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    Recommendation for good Tent for Garden Bushcraft?

    Hi.Something I just learned a few months ago is that tents, even ridiculously expensive top of the range canvas tents have a certain amount of life measured in weeks. eg to quote from one of the de waard tent forums ' A De Waard has an expecting life span of around 45-50 camping weeks (15+...
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    Still lots of Covid about?

    Thanks for starting this thread Tony. There have been some really useful contributions that have made me think about health generally. I have found othe BCUK threads that mention health really useful. I think hearing other people's experience about health is REALLY important. I have only heard...
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    Goarmy Glasgow

    People have seen the above post and there is a traffic jam leading to GoArmy.
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    Day Out To a nearby fireplace.

    3 or 4 would be my limit...maybe.. Just looked at them again and they look quite big. Lovely sausages Herman!
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    Still lots of Covid about?

    I avoided it until Dec 2022 when I worked in a rehab unit( a bit like a care home) and there was an outbreak. Until then we had been really careful,especially with caring for a couple of vulnerable relatives. After I caught it-try as we might- my wife and son caught it from me at home. Despite...
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    What did you buy today?

    Optimus Polaris Optifuel Stove
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    what size liquid fuel bottle for optimus polaris optifuel

    the accompanying optimus fuel bottles come in 3 sizes. Either 0.4L or 0.6 or 1 Litre. What size do you use or recommend? I will be car camping mostly and possibly backpacking. Apparently you must not fill them up completely but leave some airspace. This means that when you flip the bottle over...
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    What did you forage today?

    would they shrink down in a curry eg like spinach does? presumably you pick the nice young nettle leaves. gonna defo try it in a curry
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    Ongoing care

    You are an unpaid carer by the sounds of it. I would advise trying to find support from a local organisation-such organisations exist across Britain to support carers. Just had a google of what is around in Devon and saw this organisation https://devoncarers.org.uk/support/ Apart from any...
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    Ready meals

    plus maybe I would put some of those large portobello mushrooms and/or cherry tomatos on a skewer over the fire-as long as the mushrooms didn't dry out. Maybe a corn tortilla as well
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    Side Hustle

    I was a busker in Kings Cross and Hammersmith in London many years ago- electric guitar with a battery amp doing Jimi Hendrix and Jazz stuff. Irish jigs and reels and occasional classical tune on the banjo and mandolin and melodica. Left the house at 8 or 9am and back home at midnight -not...
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    Vegetarian/vegan camp food?

    Is another man's vegetarian sausage and meatless meatballs
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    Vegetarian/vegan camp food?

    Dude, it's a bit worrying that you can't get a doctors appointment. What do you mean? I know it's difficult sometimes to get an appointment especially if you want to see a particular doctor. I know things are not perfect but my gut instinct is that a person can get a GP appointment even if they...
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    Vegetarian/vegan camp food?

    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spicy-chickpea-stew https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/vegetarian-casserole lots of lentils for protein in the second recipe( you can get them ready cooked in a tetrapak or tinned) If I was car for camping I would cook these at home,freeze them and take...
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    Vegetarian/vegan camp food?

    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/high-protein-vegetarian-recipes just had a quick look and not gone into detail on the bbc good food website but have a google and search and see if it helps. Some of the recipes will be too fiddly for camping but I am certain if you trawl the...
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    Vegetarian/vegan camp food?

    butterbean casserole 2 tins butter beans drained 2 leeks -sliced and washerd pint or 2 of stock(use stock cubes) tinned tomatos errr..that it . have it with baked potatos or boiuled spuds or whatever you want. Sometimes I have it with meat sausages or chicken breast or other meat if i don't...
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    Land access - seeking and finding permission

    Yes,I believe they are bringing out the new snugpak 'pooped' bivi in spring ,for that purpose.
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    Wanted Fjallraven singi stubben

    Interesting. I have been thinking of getting one for a while. Are the reviews bad,or does it not provide what you are looking to achieve?
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    Lords Wood meet 26~28 January 2024

    Apologies, I can't make it. Mucked up. I have organised a work bushcraft session on Saturday. Took ages to get an instructor so I can't change it. Goran