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  1. ForgeCorvus

    Winter sleeping bag for a troll

    Hiya Guys Tried searching but not found what I need to know. I'm looking for a cheap winter bag (Zero or better). I'm 5'10" and take a 48" jacket, so needs to be big Also I don't like those really stream-lined mummy-bags as I can't sleep with my knees jammed together. Down if possible...
  2. ForgeCorvus

    Tenth Wonder

    Hiya Guys I've tried the search engine and Tenth Wonder seem to only be mentioned in passing (prior to people gushing about their DD Hammocks normally :lol: ) So, honest opinions about the company and their products (Tarps, Hammocks etc, not the Jack Wolfskin stuff they also sell) please...
  3. ForgeCorvus

    Military kit ID help

    Hiya Guys Just a few bits I've got that I need some help on identifying, I could do with what they're called (Pattern if you can) and country of origin. First off a couple of different canvas things (some kind of shelter parts/poncho I think) Here is a close up of one end Second one (I know...
  4. ForgeCorvus

    Short mat wanted

    Note to Mods. Sorry if this is inappropriate feel free to nuke it I'm looking to buy a used (or just cheap) short self-inflating mat, its for my SOP whos only 5'2" and uses a pillow so a full sized mat isn't needed I've looked on evilbay and keep getting sniped so I thought I'd ask if any...
  5. ForgeCorvus

    How big a tarp?

    Hiya guys What do you think is the minimum size you can get away with for a tarp If it makes any difference I'm 5'10" and in the XXL size range I've just got some canvas and I'm wondering if its going to be big enough
  6. ForgeCorvus

    I need some BCH

    Hiya Guys My last pair of boots have finally given up the ghost and I'm looking to get some more. Can anyone recommend a good online source (ie not ebay) I do want BCH (in 264 L) as I hate the way the Assault boot fits and I don't like lacing loops or hooks These are my default footwear...
  7. ForgeCorvus

    Free leather

    The place where I buy scrap leather is having a clearout, theres a pile of russet scraps going begging (its about 1.5 mm and mainly crome tanned) Any of you lot interested ?
  8. ForgeCorvus

    When is a Hobo not a Hobo?

    Everyone knows what a Wayland style Hobo looks like (SS pot, nestling in a SS drainer from Ikea normally) and I can understand the joy of making them (the hunt for the perfect billy/firepot combo) But what about the other self built stoves, at what point do you guys think they are no longer...
  9. ForgeCorvus

    Lightweight Tent Advice

    Hiya Guys Mrs Forge is looking for a new tent and I thought I'd ask you lot. Right then, for starters she wants it to use when visiting her mates, to do this she'll use public transport (with several changes) so it needs to be light and compact Secondly, shes not hard-core so there needs...
  10. ForgeCorvus

    Found on ebay....

    Honest opinions? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hand-Forged-Flint-Striker-Knife-bushcraft-larp_W0QQitemZ220289291002QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220289291002&_trkparms=72%3A1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 What does this have to do with larp? (that was my search )
  11. ForgeCorvus

    Dumb spoon questions

    Hiya Guys I've been playing at spoons, well first I had to make my own hook-knife......but thats another story. If I can just ask all of you your opinions are? My first question is this, which do you carve first the inside or the outside and why? Second, how do you hold it? as the nearer I get...
  12. ForgeCorvus

    Next step

    Right then, I've got a steel, I've got a flint, I've got charcloth I can strike sparks and get a nice coal from the charcloth What do I need for the next step, and how do I go about it (I know theres a video showing all this, but I don't have a sound card in the pc and I'm on firefox so...