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Backpacking Hammock plans A design for home made hammock that is lightweight and intended for hiking. |
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Dehydrated Dinners for Gourmet Bushwalking An excellent resource on preparing dehydrated meals for hiking. |
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Henry Shires Original Tarptent Plans for a DIY hiking tent. This is from the US so some materials may be hard to find in Aust. |
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Make Your Own Gear A great lot of information on making your own hiking gear from an Aussie. Theres info on hiking tents, sleeping bags and more. |
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Recipes for a Bushwalking Trip Some great recipes for overnight bushwalking, ideas for premixed dry foods that just need water added and a little cooking. |
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SUPER CAT Alcohol Stove How to make a cheap and light fuel stove for hiking. This is made from a cat food can and can boil 2 cups of water in 6 minutes. These stoves can burn ethanol (found in spirits), methanol (wood alcohol), or even, in a pinch, isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. The fuel can be found in various forms at liquor, hardware, automotive or variety stores. The kind most commonly used by backpackers seems to be denatured alcohol, which in Australia is good old metho. |