View Full Version : What's your favorite E-Store for all things bushcrafty
I like to check out www.woodlandorganics.com and www.raymears.com
What are your favourite websites for getting your bushcraftykit...And why?? :shock:
tenbears10
15-06-2004, 21:35
I don't think you can get away with just one shop. People have pointed out that you can get folding saws for £18 from amazon.co.uk so why would you pay £30 at ray mears? However ray has some great stuff and their service is excellent.
Woodland organics have some great stuff and it is nice to 'buy local' from our forum.
I love finding a bargin at a new shop as well so I think I go to certain shops at certain times. Sorry if that is well and truly on the fence with regard to the question.
Bill
being on an island i use e store's quite often i find woodlore to be
very good and as i dont pay vat very good price's to i have also used
bearclaw and had a realy good deal from garry and would use any
of them again both are a plesure to deal with i would use any store
that has what i want if the price is good
www.woodlandorganics.co.uk
www.thetradingpost.co.uk
www.edirectory.co.uk/penrith_survival/pages/banner.asp?companyID=55
www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk
www.heinnie.com
Enough advertizing! :-D
Never enough advertising!
And thanks for the support guys - I appreciate it!
Bearclaw Bushcraft has good prices and service.
www.axminster.co.uk is an excellent site for Japanese Waterstones and crook knives with very good prices.
I have used Woodlore in the past but i felt that it took too long and was a bit pricey they do however, have some great kit.
cheers
Hiya
Taking up the theme of the folding saw, got mine from www.tool-up.co.uk. After concluding order on line only then noted the address - their shop was only ten minutes down the road! :-? ( current price £16.85 for Bahco Laplander btw ) Think there's another thread going about using our ability to walk! :oops:
Have used several net suppliers. Some cheaper than others on various things. No disrespect to any supplier - because my knowledge limited. But I have always found the ladies at Ray Mears/ Woodlore to be first rate - service sometimes overlooked in these things.
My good lady acquired an Ullfrotte medium top from them. After a days wear noticed a small hole in one seam. A phone call had a replacement top en route - before first one returned.
OK arguable that so they should, but you dont always get the back end support from the cheapest supplier....... nor the expensive come to that.
Oakleaf
Justin Time
17-06-2004, 05:55
eBay!
I have used www.bushgear.co.uk for some bits of kit. Some of their gear is cheap and their prices include delivery so you know exactly how much you are paying. Quick and efficient service.
JFW
giancarlo
17-06-2004, 10:32
SASS has some good stuff... can't really comment on their service though.
Only stuff i have is 2nd hand and off ebay.
(although i did ring up 3 times to get a brochure sent about 6 months ago.. still not here :( )
http://www.sasskit.co.uk/
(new site incidently)
cheers
Carlo
http://www.bisonbushcraft.co.uk/
http://www.trekdirect.co.uk/
are both good ones i have used
and http://www.axminster.co.uk/ are good foor crook knives (which they refer to as hook kinves) and other carving equipment [/url]
eBay!
jus out of interest, does anyone have any good suggestions for sections to brouse or good general keywords which bring up e-bay has only really been of use to me when looking for specific items as there is not a "bushcraft" catogry as such.....?
Justin Time
20-06-2004, 22:59
Tomtom, Two approaches:
First, you can set up a search and then get eBay to email you every day if anything new fits your search parameters, so for example I have a search on "ventile" which helped me get a cracking Keela Ventile jacket last year.
Second; browse categories... so non-fiction books has an outdoor and nature section, or there's collectables > militaria > surplus. These can be very busy but a quick skim down the page usually works for me, you'll find you get to recognise particualr sellers too and can then stick them in your favourites.
HTH
Whatever you do don't just type "camping". You get hundreds of hits including things like 8 berth frame tents, generators, caravan hook-ups, kids games, and a load of stuff you neither want nor need.
Use the advanced search to filter out thinsg you're not interested in. Like 'caravan', 'electrical'...
I'm a big fan of Dick Tools. http://www.dick-gmbh.de
Lots of interesting knives, axes, sharpening tools and carving tools.
Always worth a look
George
If you are using ebay, dont forget to run a search under shops. A lot of people are listing some low price items in their shop only.
Saves them paying high listing fees on some of the cheaper items, and means they can sell at the same sort of price as a shop would (or lower) once you include the shipping).
On the subject of postage - some people on there are stretching the rules a bit and charging high P&P to keep their acceptable auction price down. Always check out a few sellers (if they are common items) and take the whole cost in to account.
SASS has some good stuff... can't really comment on their service though.
I can and there's spot-b*****k-on everytime! OK so there pricy, but they will bend over backwards to help. AND they are one of the few companies who take feedback seriously, tailoring their designs to what the public want.
http://www.sasskit.co.uk/
Definitley worth ordering their catalogue from their website for perusal.
Outdoor Supplies are also worth checking out for gear and are very competitive in their pricing:
http://outdoorsuppliesuk.com/content.html
ranger
For maps and navigation stuff, I can't recommend www.maps-warehouse.co.uk (http://www.maps-warehouse.co.uk) highly enough.
Regards
I haven't used too many, but both axminster and strikforce have been pretty good on the service and cost side of life. :-)
MartiniDave
21-07-2004, 09:44
I've used:-
Axminster
Heinnie Haynes
Strikeforce
The Trading Post (Kellam)
Woodlore
Woodland Organics
All have given really first class service, I would use any of them again.
No doubt I will give Bearclaw a try in due course as Gary seems a pretty straight up chap.
Dave
SquirrelBoy
24-07-2004, 14:13
I have mostly used Woodlore for my gear, which I have found to be great stuff albeit quite expensive.
However, I have just received a package from Bearclaw Bushcraft and I couldnt be more happy. Good honest gear (and prices) from a good honest bloke. :You_Rock_
I've had good dealings with these:
http://www.survivalschool.co.uk/
same people as
http://www.trekdirect.co.uk/main.htm
http://outdoorsuppliesuk.com/content.html
Good for knives and torches etc. new website in the pipline so this one is not updated. Emails get quick response and good prices
Iv bort from all of these with out any trouble and army-surplus put a swiss folding cup in for nothing. maybe they had a new boy on the packing??
www.army-surplus.co.uk
www.dubora.com (Aldershot)
www.exarmy.co.uk
www.hm-supplies.co.uk
www.surplusandoutdoors.com
www.transworldsurplus.co.uk
bothyman
25-07-2004, 20:41
Dubora??
Try >> http://www.dubora.co.uk
I have been lurking for a while and read this thread. Excellent service from Strikeforce :You_Rock_ , got my bivi bag the day after I ordered it.
www.attacc.com
have some really good stuff
Anchor Supplies gave me a 24hour service last year when I ordered a gotex bivvybag, and I also had very good service from Attenborough Accessories and Axminster. Oh, and Woodland Organics!
I walk past the Henry DuBora shop whenever I go into town...
Whats your suggestions for First Aid supplies?