"Campfire Kev" on October 12th, 2009

Autumn colours make getting out into the woods a must…

Into the lane… carpet of autumn leaves hadn’t been disturbed since the start of autumn a week ago..

The Defender stopped in a small grove of trees, a footpath up to the fields to the right, a great spot to watch out for deer grazing in [...]

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Ranger "D" on August 2nd, 2009

As you may have gathered, we are a real fan of the Kelly Kettle. It’s possibly one of our favourite pieces of bushcraft gear. In fact we don’t take any other way to boil water and cook on any of our trips!
We’ve put together a video of the Kelly in action, some purists [...]

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"Campfire Kev" on June 6th, 2009

Just thought I’d collect my thoughts following a recent canoeing and ‘get out and stay out’ camping trip in the Wye valley. I’ve shared a few tips and ‘learns’ below that I’ve picked up in recent trips with the help of a touch of ‘backyard’ testing too.Â
Camp Fire!  Firstly, respect your surroundings at all times, [...]

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"Campfire Kev" on April 16th, 2009

Update: See our latest test of the Green Outdoor full size Campfire Tent.
The Baker Tent/Campfire Tent search continues… Evening Tea under the Tarp… Kelly Kettle fires up – wish I bought the bigger one though as the small 1pt version is fiddly to light and get going; next choice for me is an Eydon Kettle, [...]

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Ranger "D" on April 15th, 2009

I received a new (large size) Kelly Kettle at the back end of 2008. We just missed out on taking this on our October 2008 trip down the Wye (see the trip report for more info on this!). Anyway, itching to use the Kelly Kettle, I decided that the garden in January, with plenty [...]

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