Gibbo 30.06

Absolutely agree, brought a pair of EL Range 10x42 years ago and they are amazing. They were expensive back then but the prices now are just becoming out of reach for most people I think.

That looks bloody amazing mate. Always nice to look at a damascus knife.

Cool little knife.

Beautiful looking knife.

Very nice looking knives

Nice, I just brought the javalin pro last week while their sale was on, need a new torch for work to claim back on tax this week 😉. Arrived yesterday, it’s just amazing how bright they can make these torches.

Congratulations mate, that was a great read thanks for sharing. Your passion for knife making definitely comes through in that post.

Another awesome looking knife.

That’s awesome

Looks awesome

Awesome stuff.

Yep I still have the Swaro 10x42 EL Range binos. I can’t see me ever changing to something else, I’m so happy with them they are just great on first and last light and everything in between. I’m pretty sure the price is astronomical now though I though when I paid $3100 for them it was expensive I think they are about $5000 now 😬

That looks so good mate.

They look really nice

That’s awesome

Yep another +1 for the javelot. I saw a mate use one last year and it was unbelievable how good it was to me who doesn’t ever spotlight.

No idea mate, I just googled cases for it after I got that mark on the screen it was a few years ago now.

So I’ve had my new Garmin Montana 750i for a while now and love it so thought I would sell the old Rino 650. It still works fine, it has a slight rub mark on the screen from being in my pack and having something rubbing on it but once it’s turned on you can barely even see it. It also comes with a protective soft case which I brought after that happened. $480 if anyone wants it just send me a message, thought I’d advise it here first but if there is no interest in a few days I’ll advise it elsewhere.

Just a bit more info on this post now that I’ve been using this stuff for a while now. The mat is good but it packs down way to big compared to pretty much every other mat I have seen on the market. And the mat isn’t very wide compared to others that also pack smaller. Still comfortable but I would go with one that packs smaller if buying again. Also the blow up pillow is ok if you just want the absolute lightest smallest thing to pack but I never really enjoyed sleeping on it and have changed to the sea to summit foam core pillow that rolls up. It rolls up rather big still for backpacking but it’s worth the comfort for me.

I find the best thing for meeting the requirements is just use the Hunt NSW app that you use to book public land hunting. It has the forest boundaries in there maps and shows exactly where you are. Then just buy whatever gps you want.

I brought the light weight helix for my back trip a few weeks back. It cost a boom and it was better than not having a chair, normally I would have just sat on a log which would have sucked in the rain and snow 😂 I’m a short arse and found it quite comfy but for a taller or heavier person I imagine it would be terrible.

I use Sitka gear, it’s stupidly priced but it’s easily the best gear I have ever used, worth every penny to me.

I’d say usedguns.com.au may be of some interest to you if your after a second hand rifle.

I’m sorry to say I haven’t taken it out even once yet to hunt other than to load it up and test it and set up the sizing. I got the pack I think just before we were locked down here in Sydney and lockdown cancelled all of my winter hunting. I mean all of it. But I have undone all the straps and played with it to see how to pack the meat. I think it will work very well in meat bags then strapped down all tight I was worried that if you had meat all the way packed from the bottom to the top of the meat shelf it might slide down with the weight wanting to go towards the ground obviously but I think if you have the straps tightened it would make it impossible for that to happen. But I haven’t used it for its purpose yet and don’t want to give anyone bad info so I can’t really comment on the pack other than it’s comfortable with 20kgs in it.

Yer mine expired this year I’ve been looking into a new one but there are so many options out there now where you can actually use them to send a text out if you just need to get a msg out. Also I was under the impression if you use your PLB in a rescue situation you didn’t get charged. Am I wrong in thinking that. It does save a lot of money for them rather than your lost in the bush and they have a search party probably looking for a body by the time your reported missing and they mount a search.