Camping

FOZZILS SOLO PACK

Packing bowls, cups and plates can be a pain when going camping, and from my own point of view, something I tend to leave till last. If I had the Fozzils Solo Pack though, these flat-pack creations would never leave…

BUSH BARISTA

Yes it’s true, I officially can’t drink coffee. And while there have been many late nights and early mornings where a heart palpitating pick-me-up would have come in handy, I just can’t drink the stuff without becoming ill. So why…

JOBY GORILLA TORCH

  It’s rare that the word torch and awesome get used in the same sentence, but the Joby Gorilla Torch is just plain cool! An ultra bright 100 lumen CREE LED can illuminate objects up to a staggering 190m away,…

SWEDISH FIRE STEEL

Lighters are for girls, and matches are so last decade. If you want the toughest, most adventurous way to start a fire then you need Swedish FireSteel. Okay that was a bit off, but the reality is Swedish FireSteel has…

Travelling WITH KIDS

My teenage daughter and I have travelled many thousands of kilometres across this wide brown land. We crossed the Simpson last year, drove the Birdsville track and explored the Flinders Ranges the year before. We even camped on the snow…

A DAY’S DRIVE FROM BRISBANE

Stradbroke Fisherman’s Road Stray behind the sand dunes on North Stradbroke Island and you’ll discover Fisherman’s Road, also known as the number plate cruncher. It traverses through heathlands and marshlands, past lakes and lagoons and at times through some very…