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    Sold Mora Classic 1 and 2

    Hi, Ill take the Mora classic 2 if still available?
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    Sold Helikon tex bushcraft satchel. 1 black, 1 tan.

    Ill take the coyote one if its still available?
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    Surplus and Outdoors?

    I have made a few purchases with Surplus and Outdoors and never had any problems.
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    Flint knapping 1:1

    Fantastic well done, I did a flint knapping immersion course with Karl Lee via Woodland Ways in Derbyshire. He really is everything you say he is and I highly recommend him. Over 6 weekends we progressed our skills from hide scrapers to arrow heads and everything in between. I actually have...
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    Hello from Derbyshire

    Welcome buddy, I'm in south Derbyshire myself.
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    What did you buy today?

    Montane extreme smock in green £152.99 sportshoes.com. Looking forward to playing with it and seeing in which situations is it best for and in which it will be too hot. Planning to use it on a Sweden canoe expedition in September this year.
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    Base layers from which temperatures on?

    If hiking I wouldnt put thermal leggings on but would have a marino base layer on my upper probably anywhere under 15-18C. When static and camping I would put them on just on a as needed basis, no real defined temperatures that would prompt it only the feel of chilling down.
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    Holly?

    Good thread guys lots of info to digest, as a relative newbie still the only thing i heard about holly previous is that the if you burn it the smoke that is produced can be harmful. No clue as to exactly how harmful was given though. I just remembered something from Paracelsus that I picked up...
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    Projects or goals for 2022

    I will be completing my first year of a 2 year course with Woodland Ways covering all aspects of Bushcraft and also a 10 day canoe expedition in Sweden. Outside of strict bushcraft I plan to use the campervan as much as possible this year seeing the sites of England, Wales and Scotland while...
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    What's the deal with sleeping bag comfort ratings?

    Carinthia is well known for supplying the military so their stuff certainly seems to be "proper". I have a DD Jura 2 that is supposed to be good to -5c and I was cold at +5c in it. I'm no expert at all I believe for best results in a sleeping bag you should be naked so I'm not sure if your...
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    Word association game

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    Hot Sweet Brew!

    how about Bovril? not for me personally but could be an option for you.
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    Hidden Valley Bushcraft

    I ordered one of his Brechfa-HVB knives primarily because I wanted to support a veteran that is supporting veterans. Free bushcraft weekends for veterans is a wonderful thing to do and if it helps others like it helps me then its a must. The woods is my happy place. The knife is actually due for...
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    Fire pistons, what's "the knack"?

    As a gift I received a bush tools fire piston in July so thanks for making me think about it again. I gave a little go in July following the instructions that came with it and had no joy but ill try some more this weekend. You are not alone in the struggle ha ha
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    Planning Bushcraft against Cancer-Greencraft

    Will definitely do something myself for this but if anyone in the Derbyshire/Staffordshire is having a get together for it id be interested.
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    Best military pack?

    I cant speak for current times, I left the army in 2004 but back then as long as the kit was olive green or dpm they didnt have a problem with you using it. It was so common for soldiers to "upgrade" their kit with stuff they purchased themselves.
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    Do British army bashas degrade by aging?

    I have my british army basha that was issued to me during my service in 1997 and I still use it today. There is no change to its condition at all as best as I can tell. I have had it about 24 years and I don't know hold old it was before it got issued to me.
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    Close Encounter

    Not dangerous but a *** moment, woke up on cold morning on Salisbury plain and unzipped my sleeping bag staring down towards my chest to see a massive toad sat there enjoying the warmth lol In the woodland of Germany when going off at night with my shovel to take care of some business a wild...
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    Heat Protection? Re-purposed items?

    I have used an old fire blanket designed for putting over a burning pan of oil. That worked quite well for me as something to put a trangia meths burner on.
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    Uk knives from the 1980’s onwards, how thing change

    This was my first fixed blade knife I owned as a child (and shouldn't have owned really) I had 2 of these growing up and the handles broke on both.