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    Outhaus Palmerston 110

    Morning folks. I'm looking for reviews on the Outhaus Palmerston swag please, hoping a few people here may have one? I'm thinking of getting the 110 wide model for me and the wife - I know it's quite big to carry, but generally we would be using it to camp in vehicle accessible areas or at least...
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    Aqua Quest Defender / Safari tarps - any users here?

    Hi all. I'm after some user reviews for these two tarps please. I don't walk far to camp so weight isn't a big deal, but I would like something fairly robust. Are these decent tarps or am I better off looking elsewhere? I'll be setting it up over a hammock most of the time, or maybe making a...
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    Gransfors splitting hatchet

    Well last weekend I finally gave up resisting the urge to buy another axe! I really like the Gransfors kit and decided I'd try their splitting hatchet. I was thinking a fireside tool to knock up kindling. What a beast it is! I couldn't help nipping out in the garden and hitting a few more...
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    Snowy Sunday axe handle replacement

    Well having not got around to ordering the handles I was talking about in my other post, I was bored today and decided to have a go at making one. It's only a small hatchet so I had a fish about in the wood shed. Found a log that had been drying for three years and split a chunk off of it...
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    Good place to buy axe handles?

    Hi guys. I'm hoping some of you may have done the homework for me on this - I've been chasing around on Google for an hour and have found a million and one handle suppliers, but they're mainly Silverline or Faithful, neither of which are great! I found another company that seems to sell quality...
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    It's that time of year again. Lighting the woodburner....

    Well I just got the first bollocking off of the wife. The time has come for the fire to be lit in our house and my usual routine kicks in. Scrabbling about in the ash to look for a piece of charcoal from the last burn, flicking a spark on it and slowly blowing on it, adding other bits of...
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    Brades 347 project. Does anyone know what size handle it should have?

    Hi all. I've been on a bit of a buying spree recently and have started searching for old axe heads at car boot sales. I've found a few, but one worthy of my attention is a Brades 347. I can't find any information on it and it's not in any catalogues that I've managed to look up. I wondered if...
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    Giant hobo stove

    Hey guys. I thought I'd post a picture of my latest hobo stove creation. It's a bit on the large side, but once a year I have a get together with a group of friends that requires a larger cooking system. Rather than hanging a pot over the fire, I made this... I just did a forum search...
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    How to pick the right machete?

    Hi guys. Long time no see. Hope you're all well? I'm having a bit of a read around, looking to buy a machete. But there are so many choices it's crazy! I found a good machete specialist in Columbia that will ship worldwide and claims to carry a lot of the best blades available. I'd tend to...
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    My ongoing fire drill battle!

    Hey guys. After a time away from this I stumbled across one of my hearth boards in the cupboard when I was having a clear out and it's rekindled my need to master this art. My plan for this post is to talk through it, telling what I've learned so as when I do finally win others following suit...
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    Limited access to the fire forum

    Hi guys. I just logged in to the forum after a few months of not visiting and I can no longer view some of the sections in full. For example the firecraft section gives me 1-5 of 5 topics? I can still post, but most of what I do here is searching and reading as I don't really have the skills to...
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    Dartmoor Knife Value

    Hey guys. It's a long time since I've looked in here - as always work seems to take over and come winter and dark evenings I start to return because I have more time! I've been clearing out my knife drawer and found my Dartmoor knife. I've considered selling it a few times but never went...
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    I found time to make a Hobo at last!

    Hi guys. It's a fair while since I've visited the forum. I've been busy working on our house and haven't had so much computer time. Today I stumbled across a cheap flask in the pound shop and it crossed my mind that I'd seen a flask based Hobo on here - so I bought it. I've been out in the...
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    Fire lighting with a fire steel

    Well as some of you may have read, my steel that I asked Launditch1 to make for me arrived in the post today. I spent a couple of minutes tapping sparks from it (very ammusing I must say) and then decided I'd have a go at making fire with it. Is it meant to be this simple? On my second strike...
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    Flint and steel

    Hi guys. I've made fires with a modern flint and steel set but would really like to try using one of the old traditional blacksmith made steels with a natural stone. Where's the best place to get one? Does anyone on here make them to sell? I've seen a few sets which look like a bent piece of...
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    Gloucestershire thread follow up

    Hi chaps. I'm pretty new here but noticed on the last thread that there are a few of you in the Gloucester/Stroud area. I'm in Stroud myself and would love to meet up with some like minded people and go for a camp out somewhere. I used to do a lot of sleeping out when I was a lad. Back then...
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    Camp cooking with wood fired stoves

    Hi guys. I've not been on here for some time so forgive me if this has been covered recently. We've been having a chat over on one of the shoot forums about Kelly kettles. Now they look like a great idea but I don't tend to do hot drinks often so my main interest is in the cooking kit...
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    Looking for sponsorship please read

    Hey guys. Next weekend I'm doing a 21 mile walk for the meningitis trust. I hope to get a little more money together than I did last year. I hate asking for money, but would any of you be kind enough to sponsor me? Last year I paid the entry fee and walked it, no sponsors. I managed the whole...
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    Watched a pro with a bow drill today

    I went to a timber show near my home today. In amongst the chainsaw and timber craft stands was a guy from north devon who is thinking of running weekend holidays locally. We had a bit of a chat and got onto the subject of my hand drill failures, and he suggested I try the bow drill to start...
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    Gransfors splitting maul

    I know this isn't really something you'd take out in the field as a rule, but I'm after a splitting maul. I've just bought my first house and it has a woodburner (another first for me, my parents are kind of townie types). I'm sure most of you on here will be like me and enjoy the idea of...