Recent content by BushEd

Lol - OK, but Wales is big(ish). Where in Wales? You're going to say south aren't you...

Been a while since I posted on here, and a while since I've been in the great outdoors. Thanks a lot London... :aargh4: Recently I've been really wanting to get back into my outdoors stuff. I've got a cupboard full of arctic gear, paddling gear, axes, knives, stoves and tarps gathering musty...

i dunno about the cities; but when we emerged from the Karelian backwoods to a small town there was a bloke with a market stool selling some pretty nice winter kit. cheap. but not so cheap. look in the markets though - if there are any :D

me 3!! :240:

Mmmmm, we're environmentalists... As soon as these topics come up, the facists reveal their black and white colours. But I will say there are few groups on earth more full of [edited for language] than the hunting lobby :D :D :D :240: lets all hug trees and mate with bears.

Alpkit design and customer service has been excellent for my experience. I have the sleeveless version of their down jacket also, and they have been very attentive, repairing where needed for a fair price etc. Sleeka looks good but I would say the AK is warmer, while the Sleeka would probably...

ahhhh goood point!! Especially important with winter use! How about this stuff: https://www.profabrics.co.uk/shop/show_product_info.php?id=CDB-30 There's just too many different varieties of cotton and weights for an ignoramus like myself :240:

I just hiked for 9 days in Karelia, through old growth conifer forest, sedge marshes, sphagnum bogs, pretty much every wet terrain, plus along reindeer lichen covered rocks and up fells. I wore a pair of Grubs Stalkers the entire time, and had absolutely no problems...

I think mine is different...or my eyes are failing me!!! I've ordered some seam tape for another project anyway so will just bang that on for good measure :D :D :D Thanks for all thee help guys!! :240:

Hi Guys Not sure if this is the right area to post this in (mods feel free to move if not); but I'm looking for some quick advice about fabrics. I have a Swedish Army snow smock which I intend to use a lot this winter - I have at least two winter expeditions planned and it will be a key...

We just returned from a 9 day exped. in Northern Russia, carried all our food on our backs so it was all dehydrated stuff. Couple of lessons learned: 1. There is pretty much nothing that you cannot dehydrate; we did it with pasta sauces, meats, veg of all descriptions, stocks, soups....like i...

Yeah its a bit weird to visualise...I didn't get it until one of my Finnish mentors explained it properly, then took some experimenting. a friend from my course has a photo, if i can get it off them i'll put it up on here so you can see. essentially the tripod is over the tarp instead of in...

Hi guys. There's a strip of tape covering the central seam in my army bivi thats started to peel off, I'm just wondering whats a good solution to fix it... Just some tent seam tape?! Cheers :240:

Hi guys. I've been using my DD tarp quite a bit (just returned from 9 days in the Karelian wilderness). The way we are being taught, and my own limited experiences have led me to prefer setting it up on the diagonal. With three corners attached to the ground and one suspended. This works...

Finding this thread really interesting, but i'd love some more detailed information about how exactly these plants are used. So, all you guys who seem to know a lot more about this all then me - where did you find out all this stuff... Is it just through trial and error, or is there some...