Look, one thing to watch for is that it is a highly athletic job to climb up to the water drum, so take a young monkey with you. That, and the ground underfoot...
Gyro
hypatia2@...
Jul 2, 2006 12:13 pm
1948
Dear All Walkers are advised that it is necessary to breach the Torbay Inlet sand bar in order to reduce the incidence of flooding on properties surrounding...
Dear All Please note that due to damage to the rainwater tank at this site there is no water at Yabberup campsite. Walkers are asked to carry in their own...
From the 26th to 29th October, 2006, and during the two preceding weeks, Rally Australia may have an impact on users of the Bibbulmun Track. Some sections of...
Reminder from the Calendar of aushiker http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/aushiker/cal Shapcotts on the Coastal Plains Trail Friday 30 June 2006 17:00 - 5:00 ...
aushiker@...
Jun 27, 2006 8:57 am
1943
G'day My name is Alex Morse - I've done quite a lot of walking in the South west over the last 15 years, but I am looking to do a 6-8 day walk [circuit] in the...
Alex Morse
morses5@...
Jun 26, 2006 3:24 am
1942
If its any help, when i did this a few years ago the guy from the restaurant/cafe in the Stirling range national park offered a service where you parked at his...
Alex Morse
morses5@...
Jun 26, 2006 3:22 am
1941
They did have a few different colours, most bright, some fluoro and I don't know what weight they are, I choose a drab green colour I am not sure about...
Thanks for all the advice guys... that's why this site is so good. As much as i'd like to tackle it alone, i'll be doing it with a 3-4 mates. Maybe alone once...
rip-stop nylon which is available at Spotlight for about $6.00/metre what weight grade nylons do they have? pretty colours to? :-)They don't happen to have...
To All prospective Ridge Walkers: Remember, you must register with CALM before walking anywhere in the SRNP. At minimum, in the walks register located at the...
Eric & Murray, Look for: Mountain Walks in the Stirling Range A pictorial guide by A T Morphet. This is a 2 part booklet, Part 1 covers the peaks to the west...
Hi All For those that may be interested, I have just finished my second hiking sewing project, I have just made a tent peg bag from rip-stop nylon which is...
Murray , you need to get a copy or photocopy of the East Stirling ridge walk book & I need to look up the author. But state libraries a have a copy. Its one of...
Eric Taylor
E.Taylor@...
Jun 24, 2006 2:15 am
1934
G'day This is a blatant plug for BackpackGearTest. We want more Testers to test FREE gear. Why? Read on. BackpackGearTest.org is an international volunteer...
I'm planning on doing the eastern stirlings ridgeline traverse in early september. Can anyone recommend which map to buy/find, and if there is a google earth...
Hi Paul, I reckon... to answer; "In other words are the seconds in the GPS coordinate represented as a percentage of a minute?" Answer is nope. It is...
Gyro
hypatia2@...
Jun 18, 2006 1:17 pm
1931
Hi Walkers, Just having some fun with Google Earth. Does S 31° 42.853’ E 115° 56.950’ (the GPS coordinates for Prickly Bark) mean 31 degrees 42...
Hi Eddy I have worked ouy my problem, I have been trying to open the bladder to soon after emptying it. The secret is to wait until another day to try and open...
Awww, c'mon Andrew, fair suck of the sauce mate. Just grab it firmly, twist and pull at the same time and bingo it's in yer hand. Course I'm talkin of the...
Hi I have a couple of the wine bladders and did carry one for a while with me but I never used it, they are a great idea but how do you get the top off to fill...
Hi Mine must be the GENUINE article then as I measured a litre out in a jug first before filling the bottle. ... HOLD 1 Litre. Purchased from Army Disposals...
Um,, don't wanna butt in here, however MY Army water bottles DO NOT HOLD 1 Litre. Purchased from Army Disposals Perth. Found out that there are TWO TYPES OF...
Using a plastic 1.25 water bottle in camp sucks big time, too much wasted space in your back pack. Have you ever thought of using a WINE BLADDER instead ? In...
... eating - very light. ... Both the top and bottoms are pans, I have made a foil lid out of a foil backing dish, once the food is cooked I eat out of one of...
Reminder from the Calendar of aushiker http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/aushiker/cal Shapcotts on the Coastal Plains Trail Friday 30 June 2006 17:00 - 5:00 ...
aushiker@...
Jun 16, 2006 8:57 am
1920
... Fair enough. Do you need the lid? We (my wife and myself) use Decor bowls from the supermarket for eating - very light. I carry a pot, gas cartridge and...
