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    Fenix PD30 Premium R5 Review

    Hello folks, I've got a Fenix PD30 Premium R5 torch and a few accessories in for review. The accessories are the Fenix red filter and camping lampshade, plus an Ortec headstrap. The plan is to test out the torch as a headlamp (with the red filter for night nav), and as a general camp light...
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    Mini gas lantern quick review

    I'm sure most of us have been through the different types of stoves on the market; gas, alcohol (various makes), multi-fuel and so on. Well in my case I ended up going full circle and returning to the gas stove that I bought quite a few years ago. This was largely due to the fact that I needed...
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    What's the point of stone hearths?

    OK, one of my pet hates when I'm out is finding a scorched patch of earth with a ring of stones around it. I've always viewed this as being totally unnecessary and something that people only do because they think "that's how it's done". I was thinking about this today and wondering 2 things...
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    Lots of small things (insects and mammals)

    I spent the last few days chasing insects around the countryside - well, when I say "chasing", I really mean "moving quite slowly and standing around motionless for long periods of time". It was actually bloomin good fun! :D A Common Blue Butterfly A female (or juvenile) Keeled Skimmer A...
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    ID an odd thing?

    Right, does anyone know what this is? If I was going to guess I would say that it is some kind of spider's nest. It seems to have been colonised by some other insects though. Any ideas?
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    Fuel Transport Safety

    Does anyone have any thoughts on the safety of transport and storage in cars of various fuel types? Wood - safe to transport and safe to store. Meths - reasonably safe to transport, but would you leave it in a hot car in the summer? Gas - reasonably safe to transport, but I woudl have thought...
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    Only room for one under the tarp!

    This is just a little bit of photo fun in a bushcraft/lightweight backpacking theme! With 4 pairs of hands, camp was set up pretty damn fast, but there was a big fight :argue: for the space under the tarp when the rain started! I won the fight and got to eat the cake and drink the tea :D
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    Making a pot cosy for the Snow Peak 900

    In a previous post I reviewed the Bush Cooker and described how it fits neatly into the Snow Peak 900 titanium pot. One of the things I found with the Bush Cooker was that it was easy to burn your food instead of simmering it ... actually to be fair, that isn't a just a problem with the Bush...
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    Bush Cooker Mini Review

    I bought a Bush Cooker from Backpackinglight.co.uk just before Christmas and spent the first 4 nights of 2009 out on the hills. Bloomin' cold it was! Anyway, it was the first chance that I had to test out the Bush Cooker. It was too bloody cold to be bothered taking photographs of the cooker...
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    Mosquito netting material

    Hi folks! I'm thinking of making a little mosquito net panel to fit over the opening of my bivvy bag (Rab storm). Does anyone know where I can get a small amount of "no-seeum " type material? Many thanks, Simon
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    Rehandled knife and some spoons (pic heavy)

    Been a while since I did any carving so I got myself a nice piece of oak and sharpened my knife! The knife is an ordinary kitchen knife that my mum has had for 50 odd years and needed a new handle. The big spoon was something different. I wanted to see how fine I could carve the wood. The other...
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    Mobile phones (not very bushcrafty I know)

    Following on from this thread: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30650 I was wondering what recommendations people might have for tough mobile phones. My current phone is getting a bit delicate and temperamental (I no longer trust it) and I was thinking of getting a relatively...
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    Apodemus sylvaticus - the wood mouse

    Many years ago when I lived in an old house in London I woke up one Sunday morning with a mouse on my chest ... it was a flying mouse - although up to that point in its life it had never flown before :) Anyhoo - that was our old immigrant friend Mus domesticus, a species that originally arrived...
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    Rant: ignore me if you don't want to know

    :rant:Just back from what could have been a very lovely day ... spoiled only by the mindless destruction and abuse of the land we share with each other. I spent the afternoon in one little bit of woodland in a local country park. Very few people passed me, even when I was plonked on a green...
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    Out and about in my local patch

    The weather here has been great for the last few days and I've been out and about most days. Yesterday I went out without any plan at all - just to wander about and see what I could see. After my last thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30166 that got shifted because of gore...
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    Nature in action

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    Nature in action

    Spring is here and many birds are busy nesting and raising young. Its a busy time, but if you don't pay attention there's always going to be someone who takes advantage. I believe that this is actually a juvenile male sparrowhawk, which makes it extremely remarkable that it took down this...
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    A first, a second, a third ... and another first!

    I went on the Woodsmoke "Woodlander" course at the end of September and was introduced to the dark arts of spoon carving! I'm a bit of a perfectionist so I was determined to finish my spoon properly. It was duly whittled down, sanded and oiled with walnut oil. However, I reckoned if it was worth...
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    Greenman Bushcraft: Happy customer

    www.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk I ordered from this shop earlier in the week and received the order yesterday. I'm giving them a special mention here because: 1. Their prices are good and 2. So is their service! Given the current difficulties with the postal strike they went the extra mile to...
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    Saw another forum member sitting in a tree!

    On a wet day in Scotland a few months ago I had the pleasure of watching some of these little critters skipping about in the trees. One of my favourite British animals - in the past I've travelled to Brownsea Island (more than once) just to see them. I understand there is a thriving colony in...