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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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roysta
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A worthwhile site

Wed 15 May, 2013 8:47 pm

If you're not familiar with these guys, they're worth a look.

http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/
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Re: A worthwhile site

Wed 15 May, 2013 8:53 pm

I have found their comparison tables really good
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Re: A worthwhile site

Wed 15 May, 2013 8:58 pm

I bought a pack from these guys and it arrived at my door in Tassie THREE DAYS later! :shock:
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Re: A worthwhile site

Wed 15 May, 2013 9:29 pm

I have also bought quite a few things from them and have been very happy with their communication and customer service. It is nice to find site where you can get a range of gear from different UL and regular manufacturers and pay minimal postage compared to dealing with a myriad of US businesses. By the time you drop the VAT and the low cost of postage from the UK it becomes an anti-trade barrier effective source for Thermarest, MSR etc.
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Re: A worthwhile site

Wed 15 May, 2013 10:51 pm

My first choice for light weight gear, broad selection, fast, efficient service. Would you believe they beat Aust Post from eastern states to the Territory!
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Re: A worthwhile site

Thu 16 May, 2013 8:01 am

their shipping rates are cheap as too. about as good as they get....
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Re: A worthwhile site

Thu 16 May, 2013 10:26 am

Jason68 wrote:Would you believe they beat Aust Post from eastern states to the Territory!

Yes. I routinely get items from the UK faster than stuff from Melbourne or Brisbane to Sydney. Best yet was bike parts I ordered from the UK on Friday evening and I picked the parcel up on Wednesday morning in Sydney.

Back to the OT. Nice site. It is well worth a look.

Michael.
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Re: A worthwhile site

Thu 16 May, 2013 11:04 am

They have a feature that is just a pain in the *&%$#! though : "2 in stock, various types, add to basket to confirm stock" You have to add to the basket to see if the size you want is in stock... This just takes forever to find what you want, so I gave up ordering there.
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Re: A worthwhile site

Thu 16 May, 2013 6:25 pm

A great place for Cascade stuff in particular. I've bought a few bits and pieces from them over the last couple of years. Have to stop myself checking their website 'cause there's always something I want to buy . . .
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Re: A worthwhile site

Thu 16 May, 2013 6:28 pm

north-north-west wrote:Have to stop myself checking their website 'cause there's always something I want to buy . . .


hahaha, yes, that is a problem faced by many of us in here.
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