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Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby wildwanderer » Tue 19 Sep, 2017 7:33 pm

I'm sure we all have those little gems we picked up through experience or learn't from others.

Share your top 3 bush walking tips.

1. Put everything your planning to take on a tarp. When you've checked its all there, only then put it in your pack. So you don't forget stuff !

2. Cotton wool rolled in petroleum jelly make excellent firestarters. Carry for cooking and in your first aid kit (which you even take on a day walk).

3. Elastoplast tape is the epitome of multi-use. (taping hotspots and blisters, tent/pack hole repair, securing a splint, holding a wound closed, shoe/clothing emergency repair, shutting up annoying companions :shock: :lol: , the list goes on )
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby davidf » Tue 19 Sep, 2017 8:30 pm

Ditch down go synthetic

Just by some hexy tablets to start fires

Sack up and by a good light weight large pack for long trips like HMG and a good tough smaller pack for more general use
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby ChrisJHC » Tue 19 Sep, 2017 10:59 pm

Use a packing list

At the end of every trip review what you took and adjust your packing list accordingly

Remember that, while there is no "right" way to go camping, there are lots of wrong ways.


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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby crollsurf » Tue 19 Sep, 2017 11:45 pm

Learn to enjoy being lost. Even finding water isn't that important. Finding your way back is, so just make sure you have those skills.
1. Compass
2. Map
3. Orientation
4. Don't panic
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Orion » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 2:21 am

Packing list, smacking list!


Just don't forget the whisky.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby ofuros » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 7:10 am

Compact, light gear makes for a small light pack... :wink:
Mountain views are good for my soul...& getting to them is good for my waistline !
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby ribuck » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 7:33 am

1. 100 to 150mm deep, and away from watercourses.

2. Never abseil without a rope.

3. There's no need to walk with a club. A stout stick is lighter and just as effective.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Walk_fat boy_walk » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 8:47 am

ribuck wrote:2. Never abseil without a rope.

^^^Words to live by.

1. Know your limitations, and don't be afraid to turn back or wait
2. Go as ultralight as the conditions (and your budget) allow, but don't skimp on luxuries... The extra 2kg attributable to wine is completely worth it :)
3. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid (apologies to Murphy's laws of armed conflict)

Everyone has their own unique preferences that might manifest as tips - pack liners vs individual dry bags, boots vs trail runners, poles vs no poles, down vs synthetic, tarps vs tents etc. - each to their own really. One of my own quirks is that for hikes with lots of long uphills I like having a watch with an altimeter... neutralizes the "are we there yet" psychology of false peaks and the like and facilitates scheduling of rest stops based on meters gained. Weird I know.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby slparker » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 9:43 am

With apologies to the Velonomati.

1. Boots should weigh more than 2kg.
2. Only cheap baggy kneed stripy polypros are acceptable and must be worn under shorts.
3. Tents used for overnighters on the NSW coast should be able to withstand arctic blizzards.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Mark F » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 9:46 am

1. Get
2. Out
and
3. Walk
"Perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove".
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby scroggin » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 11:10 am

Apparently when most of us read we look at the start and end of the word to decipher what the word is. So I was thinking of my top 3 bushwalking trips.

But anyway
1. Mount Loch carpark to Hotham Village gradient is not enough to roll start a car with a flat battery due to headlights being on for 4 days.
2. Just because it looks like some type of bush herb doesn't mean it is
3. A cheap blow up dingy (visiting Lake Tali Karng) is no substitute for a ground mat.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Moondog55 » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 12:40 pm

! 1 What Mark said
!! 2 Also what Mark said
!!! 3 Wear comfortable boots or shoes to do what Mark said
Ve are too soon old und too late schmart
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby GPSGuided » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 1:20 pm

1) Look
2) Listen
3) Think
Just move it!
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Happy Pirate » Wed 20 Sep, 2017 10:24 pm

Your pack can always be lighter (even with nothing in it).
Pack multiple lighters - one will always get wet or go missing (I keep a spare in my 1st Aid Kit)
Pack completely before you stash your pack in the car - if you keep your tent poles and cooker fuel in a separate bag you are bound to forget it. (And then spend a hungry sleepless night on St Mary's Peak with your legs in your pack and the tent wrapped around you as a blanket ;-) )
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Gadgetgeek » Thu 21 Sep, 2017 6:31 am

1. you know less than you think you do
2. you are more physically capable than you think you are
3. mother nature doesn't care how flash your gear is, only if it works, so do likewise.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Neo » Sat 23 Sep, 2017 3:47 pm

1: start and finish at the same pace
2: compare weight/function/price/diy/double-duty and then shop the sales
3. remember to look sideways, up and down!
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby wayno » Sat 23 Sep, 2017 4:18 pm

Do your homework
dont be afraid to cut the trip short
don't be over ambitious
from the land of the long white clouds...
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Neo » Sat 23 Sep, 2017 6:59 pm

wayno wrote:Do your homework
dont be afraid to cut the trip short
don't be over ambitious


That's Sage advice right there!
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Luc-Porter » Sat 23 Sep, 2017 7:37 pm

1. Everyone makes a pact not to slip off a ledge, ridge, or cliff and tumble, roll or fall 100's of metres into valley below. ( pact to be made at start of trip ) so far, It's worked everytime.
2. If walking with me and I tell you " Nearly there, It's just a little kicker of a hill or It's just over this ridge " I'm not lying, It either seemed shorter in my memory, or the map was wrong.
3. Map was wrong, ( it's not my underestimating distance ) would also like to add, contour lines on a map, especially when off track and in an area I've never been, do not fully detail how thick and nasty the scrub might be, the fact that there is a kilometre of 10M cliffline to skirt around, or is steeper than first thought. Its not my fault.
( mostly, there have been exceptions )
Swearing at me and calling me names is just hurtful. The fact that where we should be and where we are, are not the same thing, does not mean we are lost ( mostly )
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby jeremyw » Sun 24 Sep, 2017 1:14 pm

Luc-Porter wrote:1. Everyone makes a pact not to slip off a ledge, ridge, or cliff and tumble, roll or fall 100's of metres into valley below. ( pact to be made at start of trip ) so far, It's worked everytime.
2. If walking with me and I tell you " Nearly there, It's just a little kicker of a hill or It's just over this ridge " I'm not lying, It either seemed shorter in my memory, or the map was wrong.
3. Map was wrong, ( it's not my underestimating distance ) would also like to add, contour lines on a map, especially when off track and in an area I've never been, do not fully detail how thick and nasty the scrub might be, the fact that there is a kilometre of 10M cliffline to skirt around, or is steeper than first thought. Its not my fault.
( mostly, there have been exceptions )
Swearing at me and calling me names is just hurtful. The fact that where we should be and where we are, are not the same thing, does not mean we are lost ( mostly )


:lol:

Your trips sound a lot more entertaining than mine
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby anne3 » Sun 24 Sep, 2017 8:33 pm

1. They put tracks in on the best line. Your line is going to be longer and harder.
2. Before the camp site there will always be an uphill.
3. When it is sunny the track is well defined, when it is raining you will need a compass and map.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby wildwalks » Tue 03 Oct, 2017 12:03 pm

Don't pee into the wind.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby davidf » Tue 03 Oct, 2017 7:04 pm

To quote Greg Child don't put your bannas in the bottom of the pack
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby puredingo » Tue 03 Oct, 2017 8:22 pm

Solo Specific:

1. Before you leave your car to begin your walk make sure the last song you heard is one you like. Because it's going to be replayed on a constant loop in your head for the next few days. Maddening.

2. Never settle for an "ok" camp spot, there is usually a better one 5 more minutes up the track, river, hill....( this is only ever apparent 5 minutes after brekky the next morning).

3. The best GPS unit in the world with faultless "backtrack" function is a dog. True.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Hallu » Wed 04 Oct, 2017 1:41 am

I would say
1) Learn when to give up and turn back. Especially in winter.
2) Never split a group, go as slow as the slowest person.
3) Always bring more water than you think you need.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby wildwanderer » Wed 04 Oct, 2017 6:53 am

and some more...

- When bashing through scrub its often useful to tilt the brim of your hat so you can see that branch at forehead level. Looks at gash across my forehead..

- Walking/wading in the river is often more pleasant than attempting to bash through scrub on the banks of the river.

- When a snake decides to investigate a tarp/pack.. its polite to move aside and let it peer through your stuff. Its not a time to worry about property rights.
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Happy Pirate » Sun 15 Oct, 2017 5:18 pm

If it hasn't been said before:
1. Just do it
2. Do it carefully
3. Learn to Do it before you do it
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby davidf » Mon 16 Oct, 2017 6:58 am

vodka
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby north-north-west » Tue 24 Oct, 2017 10:52 am

1) Don't
2) Bother
3) Me
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Re: Your top 3 bushwalking tips.

Postby Ant71 » Wed 25 Oct, 2017 6:56 pm

Water proof is a relative term
Let the slowest person lead
Enjoy yourself
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