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Here are a few useful items to make your time in the wilds more enjoyable and comfortable.
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Ghillie Kettle 500ml Ghillie Kettle or Storm Kettle 500ml & 1000ml
When you make a small fire in the Ghillie kettle's base, you place the Ghillie over the fire and load the fire with wood down the funnel. The Ghillie kettle boils water in 4 minutes in freezing temperatures and almost half that time in mild weather. The Ghillie is so effective at boiling water due to being shaped like a chimmney. Fire heats the aluminium sides of the kettle and the hollow chamber, filled with water, soon boils. When the whistle blows the water is boiled. It really is a simple to use and very reliable peice of kit. Needing NO special fuels and can be used in bad weather. It's also lightweight and comes with a green backpack.
500ml £45 including UK p&p    1000ml (1 litre) £47 including UK p&p
Ghillie Kettle 1500ml Ghillie Kettle or Storm Kettle 1500ml
When you make a small fire in the Ghillie kettle's base, you place the Ghillie over the fire and load the fire with wood down the funnel. The Ghillie kettle boils water in 4 minutes in freezing temperatures and almost half that time in mild weather. The Ghillie is so effective at boiling water due to being shaped like a chimmney. Fire heats the aluminium sides of the kettle and the hollow chamber, filled with water, soon boils. When the whistle blows the water is boiled. It really is a simple to use and very reliable peice of kit. Needing NO special fuels and can be used in bad weather. It's also lightweight and comes with a green backpack.
1500ml (1.5 litres) £50 including UK p&p
Maya Dust Tinder Maya Dust Tinder
Maya Dust is shavings from the highly resinous Maya Sticks produced from the Ocote or Fatwood tree in Guatemala and packed in a convenient waterproof container that is easy to carry in your pocket or backpack. Gives maximum heat energy for minimal weight. Use Maya Dust together with our Swedish FireSteel to light your campfire with ease.
* All natural * Environmentally-friendly production * Premium quality * Handy snuff box package * No dangerous goods * No shipping restrictions * Produces an extremely hot flame.
£6 including UK p&p
Maya Sticks Maya Sticks
From the heart of the ancient Mayan Empire, comes a remarkable new product. Maya Sticks are made from Pino de Ocote, a fatwood pine cultivated in the highlands of Guatemala and Mexico. With their 60-70% resin content, MayaSticks are easy to light, even when wet and produce an extremely hot flame. Use 1-2 sticks to quickly light your fire or BBQ. Gives maximum heat energy for minimal weight. Use Maya Sticks together with our Swedish Fire Steel to light your campfire with ease.
* All natural & Environmentally-friendly production * 300g or about 10 sticks * No dangerous goods shipping restrictions * Produces an extremely hot flame.
£6 including UK p&p
Fire Steel Fire Steel
Swedish Army SCOUT Firesteel is the smaller verison of the popular Army model and is very popular for every day carry, scouts, cubs, travelling light etc...
The ultimate fire striker producing a spark at 3,000 degrees! It lasts for approximately 3,000 strikes. The very best way of lighting any fire in all weathers.
The Swedish Army SCOUT Firesteel works when Wet or Cold.
£10 including UK p&p
Go Pack Go Pack
Go Pack is the extensive and useful range of safety equipment and survival gear that is designed to to help you find shelter, food and water with gear for fishing, trapping, fire making signalling navigation and more. All in one neat and easy to carry pouch. Don't go in the wilds without it.
Contains: Survival Instructions, Fire Steel, Signalling Mirror, Nylon Cord, Brass Wire, Sewing Kit, Shelter, Water Carrier, Sleeping Bag, Water Tablets, Commando Saw, Matches x 10, Pencil, Whistle, Button Compass, Knife/Blade, Safety Pins.
£18 including UK p&p
Rescue Knife Rescue Knife
This highly functional rescue knife is used by police, paramedics and rescue professionals. The Boker Magnum folding knife is equipped with all the necessities: glass breaker; belt cutter; carry clip, and corrosion resistant 440 stainless steel locking blade.
Overall length: 8". Blade length: 3 3/8". The only knife in this series with a high-grip G-10 scale. Red handle with firefighter logo inlay. Weight: 4.8 oz .
£25 including UK p&p
Knife Sharpening System Knife Sharpening System
Smith's Diamond Precision Knife Sharpening System offers an easy way to sharpen all types of knives, INCLUDING SERRATED. The fabric storage pouch makes this kit portable and easy to store, and the 1-inch wide stones make sharpening safe, fast, and easy. The kit comes with a Coarse Diamond Stone, Fine Diamond Stone, Medium Triangular shaped Arkansas Stone for serrated edges only, V-Lock Vice and premium Honing Solution.
£42.99 including UK p&p
Pocket Knife Sharpener Pocket Knife Sharpener
Smiths Pocket Knife Sharpener features preset carbide blades, crossed ceramic stones and a tapered diamond rod.
Its specially shaped ceramic stones and the tapered diamond rod are designed to give you a razor sharp edge on either a straight or Serrated edge!
The knife sharpener you can always have around and it is compact and lightweight (approx 55g) with a lanyard hole for carrying.
Measuring only 80mm long by 28mm wide by 10mm thick.
Total length with diamond rod extended is 128mm.
£14.95 including UK p&p
Personal Radios Personal Radios
The Cobra MT975 radios come complete with charger & batteries making them ideal for a number of leisure and business activities. Also includes a baby monitor function. This radio now includes two basic headsets. It will communicate with all other PMR446 based radios, and has a handy long range baby monitor function, making it ideal for use on holiday. Perfect for Glastonbury and other festivals, Camping and while hiking etc PMR446 communication is free, and can be used everywhere in Europe.
Band UHF/FM; Output 500 mW; Range Up to 12 km depending on terrain and conditions; Channels 8 CH1= 446.00625 MHz CH2= 446.01875 MHz CH3= 446.03125 MHz CH4= 446.04375 MHz CH5= 446.05625 MHz CH6= 446.06875 MHz CH7= 446.08125 MHz CH8= 446.09375 MHz; CTCSS Privacy Codes 38; DCS Privacy Codes 83; Vibralert yes; VOX function yes, 5 levels; Baby Monitor yes; Scan yes; Dual Watch yes; Channel memory 10; Call alert 10 alert tones; Roger beep yes, selectable on/off; Keyboard lock yes; Keystroke Tone Signal yes, selectable on/off; Power saver yes; Backlit LCD yes; Battery 2 x 4 AAA NiMH rechargeable; Dimensions H x W x D 17,0 x 6,0 x 4,1; Weight 120g (without batteries).
£105 including UK p&p
Hammock Hammock
This is the next generation of the most popular model with all the key features including full velcro entrance seal, mesh pocket on ridgeline and webbing straps to protect the bark of trees. New asymmetrical shape and a 30% larger rainfly. The Expedition Asym is the new general-purpose, most economical model, an excellent choice for those who don't need to shave every ounce. The new Asym shape provides more comfort for anyone up to 6 ft. and up to 225 lbs, with more room for shoulders at one end and legs at the other end for diagonal sleeping. Testers say that sleeping pads don't move around as much in the Asym.
Specifications: Weight: 2lbs 10oz, 1175g; Weight limit: 225lbs/16stone/102kg; Suspension system: 3.05m long, 1500lb test polyester rope with 1.06m long x 5cm wide nylon webbing straps called tree huggers; Hammock dimensions: 2.74m x 1.22m; Fabric: 210D Oxford nylon; Canopy dimensions: 1.47m wide, 2.21m long, diagonals 2.16m x 3.23m; Canopy fabric: 1.9 ounce polyurethane coated nylon or polyester ripstop; Mesh: 1 ounce polyester No-See-Um netting; Includes stuff sack: Logo and set up instructions printed on ripstop nylon bag with drawstring; Set-up-time: 2.5 minutes; Packed size: 18cm x 25cm; Available in Hunter green hammock with hunter green fly and black trim.
£135 including UK p&p
Bug Out Bag
Bug Out Bag
Bug Out Bag
Snugpak Response Pak has been described as "an emergency, bugout camping bag". It comes in black or olive (olive not currently available) and is a highly regarded bit of kit by all types of followers from Bushcraft dudes to Birdwatching fellows to Survivalist nutters who need to have certain essentials in one place. When there is a need to "Bugout" it's comforting to know you have everything you need to survive in one handy place. As long as you keep that in grabbing distance, you're laughing.
The Bugout Bags have two side pockets and one front pocket. The top pocket or rather main compartment can be used as somewhere to store your butties. It has a separator and smaller pockets within the front.
The strap is 50mm webbing and the Response Pak has MOLLE straps on the front should you have mag cases you want to add.
£18 including UK p&p

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