Woodlife

Blue Moon

Tonight is a Blue Moon; the appearance of a second full moon in any given month & partial lunar eclipse. You can just see the end of the eclipse at the bottom right of the moon in my pic. There hasn’t been an New Year’s Eve Blue Moon since 1990.

I hope this is a good omen for the New Year. Hope it works for you.

I’ve revamped the Kit page and kit lists to reflect what I took with me on a fairly regular basis in 2009. I’ve reproduced the kit page here but you can always access it via the top menu (and I’ll add to it next year as the kit changes).

Kit Lists

Although I try to keep kit to the minimum I like to be comfortable in the natural environment. This means a certain amount of kit and tools to do what I have to.

This page will link to kit lists and show some of the kit I curtrently use. Check back often as the kit will change according to the season.

Kit List – Winter 3 days 2009

Kit List – Spring/Summer 2009 3 days

Kit List – Namibia (Hot/Arid) November 2009 – 10 days

Cutting Tools

A selection of the tried and trusted…

Snugpak Stratosphere

A new meaning to bivvying

PB 207 blue flame lighter

Saves rubbing two bits of wood together

Frosts Clipper

Excellent knife for under £10 – I still use mine

Woolpower balaclava

Essential winter hammock wear – do not enter banks wearing this.

Fjallraven kajka pack

Expensive, but what price a healthy back?

Leatherman Juice CS4

Pocketable multi-tool and UK ‘legal’

North Face Cedar Ridge

Light weight technical walking boot – You can stand in puddles and still keep dry.

Petzl Tikka XP

Tried and tested head torch

Tracpac billy set

What more do you want for £14-00? I use the smallest one. The others are hobo stoves.

Bruseletto Leuku

Simple, cheap and effective

Woolpower base layer

200g is enough to ward of the British winter

Alpkit down bags

Great price – great bag

Wool and possum fur hat

Great for sitting around the winter fire

Camelbak Cloudwalker

Technical lightweight daysack.

EKA Nordic W11

Great all round sub-£100 bushy style knife

DD hammock and Tatonka tarp

The only way to sleep out

Silky saw

Possibly better than the Bahco

SASS smocks

The cheapest ventile around.

Ganfors Bruks

Still the best axe around

Yellow flip-flops

(Only joking)

Bushbuddy stove & Crusader cup

Natural fuel and a stainless receptacle

Nato water bottle

Mine says 1976. I was issued it.

Silent Shadow by Mad Dog

If your going to go cammo – go Silent Shadow by Mad Dog. A tracker’s delight.