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drewdunnrespect
28-08-2009, 10:03
now for all you kit queens (which includes me) out there whats your favourite piece of kit this does not include clothes or hats i am on about kit or hardwear as it is some times known
my favourite pece of kit well i cant decide between my DD Hammocks camping hammock or my colman lanturn that i have just baught after having seen how ausome they are at the moot, or my kelly kettle cos they are just unbelieveble at the jobs they do
drew
Ooh, me me me! I'm a kit tart.
Favorite toys:
- Webtex medipack side pouch
- Little filter coffee jug and cup I bought at the moot
- Swazi Tahr jacket
But the winner has to be... the Clark NX-250 Hammock that arrived yesterday - hoping to set it up today :)
welshwhit
28-08-2009, 10:13
God thats a thinker. . . . .
Drew
My rucksack when its full and out in the woods
swampy99
28-08-2009, 10:21
My belt kit and HH hammock.
PS and my Ghillie kettle.
Its hard to decide, its all nice.
My sheepskin rug, has many uses and keeps you warm in the tent, also good to sit upon.
My SAK. another multi use item.
My Ti mug :D , it's just, so, so, right, somehow.
Tough, weighs nothing, it's a pot, a mug, a strainer, it's comfort, it's 'mine' :D
cheers,
Toddy
I like my crusader mug :D
welshwhit
28-08-2009, 10:32
My honey stove brew kit! Always there to make me a nice cuppa!
Drew
How long have you got Drew ?
drewdunnrespect
28-08-2009, 10:37
all day long enough for you shewie
w00dsmoke
28-08-2009, 10:39
Swandri Ranger Extreme is an absolute favourite after sniping it on ebay for a song!
My sewing machine...I'd be lost without it. I recycle old tents that I find dumped in the woods and make everything from compression bags, liners for rucksacks, to trouser belts with the webing straps. I say spend £50 on a very good second hand one and you'll never look back!
But tbh little things really float my boat these days. Eg. My leatherman tool is invaluable as it's so versatile and so is my genuine GAK.
I picked up some amazing soap the other day from a new agey place. It's an amber see through bar of sandalwood and lemongrass soap which I have cut up into smaller bars. It smells unbelievably nice and lathers very well so fantastic for shaving and it's not as "harsh" as most soaps, it's an all round soap, shampoo, boody bar and it only cost £1. :lmao:
A couple for starters then ....
IDW Underblanket - winter camping is now so toasty :)
Kelly Kettle - does what it says on the tin
EarlyRiser
28-08-2009, 12:28
Anything I've made myself: stove and fire box.
Tom
korvin karbon
28-08-2009, 13:16
My loon from alpkit :-)
w00dsmoke
28-08-2009, 13:46
I forgot to add... I like my tents..
I have a UK marines issue 4 man arctic tunnel tent that I bought new and although it is designed to be pulked in or split up between folk to be carried, it's the warmest winter tent I've ever used. It has panels in the floor to lift up so you can cook on the ground inside the tent, it has serious vents and clothes drying lines inside and is very well designed indeed. Pure comfort being able to use a kelly kettle inside a tent ( with safety precautions...) when it's pouring down.
Then there's the Teepee, then the US marine core issue two man combat cammo tent, then there's the wild country Hoy, the Kyham umbrella tent, then a few bothy bags, one in cammo, then theres the 3m x 3m cammo bivi sheet, the tatonka tarp, and the issue shelter sheet, plus the dutch bivi, the uk cammo bivi bag, then the homemade cammo super bivi...:lmao: hhm i like big things too lol:lmao:
GB wildlife hatchet :D
[EDIT]
and a bivvy bag brand new dpm for 20 quid on ebay!
Iwas given one of those wooden folding bucksaws from woodlore,superb bit of kit.
And the kelly kettle goes every outing i go.
Soloman.
m.durston
28-08-2009, 16:50
for me itr has to be my primus litech frying pan.
deep enough to boil rice in and weighing in at 268g its by far my favourite bit of kit for sheer versatility.
It's tough to even narrow down. The things that almost always go along no matter the place or season:
Pyramid tent. Easy to set up, tall enough to stand in to stretch or dress, cozy in the winter with a woodstove.
GB forest ax. Others just don't seem to be as handy or to suit me as well.
Bark River knife. (No better than a Frost Mora, but it just looks so nice.)
Titanium 1-liter pot. No reason not to carry it, it's essentially weightless.
Magnifying glass. For starting fires, reading small print, identifying mushrooms.
Great Dane. At least one. Good company and warm at night, without any complaining.
LED headlamp.
.22 pistol, suppressed. Fun to plink with, doesn't disturb anyone, accounts for a lot of squirrels.
Good book. Makes being tent-bound in the rain a pleasure.
Snares. I bought a bunch of stainless steel small game snares decades ago. Almost never use them, but almost always have a few "just in case".
Peeled garlic cloves in a plastic bag. Make almost anything you find or catch a gourmet meal. Keeps vampires at bay.
Tweezers. I have a talent for getting splinters.
Whistle. Never used it, always have it.
Signal mirror. Another "just in case", but also shave with it every day,
Not necessarily bushcrafty but my favourite new bit of kit is this...
http://ronin.redback.inficad.com/osok/sites/pics/mtb/bike7.JPG
accompanied with my Hennessay Hammock, jet boil, snug pak doss bag,cook set and a few boil in the bags I shall be off and out at the weekends in the very near future. :D
peds8045
28-08-2009, 20:22
My recently purchased Paramo Jacket...it the first jacket that keeps me dry, some of the other Goretex and Hy-vent type jackets just couldn't get the moisture away.
Firebringer
28-08-2009, 20:59
I'll go for two, three if you count the alcohol.
Antartica RE sleeping bag (with expanda pannel).
Cause it's big enough even for me, and it's nice and toasty.
Also a bucket barbeque I bought from the co-op for £10. Not overly portable or lightweight but the thing burns like a mini furnace and a smallish bag of charcoal will last all night. I tend to solo camp so having a nice warm fire to cook, warm myself on, stare at, stand beside or talk to if it's cold tends to keep me and my long time partner Stella Artois company. It doesn't scorch the earth so like the fact it doesn't do damage.
OOOh now yer askin'.....
I love my hammock....Kumfy as can be and toasty warm...I'd sleep in it all the time if I could.
I like my cast iron griddle, always gets a hammering and always full of tasty stuff
And my crusader mug is like an old friend...Goes everywhere and is usually full of allsorts :D
Also a bucket barbeque I bought from the co-op for £10. Not overly portable or lightweight but the thing burns like a mini furnace and a smallish bag of charcoal will last all night. I tend to solo camp so having a nice warm fire to cook, warm myself on, stare at, stand beside or talk to if it's cold tends to keep me and my long time partner Stella Artois company. It doesn't scorch the earth so like the fact it doesn't do damage.
I knew I should have picked one of those up :banghead:
Probably my lavvu and stove. Or maybe my Bernie Garland knife.
steven andrews
28-08-2009, 23:10
I have shared some special times with my Kelly Kettle. :240:
You can't beat a brew with a view.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1783/bouley021.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/bouley021.jpg/)
tenderfoot
29-08-2009, 06:36
My series 3 landrover :- it gets me ,family friends and kit to the places or starting points for adventures that few other vehicles could.And when it doesnt work---i can fix it without a fully equipped workshop.
Also my coleman bivi - a very small "room" for the night weighing less than a kilo for when i am on foot.
my favourite piece of kit - got to be my steven wade cox (swc knives) bushcraft knife in spalted elm burr handle with leave file work on the tang spine with matching firesteel, boy i was excited when i first saw this, just knew it was quality and would last a lifetime.
2nd favourite, is my defender 110, i just love coming outside and looking around and knowing nothing else looks just like it.....
3rd favourite, my liibrary that i am currently trying to build up ( full of reference books on all things bushcraft, nature, plants, herbs, wild food and medicines, animals, birds and tracking ect ect ect.......)
i wil have to stop now or i will end up listing my entire contents of my loft.....
colin...
My 'Jetboil', a 'bike bottle' water filter and my 99p white enamel mug.
Add the makings of a good brew and I have instant 'civilization'.
Prawnster
01-09-2009, 00:14
My fave bit of kit at the minute is my new Maxpedition Sitka gearslinger pack. Pricey but probably the best bushcraft bag around I think. I just love it.
Also still very much in love with my GB small forest axe and my home made hobo stove.
Javapuntnl
01-09-2009, 03:01
My Enzo Trapper (with secondary bevel) and probably not entirely bushcraft but an extension atleast; my Japanese Water Stones, I just love to get a good edge on my knives, you should see my left arm, not a hair in sight...
I do not have much kit, but my favourite so far is the Trangia Army Stove. Seems to be such a great little bit of kit. simple to use and does what I need it too :-)
At the minute, my Swedish Army shirts that I bought for a pound a piece! :D Unfortunately for some (but not me!) they are only available in ultra skinny bloke sizes! I reckon they'd fit you though Drew, go to Springfields on your way down to the Midlands and you'll find them in a basket as you go in to the shop. They are two button cotton grandad shirts with long sleeves that button at the wrist. The shirt hangs way past the groin so when tucked in will not ride out of your trousers and leave your back cold. They come in regulation bushcraft green, so you'll start looking like the Green Goddess but they are more than worth the pound per shirt! The missus wasn't happy though, as they are absolutely brand new and unissued so first wash and te dye ran into her tea towels turning them all green!
OK, I'm revising my choices: here are my two favourite bushcraft items, a 1954 Land Rover and a 2009 Chocolate Labrador. Being out and about's just so much better with these two for company... :cool:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3877668355_09a48ccd4f.jpg
drewdunnrespect
01-09-2009, 16:41
cheers spam but i all ready have two from my bro who found them in a charity shop 50p each
A set of these:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3884679456_9e8118609f.jpg
:lmao: they're great!
my favorite bits of kit are my stainless steel army trangia, british army basha and my kent pattern axe:D
pete
helixpteron
03-09-2009, 17:15
OK, I'm revising my choices: here are my two favourite bushcraft items, a 1954 Land Rover and a 2009 Chocolate Labrador. Being out and about's just so much better with these two for company... :cool:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3877668355_09a48ccd4f.jpg
The Milk Chocolate Labrador! http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv29/helixpteron/happy0054.gif
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8738/dairymilkdogvp3.jpg
monkey boy
03-09-2009, 18:19
my hobo stove that i made, i love it. and my flint and steel
My 'other arms' bergen. It's light actually waterproof, cheap and comfortable for hiking with all my increasing number of 'essentials' for wild camping.
and my GB small forest axe, F1 knife, swedish trangia.....well, everything in my pack actually :D
Lee Wright
13-09-2009, 20:13
Without a doubt my Swiss Army volcano stove. Used it in anger for the first time this weekend on a 3 day climbing expedition, warmed my rat packs up nicely and is very efficient with fuel due to the design. Anyone got any recommendations on fuel? Tried Greenheat and these work well but Hexi tabs seem to work better but smell real bad! Any help appreciated :)
Without a doubt my Swiss Army volcano stove. Used it in anger for the first time this weekend on a 3 day climbing expedition, warmed my rat packs up nicely and is very efficient with fuel due to the design. Anyone got any recommendations on fuel? Tried Greenheat and these work well but Hexi tabs seem to work better but smell real bad! Any help appreciated :)
Supermarket firelighter blocks.
Has to be my honey stove - no doubt about that - always makes me very happy when I set it up, and I've never looked at "air-dried" twigs caught in the branches of trees in the same way since getting one in the group buy!!!
http://www.geocities.com/jwsayer/honeylew.JPG
Easy question. My Swarovskis. :)
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images19/swarovski1c.jpg
Whatever stove I pick from my collection to take on the trip in hand. This week that would be a 1933 Primus 221, full working order, so much more 'soul' than a Honey stove;)
Air Pirate
14-09-2009, 02:45
For some reason it took me awhile to think of this, but when I did I wondered why it took me so long to think of...
My Duluth Trading Company Bamboo Knife. I never go into the woods without it. It chops wood all day and then has an edge to slice food in the evening, and I've never had to sharpen it since the day I took it out of the box!
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f299/grrlygirl8/Robs%20Gea/SheathIdeas008.jpg
Oh, and my Mora Craftsman and whatever SAK I'm carrying that day.
Without a doubt my Swiss Army volcano stove. Used it in anger for the first time this weekend on a 3 day climbing expedition, warmed my rat packs up nicely and is very efficient with fuel due to the design. Anyone got any recommendations on fuel? Tried Greenheat and these work well but Hexi tabs seem to work better but smell real bad! Any help appreciated :)
why don't you tri trioxane (geddit?....lol)
seriously, these are like rocket fuel and work like a dream in my Swiss Army Volcano
you just need to make sure that you break them up first so that they fit in the stove properly
ATB
Sean:nutkick:
- My Hennessy Hammock explorer + Snugpak underblanket + Lafuma sleeping bag. At times it's more comfortable then my own bed!! (that's why I'm up now - see posting time)
- Ripoff Hongkong Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack
- Petzl Tikka XP headlight. Expensive but you forget what it has cost you after a very short time, al-ways handy.
A couple for starters then ....
IDW Underblanket - winter camping is now so toasty :)
Kelly Kettle - does what it says on the tin
Never heard of the IDW Underblanket, got any more info on it?
Bogman10
15-09-2009, 03:02
Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack : perfect for running around Jasper on quick hikes.
Skukkum knife in 3v : always found in the side sleave of the Versipak
lone wolf Hersey T1 lock back knife with the Rosewood handle scales .... dead sexy!
All my stoves, kettles, Rifles, fishing rods....etc etc etc..
Hey you asked!:)
Whoops Forgot.. I made a kitchen utensil roll out of an old gym bag 15 yrs ago. Still going strong. Cheaper ( Like free! ) then the Duluth canvas Ute Roll $30 usd!
Klenchblaize
15-09-2009, 13:17
Still this:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/klenchblaize/k250METALWORK.jpg
Cheers!
Come on then lets see it assembled.
Morning Fox
15-09-2009, 13:52
It looks like the noisy cricket gun from men in black!
http://www.seanpallas.com/images/props/screengrabs/noisycricket.jpg
Bogman10
15-09-2009, 13:58
Still this:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/klenchblaize/k250METALWORK.jpg
Cheers!
nice action!
Klenchblaize
15-09-2009, 14:45
Come on then lets see it assembled.
It is on this site somewhere but why not:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/klenchblaize/DSC02423-1.jpg
Cheers
DD camping hammock - a week on the appalachian trail.
Duo tarp - as above.
Rob Evans bushcraft knife - unique, has soul, needs love, ever reliable.