Fri 08 Jan, 2016 8:20 am
Sun 14 Jan, 2018 3:41 pm
Alittleruff wrote:Personal/ First Aid needs some work.
Include- A space blanket... you know, just in case. And well, if you are even contemplating not taking a sleeping bag you may just need it! Also, a triangular bandage (multitude of uses for first aid)
Alittleruff wrote:, some crepe bandages
Alittleruff wrote:, tape, scissors, tape, bushmans/ airogaurd
Alittleruff wrote:, hydration tablets, some water purification tabs as a back up to your straw (which you may get rather frustrated with, kind of like drinking heavy ice cream through a straw at McD's!). You will need some band aids
Alittleruff wrote:, and some gauze
Alittleruff wrote:, disposable gloves, and possibly some antiseptic creme
Alittleruff wrote:and some alcohol wipes (can be used to help start a fire if you need in an emergency as well as the usual), Panadol
Alittleruff wrote:, aspirin (aspirin can be used in first aid to help anyone with a suspected heart attack, and well, you are in that age category, take some.) String can be handy too.
Alittleruff wrote: First aid gear is a priority not an after thought.
Fri 02 Feb, 2018 11:47 am
Compression bandages for snake bites etc. You want more than one to cover a leg.
Insect repellent is not first aid .. it is a comfort aid.
Band aids are unlikely to save a life short term, consider them to be comfort aid.
Aspirin
Fri 02 Feb, 2018 12:21 pm
rcaffin wrote:Compression bandages for snake bites etc. You want more than one to cover a leg.
Not, mind you, that many experienced walkers have ever been bitten: we know to avoid. Excess weight.
Roger
Sat 03 Feb, 2018 11:28 am
Sun 04 Feb, 2018 11:10 am
Lamont wrote:This is so, so easy- this little number
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Glantop-Alu ... wLbgT-fqJA
weighs about 130 grams (this is the slightly lighter aluminium but I have about 300-400 uses up and it is still like new), put your coffee inside and it is tiny. Got one for my daypack and one for my big rucksack. Sat on the beach at Point Addis this morning, 12ks into a 22km walk, drinking coffee from this- Perfetto!
If anyone wants the dimensions just ask. Ciao ciao.
Sat 10 Mar, 2018 3:53 pm
Sat 10 Mar, 2018 4:06 pm
Zapruda wrote:Lamont wrote:This is so, so easy- this little number
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Glantop-Alu ... wLbgT-fqJA
weighs about 130 grams (this is the slightly lighter aluminium but I have about 300-400 uses up and it is still like new), put your coffee inside and it is tiny. Got one for my daypack and one for my big rucksack. Sat on the beach at Point Addis this morning, 12ks into a 22km walk, drinking coffee from this- Perfetto!
If anyone wants the dimensions just ask. Ciao ciao.
Brilliant idea! And 130 grams is definitely worth it. Nothing like the smell of a Moka pot steaming away in the bush.
Wed 28 Mar, 2018 5:06 pm
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Thu 29 Mar, 2018 7:57 pm
Thu 29 Mar, 2018 8:11 pm
Thanks Lamont. A quick search on RAW only returned apps that cost $$ or $$$. I'll give Snapseed a look.Lamont wrote:Your camera shoots RAW too! Shoot one RAW+Jpeg. I like the RAW version slightly auto tuned using Snapseed on the S7 it is a bit bit less "refined."
Download Snapseed if you haven't already it is just perfect! -quick edit of the raw image and hey presto.
Camera still required ?...... maybe. For me, not any more.
I have printed A3 from the phone and the images from my S7 are good (which I have) and yours is quite a step up!
Fri 30 Mar, 2018 3:42 am
Thu 18 Feb, 2021 7:26 am
Warin wrote:Alittleruff wrote:Personal/ First Aid needs some work.
First aid gear should be preceded by a first aid course. Preferably one that caters for your circumstance. Most courses assume your going to get help within 30 minutes, if your going remote at all it could be much longer than that and you'll want a much longer course.
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Sun 28 Nov, 2021 6:37 am
farefam wrote:After my last walk, where I left it behind to save weight, I really missed having my beanie in the evening. So that has moved into my "essential" category.
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