hi elliot,i am hoping to make it over from guernsey for this meet and trying to arrange it for my son toby to come too, he is seventeen, so if we do get there at least you would have someone roughly...
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hi elliot,i am hoping to make it over from guernsey for this meet and trying to arrange it for my son toby to come too, he is seventeen, so if we do get there at least you would have someone roughly...
hi Kieran, try one of these off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-X-Survival-Magnesium-Flint-Fire-Steel-Starter-Striker-/110702675883?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_First_Aid_ET&hash=item19c664c7ab
i have used...
A SHIVER means that someone is walking over your (eventual) grave!
good job i never get cold, huh.............well its that 53.79% martian blood.............but dont tell any one, especially the...
:welcome:Hi andrew, as a father of two boys who are now 22 & 17, i can tell you that there is nothing quite as satisfying as a bivi -up with your boys, building a fire together, building a bivi or...
hi there from Guernsey, a very wet Guernsey today!
Steve
I am with martin on this one, and prefer a large knife, like the Chris Caines survival tool, amsaving up for one, until then my kabar kukri will do the job.
Steve
:evilgrin:or cut down to two shredded wheat instead of three a day, and shrink them manly muscles:tongue:
cheers mate, would be nice to meet some of you face to face finally.
steve
T^ nice to have you aboard mate, i think you will find a lot of the peeps on here have a wealth of experience gleemed from exactly what you descibe how you have learned, its all about doing it, and...
well can bivi on the ground or in hammocks under a basha as we have both types of kit, could set up in open using basha poles , but would prefer to be in the trees if possible?
regards -Steve
:happy-clapping:hi mate, always good to see another wood fan, my son and i are bivi nuts too.
regards- Steve
T^well i have used millbank bags in the past, and still prefer them today over modern water filters, simple to use and nothing much to get wrong!
as for basha, the dpm military issue is as good as i...
dam, you sussed my little ploy, ah well it was worth a try.............better think up a new one!
is this planned meet just camping in tents, or is it possible to bivi up in amongst the trees, as really want to bivi, and the ferry costs from Guernsey to the mainland are a bit high to come all...
:shocked:aaaarhg, been spending loads on ebay, but got a lot of quality kit:
Danner arcadia boots
2 x combat survival tins (complete)
snugpa Stratosphere Hooped Bivi tent
dpm issue basha, ( got...
T^awesome, am teaching some basic bushcraft skills for a local company soon, so it will be great to have a shirt to wear whilst doing it, let me know as soon as you need the dosh:jumping-joy:
Steve
its strange that a lot of really expensive knives are so ugly, its like the designer has been on crystal meths or summit.
:shocked:wouldnt be the first time bracken has saved dignity, so guess you will be ok, bracken is the non prickly one btw.
suppose will have to add paracord to list of things i carry when naked, so i can hang firesteel around my..............................now dont be naughty....................................... i was...
:wink:i havent bought one of these yet http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=0&P_ID=6668, might ave sumething to do with the price!
steve
hah, used to practice this, lugging a rucksack of fishing tackle down 300ft of cliffs on our south coast, to do overnight conger fishing, brings back good and bad memories, the bad ones being when my...
:happy-clapping:no excuse for running around :campfire:naked now, unless its a very small towel!
now all i need is to find is a seamstress to sew those petches on, my sewing always loks naff, better find a new girlfriend quick i guess lol.
steve
hi mate, the moor the merrier, and pot noodles rule, as long as its not that bombay s**t!
steve
had one of these, the ally one, for years now and like it a lot, especially the shape as i use rat packs often and you can easily fit a couple of meal sachets in one, plus they are cheap, and can be...