We got some great feedback from Ian on a recent article – Gear ideas for a wilderness hiking trip where Larry Hamilton shared some of his observations on the type of gear he used on a trip to the South Coast Track last year.
Ian raised an interesting point about the need / usefulness of modern gear compared with how he used to walk with mates in the 1980′s and 90s. In those days they made a lot of their own gear or improvised using what ever was at hand.
If you have been bushwalking for a while, do you think that gear has improved much since the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s?
Do you make your own gear or perform modifications to improve performance?
What is your favourite “old” piece of gear you still drag out and use on every trip?
In this post we share a video from Peak Survival about Life Gear Glow Sticks. We have never thought of taking glow sticks into the bush as lighting. This short video is a great review demonstrating the product that contains a torch, emergency flasher, whistle and up to 200 hrs of “glow” capability. Interesting idea that looks the goods (and filmed in a snow cave so doubly cool!)
Posted on April 12, 2010, 8:17 pm, by Frank, under
General.
Bushwalking or backcountry hiking can be a spiritual journey. The solitude of solo walking, the wilderness, the potential life-threatening situations, the memories and reflections that come to mind while walking, all combine to create a significant spiritual encounter. The wilderness has seeped into my unconscious with snakes becoming significant primal mythic figures, and mountains becoming symbols of my life’s destiny
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Spectacular coastal scenery…
Our next hike is into the Walls of Jerusalem in Tasmania for a three nighter with a small party of friends. It is planned as a relaxed, pre Christmas trip, where the distances are short and we will be base camping for two nights. This will allow us to take some nice food and maybe a glass or two of wine or muscat as a treat.
There are seven of us so we have decided to do our own food in couples and a three. This is because the hiking cooking pots are quite small so a meal for more than 3 is difficult to fit in the pot.
We are planning on having curry one night so we purchased …
