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  1. miniac

    How to derust an old pocket knife advice needed

    we use cola at work to clean oil stains of the floor but back to the pen knife, wd40 or the like will free up the blades then i would get with the wet and dry miniac
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    first aid kit

    ALLWAYS ALLWAYS carry your own personal first aid kit It would be foolish to rely on someone else to be carrying one
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    tarps

    sounds good
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    Hammocks and Basha

    check out the group buy section it looks like MagiKelly is running another buy in http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=16335
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    fire steel and knife

    just because the knife is new, doesnt mean the spine is square. I had to square of my one. You may be holding it at the wrong angle, trail and error I'm afraid... I use the little blade that comes on the fire steel, I find it much easier to use :morpheus:
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    Tarp

    try here; http://www.bearclawbushcraft.co.uk/trading/shelter.htm or; http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/includes/shopsearch.php?shop_id=877&start=0&search_string=basha&SUBMIT.x=2&SUBMIT.y=9 I have used both on many occasions.
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    Tarp

    decathlon sometimes have them in cheap 3 metre square
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    Scouting Resources

    Thanks for the link, I will be looking when time allows me
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    Tipi/Lavvu insides

    How bout this? (if you can see a picture :eek: ) cant beleive that worked
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    When we were scouts - Tuesday on BBC 2 - 8 PM

    Quote: Originally Posted by miniac BP spent time in Africa not India as is was told I stand corrected :o
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    usernames and real names

    My name is ROB but miniac is my old nickname from Venture scouts (RIP) "a maniac with a mini". Thats what they said when giving me my name. Funny thing is I am now an explorer leader and am still called miniac I left ventures over 10 years ago
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    When we were scouts - Tuesday on BBC 2 - 8 PM

    All in a pretty good show, my thoughts though; Why choose a presenter ,as good as Neil is, That only spent a few mounths as a cub before being "asked to leave"? To present a show about scouting Some one else above noticed the scout salute/sign thingy. BP spent time in Africa not India...
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    Course recommendations?

    Mate I have been on the "green horn " course that Gary runs at Bearclaw bushcraft. AMAZING!!!! That about sums up my experiance. We started of with a welcome and safety speach then bedded down for the night. After breakfast, we covered some knife, axe and saw stuff berore embarking on our...
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    what got you started?

    For me it was a great scout leader. He took the time and effort to show us lot how to camp out and light fires. Just went on from there.........20 years later, showing others what he showed me!
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    Course recommendations

    ......and stag do's :beerchug:
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    Trekking poles

    Hi mate, my suggestion is to buy two of the best ones you can afford. I have a pair of Leki Makalu, with a built in shock system. Not the cheapest but with the added bennifit of taken major strain of your knees the shock system takes it away from your wrists. Happy days! I am not knocking...
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    Anywhere around london to camp???!

    debdon green in loughton http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=1697 also on the edge of epping forest
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    Millets tipi question

    I have not seen the tipi up yet only seen piccies from the millets web site. I am running a skills day at our local campsite an the lad asked if he could put it up on site so we can have a look. That will not be till the end of the month. I gathered from the original thread that the pole...
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    upgraded

    AHHHH thanks for that :)
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    new club to join

    Q is mate, what do you want to do? As I said in my first post my lot write me a list 2 mabye 3 time a year of what they would like to do, anything from camping to a pickled onion eating comp :tongue-ti My job as leader is to try an arrange as much of that list as I can. Heres some of the...