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    Anybody any experience with carinthia sleeping bags ?

    OK here is the deal... I have some money comming in soon and am looking to replace my very bulky 5 kilograms worth of sleeping bag (dutch army) for something lighter. As I'm a big guy (about 2 meters and 120 kilograms) I need something with a lot of room. Also would like something nice and...
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    OK so I lost my Anorak and need a new one

    Hi Everyone, I spend a nice weekend out with a mate last weekend, and unfortunatly somewhere along the way I must have lost my pinewood anorak/smock. I loved this jacket, both to wear, and use as a pillow at night (rolled up in its own hood it maked the perfect pillow). Unfortunatly when I...
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    Trangia 25 series pans as dutch oven ?

    Hi All, Has anybody ever tried to use a standard aluminum trangia pan form a 25 series, with an original trangia tundra lid as an dutch oven for baking bannock. I would like to know if the aluminum pan will hold together. I see no real reason why it shouldn't as trangia says on it's...
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    Question for the coffee junkies

    Hi Folks, I'm looking for a way to make fresh coffie when I'm out there. At the moment I use an italian coffie maker, but this is quite bulky.... Any tips on smaller solutions ?
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    Dutch bushcraft kit resources

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    Dutch bushcraft kit resources

    Hi Folks, As there are quite some dutch bushcrafters at this site, and bushcraft kit at a reasonably price is hard to find in the netherlands. I thought I might post some resources here. If anybody has some questions about kit, don't hesitate to send me a PM. I don't sell anything myself...
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    Wich cord or rope for a firedrill ?

    Ok so a lot has been written about firedrills allready. But I can't seem to find wich kind of rope other people use toi string the bow. This weekend I had a friend of mine over and he brought his kids. So I made a fireplace in the backgarden, got half a big pine tree (in three pieces) for...
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    Are there any (dutch) scouting members here?

    Hi Everyone, Im my search for bushcraft locations I came across some scouting campsites wich we coulod use, and in the process became interested in scouting again (having been a member 20 years or so ago). I was just wandering, are there any scouting memebers here? and what do you do...
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    Is there really nobody in the netherlands ?

    Hi all, Just wondering, I have placed a post in the meetup section wich is basically an open invitation for anybody to go bushcrafting in the netherlands in the weekend of 26 to 28th of september. I have arranged for a piece of forest where we can stay and have a campfire, but so far only one...
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    So I made my first knive

    Hi All, Just wanted to show off. Áfter having a knive made, I found a few flaws in my design after using it, the bevels were to flat, so it becomes blunt to easy and I found it to big to handle for carving. So with the advise off the guy that made my previous knive I decided to give it a go...
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    BC weekend in the Nederlands 26th to 28th September

    Hi All, Me and a friend are going to do some bushcrafting in the weekend of the 26th to the 28th of september. I have found a location in a piece of forrest where we can set up camp and are allowed to build a fire near valkenswaard. Through this forum I would like to invite anyone to join...
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    Looking for camping buddy's for 22th to 24th of august

    Hi Everyone, I would like to get into the woods next weekend in the netherlands or the ardennes, and have found some locations that look promising. Anybody want to join me ? Grtz, Niels
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    Looking for enthousiasts in the netherlands

    Hi All, Lately I have become re-interested again in bushcraft, after a periode of about 10 tears where I haven't done anything with it (you know found a girl, got maried, bought a home, started working, etc.). But a few weekends ago I wen't to an bushcraft weekend organised by extra survival...