Getting your $950 from Kev, what gear would you buy?

[frank_in_oz]

OK,
$$ are about to fly from heaven (or is it Canberra?)

Assuming it gets passed by the Senate and you don't have any other "more important" needs for the cash, AND you qualify what bushwalking gear would you blow your $950 on to "stimulate" the economy?

Let us all know your gear wish list if you had a lazy $950 to blow without and guilt!

Mine:
1) Portable , lightweight poker machine - will stop me being bored in the evenings out in the scrub

2) Dehydrated bourbon so I can have a quiet drink while playing the pokies

3) Small laptop and sat phone so I can do live blogging from the bush

OK, you get the idea. Can be serious or just a bit flippant. Best wishes to all of you who will be getting the $$$, have fun!

[Son of a Beach]

I would really like to get a light weight tent to take on solo walks. The Olympus is just too heavy for one person. A great tent, but really overkill for just myself.

Of course the main motivation for this is so that I can then replace the weight and space in my pack with more good food and drinks!

[johnw]

Don't think I'll be getting $950 from Kev (what are the qualifying criteria anyway?), and I'm sure my wife would have other ideas, BUT:

a full length waterproof "breathable" rain jacket that survives any type of scrub, weighs less than 10 grams and packs down to the size of a golf ball

some waterproof socks

another hat

new boots, probably Scarpa

a second pair of Dunlop Volleys but in a different colour

a tiny featherweight waterproof P&S camera with huge integrated zoom, wide angle lenses and filters that takes professional standard photos in any lighting conditions with no skill required by the photographer

an ultralight 4 season tent that's big on the inside and small on the outside, like the Tardis in Dr Who

I needed a new daypack but already bought one last weekend. Damn!

How much money have I got left?

Our $1900 is going to NAB Visa..........

Otherwise it'd be:

3P Ultralight tent
Shell clothing for Helen
Gaiters
Sleeping bags for all of us
Earth mats for all of us

[Nuts]

That's just un-australian cp- the idea is to blow it on grog, smokes and the pokies
That way it is only 'temporarily' yours

[frank_in_oz]

That's just un-australian cp- the idea is to blow it on grog, smokes and the pokies
That way it is only 'temporarily' yours

made round to go round

[prickle]

made round to go round

Yep and it's goin round me

I'd love to stimulate the economy thanks Kev 07

Stu

[sthughes]

Not sure I like the idea of stimulating Kevin so I'll just bang it in my loan

Otherwise...
A giant helium baloon (and the gas) to float 99% of my pack weight so I could take everything I already have and want!
Otherwise:
new boots
new pack
cooler/lighter sleeping bag
a Garmin Oregon gps
Waterproof socks (just sound cool)
Personal deflector shield (Starship Enterprise style) to stop rain, mozzies, leeches etc.
A mini-light saber - how much better than a pocket knife would that be!

[Son of a Beach]

A mini-light saber - how much better than a pocket knife would that be!

yeah, scrap what I said before... I want one of these!

That's just un-australian cp- the idea is to blow it on grog, smokes and the pokies
That way it is only 'temporarily' yours

I'll make sure I come around your place on March 11 LOL LOL

[Tony]

I have just started spending mine, Prolite 3 short $140, new knife $17

Tony

[corvus]

Would it be OK to put down a Barrel of medicinal liquid It would only be a small one

[ben.h]

Ah, wish lists!

• A nice GPS unit (yes, I still don't have one... I only got my mobile phone a few years ago!)
  I like the look of the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx:
  http://www.ja-gps.com.au/garmin_gpsmap60csx.html
• I love my Garmont boots. A new pair of Dakotas would be nice:
  http://gusa.stores.yahoo.net/741085201.html

Hmm... leaves me about $100... maybe some maps for my shiny new gps?

[corvus]

Waterproof Socks ?

[sthughes]

Yep go to http://www.sealskinz.com!

[Son of a Beach]

Do seals sweat?

[wobbly]

I'd start with a new thermometer, the one here is stuck on 46, that can't be right surely, oh and more leeeches, I always need more leeches.

W

[MrCAMEL]

As far as gear goes I would buy a good, complete cold weather suit. All the bits of it.

But, with the 2 apprentice wage top ups I get this year and this $950 that possibly might happen, Johnny and Kev have paid for my plane rides to and from Namibia (possibly Gabon and Kilimanjaro also) in early 2010

I am actually really excited about this.
For 4 years I've been 'dreaming' about doing this, but it seems everything should come into place to do it

[Whos_asking99]

For me it would be:
GPS
Decent Boots
Decent Tent

Not sure if it would come under $950, but it would be nice.

[Darren]

G'Day
I know it’s not really the following the theme but maybe we should send a little of it to our mates in vic
Just a thought
Darren

[flyfisher]

For me it would be:
GPS
Decent Boots
Decent Tent

Not sure if it would come under $950, but it would be nice.

Yes mate, do that easy enough

G'Day
I know it’s not really the following the theme but maybe we should send a little of it to our mates in vic
Just a thought
Darren

Good idea Darren,they are in a bad way poor %$#@&&*%'s

FF

[ben.h]

Here's something easy and practical that we can all do. Grocery shopping...

[converted from pdf]

Mods please move if not in the correct place

Cheers,
- Ben.

[Son of a Beach]

Mods please move if not in the correct place

It's probably not the correct place, but as there is no other 'correct' place, it's as good as any. (If some better place becomes obvious as time goes by, I'll move it then.)

It seems that there are a zillion different ways to donate money to help the people affected by "Australia's worst natural disaster on record". Most general charities are involved, as well as many businesses. Which is all good. They sure need all the help they can get.

[prankphonecall]

If i was going to spend it on hiking stuff the first thing i'd buy was a sherpa. I'm sure you could get one for a few years for that sort of money.

Anything left over i'd probably buy some snow gear (ice axe, crampons etc. as i'm keen not to have to hire stuff for NZ).

[olblackbilly]

Get myself a new girlfriend I guess, someone who can carry at least 35kg. without complaining too much...

[Steve]

$950 would just about pay for the new camera I wanna get. Either a Canon EOS 1000D or an EOS 40D.

[flyfisher]

$950 would also put a new EPIRB in the pack.

FF

[Son of a Beach]

Get myself a new girlfriend I guess, someone who can carry at least 35kg. without complaining too much...

That ain't much of a dowry!

[Swifty]

I would like to buy back some of my mis-spent youth.

[ILUVSWTAS]

Hahaha swifty. You and the rest of us......

Im with Ben there I want a GPS Do not have one only ever seen one once.......

I need a new pack sick of taking my 90ltr cascades on overnight walks OVERKILL!!!! Especially packhauling up the NE ridge of Anne Was quite embarrassing having such a huge pack.....

Also after doing the southern ranges i need new waterproof pants my god the scorparia is THICK around PB........

soooo GPS $300-400
Pack $150-300
W/P Pants (Any point getting gortex?? they seem to get scratched up eventually anyway) therefore maybe $150

Pretty much all spent Put the rest towards petrol for my next trip