Dear Group, I have returned today from a most frustrating hike on the above Trail. A friend and I set out on Wednesday 6th July from the Southern Terminus late...
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Members. Don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, apologies if they have. The other night at my son's house he called me over to his computer saying I ...
Hello Members, A brief report on how the walk went. The walk was undertaken late on Friday night at 8.30pm approx on the 19th instant and concluded on the...
Hi All, Harry mentioned that he made his own stove, but had lost the site. There is a good site at the following: http://zenstoves.net/Construction.htm Happy...
Hi All Another site that I forgot to mention. http://www.kruegerservices.com/fritz/osp/ These seem easier to make. Cheers Ralph [Non-text portions of this...
Harry, Thank you for the photos. They were a pleasure to look at, and the ones I discovered that you took earlier in the year. However, I was wondering if you...
Members. Every hobby,sport or interest I have taken up makes me more inquisitive and want to experiment, bushwalking is no exception, so I have decided to open...
Hello Everyone, Does anyone have any info on hand about the Cape to Cape Trail. I am looking at a good time to do it and expected time to take. If anyone has...
Greetings, Thanks for the responses to the pack weight query, which have been most helpful. Probably the first thing to go will be the Macpac Cascade pack (a...
Hi Everyone, I've just joined the mailing group as a new member. I'm a 63 year old veterinarian who specializes in beef cattle work and love the wide open...
Members. Talking about equipment..... Has anyone ever bought or used an EXPED down filled mattress for sleeping on out in the bush. I am thinking of getting...
Hello, My name is Fiona. My two friends and I are looking into joining a bushwalking group. I am not sure if this group is what we are after as we are complete...
Greetings, Interested in comments on pack weights we actually carry (or at least aim to carry) on walks involving a night or two in the bush (including a ...
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Hi All, Any info I can give re Albany & surrounds feel free to contact. I can recommend the peak above William Bay Hut (above the dune field). There's a few...
Hi All, I now have a name of the product and only one company makes it, SC Johnson who brought it from Beyer some years ago. They put it out in four forms,...
Hello Group, I am trying to track down where I can purchase a tube of a Picardin based insect repellent in lieu of the usual DEET based products. What I am...
Dear Bushwalkers, I'd really like a pair of lightweight sandals for hut shoes but get spooked at the price of the "good gear". Today I found some lightweight...
Hi For some amusement .... my place on Google maps <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Perth+Australia&ll=-31.918300,115.830250&spn=0.002301,0.002398&t=k&hl=en>. ...
Dear All Brad from Epic Adventures/Perth Bushwalkers Club has got around to writing up some of his walks (Kalbarri and Stirling Ridge Walk). The walk ...
Dear All Thought this link might of interest to some of you - <http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/> and then click on WA Atlas. From the about page: "WALIS is...
Hi, Mountain Designs is having a Winter Sale for members of our Alliance Club. (It's Free to join the Alliance, and you can do it on the day!) Starting...
G'day Walkers, I'm about to head off for a bit more Bib Track walking - Walpole to Albany. I haven't walked that section before. I've read what there is in...
Dear Group Below is are the details for my next walk under the auspices of the Perth Bushwalkers Club. The walk is planned for August 19 - 21, 2005. This is an...
Hi This website <http://www.carsbyweb.com.au/downloads/> was mentioned in the Geocaching Australia forums <http://forum.geocaching.com.au/>. Thought this might...
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Hello all, Just wondering if anyone knows about any proposed burnoffs along the track from Mt Cook to Gringer Creek this weekend (4-5th June)? The CALM website...
