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- Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:01 pm
- Forum: Books and Educational Materials
- Topic: Emergency-Neil Strauss
- Replies: 0
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Emergency-Neil Strauss
Just finished reading 'Emergency' by Neil Strauss, and it was brilliant. Very inspiring and gave me a few ideas. You don't particularly learn any skills, but it gives you ideas on where to learn things, and that was great for me. (Edit: Thinking about it, it also gives you ideas on different things ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:01 am
- Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
- Topic: pvc pipe knife sheath
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3077
Re: pvc pipe knife sheath
That's good thinking, and well executed. I will also give this a try I think. I have a hatchet that the sheath broke down over time, so I may try to adapt it to work with that. Thanks!
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:49 pm
- Forum: Medical and Healthcare
- Topic: What medicines to store?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7060
Re: What medicines to store?
Also been thinking recently that a packet of celox or quick clot or something similar for big accidents wouldn't go amiss.
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:43 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Small powerful torch?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7115
Re: Small powerful torch?
Also agree, cracking little torchespoppypiesdad wrote:Led Lenser , any of them , quality stuff , never had a problem , apart form loosing them but that aint the torches fault .......
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:02 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Guns,air rifles and weapons
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22991
Re: Guns,air rifles and weapons
ive said it before , if you can get friendly with your local garage .when they change out a wheel bearing there will be around 16 to 20 good weight ball bearings that would normally end up in the bin . worth asking if they`ll keep them for you . ive collected around 150 in less than two weeks , jus...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:01 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Guns,air rifles and weapons
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22991
Re: Guns,air rifles and weapons
Stray wrote This might be a daft question, but what do you use at projectiles for the catapult? I recently got one (can't hit a cows backside with a banjo, but practice makes etc I hope!) and been using marbles (150 for £1 in Poundland) but not sure how effective they would be hunting? The cheapest...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:26 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Guns,air rifles and weapons
- Replies: 121
- Views: 22991
Re: Guns,air rifles and weapons
These days, my primary hunting TOOL is a fishing rod. Also my catapults for fur and feather. . This might be a daft question, but what do you use at projectiles for the catapult? I recently got one (can't hit a cows backside with a banjo, but practice makes etc I hope!) and been using marbles (150 ...
- Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: Books and Educational Materials
- Topic: What's your all-time most fav book?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 28884
Re: What's your all-time most fav book?
Hmm tricky one, I guess most of the time it's like a good movie, it kind of changes when I read another good un. However, Watchers by Dean Koontz is a special book to me, (and any dog loving person I'd imagine!) I also have a fond place for 'The Stand'. Ditto 'Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Me...
- Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: Books and Educational Materials
- Topic: River Cottage Handbook No.5: Edible Seashore
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1283
Re: River Cottage Handbook No.5: Edible Seashore
Where did you get it from and how much was it please :D Amazon for £7 pounds and worth every penny so far. :D I have some River cottage books they have a good one on preserves. Also I would recommend some of the early river cottage dvd's as he forages alot from the land in these rather than his gar...
- Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:50 pm
- Forum: Books and Educational Materials
- Topic: Collecting any books
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3581
Re: Collecting any books
Bear86 wrote:I do have some books, plenty of survival and SAS books. I am mainly trying to build a collection of Collins Gem books i have the basics so far i do plan on getting more so it looks like a miniature library for a dwarf.