What would you say are your most important bush camping items that are a must on any trip?????

List them below

I actually have two.

The first is my toilet kit.  It consists of a waterproof toiletry bag that contains a toilet roll, bottle of strong disinfectant for cleaning toilet seats and anti-bacterial soap for the hands after.  Together with this is a small shovel for digging the obligatory hole if there isn't a toilet nearby.



The second one is my First Aid Kit.  This, when I bought it, was designed specific to off roading and extended bush stays.  Since then it has had all sorts of things added to it.

dunga wrote on Nov 7^th, 2007 at 11:44am:


Hahahahaha why did I know someone was going to say that.

BillyBushCook wrote on Nov 7^th, 2007 at 1:25pm:


Thats a given. 

But I sure can't be comfortable eating a good feed in the camp oven if I cant go to the loo for a couple of days.   

Well!!!!!!!!!!!

I for 1 am not gonna ask where you wear that

This might satisfy your curiosity Furph!

Thats a twisted mind youv'e got there

Mick.

My old Joseph Rodgers "bunny" knife, complete with pricker and tweezers.
Doesnt seem to matter what I do, where I am, there is always a splinter needs pulling.
(Actually my grandfather was all his working life with Joseph Rodgers & sons, so I do have a nice little collection of their cutlery)
mikel

Muzz, just you go hunt back a ways, like maybe last year at this time.  Search posts by Mikel.  & eventually, you'll see a pic of his shed!!!!  Enjoy that while ye may.

Paper, PAPER ? What's wrong with youse pansy's, a handful of gum leaves has always served me well, just don't confuse 'em with stinging nettles ina the dark.
I reckon a long handled shovel is pretty important, whackin' tiger snakes that wander into your camp, digging out the 4x4 where you ventured into bottomless sand off the track, digging holes for business mentioned in the first paragraph, putting coals onto and under your little black pots, covering your fire when you break camp, PHEW, the list is endless, yep a very necessary bit of gear.

pd

Another in valuble piece of gear...the replica tiley lantern.

Mick.

they must put out some light,
mine is the single mantle Kero & it can be a bit much if it is to close to camp, best to sit up & away from everone or it is really "in your face"

Mick.

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Can you adjust the brightness on that kero lamp?

I have one and I can't seem to be able to adjust the brightness.

Stuffing around with the metho is a PITA! [/quote]

Henry,

only a little,
I find if I turn it down it clogs up the "generator"
one of which I have already replaced

I usually turn it down just enough to take the "roar" out of it in the hope it saves me a little kero (yet to be proven)

Do the duel fuel lanterns put out such a "white" light like the kero Derek??

A bloke I used to work with has an old chinese one, coated in chrome & nearly twice the size of the coleman, you should see the light that thing hurls out, not to mention the amount of kero needed to drive it!!
you could play a full sized footy field with it.

not to take any thing away from the coleman though, it puts out a very White light which can be seen on the trees 100 meters away.
I often use mine to play a game of Boule' (half stung of coarse) & it throws enough light to see the jack at least 15-20M away.

Mick.

Just as an aside, when my family emigrated to Australia from the old country in 1959, we lived, like a lot of people in a house without electricity.

We had a Tilly lamp, only one, and a couple of hurricane lamps and also a little kero single burner Primus stove.  Most cooking was done on an old black cooking range or over the open fireplace.

I remember my dad spending ages at times cleaning out the jets on the stove and light.

Also had a kero fridge as well.

How times change.


Derek

Eh ya can't talk about The Furph like that

Well I'll be.

Tilley are still in production in the UK.  Look at this.  http://www.tilleylamp.co.uk/lamps.htm

Prices starting at 95 pound.

Mick

Check the website.  They have all the spares for the current models online.


Derek

Henry,
why replace the lamp???
a new generator is only 10 or 12 dollars,
I have the original box & parts manual for mine, if you need part numbers I can scan & Email the manual.
get spare parts from any coleman outlet or camping store, just order them.

Mick.

Mike...nice collection.

Ive' Emailed Tiley on thier web site to see if they have an Aus, importer.
Will keep you posted for spares, I read in one of your other posts you are chasing a lense I think?

Henry,
No problem with the metho for me, I make my own (a by product of whiskey)

I can name two such Muzz, two fer sure and Mike knows about us, fer sure. 

Forget about the lanterns in mikel's photo, them little black bugga's sittin on the bench is what lights my eyes up. (There's always a home down here for them mikel, as you know. lol)
pd

So parafin wax would be a mix of kero & wax hey?
Mick.

looks like I've opened a can of worms with the kero lantern,
we've gone away from the subject a bit.

Mick.

and

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Hate to bring up the subject of lanterns again, but does anyone remember the old carbide lamps? Dangerous little buggers, I was only a nipper when we used to use them but from memory they mixed carbide and water together which gave off the combustible gas.
Anyway fishing and crabbing gear for me, other wise camping is just drinking beer in the bush, but the main necessity is my little camping and fishing mate (Taylor) in the picture below. This was taken on the O'connell river just south of Proserpine.

Yeah even cuter in real life (lucky she gets her looks from her mother). You may get to meet her if we can make the COG.

Robbo

Now back to the subject of lanterns (Heh heh I'm like a mongrel dog with a bone) I dont know if it makes a much difference but I use kero lanterns filled with citronella oil in an attempt to keep a few of the bities away.

Robbo