Posts by RichardAtHome
Moss prefers damp locations irrespective of facing. You need to cut out a few variables before you can use moss as a pretty reliable method to determine North: Ignore moss on the ground. The gro...
The British Army stationed in Scotland use Avon Skin So Soft (I kid you not!) against midges. The locals swear by it too.
If it's an open top cat stove (or any open top container) you can use gel. If it's a trangia style stove with tiny vents - no. Well, yes you can - the gel will still burn out of the trangia fill h...
If you let them expire they may still work but they will probably be less effective. Considering how cheap they are and how long they last I replace mine before they expire. Getting sick sucks (an...
A really simple, but effective fire is the 'Hunters Fire'. Basically you make a 'V' shape with two logs with the point in the same direction as the prevailing wind. The V shape allows you to su...
One benefit to a soft bottle over a hard bottle is: You can compress a soft bottle as you drink from it to reduce the sloshing of water in the bottle as you walk.
Personally I wouldn't! You run the risk of losing/breaking your blade. Better to use the blade to sharpen a stick and fire harden the tip (till it goes brown, not black) it or attach something you...
The only time I lit a fire in a cave we had to evacuate due to smoke and a billion spiders dropping from the ceiling. This isn't a 'danger' for me in the UK - we do not have deadly spiders. Elsewh...
I'd be wary of the top popping off in your pack. I prefer to use screw top plastic bottles for this kind of thing.
This was tested and “busted” on MythBusters: Turns out, just one alcoholic drink could make you feel warmer, but it actually lowers your core body temperature. How does alcohol employ t...
