Posted on August 25, 2011, 11:09 am, by Frank, under
Clothing.
We have a new eBook planned.
Just for a bit of fun.
It will be a giveaway on Our Hiking Blog.
It is designed to help people starting out.
We want to help them get setup with the best hiking clothing for a multi-day trip.
The mini guide will be a slightly expanded version of the “What clothes to wear on the Overland Track” section of our How to hike the Overland Track guide. Some of you may be familiar with it, and hopefully found it useful.
Gratuitous photo of naked person hiking in an attempt to be funny…..
End of gratuitous naked photo, hope you laughed…..…
Posted on February 22, 2011, 11:53 am, by Georgie Bull, under
Footwear.
The best way to choose hiking boots that work well is to get footwear that are made for the job.
There is a multitude of fabulous boots out there, some designed for specific jobs such as lightweight, thru hikes, rough walking and and others ‘all rounders’. It would take an age to go through all the pros and cons of the huge range available, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind when shopping for new boots. In this article, Georgie Bull shows how she did it!
Posted on July 8, 2010, 9:37 am, by Frank, under
Clothing.
Not sure if you have ever had a good look around Flickr. It is a huge community of people who love to share their photographs and enjoy the work of others.
Flickr also has a lot of “groups” where you can join like minded people and “pool” photographs on different subjects or topics. There are groups for Tasmania with 5000 plus photos, a group for Trangia’s (600 + images), Love of the Outdoors (30,000 + images) and Backpacking (9000+ images). There is even a group for Travelling Toys (21,000 + images)
So we shouldn’t be surprised there is a group that celebrates people who wear Shorts and Gaiters and/or Shorts and Long Johns, after all, it is our standard fashion wear when hitting the bush!
This combination is the perfect bushwalking outfit for your legs!
Practical, quick dry, protect your lower legs from scratches, keeps the mud out of your boots and means you don’t have to hike with wet pants clinging to your legs.
Posted on June 14, 2010, 8:08 am, by Frank, under
Clothing.
Ok, it’s Frank here. I don’t usually hike in anything but shorts, no matter what the season.
I don’t walk in a skirt and neither does Sue. We’ve never found a good reason until a few days ago.
We came across an article at Dressed in Dirt. This excellent site, subtitled the tips and tales of a female backpacker is run by Adelaide Brown. Adelaide is a writer currently living in Portland, OR, she runs the Portland Women’s Outdoor Club and has done “a good bit of travel” including a few months on the Appalachian Trail.
Anyway, back to the story, what is the big advantage of wearing a shirt hiking? Drumroll……
