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    Fungi ID, again

    Yes it is a yew tree that the COTW is growing on. There are quite a few in the little gathering of trees where the pic was taken. I had a close up encounter with the fungi in the lower pic today. Where there are shrooms growing over shrooms there is quite clear evidence of white spores...
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    Fungi ID, again

    My little one and I see these everyday when taking him to school so we have seen the life cycle, so to speak, of the one that is now on its way out. I am not a shroom expert however, I think the top one is Chicken of the woods when comparing against the piccie's in my books. But, I would like...
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    Insect Net for hammock; Group Buy 2009

    MagiKelly and SotP x 25 Stooboy x 1 Dark Horse Dave x 1 Toddy x 1 Shewie x 1 verloc x 1 grummit x1 g4ghb x 1 javi x 1 oetzi x 1 Stingray x 1 SimonM x 1 Surfy x 1 Tourist x 1 TOTAL = 38 Ta muchly
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    Spoon carving and other bushy activities.

    The West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Suffolk, runs a whole series of one day courses in allsorts of interesting things from basic bushcraft to arrow making and flint knapping. Most of these courses cost only a few quids so they are good value for a bit of learning, a chance to...
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    Boiling water in a bag

    Ditto. Did it many years ago at school. The chemistry teacher showed us during a boring lesson. Folded a sheet of paper to make a tray/dish, paperclipped the corners and stood it on a tripod over a bunsen burner. Subsequently, in the Army a few times, during those long boring buts, I bet...
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    Possible thirteenth hammock group buy

    Just seen and have immediately sent you a payment. Thanks Magikelly.
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    Dandilions

    I remember reading somewhere that if you cover/shade the dandelion for some time before it is picked/harvested that the bitterness is reduced. Les Stroud in one of his proggies more or less lived on them for 3 or 4 days and did not report any adverse [bed wetting] effects. They are a...
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    Possible thirteenth hammock group buy

    And another one please. 1) Magikelly and SotP 15nr 2) Paullyfuzz 3) Nat 4)Enzo 5)Stingray 6)SimonM 7)Lore 8)Black Sheep 9)PHIL562 10) Steve 48 11) Porchini 12) Tourist Magikelly, dunno if I missed it somewhere, are you doing another mossie net run anytime?
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    Belgian bushcraft weekend?

    Ik ook. Thanks for the help people. Harry, Ich bin auch ein englischen-deutscher oder ein deutschen-englaender......wie es passt. See you all there then people.
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    Belgian bushcraft weekend?

    Bart, or anyone, any chance of these directions in English please??? -U neemt de snelweg E25 tot afrit 51. -Daarna links naar Houffalize, daarna links naar het eerste dorpje TAVERNEUX. -In het dorpje, rechts op het eerste kruispunt, tot de uitgang van het dorpje. -Na het laatste huis...
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    Fire or Shelter

    Shelter first.
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    Brecon Beacons

    marvellous.
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    Soaking Wet Hand Drill Fire

    First the disclaimer: I have no business or personal relationship with the LearnBushcraft people other than having attended a day with them. I did bow drill with the guy for a day. Mighty impressed with his teaching technique and his way of getting the message over. I can now knock out...
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    Belgian bushcraft weekend?

    Has anybody been to this site before or recently for a recce? Is it ok for hammocks and tarps? Is it better to bring a tent? Is there any fresh water on site?
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    Belgian bushcraft weekend?

    Is this gathering still happening?
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    DIY Water Filter

    Read up on activated carbon and it will tell you what it might remove. I had to do a whole essay on filtration for my Advanced Plumbing course a few years ago and carbon is pretty amazing stuff. Did you know a gram of activated carbon has over 500sqm of surface area - depending on the quality...
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    DIY Water Filter

    Thanks Mac. :) I developed this from one I made for a survival application - where I actually made the carbon too. Just like making charcloth but using wood instead of cloth. I considered using a water jug cartridge type filter in a pipe but thought I would still go for loose carbon for...
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    DIY Water Filter

    Thanks for the compliment Rich. I used 40mm ABS waste pipe for the main body. The little bit of pipe at the bottom is 21mm 'ish. I had the ABS pipe knocking around the garage and decided on using that because it meant I could permanently glue in the reduction to 21mm. ABS either has...
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    DIY Water Filter

    Water filters for outdoor use can be expensive. I have seen them for anything between £30.00 and £70.00. So I put my expensive governement paid for university education - and city & guilds plumbing - to work: Question: What is a water filter? Answer: A tube with a filter media...
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    Possible new site

    Sapper, I'd be up for coming over. Can I just make an observation. £150 'ish seems awfully conservative for 1400 hectares of woodland and some coastline. Once you get the underwriters assessing people camping with open fires I think you will find the quote will go up. You' ve got to...