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Written by Geoff
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 Having just attended this course, I thought it would be good to write a review to give my views in order to help other people looking for courses to decide if it would be appropriate for them. I’ll start off with a disclaimer – I have no connection with Woodlore or any other bushcraft school and these are my personal opinions based on attending this one course
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Written by Nick Sheppard
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The first job was to make our own camping arrangements. You have the run of 100 acres of East Sussex woodland to choose from with areas for tents and plenty of space for hammocks/tarps etc. The weekend is self-catering, either by tent-side stove or over a communal fire.
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Written by Timothy Chance
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 A couple of things before I start the review proper: firstly, yes I’d recommend the course (so that you can judge whether to read any further); and secondly, here’s the required photo of someone blowing into some smoking tinder (look, there’s even a parachute !)
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Written by Steven Curtis
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Midday on a sunny Saturday afternoon and I'm speeding my way towards Ashdown forest to spend a week in the woods. I really have no idea what I’ll be doing and hence am thinking through the kit I brought with me. What have I forgotten … ? There’s always something...
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Written by Peter Gough
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 The actual Bushcraft instruction, and woodland walks are enhanced with additional wood-lore and ancient facts, regarding the varied flora and fauna
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Written by Martyn Wills
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 It was an excellent course. Chris and Terry took us from roughly split ash staves on Saturday morning to shooting six-foot flatbows on Sunday afternoon and through all the stages in-between.
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Written by Missing Link (forum name)
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 The course involved a group of sixteen students (3 girls, 13 boys) joining Ray Mears, Lars Fält and Juha Rankinen in a wilderness log cabin camp in Swedish Lapland to learn the fundamental skills of Arctic Bushcraft.
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Review on the Web-tex Warrior Cooking Unit, in this review John tells us what he thinks of this military type cooker, mug and bottle system
Review on the Thatchreed Catering Size Group Nesting Set, in this review John tells us what he thinks of them
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???
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!
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.
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 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,
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.