I’ve had a Dutch oven in my kit room for about 10 years now and dabbled in cooking with it quite a few times. What a versatile piece of kit the only issue with it is the weight. It’s not the sort of thing you throw in your backpack and carry on a thruhike, it’s…
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Micro Adventures
We are all limited with time due to work, family and other time consuming things, so utilising what precious time we all have to spending it with our families which then gives great memories and also teaches the little ones a thing or two. I have recently been spending more of the little spare time…
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I’m lucky enough to have use of a 2.5 acre piece of land that borders the river Waveney on the Norfolk Broads. So after finishing a set of busy night shift working for the Ambulance service I grabbed a few hours kip and then filled the car and headed of just up the road. Initially…
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So with a weekend off and weather not to bad it was time to take the boys out and have a day by the fire. So with the car packed we headed to a piece of land we use for a day outside cooking, bushcraft and carving. So with a fire kit we put our…
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I enjoy working with leather, I can’t say I’m brilliant at it but it is something I enjoy. I’ve been making sheaths for trauma shears (tuff cuts) for a while and wanted to try another project. So watching a YouTube video I saw how someone had put a leather collar on his axe and I…
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I love spending time in the woods. Here is a list of what goes in my Day bag (give or take a few bits depending on what I am planning to do). I generally take my dd frontline hammock and tarp really just to practice using in various different ways and the rest of the…
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So I thought I’d give these ago. I wanted something to keep my tarp taught and also be easily adjustable so found these online set up the tarp and went out to try them for the day. I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use but just how they will act in a…
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I always end up thinking “that would be helpful” and end up buying another stove here is a review on the stoves I have used. I have in my arsenal loads of different stoves and they all have there advantages and best conditions to use them in. Swedish Army Trangia These stoves are a brilliant…
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Turmat dehydrated food. I came across these whilst taking part in the Fjällräven Classic in Sweden earlier this year. They where supplied by Fjällräven to all hikers and my first thought was the weight of each portion. As they are dehydrated they weigh next to nothing compared to wet MRE meals. I chose a mixture…
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My eldest was taking part in a scout camp so I thought I’d go help setup and claim a night out in the hammock. I’d been to this area before so knew where I would hang but unfortunately the sheep where grazing in that field so had to improvise. The trees on this estate are…
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