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I'm going to make a sheath for my bushknife fairly soon but thought I would start with a smaller, more urgent project - a pouch for a pocket knife. Does anyone have any suggestions, links, advice? The knife is a 1944 MOD pocket knife and the sheath would be made of leather. I am uncertain as...

What's the current advice on the better UK legal carry penknives? I like the look of the UKPK, though I would prefer something less tactically styled, but the price is somewhat high. Hey, I am a man of very limited means. :( Anything else out there which, functionally, is somewhere...

I've been away for a few months - good to be back. Howdoo all! There was another site I frequented some time ago, with a forum dedicated to making your own hiking clothes / tarp / gloves / et al. I can't remember for the life of me where it was or what it was called. I think it was UK based...

For those of you who want to convert a torch to red light - here's a cheap option. The red wrapping (not the wax case) of a min-babybel works rather well (may need doubling) as a lens.

Any of you know of a source for cheap (but decent) bivy bags? Cheers guys.

Being only a newbie to this group, I was wondering if I might start a thread concerning any tales of adventure and misadventure you might have experienced whilst out in the wilds (hiking, bushcraft, et al). I know I have several but I'd like to hear from other people any interesting anecdotes...

Hi guys and gals. We had to chop the mature cherry tree down outside our house and now I have a large pile of wood to burn. I'm thinking of saving some of the wood for knife handles. Any suggestions on seasoning, storing, etc?

Anyone have any recipes for beef jerky? Preferably cooked in a domestic gas oven.... Or decent suppliers? Jerky is cheap in the US but in the UK it's usually rather expensive.

Hello all Has anyone had any experience of this hammock: http://www.ddhammocks.com/ Any thoughts? Anything better? Anything? Cheers : )