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into the wild (this is a great movie) the way back and if you want a general outdoorsy movie that shows a damn good walk (El camino de Santiago) then try "the way"

for all information on water treatment, and how to treat the water, then look at the science of water stickey.... its packed full of information and is a must read

left an opinal next to my round peuter hip flask in my day pack whilst trying to board a plane from edinburgh just after the 9/11 attacks....... i really didnt know that peuter hip flasks resemble hand grenades in an xray machine. some explanations latter that a hip flask full of single malt...

only seem to use twitter to update my facebook/blog page when i really need to rant...... apart from that i just stick to facebook... or other related sites never have seen what all the rave is about it is..... since using it still cannot

i got to admit i think this is bloody hilarious..... just to see him get nagged as much as any other man alive nice to see that they are not using any fancy kit either (unlike mr G), just a nice cheap cold steel kukri..... just goes to show that you can do a lot even with a $20 knife

charcoal slurries make aa good toothpaste in the field, also activated charcoal slurries are used as a number of medicinal applications

i used bike inner tube around my mess tins.... not only does it keep the noise down it acts as a handy fire starter if i need a brew in the wet ( i mean tropical downpour wet.... or if my tinder took a dive in the river with me...... still yet to master river crossings :Thinkingo)

so nettles contain antihistimine????? or did i read that wrong. :confused: If they do then there is an mass of free antihistimines i walk past every morning (am waiting for them to grow a little more to make some cordage.... although if its between that and hayfever... hayfever wins everytime)

if you also add a little bit of DEET along with that lavender oil you have yourself a very good mozzy repellent!

i must admit that the landrover s1 phone i have is a1 for bushcraft ( i know i am a little biased and not trying to justfiy paying the 250 notes to get it sim free), but i generally put my phones through the paces at work (middle of the west african jungle), and so far it has faired me very very...

I know they are a little pricier, but you could try something like katadyns filters (http://tamarackgroup.co.uk/acatalog/Water_Treatment.html) , pricy but small enough to stash in your pack...... I have been using these for a while whilst in africa and am yet to get a case of the "oh, that was a...

welcome, and enjoy

can anyone recommend some decent places to go with a 6 1/2 year old in tow around the blackpool / over wyre area (upto 3/4 hours drive from knott-end) My little girl has told me that she wants to hike out with me, so like the doting dad i said no probs, and then it struck me that i didnt want...

yeah it is good to see them doing something and bring the problem into the public eye for that short minuscule amount of time between jeremy kyle tv episodes, but i think you have to be really careful of the message itself....although carbon offsetting is an bean counters way of tackling the...

Cheers BOD for this It seems like basics, but you would be surprised on how many people fail to take the basic precautions. i am currently out in sub-saharan africa, and the amount of people we have to get looked at as they do not take the necessary preparations for working in highly...