When I got approached by Cotswold Outdoor last year to do a gear review for them I was a bit…
Macpac Sololight Tent Gear Review
Last Updated Jan 21, 2021 I can vividly remember the first meeting I had with the boss of Macpac as…
How to make a hiking stove windshield
Having perfectly still wind conditions for cooking in the outdoors is a great way of saving fuel and getting your…
How to adjust a backpack for hills
Gravity is a bitch… just ask a rock climber. But in the same way that good climbers learn to compensate…
Kanangra Creek to Kanangra Creek (via 1000m up/down)
Last Updated Jul 9, 2020 The three peaks (the lazy way) continues… The 3 day, “three peaks (the lazy way)”,…
Clothes for Hiking
I have this thing for outdoor retailers. I know I’m not alone. Like your annoying Facebook friend (we all have…
Trailmix Scroggin Cookies
I’ve always got a handful or two of scroggin in my pack, along with muesli bars as snacks when I’m…
The Three Peaks – The Lazy Way
Last Updated Jul 9, 2020 The Three Peaks in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia has been spoken of in…
How to Hike Mount Whitney and Not Die
As some of you know, I love the concept of the tiny house movement. It was through this interest that…
Hiking for Fitness and Weightloss
If there’s one blog post that I’ve been putting off writing, it’s this one. It probably sounds strange, but as…
How does wilderness make you feel?
If you found your way to this humble wee blog, I’m gonna kick off by guessing that we share something…
How to find Latitude Longitude Co-ordinates from a Topographic Map
Any mathematician, engineer or architect will tell you that numbers are beautiful. There’s something pure, absolute and precise about them….
“It doesn’t matter if you take a short easy walk to a lookout, or carry a pack off-track for weeks at a time. Both are equally valid.”
CARO RYAN
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