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These things have been around in Hetfordshire for a long long time, Nothing new in them at all. I grew up in Letchworth Garden City and these were common as anything over 30 years ago. They were also incredibly tame on the common and you could get pretty close up to them without much effort. I...

I'm on the lookout for a new pair of boots, and a friend at the National Trust has recommended i take a look at Chiruca hunting boots. He swears by them, but I've never heard of this brand before myself, so i figured i'd see if anyone here knows anything. The ones i was looking at were the...

I brought one of the stoves from Earth Huggers and have used it a couple of times so far without any problems, though you do have to take time preparing the fuel for best effect. It does need to have pretty uniform wood sizes to work best and the smaller the bits the better, so can take a...

Apparently the production quality on these can be a bit hit and miss, so make sure you get it up and checked out fairly quick after purchase. The first one i got had some of the internal loops for the windows and vents sewn in the wrong place, so in one case i couldn't keep a vent open and...

I have a few portable stoves i use for cooking inside, which work fine. Doubt either would be ok with a full fire going in them. Keep it small for cooking and you should be fine. Personally I'd go with with the Soulpad each time, and its the main tent i use. The canvas makes a world of...

The top vent has its own set of ropes attached, so can easily be pulled in any direction, or off altogether. As for campsites, have a look around. There are plenty of camp sites that allow fires. Avoid large holiday parks and look at the smaller sites. Just booked 3 pitches at a nice site in...

I had a fire going in my 12 man earlier today, and as long as you are picky about what you burn, and keep the sparks down, you wont have a problem. What you will have a problem with is smoke. The top vent just isn't good enough. There's more than enough air being drawn through the vents at...

Got the 12 man tipi up. This thing is big. Stuck a camp bed inside to show how far away raised items have to be from the sloping sides, though its not much. All in all theres plenty of space for 4 such camp beds, plus everyones gear, and a fire or stove. So plenty of room inside if...

I love my tipi. :D Especially at this time of year with a good fire going inside. The 17 poles that go with it are a pain in the a$%$ though. I only used it once before i flogged off the poles on ebay and ordered a replacement set of bamboo. Still big and bulky but they are light enough that i...

Thanks, thats pretty much the way i look at it now. I have a few years to do some advanced prep work. Get in some good courses and do some learning. I still get out as much as possible but can only manage day treks now, and even then have to carry 2 litres of dialysis fluid for a mid day fix...

OK, I've checked the label and the fly is polyester and the ground sheet is polyethylene.

Not sure on the material but i'll check the labeling tonight and let you know. For what its worth the material felt heavier than i expected, but then on a single skin like this thats what it'd hoped for. From the cursory glance i gave it the seams looked pretty well taped too, but ill need a...

I've been a silent reader here for a while. Figured it was about time i jumped in properly. Always been and 'outdoorsy' one, as my folks would say. Nothing better than getting away from it all on a nice trail somewhere away from the masses. Unfortunately, just over a year ago a virus...

Just been and brought one of the 12 man big boys! Gave it a quick going over last night and the quality doesn't look that bad for such a cheap tent. Then again i only got it to use as over flow sleeping to add to my growing collection of tipis (a full 20ft 17 pole canvas monster plus a soulpad...