Andrew, It is a pot that I was talking about. You can get them from Mountain Designs or Main Peak. I did see them in Main Peak Cottesloe a few years ago. They...
Hi Ralph I am looking at replacing my small pot with a new one, I had thought about titanium but remembered that they are not as good for cooking on but fine...
Paul, You only go for titanium if you want to shave grams from your pack weight. This is a hard, durable material that can withstand extreme conditions, knocks...
I'd be keen to hear members opinions on titanium pots. I've made some "pepsi can" stoves and would like to couple my best stove with a lightweight pot. Looks...
Hi im just an old member with new name and email.havent been on since i tackled Bluff knoll and failed been working on my fitness to give it another try Win a...
A fellow BackPackGearTester, Raymond Estrella has had his Owner Review on the Insect Repellent taken up and used as a link by the Australian Manufacturer. See:...
Hi Rosemary I too have stopped carrying candles in favour of the Head-LED. I have found it more versatile and minimal difference in weight. I have used mine...
I had another go at the first section of this over the weekend to correct my first track log which showed me pausing at a sign-free fork in the track and...
Hi Rosemary Ranger camping sell a small aluminum and glass cover for a tea light that works very well. Here is Marks BGT report on one, we used it on all night...
I really do have a LED headlight but I don't like them too much. They give me a headache when trying to read by the light, thus I like candles. I must have...
Hi Rosemary, My walking mate suspended an LED torch from the roof of the hut with a short length of string. Adjust the height above the table so the torch...
I think magnifying light contradicts the laws of physics unfortunately - have you got an LED headlight? light, relatively cheap these days and the batteries...
You know what I would love to see and maybe it exists so if it does PLEASE let me know, it is a way to magnify light in a camp. I love to read and play cards...
Hi Roger, I couldn't agree more. Only yesterday I ordered a stove and a couple of other things from Moontrail. The stove was $41.95. It retails in Perth (PP's)...
... As some of you already know, the two (sort-of) American bushwalking organisations I am involved with (BGT, BPL) do attend the OR shows. Yeah - gear freaks...
Sea to Summit, an Australian company involved in the outdoor gear will be attending the Outdoor Trade Show at Salt Lake City in August and want your ideas. ...
Truc, I have not seen it here. Back Country just does a plain dehydrated beef mince weighing 160 g. I would make contact with them and ask if anyone here sells...
Hi folks, Does anyone know if Settler's Foods products are available anywhere in the Perth Metro area? http://www.settlersfoods.com.au I just found out about...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the aushiker group. File : /DEC Logging...
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_____ Subject: DEC logging operations map For anyone interested in what DEC is going to get up to in the next few years regarding logging. Cheers Ralph _____ ...
No. I am not a member of the foundation either but this is something I plan to rectify today. Seems I miss out on stuff by not being a member:) Rosemary ... ...
Hi Rosemary, I sent out an email about this last week, did you not get any notifiaction of this? Cheers, Mike Wood. ... From: "alroau" <rosemaryg@...>...
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I stumbled upon this site Walking with Attidude the other day and saw they have a virtual challenge to walk the bib with the 10 yr anniversary walkers. You...
Just a note to let everyone know about the Kokoda Challenge that is being held in the Gold Coast Hinterland in July. Its a 96k event over 39 hours If you are...
G'day I have recently written a review of John and Monica Chapman’s guide book on the Larapinta Trail (2008, 1st edition). For those interested, you can find...
G'day The Shires of Mundaring and Kalamunda, in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Conservation, have engaged Ecoscape to develop a Local...
Dear Tim Welcome to the group and I would love a copy of the track log if that is okay. I would be happy to add it to Aushiker.com as well so it is out there ...