Hi For those interested, BackpackGearTest.org has completed the following product tests during July, 2004. These tests are undertaken for no monetary gain by...
... Hi Harry I found the one you gave me to be quite tasty indeed. Do you know the brand name of the commercial version? Andrew [Non-text portions of this...
Andrew and Members. Without looking in the Hiking stores I can't remember but I know they are made in Tasmania you can look it up on the pack. They are...
Hi Guys, The 'civi' name is "Adventure Foods", apparantly the whole meal is cooked before they are frozen dried whereas other brands cook the components first ...
Mountain Designs Perth
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Jul 2, 2004 5:07 am
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... Thanks Mike. I liked the fish mornay [sp?] that Harry gave me. Will have to check out some their product some time soon. Nice change from rice and tuna et...
Members. To be honest I have eaten most of the range and found them all nice, very light to carry in the pack as well, the main thing about those meals is to ...
Hi Bit of trivia. According this weekend's Weekend Australian, Janet Cameron the owner and managing director of Kathmandu is New Zealand's richest woman, with...
Hi, I'm intending to do 4-5 days on the cape to cape around the 18, -22 july. Couple of questions: 1. Is water reliable (i'm planning to carry around 6...
sean, there's ample water available on the Cape to Cape. Max you'll have to carry would be 2 litres. Be advised, there are NO HUTS to camp in, so a tent is ...
... Hi Would have to disagree with Eddy on the maximum, well in part anyway. There is one section from Contos to Hamelin Bay where IIRC there is no water and...
Hi Sean, I am leading the Cape to Cape Track for the Perth Bushwalkers Club and plan to start walking from the Waterwheel (Cape Leeuwin) on Sunday the 18th...
Paul Homes
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Jul 4, 2004 6:15 am
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Agreed Andrew, One of our food/water drops for the July 18 trip is on the southern edge of the Boranup forest. I've attempted the C2C in July twice before....
Paul Homes
homes@...
Jul 4, 2004 6:33 am
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Sure. What is it? ... From: "Anthony Dyson" <anthony.dyson@...> To: <aushiker@...> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:08 PM Subject: Re:...
Cherie Pickett
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Jul 4, 2004 8:15 pm
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eddy, thanks for the advice - i've got a good tent and jacket but i was pretty concerned about the water situation, so thanks for the reply cheers, sean ... ...
... Hi Cherie Sorry this should have gone off-list. The Venturer is the newsletter of Perth Bushwalkers Club. Andrew [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi Andrew... Just a quick suggestion/thought. I read the Backpackgeartest.org results with great interest and ive been to the website plenty of times for ...
Jeelan Amin
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Jul 7, 2004 9:10 am
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Hi This is for Perry, but thought others might be interested as well, so posting here. Following a conversation with Perry on a walk way back, the hunt has...
... No reason why not, but it is at the end of the day, the manufacturer's call. After all they supply the gear. Andrew [Non-text portions of this message...
just a reply re: milspec gear; I don't know about foreign gear but australian army gear tends to be of dubious quality. Also the packs are designed to be worn...
Military packs are usually designed to be dropped quickly if you are in a contact or you are being chased, they are not usually designed for long fast walks,...
Hi Just a follow up to the flavoured Cous Cous thing. On Andrew's advice I found Tipiak flavoured Cous Cous at Coles Innaloo on special for $2.59 per packet....
... Thanks for that Perry. I have been looking in Coles Innaloo without luck. Will try again. ... Pass :-) I am holding off the Couscous trails for as long...
A little closer to home (for Andrew, at least), the Supa-Valu supermarket at the Glendalough shops (corner Harborne St and Hasler Road, behind the Caltex...
Hi I have taken the plunge and have a Garmin Geko 301 on the way (thanks Rami). Now in my part of the world, digital topo maps are far and few between, at...
I'll have a go at this question, Sir. For scanning maps of A4 size, almost all the "flatbed" scanners avaliable at retail outlets should be fine. The...
... Hi Aaron Thanks for your comments. We have a LiDE Canon scanner at work which I have played with. Seems to work okay, so will look at getting one of these ...
Hi all, on a packcarry last weekend my partner and I took along some of the flavoured couscous Andrew mentioned earlier (see orig email in bold below). We...
Alan Wilson
awilson@...
Jul 22, 2004 12:48 am
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... Did not like the flavour or did not like couscous or both? :-) Andrew Who is still trying to get his head around actually trying the stuff. TVP is next on...
Hi Upcoming events from Mainpeak. Provided for your information. Regards Andrew Ed Bradley with Guy Cotter 18th August Everest Climber Ed Bradley has just...
