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i often feel like this under a DD tarp,...

sort of like i,m missing something more,..erm,...true?...for want of a better word,....

but i cant justify adding 5kgs to my pack until i sort out...

I,m 5 mins down the A1 from you ...

if you find a decent spot give us a shout,..

Where exactly are you

i,d be up for a woodland wander and a brew up ....

sorry should have read the blog 1st,...

doH!!!

very very good work on the spoons too mate,..the leaf handled Kuksa is a beaut!!

Jon,..

i like your coat dude!,...

where from and how much if i may ??

its taking into account the harshest possible weather/temperature,..

ie,..a blizzard in minus temps would finish a person off without a snow hole or quince etc,....

or even the opposite,...

Mike,....

i,m sorry for you that Blackpool spoils even your nightime strolls,..

ha,....very good pictures tho,..

brilliant coverage Martin,...

i particularly liked the pan around camp with the frosty tent at 8am

well done mate

my input may sound a bit text book i realise that , and they say in the UK your never more than 8 miles from a road,..(cant remember who has the credit on that stat!)

but thats ok if there are...

stay put,..

you got shelter, food and water,..

and if you are sensible, a rough route plan will have been left with at least two seperate people

one of which would be a ranger or someone in...

yeah, dont!

use wood,...it'll make the experiece sooo much more satisfying,....

if you were in the uk iwould send you some wood and liner,..

above all,....be patient,...dont rush it,..

i need to get me a mora i reckon,...owned and used one years ago, before i could really appreciate value,...

and for a tenner i may as well put one on me santa list eh,...

Good call mate in my opinion,...

apoligies not needed,...

knowing your limits and having the sense to act on it is how bad things are avoided,...

so we're stuck with you a day early,...ah...

Hey man!,...

welcome from the other side,...

Stu

well,..

you SHOULD get the tang to your shape before hardening then the excess wood and liner can be hand rasped or filed to match the tang,..

BUT! ,....i wasnt happy after hardneing and...

yeah sure are,....

yours is nicer than mine now tho!!..lol....

i thought about suspending the lanyard tube there too,...but went with the other two holes,...

its sweet is that mate,...
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not sure of the origin,,but i do know it applies to Thailand too,...

i,m not thai, i just picked up bits of the culture from a Muay Thai teacher (Thai Boxing)

mark 2 , 3 and 4 are in progress,...

i never seem to get the time,...

an hour after work dont seen to progress them very far,,,,

and havin young kids takes up a lot of my weekend time

i wasnt 100% happy with the handle shape after having a play today,...

it was too butt heavy and didnt feel safe to use,...

so i took some more material off the back,...
...

had an hour on the belt sander today ,..

got to this stage,..after a bit of 400 grit too,...needs finishing but you get the idea,...

its fairly chunky, but i reckon i'll use it when its...

lovely work,...i,m really impressed...

been waiting for this ,...

dont wanna say good luck cos its not about luck when you prepare as well as you have,...

so,...i'll just say...

enjoy the solitude dude and look forward to the...

without a licence you really shoud,nt put them anywhere.

my old man has just had a real job getting hold of the ticket to trap signal crayfish in a local park/carp fishing pond near us,...

i...

some bushy land AND supper,....result

welcome,..