perhaps it will be winter kit that we will never use in this fine weather country we live in. Lets just hope th next ice age comes along sooner rather than later.
What's going to be the latest 'Must Have' bit of Ray Mears' kit?
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Its not a case of 'Lighten Up' its a case of stop being rude thats needed. I don't see why is OK to take a pop a a celeb anymore than a member of the public.
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
No, no, buy the expensive high class winter kit, store it properly in a closet for a while, and then sell it cheaply to those of us living in sensible parts of the world. I see no drawbacks with this plan...
I think it could be one of these superb multi-coloured sashes that the voyageurs wore. Featured in the book.
Orange marker tape like that is standard issue in the Forestry Commission. I'm sure you will have seen it out there in the forest. Nothing new.
Well after tonight's second episode, I think it could likely be 'fur-trade tomahawks'...
what did you spot?
what did you spot?
Just seen the Ray Mears leather coffee pouch listed on Woodlore, your's just for the small sum of £35.00
At around £400 a go, I'll take ten!
Don't forget that all HBC blankets originated in Witney -- and were made by multiple Witney weavers over the years (my favorite is Early's, fabulous blankets). HBC was just a label they slapped on other manufacturers work and HBC never had its own mill.
So perhaps you can get something closer to home for a better price.
They're still weaving blankets in Witney, aren't they?
At around £400 a go, I'll take ten!
Do you want a mahoosive birch-bark boat to carry them in? Easily repairable in the bush, just need to harvest some pine pitch... oh yeah and some bear fat.
Butter, lard, beeswax all work to plasticise pine or spruce resin.....
I will hapily take the canoe!
Sadly blanket production has ceased at Witney in 2002
http://www.witneyblanketstory.org.uk/wbp.asp
but because of the decline in use of blankets you can pick up absolute minters from charity shops for next to nowt. In the last year I've picked up 2 unused double bed jobs by James Walker of Witney (£5), a unused single sythetic COOP made in Witney (I'm a bit allergic to wool dust) (£3), a slightly used (going to be cut up for a blanket shirt) single Early and Marriot (£1). Theres also a wonderfull bright red job with black stripes at each end (six thin with one thick in the middle) with no makers label that was a couple of quid. I'd realy like toknow where that one is from.
So if you have any eldery relations ask to check the labels on the blankets they will have squirrelled away and buy them a shiny new duvet as a swap. They will look at you as if you're mad but what the hell!
Otherwise ask in charity shops, ones for dog related charities often have them in piles for bedding for animals at a pound a pop. Often they are not on display so it's worth asking.
I'm after a green with black stripes single Earlys to go with the Smoke and Fire capote the wife spent a absolute fortune on back at the turn of the century.
A lot of the ones in charity shops are prosthetic pink (which I turn my nose up at I'm affraid) or bright yellow (which should dye green nicely).
Good hunting!
Tom (womble)
I'm steadily working herself up to finger weaving me a sash, a couple of weeks back I made her a inkle loom to play with, and last week I made her 12 cards for tablet weaving and I have a copy of Alta R. Turners "Finger Weaving: Indian Braiding" to casually leave near the loo (a guaranteed way of getting something read in this house)....
Last nights show has put my cunning plan back a few weeks but if I make her a lucet to play with she may forget the 200+ threads involved in making a sash ;-{D)
And before anyone says anything about doing it myself I have fingers like Mr Walls finest and can barely tie my own laces!
ATB
Tom
Last nights show has put my cunning plan back a few weeks but if I make her a lucet to play with she may forget the 200+ threads involved in making a sash ;-{D)
And before anyone says anything about doing it myself I have fingers like Mr Walls finest and can barely tie my own laces!
ATB
Tom
personally i think it will be canoe
if not the birchbark one then some form none the less.
personally io had some hideous experiences with canoes when a cub/scout and swore i would never ever get in one again
watching last nights episode nearly changed my mind
Sam
if not the birchbark one then some form none the less.
personally io had some hideous experiences with canoes when a cub/scout and swore i would never ever get in one again
watching last nights episode nearly changed my mind
Sam
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