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Showing posts with label nature photography. Show all posts

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Hunting and Hiking Pack

Hunting/stalking pack.


Basic 5 Kg hunting/stalking pack:

  • Hunters Element 15L Vertical Pack. (855g)
  • 3L water Camel Back (with 1L water, incorporated in pack).
  • iPhone
  • Snacks.
  • Folding Hand Saw.
  • 2 S Hooks.
  • Disposable Gloves.
  • Toilet Paper.
  • Ear Plugs.
  • 40 L dry pack / Meat Bag.
  • Ledlenser Head Lamp.
  • First aid Kit.
  • Knife Sharpener.
  • Garmin eTrex 10 GPS.
  • MT410G Emergency Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
  • Falkniven F1 Knife on pack strap.
  • Puma SGB Knife (Spare).
  • Emergency Kit (in Camel Back pocket)
This kit gives me sufficient tools to process and carry out game, deer etc from a hunt / stalk.


 Emergency kit:

  • Space blanket.
  • Sawyer MINI Water Filtration System.
  • Spare AA and AAA batteries.
  • Bic mini lighter
  • Compression bandage.
  • Tissues.
  • Folding Knife.
  • BG Flint and Striker fire starter.
  • Cotton wool soaked in vaseline (firestarters).
  • Wet Wipes.
  • Panadol.
Emergency kit is for any event where I might not get back to camp or the car because of injury, distance or just plain lost. This stuff can aid others I may come across also.

 Camel Back pouch.

 Emergency kit is in the Camel Back pouch flat and out of the way.

 Pack for hunting including the pack itself is 5Kg.


I also carry a .308 Rifle and Ammo 4 Kg,
GME 5 Watt UHF Radio,
Binoculars , Cold Steel SRK Knife
an extra 1.5 Kg. Total 10.5 Kg.

 All items in hunt pack plus UHF Radio, Binos and belt knife.

Sleep system:
  • High Strength Camping Hammock with Mosquito Net.
  • Klymit ultralight inflatable sleeping mat.
  • Atlas Hammock Suspension Staps.
  • Tarp / Fly.
  • 4 Degree C Hiking Sleeping Bag

Have slept 2 nights at 0 degrees C and it was very comfortable and warm.

With the ultralight stove, pot and spoon total weight 4 Kg.

This sleeping kit will fit in the pack with the sleeping bag strapped to the top, total pack 14.5 Kg. Add dehydrated and powdered food for 3 days add 1.5 Kg.

16Kg total stalking pack, sleeping system and carry items.


Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Morning Walk

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Sunday, 18 December 2016

Rats of the Sea

Olympus OMD EM1 Mark II,  Olympus 40-150mm 2.8 PRO lens with 1.4 Teleconverter. Continuos auto focus tracking, 10 frames per second.







Sunday, 23 February 2014

D300, 70-200 2.8 and Blackrapid Strap


On a walk today I tested my new Blackrapid R4 strap on the D300 with the Nikkor 70-200mm lens - see descriptive video. about this great strap.

Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 190mm f2.8, 1/5000 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 70mm f2.8, 1/5000 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 200mm f2.8, 1/5000 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 200mm f2.8, 1/1000 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 75mm f22, 1/40 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 200mm f8, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 160mm f8, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300 Nikkor 70-200  2.8 @ ISO 400, 70mm f2.8, 1/5000 sec
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Gunbower

Murray Valley Highway near Torrumbarry Victoria

Murray River Reserve

Worthy Bend

Part of the bend

White Cockatoo feather

Whistling Kite

The mooring

The camp

Moonlight photo of mooring

The view from below