A Mongolian Eagle Huntress:
What a beautiful mini documentary. An enchanting young woman and an extraordinary life Do have a look:
Hand Line Fly Fishing:
Fishing with a bubble or float is an old technique. I’m sure most of us have used this method with live baits to catch a variety of fish. It also works well with flies and other floating lures to catch trout. My handline of choice is Streamlines Tideland which weighs 2.4 oz. I cut the
Sounds of Nepal
We were lucky enough to hike the EBC in November 2019 before Covid locked us all away from the world. We expected to have returned for other adventures before now and still hope to do so later this year or maybe next year. When Della was in Namche she bought this yak bell as a
The Importance of Landmarks
I meant to add a bit (to ‘Ultralight Hiking #102’) – actually quite a bit – about identifying and using ‘landmarks’. A ‘sense of direction’ needs to be learned and cultivated. I have spent so much of my life deep in the bush it seems to be almost unconscious to me, but it can be
Ultralight Hiking #102
First you figure out how to get your pack weight down to a sensible level say <5 kg skin out including your pack, mat sleeping bag, sat phone, sat messenger, shelter, first aid, cookset, clothes, pack rifle, ultralight fishing kit & etc – and hopefully you are able to do this without breaking the budget,
Happy Sixth Birthday Ultralight Hiker
Six years ago today my daughter Merrin kicked this blog off with this post: “Lately I have been working on a new website and Facebook page for my dad Steve‘s incredible Hiking Blog “The Ultralight Hiker“. If you or someone you know is interested in hiking, canoeing, camping, hunting etc in Gippsland, Australia and New
Hammock Hunting Till Dark:
The best hunting strategy is to be about where the deer are in the dawn and dusk. The easiest way to achieve this is to hammock camp so that you stop hunting when it gets dark, sling your hammock and tarp between two trees and start again at first light. If you have to knock
A Hiker’s Breakfast
A couple of new (to me) things I have been trying out which are delicious and super-simple. Continental Soup Sensations ‘Moroccan Vegetable Medley’ and Uncle Toby’s ‘Breakfast Bakes’. The Moroccan Soup is without a doubt the best cupasoup I have ever eaten. I have always sworn by their Lakhsa and Dutch Curry varieties – both
So What is Still Good and Cheap?
Interesting thoughts: 15 Things That Were Made For Poor People That Rich People Ruined – so what is still good and cheap? PS: I am loath to make suggestions unless I get priced out of life! When I was a kid we ate a lot of prawns which were cheap because ‘toffee noses’ hadn’t discovered
Coffee Straw
Unlike so many people I am not a coffee snob. I am happy with a cup of instant coffee (black). Besides which a cup of coffee never got lighter than that, but if you are a coffee connoisseur you no doubt want to know about every possible wrinkle for making a delicious cup of java