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i got bored at 19:30, so i grabbed my day bag went out. ended up walking down to the beach, tide was out so i went down to the cliffs. was having a really nice time, but it started getting dark and out on the rocks is not somewhere you wanna be when its dark, so at the next gap i headed up the...

hey all, on good friday me and fellow BCUK member peter headed up the south downs from wannock for a little over nighter. it was my first time using a hammock so i was a bit apprehensive about the nights sleeping, but i ended up loving the hammock, although i have decided that i need a couple...

hey there, i've just ordered myself a highlander kestrel bivvi bag of these guys: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Highlander-Kestrel-Bivvy-Bivi-Bag-Survival-Military-/120559230166?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN&hash=item1c11e3dcd6#ht_920wt_911 i was wondering if anyone else...

hey, just a heads up to any of you who smoke, for a limited time golden virginia are doing 50g pouches in tins, should be available in most supermarkets and some newsagents and petrol stations, good opportunity to get a tin for keeping tinder and stuff in, so if your a smoker go get yourself and...

has anyone on here got/used and flexcut carving knifes? i really like the look of them and want to get some but i'd like the opinion of anyone who's used them before i buy as they are a little bit expensive and im a little bit broke. TJ

i have an old j. nowill and sons knife that i bought a while back because i have another one exactly the same which i've been using for some time and decided to buy this for sentimental reasons and it is in perfect condition, i don't think its even ever been used, hasnt been sharpened since it...

does anyone have a copy of whittling twigs and branches by chris lubkeman that they wouldnt mind selling, none of the online bookstores have it in stock except for a few independent sellers on amazon who all want about £30 for it which is ridiculous seeing as its only £7.49 brand new. i have...

has anyone here ever seasoned laburnham, i recently got some from a tree surgeon that i wanted to use to make knife scales, but it was green. so i left it in a dry part of my garden and it has already started splitting, but instead of splitting at the ends its splitting along the sides, small...

So i was sitting there fiddling with my victorinox huntsman, and i decided that red is not my color, at all. i just had to do something about those crappy red plastic scales. seeing as i had a bit of elm knocking about (ok maybe its alot of elm ;)) i decided i might aswell make some nice elm...

the dead axe that is ;) i was recently helping my gran clear out her garage and found an old axe that belonged to my late granpa. i could tell straight away through the layers of rust and cobwebs that it is a good quality axe. sadly the blade was notched to hell and buried beneath more rust...

I made a spatula! Ok so its not that exciting, but i am a bit of a novice so im quite proud of it. I made it out of hornbeam which i've decided is not an easy wood to work with at all (peter t warned me but im my own worst enemy), using nothing but my victorinox and some sandpaper. still...

Hey all, just made my first ever batch of char cloth. It didn't go too badly for a first time, didn't leave it on the fire quite long enough to fully char the whole lot but i got most of it. I did however rather badly burn 3 of my fingers, my own stupid fault i didn't let the tin cool down...

Hey there. My name's Toby Roots but most people just call me TJ. I'm from Hailsham in East Sussex. I'm relatively new to bushcraft but very keen and I'm picking it up quickly. I've browsed this forum a few times looking at some of the threads, I've found them very useful for whatever I'm...