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Really good with tents as well! They're my club's go-to.

Tricks of the trade, more or less. I'm a fan of packing to suit the location e.g) terrain type, snow, water resources, and length of time I'll be in that location, number of people I'm with (solo or...

kotuku Thanks for the heads up but I've managed to acquire an ice axe myself now, got a pretty great deal through some mates :D same with crampons and a tent, saved a couple hundred dollars on them! ...

I lost function in my jaw as well, I chattered so much my jaw muscles went numb and slack!

Yup this isn't for SAR as I already know what they want people to carry, this thread is more for long trips in the bush where people have to look after themselves and what people have found handy...

I was practically a drunkard, a shivering, stumbling drunkard who couldn't put together a good sentence. I was close to shelter, got inside a warm room and drank a lot of hot water. Recovered after a...

Will be soon!

I've had hypothermia before so yea you could say I'm a bit anal about it ;)

Oh yes my flatmate showed me the inner tube trick! Works a treat!

Good points :) the thermometer I have is digital and fits in my first aid kit so it should be all good. I'm thinking it's for the kind of use when you're inside a hut or a tent monitoring someone...

I'm pretty good with narrowing down to the essentials haha, but guess if I wanna carry more I gotta practice walking with the extra weight!
Would rather ruck than go lightweight though!

Also keen to hear of things that aid in the healing of frostbite, or the prevention of frostbite -that people may have come across. I don't know how many people out there on this forum have had their...

I've signed up to become a LandSAR trainee now and I've been adding some extra gear to my kit after studying some bushcraft and rescue manuals...

I've noticed the more I learn about what goes...

Preach!

I have a problem when people want to throw *all* hunters under the bus and label them "sport hunters". Those people don't want to accept there are differences. They don't think of conservation for a...

This article kind of rubs me up the wrong way.... and not for how people usually go with "trampers overreacting" yada yada....
But Mark Pickering is an incredibly seasoned outdoorsman with...

Good work :P

There are plenty of ways to customise your photos/albums and posts on facebook so that the select friends you have who would find your posts distasteful to them do not have to see hunting-specific...

Fantastic stuff!

Outdoor Ed ones :cool:

So all and all my first aid kit is my most expensive with pack falling in behind. Which is what I think is fair considering what they are used for, and what I want out of them.

For clothing that...

Not sure, I haven't played with enough rifles to have a set choice! Goat hunting with a .243 has been fantastic and I always seem to get spot on shots, and I've also enjoyed hunting with a .270. Both...

Welcome :)

Be aware that HUNTS courses can take about 5 weeks to do and need to have the time to make it to the weekly meetings and/or outings :) otherwise I'd say pretty good investment. I think...

Yes worthy investment for winter!! Not too necessary for summer though :) You can keep it in your sleeping bag when travelling. There are some great brands that at good warmth and extra chill...

And since I don't have a gun of my own I usually borrow and chip in for ammo :)

Spend what I can when I can really, have discussed this with friends before, a trip in the mountains can look like:

Pack: $400
Boots: $400
Rain jacket: $250
Thermals: $200/300
Gaiters: $40...