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  • Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
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    Birch Tar... without a tin?

    Sorry if this is a dumb question, but have any of you good folk made birch tar without a tin? The question came up while in conversation with Karl Lee, of Primitive Technology, while in a flint knapping workshop hosted by Bassetlaw museum. It was felt that Birch tar wasn't an 'authentic' stone...
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    Ransoms Capers - Surely Not?

    Someone on Radio 4 was talking about capers made from ransoms, and I thought to myself, surely not? Googling didn't produce anything, but if anyone's going to know, they'd be here. So, any thoughts? Cheers, Dom
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    Pear-Shaped Tarping

    A wee story of our recent lightweight camping expedition with a few pear shapes thrown in… Thought I’d practice some tarpology with wife and dogs. Near Buxton seemed a good idea as I also wanted some spring water to make some mead with (St Anne’s well . Its warm too). Picked a spot from the...
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    Antler Plectrum

    Hi Folks, Today I made a guitar plectrum out of red deer antler as a gift. But not being a guitar player I'm now wondering if it might be too stiff. How might it be made more flexible or less brittle? Thanks for your thoughts.
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    The Future of Forests and Woods

    Sorry if this has already been posted, but for your info... Quoting FSB: "Everyone interested in forests and woods is invited to contribute to a 'public conversation' launched by the Independent Panel on Forestry, to help it fully understand the wide range of views, interests and expertise...
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    Oldest Arrowheads Discovered So Far

    Arrowheads recently unearthed in a cave near Durban, South Africa, have been dated as the earliest evidence of bows and arrows to 64,000 years ago. A 'forensic' examination of them found plant resin glues and even blood and bone remains... see...
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    Spain Way Hey!

    Hiya, We're off to sunny sunny Catelonia for a wee spot of hammocking and mooching about. We don't have a fixed plan, but will be flying into Gerona tomorrow, taking the bus to some wooded hills, then the sea and ending up in Barcelona. We'll be using a Trangia but are not sure what the...
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    Switzerland Way Hey!

    Or should that be Yodel 'eeeeeeay! Anyway, partner and I are planning a ten day bushy trip hiking in Switzerland in late August and thought here would be a good place to start. The cheapest way for us to get there seems to be to fly from Doncaster to Dublin then to Basle. After that it'll...
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    Chaga Tea

    Chaga tea has some extraordinary claims made about it, including curing Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn of his cancer. Some people seem to drink it as some kind of restorative or health tea - grinding the fungus to coffee granule size then boiling for ten minutes or so. Has anyone here tried it? If...
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    Influential texts from your childhood?

    A quick search of this site delivers loads of discussion and references to books about bushcraft, woodlore, survival, ancient technology etc. but I was wondering what might be the most influential early texts folk here might have read? What inspired your interest or fired your imagination way...
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    Hello from Robin Hood Country

    Oops, have already posted but thought I better introduce self before I get too carried away reading through the site. Impressed by the warm enthusiasm, breadth of knowledge and casually dispensed expertise here. Based in the Danelaw / Robin Hood Country and working in a field not...