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I have one of these also. Got it on speciala few months back... It's an excellent top and pants and if I'm stalking I often just wear the top. The gloves are pretty amusing. Xav

You can gte sportswash from rebel and all those types of sports stores too. I have heard about using lux but I always thought it would be a bit scented like normal soap. Vinegar is good but if you use to much you can smell it. However it is as good as anythign else on the market to sanitise and deodorise and once your clothes have aired it is not detectable by animals I am told. If you dry them ina clothes dryer though it can stick around. I was tempted to buy sportswash but I'm not sure it is worth it. Xav

As long as their is mobile phone reception 112 will work. It won't work just any where unfortunately.

I just found one for 70 bucks and will get it for under $100 with postage. So I'm giving it a go. it will take 4.5 years to get to the cost of an epirb so it is well worth it I think. Heaps of operations have been carried out in Australia because of them and I found out someone I know has one and he sings it praises with tracking and email/sms facility so.... Excellent! Thanks for the posting Len because I had forgotten about them after deciding on an epirb but I'm very keen to try it. And even if I never use the emergency facility it can still track and log which is great. Xav

all entitled to our own opinions. That's the beauty of the forum. One can simplify something greatly but at the end of the day people get lost, hurt and there ain't anything that can be done about it. Army troops gte lost all the time despite the best mapping, satelity facilitites available. It is not hard to recall paying an account every 12 months and businesses always let you know if you ran out because it is in their best interest. It seems to me you hold something against the spot messenger more then anything? Xav

I agree that it has the operating costs and maybe that's a bit rough but for someone like me the ability to log is worth the cost. Not just to me but if I'm away for a week my partner would appreciate this also. The way cheaper purchase price compared to plb's and still maintains the accuracy..... It would take 3 years to get to a purchase price of say a GME epirb yet you don't have the same functions. And if I was lost but not in a life threatening situation I could easily call for help but not a search and rescue team therfore saving me thousands of dollars as a friend or family member could just drive out and find me. I wasn't keen but after thinking about it tonight... I might just go this way. The only thing that comes to mind is if it needs GPS reception to be effective I can often be out of this when I'm in the bush. Xav

Hey Fox, I'm looking at the same thing. I'm currently going the way you are also. at the end of the day the only differences are if they have the gps ability or not and the units size. I think you will find all to be rugged and reliable. To me I decided to bring it down to dollars because they are all the same in an inherit way. I've been looking for a few months and that was my conclusion anyway. Xav P.s. I'm sure you would of found out about the frequency business and the old version getting cut off etc.

I have been looking also as I am often at Silverdale and hiring one every time is costly and they only have 45x ones which at 200metres don't seem to be enough.... especially for .22 or .17hmr holes. So I decided I'd need 60x but as it is only going to be used for the range I wasn't very worried about quality. I ended up with a barska. 20-75x I think. I read most spotting scopes die at their highest magnification so using it around 60 power should be no hassle and is enough magnification. Although ordering from the optic zone previously I always had a good, easy run... but this time nothing went smoothly and complete lack of communication so I rang my bank and told them to cancel the order and went through ebay instead. Only cost $140.00 with postage from the U.S so I'm happy with it. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...N:IT&ih=023 Xav

I'm not going to post a pic of mine on an open forum but it is worth around a grand and fits 12 rifles. I spent a bit because after seeing some of the cheap safes and how easy they would be to cut through I couldn't bare to put my firearms in something like that.

Cabelas don't send scopes international and our dollar ain't going back up unfortunately. Xav

If you can cancel your order or even stop the credit card I would and go the cheaper postage. It takes no more then 8 working days for the cheaper postage. I got a set of their boots the other day... WEll Irish setter is the brand and they are excellent so far, heaps better then any thing I can find here. and cost about 110 bucks with postage. Xav

Hi Bugman, if that is what you want to do your best bet is a PDA or palm pilot running ozi explorer or similar. I run 4 different gps systems these days and the palmpilot with gps receiver is by far the best. Cost wise it can vary because of the amounts of pda's to choose from and the gps receiver would cost under $150. Pda anywhere from $100-$600. I also run a garmin 60 csx which has excellent capability but nothing compared to running the palm. You can have sattelite pics on the parm, maps of everywhere, made up tracks to follow, google earth shots.... Xav

I disagree. What I have seen here compared to Cabela's is just rubbish. I'm by no means saying Cabela's has quality stuff but Anything that is even close to the price over here is ready to fall apart. I've had great success with everything from Cabelas and although I would not by everything from there due to disliking spending my money out of the country when it comes to quality and cost U.S. staff exceeds us by far. Xav

hahaha, that's pretty funny. But then all the cattle I have worked with try to eat me no matter what I'm wearing. Xav

Excellent. Made up my mind then I'll keep my Garmin.

Well, it should have letters after it otherwise I may not be exactly on the money but your 440 blade will probably be a bit more wear and stain resistant. The only thing is you will find it makes no difference to most people.

In my work I need to be contactable all the time unfortunately and I know others do too. My last work place bought me a sat phone just so I could be contacted when I was away. It is a given with my job that your contactable so it is not like most others. Epirb- well you never know what is going to happen and when I did have both legs immobolised it was lucky I had one. It could take more then 12 hours but... at least you have some hope someone is coming. Xav

Unfortunately some of us need to be contactable for work or other reasons 24/7 and your right that is how dependent society has become upon all these sorts of things. Xav

After reading your post and deciding to research this as I'm looking for a new phone it seems that Telstra have made it clear which phone is best for bush reception and it seems to be the http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilephones/phones...39284250,00.htm It is a far from perfect phone but.... all phones are crap these days and no one makes what people actually want. Another option is taking a portable car antennae with you. My friend a few years back helped me convert a car kit with aerial into a small box that could be used in the bush. When I did long stays it was quite useful. That was for cdma however. You wouldn't need the whole car kit these days as some aerials you can plug directly in to the handset which is what I will probably do this time. Xav

No subscription fee but you need to register it. It does not cost. Xav

The cheapies on ebay which look like silva are proven to be just as good. Xav

I like the look of the Cabelas one but I have no idea why they are so many mega pixels it is just not necessary for a trail cam and even a 2 mp photo can be blown up a lot. Xav

One time I fell over a cliff and was airlifted very quickly because of an epirb. They are worth every cent and more. As DJ says get the latest version as it is not only better but the other will be obsolete very soon. They are not expensive when you work out what your getting and they last a long time. If your going to be alone I strongly suggest you get one. If you get bitten by a snake and no phone reception u just let your epirb do its thing and you will be found. Xav

#### smith has their own brand for sale sometimes- actually a good unit and is a 5w/2w/.5w and was under a couple of hundred bucks. But, be careful with outlay because if it becomes unusable in the next couple of years it may become a big disappointment. On the other hand if you spent a lot and went Icom you could have an awesome radio- the best and change the frequencies by plugging it in to the computer when the govt changes the laws.

I use a uniden hand held but not either of those models. They are a great brand but they do get bagged a lot. Just to let you know that the items may not last long as the government is going to be changing the operation of UHF to 12.5 khz between channels where as now it is 25. They have not set a date but it will become quite illegal to use old radios then. This is due to to much air ways traffic I'm told. Xav