I like to check out www.woodlandorganics.com and www.raymears.com
What are your favourite websites for getting your bushcraftykit...And why?? :shock:
What are your favourite websites for getting your bushcraftykit...And why?? :shock:
What's your favorite E-Store for all things bushcrafty
- Thread starter maddave
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I don't think you can get away with just one shop. People have pointed out that you can get folding saws for £18 from amazon.co.uk so why would you pay £30 at ray mears? However ray has some great stuff and their service is excellent.
Woodland organics have some great stuff and it is nice to 'buy local' from our forum.
I love finding a bargin at a new shop as well so I think I go to certain shops at certain times. Sorry if that is well and truly on the fence with regard to the question.
Bill
Woodland organics have some great stuff and it is nice to 'buy local' from our forum.
I love finding a bargin at a new shop as well so I think I go to certain shops at certain times. Sorry if that is well and truly on the fence with regard to the question.
Bill
being on an island i use e store's quite often i find woodlore to be
very good and as i dont pay vat very good price's to i have also used
bearclaw and had a realy good deal from garry and would use any
of them again both are a plesure to deal with i would use any store
that has what i want if the price is good
very good and as i dont pay vat very good price's to i have also used
bearclaw and had a realy good deal from garry and would use any
of them again both are a plesure to deal with i would use any store
that has what i want if the price is good
Bearclaw Bushcraft has good prices and service.
www.axminster.co.uk is an excellent site for Japanese Waterstones and crook knives with very good prices.
I have used Woodlore in the past but i felt that it took too long and was a bit pricey they do however, have some great kit.
cheers
www.axminster.co.uk is an excellent site for Japanese Waterstones and crook knives with very good prices.
I have used Woodlore in the past but i felt that it took too long and was a bit pricey they do however, have some great kit.
cheers
Hiya
Taking up the theme of the folding saw, got mine from www.tool-up.co.uk. After concluding order on line only then noted the address - their shop was only ten minutes down the road! :-? ( current price £16.85 for Bahco Laplander btw ) Think there's another thread going about using our ability to walk!
Have used several net suppliers. Some cheaper than others on various things. No disrespect to any supplier - because my knowledge limited. But I have always found the ladies at Ray Mears/ Woodlore to be first rate - service sometimes overlooked in these things.
My good lady acquired an Ullfrotte medium top from them. After a days wear noticed a small hole in one seam. A phone call had a replacement top en route - before first one returned.
OK arguable that so they should, but you dont always get the back end support from the cheapest supplier....... nor the expensive come to that.
Oakleaf
Taking up the theme of the folding saw, got mine from www.tool-up.co.uk. After concluding order on line only then noted the address - their shop was only ten minutes down the road! :-? ( current price £16.85 for Bahco Laplander btw ) Think there's another thread going about using our ability to walk!
Have used several net suppliers. Some cheaper than others on various things. No disrespect to any supplier - because my knowledge limited. But I have always found the ladies at Ray Mears/ Woodlore to be first rate - service sometimes overlooked in these things.
My good lady acquired an Ullfrotte medium top from them. After a days wear noticed a small hole in one seam. A phone call had a replacement top en route - before first one returned.
OK arguable that so they should, but you dont always get the back end support from the cheapest supplier....... nor the expensive come to that.
Oakleaf
I have used www.bushgear.co.uk for some bits of kit. Some of their gear is cheap and their prices include delivery so you know exactly how much you are paying. Quick and efficient service.
JFW
JFW
SASS has some good stuff... can't really comment on their service though.
Only stuff i have is 2nd hand and off ebay.
(although i did ring up 3 times to get a brochure sent about 6 months ago.. still not here )
http://www.sasskit.co.uk/
(new site incidently)
cheers
Carlo
Only stuff i have is 2nd hand and off ebay.
(although i did ring up 3 times to get a brochure sent about 6 months ago.. still not here
)http://www.sasskit.co.uk/
(new site incidently)
cheers
Carlo
http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/
http://www.trekdirect.co.uk/
are both good ones i have used
and http://www.axminster.co.uk/ are good foor crook knives (which they refer to as hook kinves) and other carving equipment [/url]
http://www.trekdirect.co.uk/
are both good ones i have used
and http://www.axminster.co.uk/ are good foor crook knives (which they refer to as hook kinves) and other carving equipment [/url]
Justin Time said:
jus out of interest, does anyone have any good suggestions for sections to brouse or good general keywords which bring up e-bay has only really been of use to me when looking for specific items as there is not a "bushcraft" catogry as such.....?
Tomtom, Two approaches:
First, you can set up a search and then get eBay to email you every day if anything new fits your search parameters, so for example I have a search on "ventile" which helped me get a cracking Keela Ventile jacket last year.
Second; browse categories... so non-fiction books has an outdoor and nature section, or there's collectables > militaria > surplus. These can be very busy but a quick skim down the page usually works for me, you'll find you get to recognise particualr sellers too and can then stick them in your favourites.
HTH
First, you can set up a search and then get eBay to email you every day if anything new fits your search parameters, so for example I have a search on "ventile" which helped me get a cracking Keela Ventile jacket last year.
Second; browse categories... so non-fiction books has an outdoor and nature section, or there's collectables > militaria > surplus. These can be very busy but a quick skim down the page usually works for me, you'll find you get to recognise particualr sellers too and can then stick them in your favourites.
HTH
Whatever you do don't just type "camping". You get hundreds of hits including things like 8 berth frame tents, generators, caravan hook-ups, kids games, and a load of stuff you neither want nor need.
Use the advanced search to filter out thinsg you're not interested in. Like 'caravan', 'electrical'...
Use the advanced search to filter out thinsg you're not interested in. Like 'caravan', 'electrical'...
I'm a big fan of Dick Tools. http://www.dick-gmbh.de
Lots of interesting knives, axes, sharpening tools and carving tools.
Always worth a look
George
Lots of interesting knives, axes, sharpening tools and carving tools.
Always worth a look
George
Rob
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If you are using ebay, dont forget to run a search under shops. A lot of people are listing some low price items in their shop only.
Saves them paying high listing fees on some of the cheaper items, and means they can sell at the same sort of price as a shop would (or lower) once you include the shipping).
On the subject of postage - some people on there are stretching the rules a bit and charging high P&P to keep their acceptable auction price down. Always check out a few sellers (if they are common items) and take the whole cost in to account.
Saves them paying high listing fees on some of the cheaper items, and means they can sell at the same sort of price as a shop would (or lower) once you include the shipping).
On the subject of postage - some people on there are stretching the rules a bit and charging high P&P to keep their acceptable auction price down. Always check out a few sellers (if they are common items) and take the whole cost in to account.
Giancarlo said:
I can and there's spot-b*****k-on everytime! OK so there pricy, but they will bend over backwards to help. AND they are one of the few companies who take feedback seriously, tailoring their designs to what the public want.
http://www.sasskit.co.uk/
Definitley worth ordering their catalogue from their website for perusal.
Outdoor Supplies are also worth checking out for gear and are very competitive in their pricing:
http://outdoorsuppliesuk.com/content.html
ranger
http://outdoorsuppliesuk.com/content.html
ranger
I haven't used too many, but both axminster and strikforce have been pretty good on the service and cost side of life.
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