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The following was sent to me by Mike Wood from Mountain Designs. <snip> The Australian Himalayan Foundation is looking to set up a Supporters Chapter in...
Great Walk Networking is hosting a fully supported bushwalk from Hyden (of Wave Rock fame) to Norseman during the October School Holidays. This promises to be...
Dear All I am planning to ride the [url=http://www.keptrack.org.au]Kep Track[/url] (Mundaring to Northam and return) over the weekend of October 25 - 26, ...
Hi Ralph and AP Desert? Yeah, but WA is not Namibia... :-) However, that does not address my comment, which was about the map roller thingy. I can see the...
G'day Ah, but that requires features .... Often here in the west, particularly in the southwest it is quite hard to get a good visual fix on significant ...
... Ahhh... I can do this just by reading the grid coordinates on the edge of the map. Why on earth would you want to carry extra weight, and batteries, just...
Hi Ralph Have you seen a map roamer? it will do what you want and requires no batteries :). I think from memory I showed you mine when we did the hike up to...
FWIW. I sent the following suggestion for their consideration: <snip> I have been mulling this over for a time and I haven’t found one on the market. I would...
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)...
