Recent content by gandelff99

yeah a folding saw works fine,however youd be amazed at just how much fire wood you can go through in a single night,especially when its cold,obviously the warmer in the year it gets the lesser the need for a fire,i kinda cheat though as one of my hang sites is literally 500 yards from the...

i used to own a small plot of land and regularly had to go upto a patch that was full of conifers to clean and tidy up,especially over the summer. one or 2 groups of happy campers,duke of edinburgh types did ask me if they could use that area for a small camp,and on the basis they behaved and...

lool,cheers mate, i didnt get the camera or the phone i wanted.... so am away to ebay to buy one and hopefully itl;l arrive before the weekend,-4 out today,oooh soo excited about the weekend. lol mid life crisis.haha, my missus thinks i'm barmy too,but hey it hurts no one and were happy doing...

your trip sounded great and i cant wait to hear more, naah the setup i have isnt that complicated, its more designed with utilising the gear i have instead of buying new stuff or commercially designed stuff and most definatley without the extra price tag , i hope (fingers crossed ) i get a new...

fabulous post report, sounds fantastic. gear wise ,well you'll suss it out as you go along, me i tend to take just the one mess tin,normally a zebra,depends on wether your a heavy tea drinker or just a first thing in the morning one, did you have a small campfire or did you do it on the q.t...

oooh,lastnight was a cold un,howd it go? you get the frozen butt syndrome? or you have everything, blimey 15 of you, thats some hang impressive. i have been experimenting with using a down sleeping bag as my underquilt, nothing new there however i made a 2nd hammock single skinned which sits...

My birthday today and thank you for the automated birthday message bushcraft uk, i have the excitement of a winter hang to look forward to with my pals on saturday at my fave hang site. it'll be cold but i we have the gear,the beer and man,am so looking forward to chilling(literally) next to a...

Hi guys, an looking for somewhere to shoot my power legal 12ft lb air rifle for bagging bunnies/pigeon in the Preston/Southport area,without having the need to join a syndicate or club,am willing to help around as farm hand / labourer to earn some shoot time and yes i have tried the normal...

erm, i can kinda see what there trying to do and what your saying, i suppose its more of a social experiment rather than a bear grylls type of thing though ,bit of fun,fact finding,mainly for the tv audience if anything as you point out. couple of conversational points though, in one episode...

not great vid quality with editing but just some general youtube vids edited just to show you basic layouts etc enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8k3ispUvc http://www.youtube.com/user/gandelff999 http://www.youtube.com/user/gandelff999#p/a/u/1/qCfhR_-5lYA :red::o

paul b's right. i have/had a alpinite xt mountain tent,geo design,withstanding 100mph gusts it said, my backside, camped at the back of helvellylln one night and 100mph gusts flattened it with me inside,poles snapped outright ,didnt matter which way the tent was facing the wind direction came...

great idea,will give em a try, just to further mine though, any left over veg,onions,carrots,potaoes,etc, can be shredded,added with butter and seasoning and also added, even between slightly crusty/stiff old bread , alot of it is old technology with breville maker food...oooh that takes me...

scotland seems to be the answer for ya, even the likes of delamere forest is infested with midges,and populus .though i do have to ask,is it long range walking and overnighting your after or a secrete base camp for a few days that would be more benficial to you,if its your walking you like and...

simple yet effective concept he's emplying, when my firewood gets to that size i will try this for now its the whittle n brittle for me

the edge starring athony hopkins and darn if i can remember his name ooh oh oh alec baldwin,classic tale of survalism vs betrayal of the otherman ...set in the winter mountains also,dunno if its off a true tale but seemed really good combat wise i'd saty rambo first blood was a classic if not...