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Anyone going to this? I see Patrick from Backwoods is one of the speakers so should be interesting as well as for a good cause. http://www.mountainaid.org.uk/skills-for-the-hills.html Cheers

We are running a little not for profit event. Patrick McGlinchey of Backwoods Survival School is doing a presentation in the local ice cream parlor, yes I said ice cream parlor! For more info: http://www.bespokefalkirk.co.uk/events-diary/guest-speaker-patrick-mcglinchey-backwoods-survival-school/

Hi everyone, Been a while since my last post so thought I better do something about that, and passing on a few good words about the service and selection of goods at the Wood Smiths Store (www.woodsmithstore.co.uk) seems a good way. Having spoke to a very helpful person on the phone I had no...

As above... any tips or advice?

Hi all By accident browsing google books I came across an interesting title, ‘The Wilderness Debate’. Some further research led me to reflect on my thoughts on the concept of the ‘wilderness’ what it means to me and other people and how we all use it. What I’m getting at is that for...

Was curious about people’s views on the following little experiment I carried out. I needed a knife to cut rope/webbing etc. In an emergency situation for white water kayaking. This prompted me to conduct a little comparison between a plain edge knife and a 50/50 plain/serrated edge blade...

Hi all, Some help, info or links, is required regarding tubular netting with a needle and gauge . I can make flat nets fairly competently and can net tubular nets (for string bags etc) using the overhand knot method. However Im having no luck with my experiments at trying to net with a...

Has anyone read any of the fallowing books? Practicing Primitive: A Handbook of Aboriginal Skills by Steven M. Watts Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills by David Wescott Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills: A Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills by...