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Seeing the (ultra)light
“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.” (Julia Child) There is a welcome trend in camping equipment towards the ultralight. This has been driven mainly from America by long...
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Lighten Up! – ultralight hammock setup
“I’m not overweight, I’m just 9 inches too short” (Shelly Winters) I bought some new gear last year that I’ve been testing out and this included a new hammock/tarp/net system which has reduced my...
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karri-les
“Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, forget about your troubles and your strife” – (Baloo) Last week I went in to the jungle for a night’s camping and, as darkness fell,...
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Hammock suspension systems
Last week I was camping in Taman Negara National Park and playing around with some new hammock suspension ideas. The aim was to get a system that was 1) quick and convenient to use, 2) as lightweight...
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Hyperlight hammock system
“The burden which is well bourne becomes light” (Ovid) In the quest to lighten the load I have to carry into the jungle I continue to try out new products and ideas and, in this video, you can see my...
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Ultralight camp chairs
“Women and cats do as they please; men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea” (Robert Heinlein) Ultralight purists might well baulk at the idea of even bothering with a camp chair - seeing...
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Wildland and lumbar packs
“Preserve substance; modify form; know the difference” (Dee Hock) Many times I have bought camping gear over the internet and waited, with growing anticipation, for the arrival of a piece of kit that I...
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PSK series – shelter kit
“Oh a storm is threat’ning, my very life today, if I don’t get some shelter, Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away” (Gimme Shelter,Rolling Stones) As any survival instructor will tell you, having the right...
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How to make a tarp water trap
“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent” (Dave Barry) After my last trip to Taman Negara, I resolved to...
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Plastic bags: underrated and multi-use
Think outside [no box required] I have a love-hate relationship with plastic bottles and bags – I love the many uses they have for the jungle trekker, I hate seeing them littering the trails and...
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