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    Brewers Yeast

    I agree with you all on this, the more care and percision you take the better the brew, it takes practice. Giveing it a go with a simple wine first is a good way to start, if it tastes like s##t throw it on the compost heap or give it to someone for x-mas!!! then you try again, but the next one...
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    Brewers Yeast

    Home brew the best reason to go into the woods to find things!!!! every month of the year has something to brew. Brewers yeast from the health shop does not work, and bakers yeast is easy to use for beginers as it's cheap and has a longer shelf life generaly. Do not think it is a big deal to...
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    Sabre 45 + Pouches.

    Sorry to but in, but I just have to say whoever recomends a turtle back is sadly, completely inept or seriously inexperienced, the combat hand bag as it was loveingly refered to when i was serving was suitable for one thing only and that was when full it could be (due to its shape) stowed away...
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    [Wales, Job vacancy] "Exploring our woodland" interpreter

    sounds like a good job i think i will apply for this one. I live in hope!!!
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    ivy (hedera helix l.)

    verry informative just the type of thing I was after.
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    ivy (hedera helix l.)

    many thanks seems to confirm my first impresions. There are some medicinal properties in the process of beeing studied at the moment, to do with treating lung disorders.
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    Good Flora & Fauna Links

    www.botanicalkeys.co.uk good site
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    ivy (hedera helix l.)

    Ivy beeing so common in my area I was wondering what uses there are for it, I am aware of one (fire bow) are there any others?? Not including herbal remedies, bushcraft stuff if possible.
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    Gap Year

    overland Africa if you want some exciting days and nights!!!! be prepared for anything!!
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    Airgun querie

    Ive used a falcon raptor for the last 5 or 6 years now and find that it is well balanced set up, the price was a bit much I thought and the reload cant be rushed but a good .22 rifle.
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    Inspiration required!!!.....How do you do it....?

    swag man seems to have hit the nail on the head. Work to live not live to work
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    Inspiration required!!!.....How do you do it....?

    Just sold my buisiness due to it not beeing outdoor type work, but I dont seem to be able to get a start in anything remotely outdoor!!! There is never anything going that fits the bill, I suppose its the holly grail to find that job you would do even if you were not beeing paid for it.
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    Inspiration required!!!.....How do you do it....?

    S.A.D seasonaly affected dissorder, just coming out of it myself, gets worse as you get older. stop thinking about it just do it get the log cabin and worry about it when you get snowed in!!!!!!!!!!
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    Compass - I can't figure this out!

    magnets can go a bit funny if they have a bang even a small one, maybe a small bang and its lost some strength allowing it to affected by something small you have on you, watch or something else metal??
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    Fat men can't hunt

    stone age or any other age people still have the problem of individuals with no respect, how would people in the stone age have dealt with this problem, we concentrate on the tools and technology of an age but what about the social problems of that age????
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    Still sweating!!!!!!!

    Is it just me or has this winter so far just been a long autum??
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    Fat men can't hunt

    yet another example of the people with the worst attitude beeing given special treatment rather than a dam good talking to. Truly a sign of how we are completely out of control as a species, these people are the extreem but 99% of us could not cope withe the lifestyle of any hunter gatherer, we...
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    The Dandelion, taraxacum officinale

    dig one up and grow it in a large pot (deep) you will be surprised at how big you can get the root to grow. nip the flower heads off to stop them going to seed, and just keep picking the leaves
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    Still sweating!!!!!!!

    I will continue to use the bow drill untill I master it its only early days yet but will start to look for the materials for the hand drill while i'm out, I will change the wood when I get the art of fire with a bow drill spot on, I think it would be troublesome to try and change things untill...
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    Bow Drill Not Easy

    tried with a few different woods from my wood pile, birch pine alder and a few others, then i tried ivy worked almost straight away. didnt even dry it just took some off a tree ( it was dead had been cut some time ago) split it then made drill from the other bit and used a hazel bow and some...