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Football = 1,000,000 saxon men waving the flag of the norman oppressors LOL!

I have a led maglight and the LD20 and the fenix beats it hands down, though it should for the price! good variable output and good battery life.

The superstition mentioned about elder is known here in lincolnshire, the tree is said to contain a spirit called granny elder whom you must appease with this saying before you harvest wood from the tree; Granny elder, give me some of your wood! and when I turn into a tree I will give you some...

I was wondering why they would exhibit behaviour that would result in mutually assured destruction, protecting the colony from invaders would fit the bill, I didn't see any other honey bees involved though.

I was doing my rounds earlier today and I came across a curious sight, on the ground in front of me was a large bumble bee wrestling on the floor with a honey bee. The bumble was frantically trying to sting the HB to no avail as the HB had already pierced the abdomen of the bumble with its...

Very nice to learn more about these amazing creatures, I have a pet snapping turtle who is relatively tame compared to the wild specimens, I got him 16 years ago and still have all my fingers!

Even mr Mears kitlist has changed radically over the years,compare this book on SURVIVAL with his more recent BUSHCRAFT publications,lots of folk use the mora/ granfors/ folding saw combo as a result of media surrounding bushcraft (nee wilderness survival) but its all down to personal preference...

stick cubed beef on a green stick and dangle over a fire til nice n black, stick em in a bap and presto! man-food.

Don't bother, I got one and am still trying to get an edge on it - very blunt, could possibly use it to beat a log to death.

Is this stuff also known as purlon rope, plenty on ebay.

Thats very similar to what I heard, I read the reeve's muntjac is the one prevalent in the UK and are found in our county.

We do have muntjac in this area, that is probably what it was, although at 10 at night it seemed like something more sinister, I must watch too many horror films!

I was wondering if anyone had a clue what I heard last night, I was orienteering round willingham woods lincolnshire last night about ten pm when I heard this weird animal call, it was very loud and I can only describe it as a screeching barking noise, repeated over and over again for 15 - 20...

I love swiss army knives, the original multitool, I currently use the climber model with glow in the dark scales, try losing that!

A while back there was a big ABC flap in the local media where I live in north east lincolnshire, several folk claimed spotting a large black felid in the surrounding villages, I was sceptical until my uncle informed me he too had seen a large cat the size of a police dog. Several years earlier...

1 This week I took my son for a trek round the local woods. 2 Collected a bit of flint from a nearby field for a bit of knapping. 3 Carved a fire hardened spear and promptly gouged a bit of skin out of my hand with it - Doh!. 4 Found some young goosegrass in the garden, very nice boiled briefly...

Nip in the local pub in castleton, they do a great liver and onions!

Try washing it in baking soda ( 1tspn - 1 cup water), much less harmful to the scalp and hair than shampoo, rinse in apple cider vinegar ( 1tblsn - 1 cup water). I switched from daily shampoo + conditioner to this twice a week and got good results.

Never trust a digital compass, I have had two fail on me, stuck out on bleaklow in near zero visibility due to cloud with my swanky watch telling me SW whichever way I pointed it, always carry a REAL compass.

The local tesco does a chilli con carne from this range for 2 quid, not bad at all and half the price of the pouches of hiker food sold in millets.