Power storage outdoors. So many people are taking powered devices with them when they head for the hills nowadays. Whether the device is for navigation? Photos, videos or something else they mostly are power hungry so if you are out for a while they will need recharging. A smartphone is a great companion when out…
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Micro adventure – Scuba Diving
This all started about 22 years ago when I had my first experience of this Micro adventure -Scuba Diving. I was working in Corsica and I done my first try dive. I have always loved the water grown up paddling, swimming and surfing and learning to dive was on my bucket list. It wasn’t until…
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Micro adventure-river paddling A quick over nighter down the river Waveney. We are lucky being so close to the coast and right on the doorstep of the river Waveney an evening paddle down the river cannot be missed. Kit all packed in the car for a overnighter we leave from the sailing club at Beccles…
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Easy Shakshouka Here is a easy recipe that can be done with minimal cooking equipment. Easy Shakshouka is a Tunisian dish which literally means mix up as it is made differently in every household. I have added my own flavours to this Easy Shakshouka to make it easy to make whilst outdoors. This recipe is being…
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Bobotie is a very old South African dish with probable origins in Indonesia or Malaysia. The name derives from the Indonesian “bobotok,” and the dish was likely adapted by Dutch traders and brought back to the region around Cape Town. Somewhat of a national dish, every South African cook has his or her own favorite…
Continue ReadingEagle Products 0.7l Kettle review
I’ve seen many of these kettles posted by people in Scandinavia on Instagram and always thought they look great and then a few months later there is one in the hands of the postman. They are designed and made in Norway by a company called Eagle Products The produce some fantastic outdoor products and have…
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Breakfast flatbread: Quick little recipe this is a variation to Bannock. Bannock has been cooked over flames for many generations and still today. Breakfast Flatbreads are easy to make and really filling. The original bannocks were heavy, flat cakes of unleavened barley or oatmeal dough formed into a round or oval shape, then cooked on…
Continue ReadingWhat I carry in my Medical Kit. (long & short hikes).
What I carry in my medical kit? I was reading a thread the other day on bushcraft Facebook page concerning what people carry in there medical / first aid kits. So it had me thinking do I carry to much or not enough.The bizzare things I read people carry led me to think should you…
Continue ReadingPacking for the Fjallraven Classic Sweden
Packing for the Fjallraven Classic Sweden As stated in my post about when we completed the Fjallraven Classic 2017, gear selection and packing for the fjallraven classic Sweden is something that you will probably do 100 times before leaving for Sweden. Below is some helpful tips, equipment and packing advice. More advice on planning trip…
Continue ReadingThe Beast From The East.
We where told be the media and the met office that we would get snow but no one really believed that we would be hit has hard as what we where. We just can’t cope with more than a cups worth of snow in the uk. The first day we had a little then second…
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