A very dear friend of over 50 years owns a good chunk of this, right up onto open Dartmoor, my base camp is in the valley. Despite having looked at his view for over 50 years, I am at my happiest raking around here, my very happy place. I live about 4 minutes away, and honestly.........Have no want, need or desire to be living anywhere else ..read more

Out on the Avon estuary last evening into the night, 9 Bass in total, but not one keeper. That’s fishing! Sorry for the wonky photo.......Never even knew I took it ..read more

Pair complete UK's longest straight-line challenge Calum Maclean and Jenny Graham climbed mountains, scrambled down gullies and tackled steep rocky crags on the route. www.bbc.co.uk ..read more

We’re all doomed people, the next generation are idiots let me explain normally I would class my 14 year old lad as a sensible chap ….. however I’m questioning this as of 20 minutes ago The boy received his voting roll letter this morning, 20 minutes ago he’s in the kitchen filling it in ….. he strolled through to the living room and asked…… what’s our post code … I said it’s on the letter son …. He said nope dad that’s only got the address on it ….. best is still to... Read more ..read more

I'm currently ( excuse the pun) using an electrical current and a solution of washing soda to remove rust from a pocket knife that I bought on Monday. It was rusted solid, hopefully Ill be able to open it and clean it properly tomorrow. The process is simple. The anode is a piece of scrap steel connected to the positive terminal of a car battery or charger. the cathode is the pocket knife connected to the negative terminal and the washing soda is the electrolyte. anode and cathode... Read more ..read more

If you haven’t seen pictures of the aftermath of the Reading Festival, look them up! It has just been on the TV, unbelievable amount of rubbish just left. Some of these will be the same people who preach to us all about how we are harming the environment………Made me so angry ..read more

Practice, practice, practice lol My dad asked me to make him a belt for his buckle to go with his tartan troosers belt blank is cut He didn’t mention any pattern and his original belt had no pattern but I thought I would surprise him with one along the blank of the belt, something to complement the buckle, same’ish design…… Celtic knots. bloody hard design to sketch out , however I like a challenge lol Thought I would practice on a scrap... Read more ..read more

I think I have too much kit ( no such thing I know!!) Simple question, pick only 2, all Schrade except the Mora LMF Yes, not the best on a budget scale but I'm no squillionaire. SCENERIO. 6 month wild camp which 2 ..read more

ok guys what egg carrier's are you guys using ..read more

ok, among my many strange hobbies is woodcrafting and as many of you will know i usually scavenge my wood from local windfall or county council cuttings. that has brought me to the point were i have need of a good way to move a hefty chunk of log by hand. my specific need ATM is to get a 6 foot length of 10 inch beech out of the woods and back to my home. the distance isn't far -- less than 2 kilometers -- but it's certainly more than i can manage by shear grunt. i'd rather do this myself... Read more ..read more