture a hand axe, and discussed how it would have...

Went out for bimble today, but decided to try some different footpaths. I guess I'd fallen into a bit of a rut, always visiting the woods by car or when I had time to walk using the most direct footpaths. Hence, today I decided to get my map out and use some of the other rights of way in...

Apologies if this has been covered before, I've looked but couldn't find an answer. Is there a list of which woods are suitable for carving what sorts of objects? I know that some woods contain toxins and hence would be unsuitable for carving spoons / cups etc. but I'm not aware of a list...

Hi all, if you check the Kit Chatter area you'll see a thread on there about the method of rigging my GB hammock. (Sorry I don't know how to post a link directly to that thread.) In case anyone's interested, I could look into sourcing the webbing to make up such a rig (although I'll let...

Well after a little tinkering, I thought I'd share my webbing set-up. Inspired by various other rigs I've seen, and adapted to cover all my requirements: The kit (including GB hammock): The rigged hammock: Close-up of one end: Rig on medium sized tree: Rig on larger...

Just because I thought it would create an interest thread... For those of you that carry ingredients (rather than wayfarer / dehydrated 'ready-meals'), what is your menu for a 3 - 4 day camp / expedition? It would be useful if you can state whether these are based on a car camp or whether...

Just a quick note about the above two courses which I have been on - having been booked on as birthday presents from my wife & kids. Ran by Leicestershire County Council's Country Parks Service at Beacon Hill. The courses covered the basics of each subject: The bark crafts course...

Hi all Can anyone advise the best sort of wire to use for snares? I've read other threads regarding the use of brass / other materials, in single strand / braided - although I haven't seen any advice on what thickness / gauge of wire to use. Also, can anyone recommend a good place to...

Just a quick post to recognise the extremely efficient customer service from Anthony at Flashaholics. At the end of November I had purchased a Nitecore D10 with the Osram GDP LED, a cracking torch and a firm fave for my EDC. Unfortunately, it developed a fault just before Christmas where...

I apologise if this should be in the Tracking Sub-Forum, but there didn't seem to be much there so wasn't sure if it is in use still? MODs please move this thread if its in the wrong place. Anyway, I was just (around 10:00 - 11:00 pm) up at the local woods (I had to go to drain down a cabin...

On a number of occasions whilst out & about I've happened across various resources, eg tinder, pine cones, or wild foods - which I hadn't planned on collecting and hence had to improvise a suitable bag to gather & carry the stuff home in. I've recently seen these dump pouches from Maxpedition...

I'm going to be taking part in the above event in the lake district this coming weekend - is anyone else from here going to be there? I lead a team in the Challenge last year, and am going back this year as a Marshall. The bushcraft tuition is provided by Ben & Lisa and their team at...

Whilst watching Big Cat Live earlier on BBC1 (which is being filmed in the Masai Mara), they were talking to a local guide / tracker they are using who is a Masai Warrior called Jackson. Anyway, they made reference to talking to him later in the week about his tracking & bushcraft skills -...

Anyone see Ray on the TV this morning? He was promoting his new book 'Vanishing World' which is a collection of his photography (apparently he was a photographer before he started Woodlore). It was quite funny when Sian Williams started by accidently introducing Ray as a Butch-Craft expert !!