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Yes, near Ellensbrook campsite on the Cape to Cape track there is a blackberry bramble. I left a Xmas type pudding in a can and some UHT custard nearby....
Of course it's possible, when doing a big walk that requires water drops, to also accidentally leave a bladder of port and a big sister self saucing...
Alex Morse
morses5@...
Jul 6, 2006 12:22 pm
1976
On our last walk to Shapcotts, I carried about 500ml of port and enough of two types of cheese and a couple of pkts of crackers for everyone. After dinner we...
Let us not forget the cheese, salami or polish sausage, pâté, smoked oysters, celery sticks, carrot sticks and crackers as a pre dinner nibble with chateau...
Hey! I really have to go on a walk with you blokes. Your breakfasts and dinners sound MUCH more attractive than my museli and a reconstituted packet of...
And we cannot forget the red wine - bugger the weight it, caps off the end of the day nicely (especially if shared with the new freinds you have meet while...
Rob Howes
howes@...
Jul 5, 2006 10:54 pm
1971
Ralph, IMHO that's the way to go... Eddy. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Eddy, I am with you on this. Yes, on the short trips I always carry a little frypan to cook my marinated porterhouse or pork chop or rump for an evening meal...
Seriously guys, has it ever occurred to you, that in the days long gone by, bushwalkers of all persuasions actually cooked their meat,(snags,chops, steak)...
... Many answers here. 1. Space in my pack does not matter that much. What matters is WEIGHT. Empty bottles are trivial. 2. PET bottles are FAR more robust...
Hi For your information, from 1 July 2006, the Department of Conservation and Land Management merged with the Department of Environment to form the Department...
Hi Murray, They're fairly strong and I have not had any trouble with them. Seem to recall reading on a US site that small holes, which may develop where the...
... Hi I created my own pattern based on the size of my pegs, but I am willing to share and I should be able to enlarge it based on your size. when do we get...
I just checked out the ripstop nylon at spotlight. did you have a pattern for those stuff sacks andrew? when do we get the photos? has anyone tried making...
Very cool... thanks tony. So are they good, robust ect? I want to replace my army bottles. the only issue I can see myself having is that i like having a solid...
Hey, thanks Perry. It wasn't until much later after sending my post that I wondered if perhaps things might have changed since I went there. This was a few...
Gyro
hypatia2@...
Jul 3, 2006 11:46 am
1958
... Hi all, Just bought one of those myself and will 'test' it out this week end on top end of Bib track. I went for the 3/4 length 38 mm thick version and...
Hi Murray, I've got some. I seem to remember buying them at either Paddy Pallins or Snowgum (not much help, as it has disappeared). Paddys could be worth a ...
Has anyone seen the collapsable nalgene water containers in shops anywhere?? I asked in mountain designs on the weekend and they had never heard of them, but...
Yeah, but in hindsight they really knackered those places......... -- Perry ... ============= Hi All While doing some research into the Ghost house and other...
Hi All I have come back from Friday night out at Shapcott hut, I slept in my tent and while it was cold and wet outside I was warm and dry inside, I used the...
Hi All While doing some research into the Ghost house and other ruins in Yanchep along the Ghost house trail I found this page about LE Shapcott, it make for...
All, No need to climb to the drum (unless there is a problem with the irrigation pipe) A black poly pipe with very high pressure (owing to the height diff from...
That's great news Andrew, I might take my new Hobie Adventure up the canals from Torbay Inlet to Lake Powell now I know they're full. I hate to plug a product,...
Gyro
hypatia2@...
Jul 2, 2006 12:55 pm
1949
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...
