"Campfire Kev" on March 1st, 2010

In addition to the full size campfire tent and lightweight versions we’ve looked at, one of the simplest ways to achieve a ‘campfire tent’ setup would be the ‘half dome shelter’. In fact this construct was used widely in woodland camping by the North Eastern native American populations. One such construction was shown in Ray [...]

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"Campfire Kev" on September 14th, 2009

Just sought out a new axe for Autumn and Winter ahead. Found this lovely one from B&Q of all places: Has a real Hickory handle and 2.5lb head… superb action and excellent strike force. It’s big for taking on trips although it will soon be a permanent fixture in the Landrover, but I love it [...]

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