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Unknown Bird Update

Leave a Comment / Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) / By admin

Nature Finds a Way. The Horsfield Bronze Cuckoo (which is what it turned out to be – first mentioned in this post) in our garden has at last attracted a mate with the calling which we were unable to identify for some weeks (al la Edward Thomas’ poem) – and here they both are. The …

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The Toothbrush Spoon

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, DIY, Hiking, Hunting / By admin

The patent for this idea was filed in 1934 so it is not my idea, but it is my take on it – and at 2.38 grams it works and saves you weight on your toothbrush. How low can you go? Just cut the toothbrush down then add a couple of small o-rings and voila! …

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The Deer Hunter’s Phone

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, Cameras, Electronics, GPS, Hiking, Hunting, Phones / By admin

Also perfect for hikers, backpackers etc. Imagine a phone that allows you to communicate with someone else several kilometres away without being connected to the phone network. Unihertz’s Atom XL is a very rugged fully waterproof dual Sim mobile phone which also takes a micro SD card with a 48 mp camera which also contains …

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Mastering the Hiking Energy Budget

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, Hiking, Hunting / By admin

I guess ‘everyone’ understands about calories per gram in choosing their hiking food requirements – if you want to save weight, and have realised that does not mean eating nothing but peanut butter – 6 calories per gram or 7 for real butter, no matter how weight-desirable that might be (I have many food tips …

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One Cicada Doesn’t make a Summer

Leave a Comment / Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) / By admin

I was just doing some work clearing our new walking path in the bush up the creek behind our house yesterday (and again today) when this big guy suddenly turned up on my arm. I had been lopping some small branches with the machete and he must have been on one. Gave me quite a …

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Nano Chair #2

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, DIY, Hiking, Hunting / By admin

Another version of an ultralight chair. I think this is the one I will go with – once I have refined it a little further. As you can see it weighs only two ounces (56 grams). It is slightly more comfy than my trusty Cyclone Chair i have used for many years but may not …

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The Nano Chair

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, Bedding, Hiking, Hunting / By admin

I first made a prototype of this chair half way through 2017, but it has waited on some fancy fasteners to come to fruition. This is #1 (of two) of my Nano Chair, a hiking chair which weighs less than 2 ounces approx 50 grams. No-one needs be without a comfy seat in the wilderness …

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Ultralight DIY Bushcraft Chair

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, DIY, Hiking, How To Guide, Hunting / By admin

I have posted about this chair before but I have to admit I had never made one myself. Well now I have – and I’m sold. This is the perfect chair for the backpack hunter, and anyone else. I made this chair out of a scrap of (approx) 2 oz/yd2 ripstop nylon from Spotlight I …

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DIY Tripod Stool Hack

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, DIY, Hiking, How To Guide, Hunting / By admin

You can dismantle a cheap $20) tripod stool which you can buy just about anywhere to scavenge the top cover (which in this case weighs less than 100 grams) to make an ultralight hiking stool – with the aid of your new Pocket Serra saw I wrote about here: Ultralight Tent Poles If you are …

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Ultralight Tent Poles

Leave a Comment / Backpacking, Blades & Multitools, Hiking, How To Guide, Hunting, Shelter / By admin

Tent poles can’t get any lighter than if you don’t carry any – which is what I do/don’t. This is particularly weight-saving if you are young and don’t need to carry hiking poles, something which I simply did not need until I was nearly 65! Perhaps when I finally get my new knees I will …

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