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Hi again, I have been looking at a number fo different site to get all the info that I need and can see that some day walks would be the best place to start...
... I would recommend taking it the other way around. Join a walking group or club first, and get person-to-person advice before you part with your shekels. ...
Hi All, Has anyone build a Pepsi Can Stove before or currently use one? They seem to be a really good idea especially as the weight is very minimal and cheap...
Hi I have built a heap of them, some designs are better than others but I have yet to find one that I would use out in the wild, the main problem for me is...
... Hi I wonder if simmering/not simmering is an issue? I for example, say cooking a pasta or rice, just bring it to the boil, take it off the heat, let it sit...
Hi All, I have a request from a friend who is a teacher. She waants to take a group of studets hiking and to prepare them, she is teaching them all the skills....
Can anyone help out here, recommending a brand of gaiter? I am after a heavy duty high pair that I can use in all seasons and primarily for Australian...
Afternoon All, Just a bit of warning, we are having a new house built, alongside the Wungong Brook and rather large tiger snake decided to wander in yesterday....
I use a similar method. Bring the rice or whatever to the boil and then wrap the pot and contents in my fleece or other insulating material. Keeps hot and...
Hey Deb, Living anywhere near a water source/swampy ground is practically inviting a Tiger to come visit you. And, if the surrounds are Bush and it's...
Thanks all, so in the meantime between posts I have built a Pepsi Can Stove, just need to get the alcohol and im ready to test. Looks quite good, stable, Will...
Hello Geraldine, What you want are gaiters that have replaced zips with thick strips of Velcro so that you do not collect grass seeds in the zips. The other...
We can recommend the Sea to Summit Quagmire canvas gaiters. Have used them for the past 3 years in prickly scrub and just recently the Kokoda track in PNG...
... As Herdsman's resident I have one very nice looking Tiger living in a shed a couple of units along and another one makes use of the path for sun baking....
Thanks for all the Gaiter info - I am in Albany actually not the UK but Mountain Designs is our only store & has a very small range. So thanks for the help....
... Hi Email Mike Woods directly, let him know what you are looking for and I am sure Mike will get a pair done to Albany for you. Oh tell him you are Aushiker...
They can order them in for you if you find a make that appeals to you. That what I did at Mountain Designs Fremantle. Sea to Summit is local, in East Perth....
Thanks for the info Andrew. I'll do that!. Cheers Geraldine Geraldine Pomeroy CONTEMPORARY ARTIST - PAPERMAKER - BOOK ARTIST STUDIO: KENDENUP - AUSTRALIA ...
... Can ... to ... boil ... the ... fine ... Just posted some pics of the stove in the Photos section if anyone is intersted, still need to seal the side with...
Hi Have you tried it yet? I used metho in mine and it seemed to go OK, you can get rubbing alcohol at some shops but the scent they add to it is terrible, also...
Hi, Not tried it as yet, still need to find some sealer, like the flue tape for around the sides. Was going to try the denatured alcohol and see how that goes,...
Hi If you do not have a small drill bit, use one of those push in pins with the plastic head on them and just push it into the can a little. Have a look here ...
Hey Andrew, Well when they block your access, and insist you find alternate routes I guess it could be interpreted as a bit of fuss ? LOL . Eddy [Non-text...
Can anyone in the group help Ryan. Andrew Priest maybe???? Perry would have been a good source but he has left the group. Roger is away walking and won't be...
... Sorry but just too busy. ... Roger is based in NSW and I suspect a local is required. The OP might want to check out the WA Rogaining Association to see if...
Ryan I asked my orienteering friend and received the reply below. The O Assn of WA has a Schools Development Officer who does just this, and has some helpers...
