Not another bloomin' tarp review!  This one is a wee bit of a scoop though. End of last year, I was speaking to Nick at DD hammocks about a big 4.5mx3m and in the spring, Nick came up with a prototype and sent it out to me for review after he'd had a go with it.

I need to declare an interest here, Nick kindly let me keep the tarp after reviewing it, it's a prototype, not production quality as the corner loops are too short (they will be longer when the pukka one comes

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Well been accumulating some bits over the last few months and am just about to start my next 1st timer project, putting a handle on a knife.  In this case it's a cracking Mick Spain bushie, blade 105mm x 28mm Tang 115mm x 3mm in 01.  Handle will be some yew I had in the garage for a year or two.  I think I'm more worried about messing up Micks blade than anything but I suppose I can always strip it back again.  This is going to be my main user so it needs to be functional

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Was looking for a new tarp to replace my desert issue army surplus one I use for little chainsaw when we go out. The surplus one is actually a really good tarp, a touch heavy but only 2x3m and I would rather have a 3x3. I have a couple of DD hammocks, a 2006 and a 2008 as well as the older 3x3 tarp 2. DD recently put out a newer lightweight tarp, again a 3x3 and I thought I'd get one from the very helpful Nick at

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Joined some of the guys last weekend for a wee sneaky overnighter, most of the guys had been there the Friday night but I couldn't make it so unfortunately I missed the rain...

The wee fella has been hounding me for weeks to have a camp out in hammocks and thankfully the guys didn't mind if I brought him along so it was chainsaw juniors first hammock night out, a bit of an adventure for him.

We got there just after lunchtime and after a wee trudge about trying

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Well finally got round to mod'ing my 2008 DDHammock from Sandbags47s excellent group buy . My 2006 was already fitted out with karabiners but the 2008 was still waiting for the same treatment! I like krabs on a hammock to work as drip rings and during the day, if you unclip one end, reconnect it to the ridgeline at the other end, it give you loads more space under the tarp. I wanted to go from the one on

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Just a couple of photos showing the difference between the 2006 hammock and the new 2008 version from Sandbags group buy.

The main differences are the mossie net is now finer (a lot finer) to keep out midges, there are new less stretchy tapes, you get a couple of bits of elastic instead of some 4mm cord and you also get 2 zips so you don't have to reach all the way over your head to unzip the net. Still no velcro to keep your sleep mat in place though but I suppose it'

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Hi All,

Just a list of my other kit that I have accumulated, first off is my lights and torches etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the left is a cheapy headlight from Aldi or Lidl or something, takes 3 AAA and I can't remember changing the batteries on it ever, there is 8 LEDs but it's not that powerful, enough for pottering about under the tarp

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A poor alliteration but never mind!!

I started a thread on the firecraft forum asking about charloth and was directed to this excellent tutorial by tadpole and also this one by maver. Both are really all you'll ever need.

I was musing about starting fires and the path from spark to ember

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Hi All,

Thought I'd throw this up for information. This is a list of my sharp stuff, nothing seriously expensive (well yet...) but most of it is pretty serviceable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting at bottom left;

Frosts Mora Clipper - Amazingly good knife for under a tenner. The handle is good, grippier and more comfortable than the

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In fact it was larruping down all day, forecast from the BCUK link was Moderate/Heavy/Heavy/Torrential/Moderate! Plan was to go out for a walk or a cycle but I just wasn't in the mood for a soaking, somedays it makes no difference, others, I can't be bothered. Must be getting soft!! Also, I like taking my camera with me but it would have had to stay in the bag.

She who must be obeyed was planning on cooking up a special meal tonight to she didn't mind if I disappeared into the garden for the day. I popped the garage door up, hung a tarp to give me some more dry space and pulled up a chair. I had a couple of bushcraft

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