Bushwalk Australia

by **Onestepmore** » Sun 28 Oct, 2012 7:45 am

I found this while drinking a Sunday morning coffee

Feeling friendly with your hammocking buddies?
http://www.gizmag.com/tentsile-tree-hanging-tent/21759/
A hammock 'tent' for 5, 8 or 12 occupants!

Then, (as you do) started to click on other things and found these little oddities

A new shovel that digs holes, saws woods, opens bottles and slays zombies!
http://www.gizmag.com/crovel-tactical-shovel/24466/
Looks like something Bear Grylls might recommend
All they need now is a pocket version for backpacking

I actually think these look pretty handy - my son has a skill that enables him to sniff out a guyline anywhere, and manage to trip over it, or stub his toe on a stake
http://www.gizmag.com/tent-led-prevents ... hap/11378/
Does anyone know where to source these?
These hanging LED lights may work as a substitite
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/L ... -light.jsp

Gorillatorch - the blurb says you can even wrap it around your head!
http://www.gizmag.com/joby-gorillatorch ... ght/12583/

Now for the sublime
I would hope no self respecting Aussie would stoop so low
Wait for it.......POWDERED BEER!
Katadyn also makes powdred red wine *gags*
http://www.gizmag.com/powdered-beer-to- ... 656/12656/

by **Strider** » Sun 28 Oct, 2012 8:09 am

Onestepmore wrote:Does anyone know where to source these?

Reflective guyline is a bit lighter, and multi-use ;-)

Otherwise, Kathmandu sell the latter version.

by **Onestepmore** » Sun 28 Oct, 2012 3:29 pm

Strider wrote:
Onestepmore wrote:Does anyone know where to source these?

Otherwise, Kathmandu sell the latter version.

I think I looked at those - they have them at point of sale for impulse buys. A far as i could see, they only light up when the button is pressed

MSR make something similar - a magnetic tent light that you can move around, or you can hang from a fixed point - red or white light with 3 light functions - high, low amd strobe. About $18 a pop, so too expensive for putting on guy lines
http://www.hiking.com.au/p/5722304/msr- ... light.html
The alternative ones I linked were $3.75 each, so a better price,
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/Cycling/L ... -light.jsp
but I liked the look of the 'in-line' first ones
http://www.gizmag.com/tent-led-prevents ... hap/11378/, I just can't source the suckers!

There are also these
http://www.wildearth.com.au/buy/supa-pe ... -rope-safe