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Hi all, Later this year a friend of mine is undertaking the task of rowing the atlantic as part of a two man crew. In addition to all the excellent training he'll be getting from people who have done it in the past, he has asked me to try and come up with some "challenges" that will test his...

After some time spent on these forums and others asking around for advice, I decided to give some Kydex joy a go. Thanks to Tom for some Kydex supplies, I got cracking and produced three sheaths over the past two weeks of varying design. The first one never survived long enough to be used...

[Shameless plug warning] Following a day's filming and some very dodgy editing by my fair hand, I've created with a friend the first (and probably only) episode of "SurvivorGentleman". Feedback from the non-bushcraft community has been reasonable, so I thought I would share this shameless...

Following the recent BCUK Arctic trip, I'm rather keen to try out some of my new skills, whilst honing existing ones. To this end I'm looking for a place to legally camp in/around Bournemouth or anywhere in the South West. Does anyone know of any landowners (or websites which collate such...

Just wondering what the opinion is on the following product - is it worthwhile getting hold of for shelter building on the Feb Arctic Expedition? http://www.furtech.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=51 Cheers, Ag

Howdy, After some fascinating experiences with the Eban tribe in Borneo with Stuart from this forum, I'm currently looking to do a similar thing in South America, but am rather stumped as on where to start. Does anyone have any ideas on contacts or organisers who may be able to assist...

Following the success of the Norway trip earlier in the year with some other BCUK members, I'm looking to do a similar kind of trip (probably a little longer though) to a jungle environment. As I'm a total jungle novice, I would look for some kind of guide or official course and wondered if...

All the below was taken to Norway on the recent jaunt with Torjus and other members on the forum. I've tried to keep the * rating very severe. Only three items got 5* and one item got 1 star! Both 5* items have been supplied with a link so you get the correct item! This is just my opinion -...

Hi, I'll soon be joining other members on this forum for a little "jolly" down to Norway, where we expect it to be a tad nippy (around -30C). Although I believe I'm pretty sorted for 90% of my gear, I have a bit of a worry about my boots, specifically the thermal properties of them...

Hi all, I'm currently hunting around for a cold-weather course and was thinking that somewhere like Sweeden would be the ideal candidate. As well as standard snow-cave building I want to try and spread the holiday to include husky dogs and some kind of cross country skiing/machine based...

All, During the recent 2007 Bushmoot, we had the pleasure of "winning" the camp furniture competition and I wanted to share with everyone who didn't get to see the illustrious bench; the fruits of our tireless work complete with evidence that an independent adjudicator was involved (the...

All, I've had a sabre 45 now for about a year and due to a little bit of "special" use on my behalf, I've managed to seriously damage the central hip buckle - probably beyond repair, and certainly beyond and kind of useful function. I've checked the website...

Hi all, I'm looking for an intermediate level bushcraft course - any length will do from a weekend to a week, although three days sounds about right. Ideally I would like to learn plant/tree identification and progress my foundation skills. I've done a three day course before, backed up...

I've been using a hootchie for a while now and am quite happy with my combination of paracord for anything I need to tie down, and a nylon (i.e. stretchy) black 5 mm cord for the ridge line. However, after being a bit tough on it just recently, I've managed to really wreck the ridge line and...

I've just got myself two little books "Wild Food" by Roger Phillips and "Food for Free" by Richard Mabey. Although one of them is excellent (Food for free) and the other totally useless, they are both rather large. Does anyone know if there are any smaller guides which focus more on the...

Well, like the title says, how much does your average "play" kit weigh - i.e. when you go into the woods for a weekend to try your hand at things, not when you are out travelling! Just put all of mine together, and it stacks in at 19.8kg - ouch, although that does include 4 litres of water, a...

I've just got myself a new Gansfors Small forest Axe, but it arrived with a small amount of damage to the cover/protector on the strap that retains the holder on the axe. It hasn't broken yet, but it is cut cleanly about 1/4 of the way though. Anyone got any good ideas as how to ensure it...

Well, Like the title says about three of us from this forum who live/around the South West are planning on meeting up near the New Forest from the Saturday through to the Sunday - I personally have little experience apart from a three day course, but we hope to expand our skills building...

Well, I finally bit the bullet and got myself a decent axe. The previous one was great, but was closer to being a toothpick than an axe (the old one was a Gerber pocket axe). The new replacement is a small forest axe, and it's a quality make so..... How do I make the most of it/ How do...