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I use a Lansky Diamond sharpening system. It took me a while to get the edge back on my PHK, but when finished, it was razor sharp.

I have checked some in Transa in Zurich; they are almost as expensive as the tent! But I agree, a good nights sleep and comfort is very important.

Last weekend I took my 12 year old son camping for the first time. This was his first experience spending a night in a tent. He is used to the great outdoors and has spent many a night with me stalking wild boar in the field or from a high seat in the forest. My equipment is quite old so I...

The Appalachian Trail for me. Maybe one day,

Muela and Nieto are separate companies. I don’t know anything about them, but I’m impressed by Nieto

As luck would have it, my search for a new knife did not take too long. I was about to buy my son a Mora knife when I came across the quality knife display in the store (Transa Superstore, Zürich) There was half a dozen Fjallkniven and some high end Victorinox knifes, but nothing jumped out at...

I am used to the PHK but I agree, it would be better if the blade was about 4cm shorter. However I cannot fault it. It’s ability to cut through bone and retain sharpness is amazing. Is it worth the money; I don’t know. I think the new Nieto Patrol that I bought could give it a run for its money...

You’re very welcome. Before we left on Friday, I managed to pick up a Nieto Patrol knife for my son for CHF 74, which is about GBP 60. It’s a very solid knife; it split logs with ease and it kept it’s edge for the weekend.

Hello Ooops I wasn’t possible to upload any pictures on Friday night; we went camping. Anyway, I hope you can see what I use when I go stalking. The knife with the Roe Antler is what I use for tunnelling and the extremities. Each knife is razor sharp and all will remove hair with ease from ones...

Ah okay. Thanks for the tip.

Good morning. Thanks for your input. The damage is done and I bought the tent! I read many reviews online and watched YouTube. The consensus is that it is a good tent for the money and one of the best waterproof tents there is. My only disappointment with it, is the lack of a separate...

I mainly shoot Reds, Sika and Roe. It makes light work of the Atlas joint across the board. On smaller Roe, I use a knife that a friend gave me. He made it himself and it looks like a small table knife. I will post a picture of it later this evening, if I can…

I have had the above knife for 11 years; I’m a recreational deer stalker, but she would say that given the time I spend on the hill, the forest and the fields, that I am more professional; I’m not paid for it! Quite the opposite. The knife is as sharp if not sharper when I first bought it; my...

Thank you gentlemen for the welcome. Wild camping is not so straight forward in Switzerland; it is only allowed in mountainous regions above the tree line. I’m a member of a hunting revier so our first expedition (weekend only) will be this weekend on reasonably hilly ground, not the mountains.

My Phoenix Tent is 30 years old and still going strong. However, having bought a new Jack Wolfskin Gossamer 11 Tent, I can’t get get over how strong the new poles are, and lighter. I have a question; is it possible to get new lighter poles for the Phoenix Phreak? Many thanks in advance. Conor

Hello from Zurich. I used to go wild camping very regularly from the late 1980s until 2007. Marriage, children work put an end to that. My gear is ancient; Phoenix Phreak tent, still going strong, Osprey Crescent 75 Rucksack bought 20 odd years ago. I recently bought a Jack Wolfskin Gossamer...