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Review: Energizer Vision HD+ Focus LED Head Torch (250 Lumens)
If you ever associated the Energizer brand with head torches, you were probably thinking of the batteries to power them. As with a computer software manufacturer, you’d look elsewhere for the...
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William Ricketts Sanctuary: Dandenong Ranges National Park (Victoria) – where...
We’ve got a little artist in our family. A budding conservationist and activist, too. William Ricketts would have been so proud. Almost as proud as me, I’d guess. William Ricketts was an Australian...
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Review: Wigwam Highline Pro “Peak 2 Pub” Socks
More than a decade ago, while on a three-month walking spree in New Zealand, I first discovered merino socks. I’d been having blister troubles and was talked into trying a well-known NZ brand of...
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Unclipped Adventure webcomic: The Ministry of Adventure and its wise potatoes
One of the best and worst things about any adventure is the unpredictability. But have you ever thought someone might actually be up there, in complete control of how things pan out? Tegan Phillips,...
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Review: Arc’teryx Zeta AR Jacket – The holy grail of hiking jackets?
The search for the ideal waterproof, breathable bushwalking jacket, sometimes feels like the quest for the Holy Grail. Is there really something out there will keep me dry no matter how much rain or...
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Review: Fitbit Surge fitness tracker watch
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no its a Fitness Super Watch! Well, that’s what Fitbit call the Surge. If you’re looking for a watch that does it all and more, then the Surge may just be the watch for...
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Barn Bluff – Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park – Tasmania (Bare...
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Barn Bluff twice now. If you have ever researched the Overland Track, you’ve probably marveled at this peak. It fills all the books, brochures and Google Image feeds....
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Review: Henty Enduro Backpack – a well designed, lightweight MTB hydration pack
Henty’s Enduro MTB pack is a lumbar hydration pack that combines efficient storage with a light and stable lumbar protection panel to deliver a hybrid pack that will appeal to many. Henty is a...
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Big Rock Walk & Flinders Peak – You Yangs Regional Park – Victoria (Bare...
You Yangs Regional Park is best known for its mountain bike trails, but the park also features a network of tracks for hikers. They’re mostly pretty easy going and between them, they give an excellent...
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Review: Ecococoon ICONSPEAK 600ml Insulated Water Bottle
Saying Ecococoon three times in a row is a potential sobriety test. Nonetheless, Ecococoon is, in fact, an Aussie company that started in 2009 designing cups and bottles. The ‘Eco’ label comes from...
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The Island – Werribee Gorge State Park – Victoria (Bare Bones Bushwalking)
The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want more hikes to do”. I get it – hiking is my passion too. I do more hikes than I’d ever have the time to write...
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Review: Lander Moab iPhone Case – protection from drops, deadly degrees, and...
Lander is a US-based manufacturer of mobile phone cases and accessories, and this is their Moab model –an iPhone case with features specifically intended for expedition style outdoor use. While it...
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Tidal River to Oberon Bay – Wilsons Promontory National Park – Victoria (Bare...
Wilsons Prom is somewhere I’ve avoided exploring as it seems like every man and his dog heads there and I’ve heard endless stories of how insanely packed the Tidal River Campground gets. So I always...
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Review: LifeProof FRÉ Phone Case
As soon as you buy a mobile phone, it’s on a conveyor belt to redundancy. If you’re unlucky, or careless, you’ll discover there are lots of ways to kill one early. Drop it, wet it, smash it, lose it,...
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Mount Lofty – Wonga Park – Warrandyte State Park – Victoria (Bare Bones...
Mount Lofty is undoubtedly the best bushwalk around Wonga Park, or in Warrandyte State Park as a whole, and features some of the best views that Melbourne’s inner north-east has to offer. The...
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Branding Yard Trail – You Yangs Regional Park – Victoria (Bare Bones...
Just when we thought we’d seen the best that You Yangs Regional Park has to offer, we decided to check out the Branding Yard Trail. We were not disappointed. Heading east from Turntable Carpark (right...
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UpUnlimited Clip n Climb – Richmond (Victoria): Indoor climbing fun with kids
“I still feel like I’ve got the harness on and I could fall at any moment,” yells our Fairy Princess. “I wanna go back again tomorrow!” When they’re saying this a few hours after we’ve left the place...
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7 Basic principles for hiking lighter
Image courtesy of Pexels Sure, there are naysayers out there who eschew the value of hiking light at the expense of hiking smart (known colloquially as going “stupid light”) but even they will qualify...
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Review: Helinox Table One – The perfect lightweight table for hiking
If like me you’ve made the move from sitting on the ground to a super comfy lightweight chair then the next item that might be worth checking out to get your gear off the ground and out of the dirt is...
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Lerderderg Heritage River Walk – Wombat State Forest – Victoria (Bare Bones...
Lerderderg Heritage River Walk was a nice surprise. It’s a perfect bushwalk for kids, being relatively flat, not too long, and easy to follow. The European heritage that this trail is obviously...
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