Bushwalk Australia

I thought I might start a thread on the spoils of Christmas Day.

I scored a Western Mountaineering Antelope sleeping bag, a Black Diamond Orbit lantern and a Sea to Summit X-Plate! Pretty happy with happy with these.

How'd everyone else go?

um a cast iron and enamel pot......
i bought myself a montane super-fly xt jacket, wasnt actually for xmas but it arrived on xmas eve so its as good as an xmas pressie...

For xmas my parents have offered to sponsor half the cost of my new custom alloy trekking cart. The problem is I haven't told them how much it is yet

The geeks won this year - I got a laptop and the rest of the family got iPads.

I got a tarptent scarp 2 (2nd hand) from my wife which I'm very happy with

Giving it a run next week at North Era.

davidm wrote:I got a tarptent scarp 2 (2nd hand) from my wife which I'm very happy with

Giving it a run next week at North Era.

mate, i need a partner like yours that gives me presents even remotely useable in the bush perhaps you could pass on my partners no to your wife

GME MT410G PLB for me....jee I'm good to myself.

Goal Zero Guide 10 Plus Adventure Kit
Green Hornet jungle hammock and a Sargasso stormtarp

Happy boy !!

wayno wrote:

davidm wrote:I got a tarptent scarp 2 (2nd hand) from my wife which I'm very happy with

Giving it a run next week at North Era.

mate, i need a partner like yours that gives me presents even remotely useable in the bush perhaps you could pass on my partners no to your wife

I got it from my wife, just like I got her a handbag: She's never seen the tent, I've never seen the handbag
But she is pretty supportive - she's agreed to give hiking a go herself, so hopefully I'll be able to start getting out more with her.

classic!

I got A walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson _ great story nearly finished on Christmas Day.
Tasmanian Summits to Sleep on by Kevin Doran - wife wont tell me how she got it signed, it has a personal note from Kevin to me. I am bewildered, he comments on me climbing Feder, so she has only just got it organised.

Roger

A Black Diamond Avalung. How did Santa know it was just what I wanted?

2ndstringqb wrote:A Black Diamond Avalung. How did Santa know it was just what I wanted?

because you badgered her till she caved in?

davidm wrote:I got it from my wife, just like I got her a handbag: She's never seen the tent, I've never seen the handbag

In my household, I buy myself handbags (Spencer and Rutherford is my favourite brand)
I also buy the tents!

I bought him a Magellan 710 GPS (after we got lost (aka took the wrong path) in the Blue Mountains)

I usually end up walking tracks by myself becuase my superfit husband refuses to walk to my pace
My Christmas wish would be that he is appreciative he has a wife that likes to go bushwalking at all, and that sometimes he'd slow down and actually walk WITH me!

Merry Christmas and hope you all have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2013

Shelly

Onestepmore wrote:I usually end up walking tracks by myself becuase my superfit husband refuses to walk to my pace
My Christmas wish would be that he is appreciative he has a wife that likes to go bushwalking at all, and that sometimes he'd slow down and actually walk WITH me!

I think every bushwalkers wife sounds like this. Moan moan moan

norts wrote:I got A walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson _ great story nearly finished on Christmas Day.
...
Roger

It's a great read, Roger!

Santa brought me a Neo Air. Hallelujah - I can sleep on my side now!

Strider wrote:

Onestepmore wrote:I usually end up walking tracks by myself becuase my superfit husband refuses to walk to my pace
My Christmas wish would be that he is appreciative he has a wife that likes to go bushwalking at all, and that sometimes he'd slow down and actually walk WITH me!

I think every bushwalkers wife sounds like this. Moan moan moan

I'm not sure if the emoticon means you're joking or if you are actually serious there.

Ipad for me from hubby and a huge Roman explorer 9 extended tent from my parents. We got to use it over Christmas (including the massive southerly storm that pushed up the NSW coast and did all sorts of damage) and it was brilliant. Didn't even flap or move in the three storms we had whilst away. Highly recommend for the family camping palace

Macpac Hollyford rainjacket, nothing like a long jacket for walking comfort

Kinsayder wrote:

Strider wrote:

Onestepmore wrote:I usually end up walking tracks by myself becuase my superfit husband refuses to walk to my pace
My Christmas wish would be that he is appreciative he has a wife that likes to go bushwalking at all, and that sometimes he'd slow down and actually walk WITH me!

I think every bushwalkers wife sounds like this. Moan moan moan

I'm not sure if the emoticon means you're joking or if you are actually serious there.

Both!

Strider wrote:I think every bushwalkers wife sounds like this. Moan moan moan

It's OK, I think Strider knows I have a sense of humour

And who doesn't like to hear their wife moan every now and then?

Onestepmore wrote:

Strider wrote:I think every bushwalkers wife sounds like this. Moan moan moan

It's OK, I think Strider knows I have a sense of humour

And who doesn't like to hear their wife moan every now and then?

At a risk of being moderated I think some wish for that
corvus

A massive spending spree to take advantage of Macpac discounts saw us with a new Cascade pack (killed my other one with the help of critters), a Glissade pack to replace my wife's Esprit which is about 8 years and many walks old, a day pack for her, two swishy newly released Macpac packs with MSR bladders for our mountainbiking, a number of stuff sacks, pack liners, and some smaller items such as bladder, Nalgene, snow seal etc.
We spoilt ourselves, though the biggest ticket items were needed.

I bought myself ten days bushwalking in Tassie. *blissful smile*