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Hi all. My Dad gave me a few King Alfred cakes (aka Crampballs, Daldinia concentrica) about 6 months ago and I stored them in an airtight tub for a few months. Then I noticed they had some small spots of white mould growing on them, so I threw away the worst affected, wiped the rest down with a...

Hey guys, I've been trying to practice finding north using an analogue watch. It's now 10PM (9PM UTC) and I'm pointing the hour hand at the sunset. Bisecting the angle between the hour and 12 gives me a line that runs between 10:30 and 3:30. Everything I've read tells me that north will be at...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxNwNpXYFig I've been trying to find information on flint and steel techniques which don't rely on charcloth or other brought-with-you materials other than the steel itself. It's turning out to be harder than I thought, but I found this video pretty impressive.

I made this up yesterday and am pretty pleased with it. To my mind the only thing it's missing is a pair of gloves, but they're too big for the form factor. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqX0bysD0Ek Ignore the stuff I say about cost; given the quantities you'd have to buy the contents...

Went on a 15-ish mile walk today (hooray, we made it!) and tested out this karrimor brand map case. It's pretty good! Does everything you'd expect a map case to really, and compared to the ones at millets it was a very good price. Only downside is the massive karrimor logo emblazoned on it, but...

Hello, So I have this ferro rod without a handle and I'd like to do something useful with it. Any ideas? I mean it's just a cylinder, it has no way of attaching to anything, so am I supposed to glue it into the handle or what :confused: Seems a bit unreliable if it's just glued in. What...

Hey guys, Just got back from a weekend near Ivinghoe (stayed at town farm campsite, it's very good), and had the opportunity to use a firesteel (the campsite rents out fire pits). They provided little bundles of impregnated tinder but I wanted to try something a bit more natural, so I had a...

I like to go for a walk every morning before work. I get about 20 minutes walking around a local park. Anyone have any ideas what I might be able to do during that time to practice any bushcraft skills? It's a typical park really, a couple of trees lining the paths, one or two overgrown areas...

I know they've been mentioned on here before, but I wanted to share a little knowledge. Bought a packet containing three at poundland, tested them last night, They provide a decent amount of light, and glow for over 10 hours. Recommended. I think it was these ones...

Saw this at the local Field and Trek which is shutting down (bargains!). It's the same as this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karrimor-Compass/dp/B00317841G Priced at £3.99 To be honest I wasn't impressed. I use Karrimor boots and rucksacks and have always been happy. But the compass is not...

Hello all! I'm just a beginner really, used to go camping a lot when I was a kid, then spent about 10 years behind a desk and am now trying to get outdoors a bit more and learn about wild camping / bushcraft / whatever you want to call it. You might know me from knife forums / sosak, I...

Hello, Apologies if this video is really well known, but I found it really useful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMmla9DSzo With the ridge line, he uses a siberian hitch on one end and a trucker's hitch (powercinch) on the other. I tried this and found that it wasn't able to take a...