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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby rifraf » Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:42 pm
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/293257
http://www.uniqlo.com/au/store/men-ultr ... 80012.html
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby Warin » Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:21 pm
20/2/17 Sydney, went to;rifraf wrote:Uniqlo Men's Ultra Light down Jackets - $39.90 (RRP $119.9) [in-Store Only]
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/293257
http://www.uniqlo.com/au/store/men-ultr ... 80012.html
4.30 pm Macquarie Centre store, 5 pm Chatswood store ..
both stores have the jacket and lots of stock... at full price of $119.
Both these stores will be closed 21/2/17 for stock taking.
If you want to check .. then phone them first unless you are passing.
The uniqlo link is for father's day ...
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby rifraf » Tue Feb 21, 2017 1:11 am
Apologies Warin.Warin wrote:20/2/17 Sydney, went to;rifraf wrote:Uniqlo Men's Ultra Light down Jackets - $39.90 (RRP $119.9) [in-Store Only]
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/293257
http://www.uniqlo.com/au/store/men-ultr ... 80012.html
4.30 pm Macquarie Centre store, 5 pm Chatswood store ..
both stores have the jacket and lots of stock... at full price of $119.
Both these stores will be closed 21/2/17 for stock taking.
If you want to check .. then phone them first unless you are passing.
The uniqlo link is for father's day ...
When I posted the link, there was no mention of any date regarding the sale.
I assumed the sale had already started.
Ozbargain site is usually pretty good at posting such important things like dates
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby tmac100 » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:11 pm
Then of course I have 2 MSR stoves and the Svea-based SIGG cookset- my old relaible for touring outback OZ.
I think it really is like a woman buying shoes: different ones for different situations. But for my Cape York trip this new stove (or my SIGG) and a campfire will probably be best. But then what do I know?
Anyone know if "shellite" is available in places like Coen or Weipa
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Postby RonK » Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:24 pm
Who knows what fuel will be available on the Cape at any particular time, but if you take the new Primus it would be a small imposition to take the Spider as backup..
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby tmac100 » Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:17 am
By the way, after the Cape York trip maybe we should have another "brekky meeting" in Brizzy, like in 2014, I think it was...
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby Warin » Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:04 am
Phone? From the web 'phone book' ;tmac100 wrote:Anyone know if "shellite" is available in places like Coen or Weipa
The Big Shed Cooktown Produce & Hardware 16 Howard St, Cooktown QLD (07) 4043 0400
Clark P & G E Food &/or General Stores - Regent St, Coen QLD (07) 4060 1144
Armbrust & Co Food &/or General Stores - 32 Regent St, Coen QLD (07) 4060 1134
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Postby RonK » Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:26 pm
Hehe - I'm wondering if the season is ever going to change. It's the middle of autumn - usually the nicest time of year in Brisbane but the heat and humidity have not eased at all. And now we have ex- tropical cyclone Debbie to deal with. The entire south-east Queensland region has been shut down - schools, offices, workplaces closed and people sent home before the arrival of predicted heavy rainfall which will likely cause flooding and road closures.tmac100 wrote:Thanks, Ron, for the advice. Since my travelling companion is a former Girl Guide leader (and I am a former Queen's Scout) the campfire is always an alternative - - Keeping in mind the safety aspects of starting open fires during the 'dry' on/in Cape York.
By the way, after the Cape York trip maybe we should have another "brekky meeting" in Brizzy, like in 2014, I think it was...
So I don't know how "dry" the dry is is likely to be.
If you are passing through, another brekky in Brizzy would be a pleasure Ken.
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby tmac100 » Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:57 pm
I watch the news and have a daily read of the full version of The Australian for "news". It is a perk from the college library. Tropical storm Debbie reminds me of the utility of shipping containers for storm-proof structures. As long as too many holes are not cut into "the box", they are built to withstand a lot of storm forces. But then you still have to deal with the issue of a LOT of rain. I find 200 mm hard to visualize and I have been in monsoon rains in SE Asia.
Yes, living in the tropics can be dangerous during storm season, but then having spent a decade away from Canada and winters, I have given up on retiring there and will forgo 6 MONTHS of snow, temps going regularly down to lower than -20C and... I will take warmer climates for retirement and travel. No more snowmobiling and ice fishing for me
One of the great treats about coming to bicycle tour in an Australian "winter" is that the weather is above zero and often above 10C. Safe wild camping, safe food and drink (Montezuma has not yet arrived in OZ), and folks always asking "You 'right?" A pretty good place to tour. Yes, who knows what will happen with this dry season in Cape York, but if still wetter than normal there are LOTS of other places to bicycle tour.
Besides the temperate climes in OZ, there is always quick, accurate, and useful info freely given (thank-you Warin). Minimal B.S. when I am touring and ask for info. If folks don't know they usually say so.
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby Warin » Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:16 pm
At 200 kmh the wind can blow a shipping contain a fair distance.tmac100 wrote:Tropical storm Debbie reminds me of the utility of shipping containers for storm-proof structures.
Park it on the side of a hill, seek the flood height for a 100 year flood and get yourself, say, 10 meters above that ... put it up off the ground or run a good trench (really big spoon drain) around it for drainage. It is not the amount of rain, but how fast it falls and how fast you can get it away from you.tmac100 wrote:As long as too many holes are not cut into "the box", they are built to withstand a lot of storm forces. But then you still have to deal with the issue of a LOT of rain. I find 200 mm hard to visualize and I have been in monsoon rains in SE Asia.
Bolt it down on deep foundations to keep the wind from blowing it away. And then add insulation and a tropical roof.
I don't know if you can get shellite where you going ....but I know how to use the web 'phone book' to find the phone numbers to find out.tmac100 wrote: If folks don't know they usually say so.
--------- Forgot Wepia
Woolworths Central Ave, Weipa QLD ph: (07) 4082 4200
Wollies usually have it. Bunnings is cheaper though. But no hardware store found ...
Past experience at buying meths for the trangia .. it may not be on the shelf - you may have to ask for it ... avoids the sniffers. Don't know if they go for shellite but you never know.
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby tmac100 » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:20 pm
Yes, any shelter made of a cobntainer should be bolted down - either a strong foundation or on concrete pillars that are maybe 3 meters into the soil. Common sense to do that and provide drainage etc...
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby Trevtassie » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:12 am
Seems to be OK. Can be run with a heat shield to increase efficiency and run with the cylinder inverted in very cold weather. Took about 5 minutes to boil a litre of water from 17Deg indoors without a heat shield. Simmers well too. Fits in a litre pot with a 230g gas cylinder.
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby petie » Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:00 am
I've been using one of these for a while, love the stability over a direct screw on type. Efficiency definitely increases with a shield, and you have no dramas about the canister overheating!!Trevtassie wrote:Just got me one of these: https://www.ebay.com.au/p/genuine-kovea ... 7675.l2644 Somebody gave us a bunch of cylinders so thought I'd use them up.
Seems to be OK. Can be run with a heat shield to increase efficiency and run with the cylinder inverted in very cold weather. Took about 5 minutes to boil a litre of water from 17Deg indoors without a heat shield. Simmers well too. Fits in a litre pot with a 230g gas cylinder.
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
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https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/307874
As spotted on the Ozbargain site today (says it ends 21st May so 3 days)
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Postby rifraf » Thu May 18, 2017 8:09 pm
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/307845
I know nothing about the model, merely saw the listing on Ozbargain site and thought I'd share
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Coupon: CRACKA20
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Re: Camping Gear Specials
Postby rifraf » Fri Jun 30, 2017 2:59 pm
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/316173
Note: "Need to join the Mountain Designs Alliance Club, which is free to join."
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It let me checkout with the discount without joining the alliance clubrifraf wrote:Mountain Designs Outlet - 20% Storewide (Free Shipping over $100)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/316173
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