Ray Mears Wild Food

[nightshade]

Muck,Derrie,Hunter, Le Chameau,Wellington Boots from Philip Morris & Son
all good depending on purpose and pocket

[honeybee]

I missed it but think it's repeated on Sunday.

His online shop looks a bit pricey.

Have Chameau riding wellies, very comfy.

[badgerwatcher]

Only trouble with hunter, or huntress as I have, is they don't do diamonte evening ones!

[smartie]

I'm very tempted by the Chameau ones, especially since they cater for big calves (no comments, please). But they would need to be very comfortable indeed to justify the price tag. Might take a deep breath and give them a go. Derek reckons he's only working to support my wildlife habit these days anyway

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by smartie

I'm very tempted by the Chameau ones, especially since they cater for big calves (no comments, please). But they would need to be very comfortable indeed to justify the price tag. Might take a deep breath and give them a go. Derek reckons he's only working to support my wildlife habit these days anyway

I was with boddie when he looked at some chameau ones in a shop somewhere in north wales ( I cant remember where exactly - that was the day mr bump (john) had his accident and all such detail when out of my head while we were trying to keep anything from coming out of his)

Anyway the point is that the wellies in question were very nice but about 150 notes Bod wound up buying some Hunters by mail order instead in the end - While I have to make do with some lovely bright orange and blue sthill chainsaw wellies that work provided me with

Another useless fact about the chameaus is that Andy Rouse no less did the product photography for their sales brochure

[honeybee]

I've had Hunters in the past and they didn't last as long/were not as comfy as my Chameaus.

[Dan Salter]

Hunters do get reated very high....i just struggle with the styling of the heel section? it looks too kind of thin and cuban heelish? does that make sense?

Having just gor my leather hiking boots sorted today ( meindl) next thing is a proper pair of wellies....although budget isnt le chameau level i want something nice

Have been surfing around this last week and did not have a clue just how technical it is...as much competition and variation as hiking boots territory...and prices to match !..Seen some beauties along the way ...i need to ask myself how much i will wear them?..just for my garden / allotment?...or more...

But yes...i am liking le chameau's...i like the Dunlop "wildlife" i think they are called?...but also a whole bunch of other makes,


oh and for silly cheap money the "Impala's" on this page look ok i think?
Country Catalogue UK - Clothing from Laksen, Musto and Deer Hunter including Sprayway Jackets

[Wild-Woman]

Did anyone see that lady on the Grow your own vegetables programme the other night, find wild parsnips? Apparently she had special permission to pull one up. Think she was in Cambridgeshire. Also, did you know that carrots were originally purple!!

[smartie]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Did anyone see that lady on the Grow your own vegetables programme the other night, find wild parsnips? Apparently she had special permission to pull one up. Think she was in Cambridgeshire. Also, did you know that carrots were originally purple!!

Yes, I did on both counts. They were in Cambridgeshire but very carefully didn't tell us exactly where. I wonder why? I really like Carol Klein, she's so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and she doesn't mind showing her failures as well as her successes.

You can get seed for the purple carrots if you want to try them.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Hunters do get reated very high....i just struggle with the styling of the heel section? it looks too kind of thin and cuban heelish? does that make sense?

Having just gor my leather hiking boots sorted today ( meindl) next thing is a proper pair of wellies....although budget isnt le chameau level i want something nice

Have been surfing around this last week and did not have a clue just how technical it is...as much competition and variation as hiking boots territory...and prices to match !..Seen some beauties along the way ...i need to ask myself how much i will wear them?..just for my garden / allotment?...or more...

But yes...i am liking le chameau's...i like the Dunlop "wildlife" i think they are called?...but also a whole bunch of other makes,


oh and for silly cheap money the "Impala's" on this page look ok i think?
Country Catalogue UK - Clothing from Laksen, Musto and Deer Hunter including Sprayway Jackets

They're wellies dan - they are going to get covered in mud , excrement, and all manner of other goo - who cares about the styling in these circs - its not like you are going clubing in them - well not unless you go to some very strange clubs

I'd be inclined to buy a cheap pair of wellies and spent the extra money somewhere that people will actually notice - like on a stylish jacket

assuming you reject this line of reasoning - you might want to look at leather riggers rather than wellies - they are equally waterproof and a lot more thorn / needle proof if you intend on wearing them for countryside work.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Did anyone see that lady on the Grow your own vegetables programme the other night, find wild parsnips?

If anyone is thinking of emulating this be very careful - it is easy to confuse wild parsnip or carrot with hemlock with potentialy lethal consequences ( Hemlock generally has a biforked root but dont rely on this alone for ID)

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by eeyore

They're wellies dan - they are going to get covered in mud , excrement, and all manner of other goo - who cares about the styling in these circs - its not like you are going clubing in them - well not unless you go to some very strange clubs

I'd be inclined to buy a cheap pair of wellies and spent the extra money somewhere that people will actually notice - like on a stylish jacket

assuming you reject this line of reasoning - you might want to look at leather riggers rather than wellies - they are equally waterproof and a lot more thorn / needle proof if you intend on wearing them for countryside work.

Ha ha i cant help it i worked for Karen Millen in the fashion industry for five years !
I just dont like those heels darling...although i see hunter do do some more trad style soled wellies.

But yes...leather riggers i have already but i do want some leather country style field boots too....Meindl do them too

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Ha ha i cant help it i worked for Karen Millen in the fashion industry for five years !
I just dont like those heels darling...although i see hunter do do some more trad style soled wellies.

But yes...leather riggers i have already but i do want some leather country style field boots too....Meindl do them too

I've just asked Stu to create a wellies category in the review section - once that happens we'll get as many different wellie types as possible up for review..

and dont call me darling ... people will talk

[Dan Salter]

Im sorry hun.

[badgerwatcher]

Wild parsnips are the ones with yellow flowers that smell like warm coconut, aren't they? Don't think I've ever seen hemlock. Hasn't it got spotty stems?

[honeybee]

Hemlock looks like giant cow parsley...once a joe bloggs made a pea shooter out of hemlock by accident, put it to his lips and was soon no more.

I actually don't rate Hunters at all. Other half got some no name wellies and are far better made and were cheaper but in the same style.

Aren't there any chameaus on ebay?

I had carrots growing in the garden although I hadn't planted any, presume it was from bird seed. You can get purple spuds too, think waitrose do them. Mmm, purple mash!

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by honeybee

prog on soon that a lot of WABers will like. Saw the trailer, can't remember title, "food for free" or something. Think it's just him going around britain survivng on what he finds in the woods/fields/sea etc.

Hi,

I watch Ray Mears and enjoy his programmes, which are very informative but as for surviving in the wild - the man looks a bit overweight and could probably live off his fat reserves for a few months.

[honeybee]

I think after roughing it in the woods for a week he goes home and has a good fry-up!

[Brachystegia]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Did anyone see that lady on the Grow your own vegetables programme the other night, find wild parsnips? Apparently she had special permission to pull one up. Think she was in Cambridgeshire. Also, did you know that carrots were originally purple!!

Wild parsnips (Pastinaca sativa) are not rare or protected. They grow quite commonly in the Southeast, even on roadsides in East London. You don't need special permission to pick them - just the usual landowner's permission required to pick any plants. The roots are barely edible, tough and wiry. The plant sap can cause skin blisters in bright sunshine so be careful.

[smartie]

Originally Posted by Brachystegia

Wild parsnips (Pastinaca sativa) are not rare or protected. They grow quite commonly in the Southeast, even on roadsides in East London. You don't need special permission to pick them - just the usual landowner's permission required to pick any plants. The roots are barely edible, tough and wiry. The plant sap can cause skin blisters in bright sunshine so be careful.

Hmm, you make them sound very attractive Maybe not to be sought out.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I've just asked Stu to create a wellies category in the review section - once that happens we'll get as many different wellie types as possible up for review..

and dont call me darling ... people will talk

the wellies category is up and running - i have just populated it with 8 products (more to follow when I get time) including both hunter and chameau so now all we need is some of you wellie people to go review them

I also found these which I think would be ideal for Dan http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/re...uct/525/cat/70

[Dan Salter]

Yeah yeah very funny ! and i have already come accross those beauties on my welly net search!...not really what i had in mind though.

[Paul mabbott]

I often have doubts about people going out collecting food from the wild. Okay, it's been done for millennia but the numbers of people are vastly greater nowadays and numbers of plants far fewer .... but probably okay if it's only the odd plant or two. There are suggestions though that commercial collection, particularly of fungi, is increasing - could easily lead to loss of resources and destruction of habitat.
So, good to see that in a study by the Forestry Commission, most public harvesting in Scotland is on a personal basis and apparently non-destructive: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/PDF/fcrp008.pdf/$FILE/fcrp008.pdf . It's been pointed out that all collecting on Forestry Commission land is illegal so it will be interesting to see if they change their rules?

[nightshade]

I do seriously worry about the sheer numbers of people that suddenly
want to forage,eat fungi and fruit (you can just picture them)
Soon everything will need protecting in this land there are already people
who do not understand that we do not eat ornamental fish or ducks