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DIY alcohol stoves
There are many different designs: Just ask Google. Some get a little more oompf from their fuel by slightly pressurising the vapour, some have integrated pot rings, some require two cans press-fit...
View ArticleA Bit More on GPSs and Tramping Boots
Lowa tramping boots The little known tramping relation of mine, Slowboat McTavish, decided it was time to stretch his legs on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and donned his super-comfortable kid...
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Sustainability and Outdoor Gear & Clothing
By Sash Nukada (NZOIA Assessor and Programme Leader of Sustainability and Outdoor Education – Ara – Timaru) Ok I admit it, I will be the first to put my hand up and say I’m guilty. Guilty of pointing...
View ArticleMyths About Trampers
We have a wide range of subjects in this column ranging from food to folklore. We also follow up a few threads from previous columns. Myths Everyone knows that trampers are hirsute blokes with hairy...
View ArticleWalking Sticks and Post-Op Tramping
Two for tea David Round is adamant that tea bags have no place in the hills; for one thing, the ancient Greeks never resorted to such mean practices. Rather, his strategy is first to let less...
View ArticleLet Your Cravings Be Your Guide
IB Radio My comments about the Mountain Radio Service in Uncle Jacko’s last column earned a few responses. The best was a story of a tramping party holed up in a snow cave on the Olivine Ice Plateau...
View ArticleAlpha Centuri
Pisupo for Lunch Recently reading a personal reminiscence of the World War II desert campaign, I was reminded that bully beef and hardtack biscuits were once the main field rations for New Zealand...
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