Bushwalk Australia

http://gossamergear.com/wp/buzz-blog/ou ... ded-or-not

We don’t need to describe in detail what Outdoor Retailer is, just know that it is huge – over 1000 exhibitors and 25,000 attendees – and it’s the go-to place to find out what’s coming in the outdoor gear pipeline, this time for Spring 2014.

a 1.6oz wind shirt !

Some nice looking gear there. The wearable sleeping bag looks very odd - though I like the concept.

Speaking of upcoming gear -- I saw this a while ago
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2075028552/ulaar-jacket
Again like the idea - very versatile. Just not sure how comfortable it would be - want to try one on.

UL is getting easier, I know you can do it cheap - but gee wiz it is easy to spend a lot of money too

Matt

yeah take it scrub bashing
you would need a much shorter ground mat.....

I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.

ULWalkingPhil wrote:I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.

US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

they older ones get favourable reviews. so should be popular..

wayno wrote:

ULWalkingPhil wrote:I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.

US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

they older ones get favourable reviews. so should be popular..

I have the older one. It's a great filter. I think I will purchase one of these new mini filters when available. Looks like it will take up a lot less pack room which is great and a whole 40 gram saving in weight over the older one.

my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ

wayno wrote:my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ

That is light.

I wish I could rely on the water here, but I wouldn't dare to drink some of the water here without filtering.

wayno wrote:my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ

Maybe not, but wouldn't you just hate to "realise" you'd found some 3 days into a 8 day walk...

tablets....

wayno wrote:US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

Disposable priced. I like it!

At last -- a sleeping bag you don't have to get out of when it's time to take a leak outside the tent!

Bwahaha that sleeping bag is so amazing, the sleeping bag suit is ingenious,we'll look back and days before the sleeping bag suit and wonder how we survived!
http://doublesleepingbag.org.uk/sleeping-bag-suit.php

That picture is hilarious, thanks for posting it.

A wearable sleeping bag isn't a new idea of course. I almost bought one 25 years ago. It was coupled with a wearable (and probably leaky) bivy sack. I decided not.

As for peeing, I know this guy who used to pee into a bottle while in his bag lying down. He had it completely wired so that he wouldn't really even totally wake up while doing it. Then one night he fell back asleep with his willy still in the bottle. Woke up wet and embarrassed in the morning.