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Written by John Fenna
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 How many hats are guaranteed for life with a no quibble agreement? The
T3 is! How many manufacturers insure the hat against loss or damage?
The T3 has a 2-year, all perils 50% deductible policy attached!
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Written by Mikey P
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 Ray Mears has a Midas touch - of that, there’s no doubt. The Fjällraven Forester trousers, advertised by Woodlore et al, have shot off the shelves
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Written by Mark Aspell
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 I was expecting a garment of nice proportions but my initial thought
was that it looked very tent like! However, my thoughts on the design
have changed with use.
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Written by John Fenna
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 The Bison Bushcraft boots were developed to fill a perceived gap in the market for a comfortable, lightweight pair of boots for summer wear, especially suitable for bushcraft, stalking, as expedition “spare footwear”, sleep shoes and just “mooching through the woods during summer”!
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Written by Stuart Goring
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 Warm even when damp, hardwearing, fire retardant, quiet and dependable, it is these qualities which have endeared wool clothing to the backwoodsmen for centuries. Even today it is a difficult material to beat; modern synthetic clothing scorches, melts, tears and disintegrates under conditions in which wool clothing performs unfailingly.
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Written by Chris Claycomb
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 I ordered the Ranger Boots since I was primarily interested in a lighter pair of summer boots. These boots are very different from the usual offerings found in camping shops. The first thing that struck me on receiving the boots was how soft and supple the leather uppers were, and that the retread rubber “R-Sole” was like nothing I had handled before!
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Written by Shelly
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 An excellent all year round, versatile, child’s coat, for all types of weather. With the liner fleece jacket zipped in it is great for winter, with warmth and protection from the wind and rain.
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Such is the lure of these shiny objects on the male psyche that a
number of dedicated collectors’ forums exist, inhabited by the
silhouetted forms of men squinting at light meters, bathed in the
brilliant glow of their own personal supernovas, mumbling incoherently
about Lux, Lumens and thermal runaway.
I've been playing around with various Pepsi can stoves for a while now and was intrigued when I saw how many reviews this little stove was getting, light and efficient what more could you want???
The jungle is a harsh environment for such an item because the tool was
wet or the majority of the time. However, it stood up very well with
little sign of rusting or corrosion even after coming back and allowing
it to stand for a while.
Unique in its field, the Wrench is not based on the standard pliers set-up like every other model on the market but on a sliding adjustable pliers design
The rucksack is designed to be worn over military belt pouches, which means it rides high on the back. The belt is in actually fact a waist belt rather than a hip belt and fits around the waist.
The F1 is a basic fixed blade knife with a 'drop-point' 3.5inch blade (made of VG 10 stainless steel) and a man-made (Thermorun) handle. Originally designed for use by Aircrew of the Swedish Defence Forces as a survival knife, as any survivor will tell you a 'survival-knife' is the one you have with you at the time, so the F1 is designed to be small & light enough to be carried at all times but robust enough to withstand the abuse it would encounter in a survival situation within the Arctic Circle...
I rate these knifes very highly. Both in design and construction
I was intrigued by Spamel’s thread on the Snugpak Response Pak – or their other types of ‘grab-n-go’ bags - and what people carried in them. I’m a bit of a bag junkie, partly because of my work (military) and partly because of a quest to be able to carry the right equipment for the right job in practically any situation. I guess the ‘Holy Grail’ is effectively a bag that you instinctively grab, without thinking about it, before you go off for an adventure.
The mess tin is a solid stainless steel and relatively lightweight cooking vessel. It comes with a well fitting lid, which is a bonus compared with the old aluminium version which came without a lid. It saves precious fuel and makes your water (or whatever you are preparing in it) come to a boil significantly faster.
The sparks that come off the steel, burn longer and hotter than anything I have used before. Sometimes they can sizzle away at 3000 degrees centigrade for a second or more,