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Now here is an idea that might have legs http://www.grandtrunkgoods.com/grand-trunk/herrick-bag-hammock-compatible-sleeping-bag/ Also stumbled on this but it seems that diagonal lay is an issue and looks like you are still compressing the underside. http://www.km276.com/ Still top marks for...

http://www.chinavasion.com/android-smartphones/fortisx-rugged-waterproof-dustproof-shockproof-3g-android-22-smartphone-dual-sim-32-inch-touchscreen-gps/ Looks jolly useful for techy/bushy types ?

http://www.grilling-recipes.com/beef/r467.htm I'm saying nothing ;-)

Recently acquired a new skill - dowsing for water. Now I am not one for crystal gazing or mumbo jumbo being a nuclear engineer by training - however this just works. Doing some leak detection on a water system with the local water company bods they produced a pair of dowsing rods and proceeded...

I have some 3-4mm tan saddle leather suitable for small projects (sheath, possibles pouch etc) and am looking for some pieces of antler to make toggles for locking cord/leather thong, firesteel handles, buttons etc. Anybody ?

Whilst stumbling around thEbay this afternoon instead of doing something productive, I came across item 270706083700 There are a few other variants up for sale. Looks like this chap has done what many of us haven't the time or skill to do and organised a short production run of his own design...

Looks interesting 'Bruce Parry presents this five-part documentary series set in the spectacular wilderness of the Arctic, where he explores the dramatic changes its people are experiencing' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xgh30

I have a mini bottle of alcohol hand cleanser gel in my bag (Tescos @ £1.50) just in case I need to clean up after handling something stinking. Mucking about yesterday found a blob of it lights easily from a firesteel spark. Not surprising really just I hadn't thought of it before. Not as good...

As a professional phone drowner I got myself one of these the other day http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-b2100 Useful spec for the outdoors: Torch is decent battery life - will go till the next election Does email/WAP if you have to Waterproof -sits nicely in a beer...

Hesitate to post this because I thought it was obvious but came across a few people recently who didn't know about it so here goes. When stopping to make a brew, powdered milk/whitener is always disappointing. I carry a small plastic squirty tube of condensed milk (Tescos less than a quid) -...

Heads up Get booking..... http://www.raymears.com/Ray_Mears/Whats_Ray_Upto.cfm/id/248

What have the Romans ever done for us ? Well apart from aquaducts, viaducts and making it safe to walk the streets at night...... Ground elder. Pain in the rear if you have it in your a garden but right now is a good time to eat it. It is very distinctive and enjoyable and if you were...

Horizon BBC2 2100 tonight http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j7p7z One for all you 'end of the worlders' to watch possibly.

So the Kiwi won it with inspirational foraged food. I believe this was actually filmed back in the summer hence the ingredients available. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gSipEfcA4pkvZcHVmieqevYlmCHQ Looks like the bar has raised above my usual rabbit stew...

On BBC2 now. This week Dick Strawbridge uses a questionnaire devised by year 3 Numpty Infants School to identify whether a member of the chattering classes can save the planet by draining their jacuzzi into their gold plated toilet cistern. Meanwhile his son James will be helping some poor...

Had a large eucalyptus taken down this week and am setting about chopping and building a holz hausen stack to season it. Just wondered if there is anything woodcrafty/bushcrafty that this wood is particularly good for. Seems a shame to burn it all.

Could somebody tell me how to differentiate between fallow deer tracks and sheep tracks. I am in an area where we have deer in the fields which are full of winter sheep and sheep escaping into the woods where the deer hide up.

I am not a great one for carrying survival kit around, tending to be of the 'Plan to keep out of the s5it, keep some useful stuff in your pockets and improvise if you must' school. I do amongst other junk keep a black bin bag wrapped up with a red rubber band (provided free by the postal service...

Bought a box of these from Tescos in my quest to find a wonder fuel for my brewkit. The cubes burn long enough in a mini stove (airgun pellet tin !) to boil a 0.5l cup of water which meets my first requirement. ( ie they burn longer than normal zip lighters as advertised) and I get a cup of tea...

Spotted one of these up for sale on evilbay item 190256058472. Nothing to do with me -I have got a copy but might be of interest to someone on here.