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    Swimming with camping gear

    my friend and I crossed a 150-2000m wide sea loch in the hebrides last month by placing our backpacks in a survival bag with as much air as we could get in it and twisted and tied to shut round the neck - large orange survival bag easily floated all my gear about 18-20kg (it was a multi day...
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    Frontier's Online Elementary Wilderness Bushcraft Course - anyone done it?

    thanks one and all for the comments, I'm still humming and ha-ing over this a bit but probably wont make up my mind till we get into winter when i'll have more time. Good to hear a couple of you have enjoyed the course very much and particularly that there is a support network/feedback loop in...
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    Frontier's Online Elementary Wilderness Bushcraft Course - anyone done it?

    Hi there - looking for reviews of Paul Kirtley's online bushcraft course and whether it is an effective teaching method and good value? It seems like a good way to spend the coming winter months however its quite a substantial cost (to me) and although I have searched for reviews I haven't...
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    Coastal foraging

    Thanks for the reply, I can imagine your frustration, having similarly grown up with my boots in seaweed. We are privilidged here to be able to go to the shore for a fry of mussels, cockles or razorfish every now and again. re the fish shop I think different bivalves take different lengths of...
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    Lightweight but not silly money tent

    I have a 30 year old spacepacker plus and a 15- year old go-lite hex 3. I still use both in NW Scotland and beyond but tend to favour the flexibility and feel of the tipi. Assuming you want a tent rather than tarp i'd be very tempted to go down the road of the silnylon tipi style with a half...
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    Coastal foraging

    In Scotland toxin monitoring is largely undertaken to help underpin the shellfish industry by food standards Scotland https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/business-and-industry/industry-specific-advice/shellfish/shellfish-results. local government will also tend to issue warnings if toxin levels...
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    Coastal foraging

    to note (and I realise this thread is several months old) the river cottage series also includes a separate sea fishing volume...
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    Loch Ericht Wild Camping

    One other thing to keep in mind is the very limited medical services across the highlands and islands and the burden 1000s of people 'getting away from it all' could conceivably have in the event of a medical emergency. That's particularly worrisome in the islands where I live but would be true...
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    The perfect frying pan... suggestions

    I'm also on the hunt for the perfect skillet for meths/campfire cooking. I've ruled out aluminium and non stick versions due to their lack of robustness to wear n tear and heat, i'm also not a fan of the chemicals that they use for non-stick. Cast iron is too heavy for me ( I do use them at home...