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Camping Hammock

Camping Hammock Introduction A camping hammock is a perfect solution if you’re looking for a fun and comfortable way to camp. Various cultures have used hammocks as an alternative to traditional sleeping arrangements for centuries, and camping with a hammock… Continue Reading →

Camping Wishes

Your Camping Wishes ? OK so you have just won a million bucks… what are your camping wishes? We would love to hear the places, activities, events or experiences you really would like to experience in Australia. I’ve spent a life… Continue Reading →

Snow Cave

Building a Snow Cave Building a Snow cave: Camping in snow is one thing, but there is no comparison between the calm, quiet, warm snow cave and loudly flapping tent, buffeted by gale force winds. This sort of protection is… Continue Reading →

Camping in Snow

Camping in Snow Camping in snow is a lot of fun, although you need to carefully plan your trips. Many people run into problems and a number of deaths occur each year due to poor preparation and inexperience. When camping… Continue Reading →

Walking Boots

Walking Boots Walking boots are the foundation of comfortable and safe walking. Make a poor selection in this basic kit; it could leave you with blisters, hobbling in pain, and turn your trip into utter misery. Generally, a single pair… Continue Reading →

Clothing for Hot Weather

Clothing for Hot Weather The first thing that should be said about outdoor clothing for hot weather is that it should be comfortable. Secondly, a healthy body requires a steady temperature of around 37°C (98.6°F) through the dynamic balance of… Continue Reading →

Clothing For Cold Weather

Clothing For Cold Weather There is a fantastic range of outdoor clothing for cold weather, much of it exceptionally reasonably priced if you shop around. Several layers of clothing are best in cold conditions. Air trapped between the layers provides… Continue Reading →

Winter Walking

Winter Walking When I moved to Tasmania from the Red Centre in 1981, I became addicted to winter walking—mesmerised by the pristine beauty of winter at Cradle Mountain, the tranquillity and peacefulness. Snow blanketed the rocky terrain, glimmering in the… Continue Reading →

Track Cutters

Track Cutters Track Cutters: During the 1980s, I worked for a contractor commissioned by the Bureau of Mineral Resources to cut tracks for mineral exploration. The walking tracks were cut as gridlines through the forest. Geologists later used these access… Continue Reading →

Wilderness Advisor

Wilderness Advisor Working as a wilderness advisor on The Tale of Ruby Rose (Tasmania, Australia), a feature film directed by Roger Scholes, was both exhilarating and satisfying. Roger spent many years developing the film and was passionate about the project…. Continue Reading →

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