Recent content by ragamuffin

its cool i worked out it wasn't me after. lol

this is funny tho. ray mears, pah.

don't take the michel, it happens to the best of us.

a map is only as good as the person holding it. and its a bit superfluous without a compass.

where was that too?

i'm just thankfull that i know some basic survival skills. keep out of the wind. stay carm. insulate yourself from the ground and most importantly stay warm. we found a tree with a natural trench under it with plenty of moss to raid. i will never go out without my basic kit again.

i learned a valuable lesson the hard way last night. me and a friend went onto dartmoor for a hike an thinking we were above the element and had a good idea of the lay of the land went very ill equipt. no camping gear or compass. all we had was a packup an some water and a small pen knife. long...

ok. this thread should be in kit chatter. if meadiators could kindly move it there i would be very gratefull.

i like to take webbing on days out with a small 35lt bag with random stuff in. anyone else like to ramble with a full webbing on?

sorry about that. i'm still getting use to this contraption. give me a hammer an nails any day.

i have a small pine chopoping board i made for a bit of a laugh once. it comes with me but hardly comes out of the bag. it seems a wasted effort bringing it sometimes but if i catch anything while i'm out its handy. i use washing up liquid in a little bottle from my billy cook kit. its not an...

i always bring one. i use hexi or wood with it an i also have a coke can stove that goes in it and works great. the whole kit goes in a plastic bag and lives in my billycan along with a blowpoker, matches, cooking oil, washing liquid, water puritabs, etc. i keep that in a sack that came with my...

thats just mad. but i can talk because i have a spetznas shovel. i have a problem with shovels that fold. the hinge is a weakness an will break with excessive force. stick to the good old gru spade anyday. its become an old friend on camp.

i hate that negative attitude some ppl have for the strange or the unfamiliar. ppl should relish new idea's and appreciat the old idea's that have worked for hundreds of years. i think the general public just become complacent an take life for granted. too scared to come out of there bubble they...

looks like a lot of money for something you can do without. just use a sandwich bag or small pill tubs work well. why does it need to be waterproof. are you going swiming with it.lol