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I have been playing with my 9 month old boy Sol trying to get him into camping. My Lavvu is about the right size for him

I was working out at Princetown this morning and it was snowing but landing as slush I was wearing waterproofs but was dripping wet by the time I had finished. What I was wondering is what sort of shelter you would build in those conditions. Normally I like debris shelters but I think the snow...

I went to Finch Foundry in Stickle path as they were having an open day today as it's St Clements day. They were the last working water powered forge in the country running from the 1800's until 1960. My Brother has an old finch spar hook he still uses for hedge laying to this day.

I found this video on youtube apologies if it has been posted before as it is from 2009. For those who don't click on random videos it shows a couple of chaps splitting wood quickly but dangerously. The only thing I liked about the video was the interesting looking axe...

Sorry if this is already on here, My uncle sent me a link from the Budapest design week 2012 where a chap has made flint tools with a modern twist http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/24124/modern-stone-flint-tools-by-ami-drach-dov-ganchrow.html

I now have an 8 week old baby boy and as he was over due and I didnt want to be away when he was born I have not done an overnighter for about 10 weeks so this weekend a few mates and I went for a walk down along the cliffs from Wembury and up the yealm then ferried everything across the river...

I was watching this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkUFmVFFpx4 and I was thinking about my edc kit. I carry a swiss army knife, some fat wood and a ferro rod on my keys. I have a paracord bracelet with a compass on it and in my wallet I have a wire saw another compass and a bit of tinder...

A few friends and I were out in the woods today when we came across this monster of a fungus

Hello, I popped in to the Co op on the way home from work to pick up some instant hot chocolate for the weekends excursions and beside the cadburys 400g jar I normally had they had a cheap refill packet with 600g for £1.35 I bought it and its not quite as good as the Cadbury's but its not bad...

I have a box of 50 non threaded 12gram co2 caplets suitable for air/paintball/bb pistols or tyre inflater's £25 inc fees plus postage or swap for leather making stuff or stoves I also have two plastic crusader cups for swap

I had the weekend off so two friends and I got dropped of at Belstone yesterday morning and headed to Postbridge in a meandering route spending last night camped out. It was a bit wet and windy this morning as we broke camp and as we carried on across the moor the rain was sideways. We went into...

Hello, I know you can only use a rod and line inland in the uk but I want to make one for a survival kit that won't be used until after the break down of society and the law :) I have not been fishing since I was a kid and don't intend to start any time soon but with an abundance of lakes and...

I know some people love to throw hawks and some people think it's a bit silly, I love it but I did scare myself today. I had made a couple of temporary handles for throwing so I didn't damage the nice one's in my hawks. My friends and I were happily heaving them at the target when it was my...

Hello, I bought a ton of army surplus camo net a few years back and have had it up in the woods for a while so some of its faded but some of its still new looking and it has a few leaves and twigs in it. I have some bits a few feet across and some massive bits if anyone wants some I would like...

I just got back from a friends funeral he was only 38 he was killed in a car crash on the way home from work he left behind a wife and two young kids, the only positive thing was that he had really lived his life and really seemed to enjoy everyday and was a fantastic bloke to meet. I am going...

Sorry if its been posted before http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17088173 I would have loved to see his car kit

Sorry if this is in the wrong bit I wasn't sure if it should be in fair game or not as its poultry not game My friends and I have just finished the 157 turkeys for the year it normally takes us 4 days but we managed it in 3 this year and I am aching, 157 may not sound like much but it takes a...

A mate of mine gave me an early Christmas present and I was surprised when I unwrapped a http://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Two-Handed-Kukri-Machete.html. Not at all what I was expecting but I am looking forward to using it this weekend. It should be great for scrub clearance. Although I can't...