Phone – Samsung S3 Mini Rating: 10/10 Weight: 112 g Good: Reliable, easy to use Bad: Not waterproof but the case I used was Comments: Good phone that did everything I needed. I put a 128 gb micro SD card in so I could back up all of my photos onto my phone and had all of my files andContinue Reading “Review – Phone and Applications – Samsung S3 (review Feb 15)”
Torch – Petzl Elite + Headtorch Rating: 10/10 Good: Light, wide range of functions, good battery life Bad: Nil Weight: 29 g Comments: At the start of the TA I had this torch for 9 years already, having have used it in all sorts of conditions with the most brutal being during Adventure Racing. It is an LED headtorch butContinue Reading “Review – Torch – Petzl Elite + (review Feb 15, updated Dec 17)”
Water bottles – 2 x Platypus 500ml with sports top and Platypus 2 litre with normal top 500 ml old style plastic 2 litre softer plastic Rating: 10/10 Weight: each 500ml bottle 25g, 2 litre 39g Description: Collapsable plastic water bottle. 500 ml bottle 2 litre bottleContinue Reading “Review – Water Bottle – Platypus 500ml and 2 Liter (review Feb 15, updated Dec 17)”
Water Filter – Sawyer Mini Rating: 10/10 Weight: 54g Good: Size, ease of use Bad: Nil Description: The Sawyer MINI Water Filter is rated to 0.1 micron absolute, weighs only 2 ounces, and filters up to 100,000 gallons. The MINI can be attached to the included collapsible drinking pouch, inline on a hydration pack, on a standard soda bottle. TheContinue Reading “Review – Water Filter – Saywer Mini (review Feb 15)”
Food Bag – Zpacks Cubin Fibre Roll Top Blast Food Bag Photo courtesy of ZPacks website www.zpacks.com Rating: 10/10 Weight: 40g Description: This stuff sack is made with thicker 1.43 oz/sqyd Cuben Fiber fabric. The thicker material can stand up to the abuse of pointy food items and hanging heavy food to protect from the mice and possums.Continue Reading “Review – Food Bag – ZPacks Cubin Fibre Roll Top Blast Food Bag (review Feb 15)”
Drybags – Zpacks Cubin Fibre size Medium Rating: 10/10 Weight: 26g Description: These stuff sacks are sewn “envelope” style with a taped seam down the side and across the bottom. The top of the bags roll down and clip together to keep out water. The roll top can also be used to compress the contents. Constructed from blackContinue Reading “Review – Drybag – ZPacks Cubin Fibre size Medium (review Feb 15, updated Dec 17)”
Cup – Vargo Titanium Travel Mug 450ml Rating: 10/10 Weight: 58g Comments: Great. Nice size for soup and tea. Handles comfortable and did not heat up with hot water in the cup. Dec 2017. This is now my sole cooking and drinking container. It works well with a coke can stove and the gas stove. Views: 186
Spoon – Toaks Titanium Short Handle Rating: 10/10 Weight: 9 g Comments: Good, Short handle worked as expected. Strong and light. Views: 202
Pot – Evernew Titanium 900ml Rating: 10/10 Good: Good size, durable, light Bad: Pot lid fitting not perfect Weight: 109g Comments: Great. Perfect size for me. Handles stable and don’t heat up. Love the measurement marks. Love that you can pour water with the lid still on due to pour spout. No dents or signs of use after 4 months continuousContinue Reading “Review – Pot – Evernew Titanium 900ml (review Feb 15, updated Dec 17)”
Stove – MSR Pocket Rocket Rating: 10/10 Good: Light, easy to use, reliable Bad: Nil Weight: 127 g (includes stove, lighter and container) Comments: Easy to use and fast. Love it. Very economical in gas usage. I used one gas cylinder per month but I only fully used one cylinder and the rest still had ¼ toContinue Reading “Review – Stove – MSR Pocket Rocket (reviewed Feb 15, updated Dec 17)”