Hi all, I received Mike's dvd quite some time ago now and can highly recommend it. Absolutely brilliant with a good idea of what it's REALLY like. Love the map that came with it as I was able to refer to it at various points in the dvd. Think I might even laminate it and take it with me when I trek Kokoda in October. The only thing I thought…[Read more]

OMG – I cried the whole way through. What an incredibly powerful poem.

Thanks guys for all your support. I have discovered much over the last few days breaking my boots & feet in. I found the problem with my toe (rather my boot) was that the tongue on the left boot was more bulged at the bottom than the right boot. Some gentle stretching and manipulating of the tongue fixed this.Now however, that same tongue is…[Read more]

I can understand where you are coming from Mozero – but I think you will be well accepted and have not a thing to worry about. The 'Fuzzy Wuzzy's' really are angels and I believe they will take good care of you with no predjudice. Although the Australian's fought against the Japanese and vice-versa, they all still fought. All three sides (PNG…[Read more]

Hubby now wants a bigger tent than the one we already purchased for Kokoda (which was a black-wolf Stealth Mesh tent or something to that effect). He now wants to buy a 2 person Exped Aries Mesh tent. RRP – $599, weight: min 2.2kg, packed: 2.67kg because we will now be buying an extra daypack…[Read more]

I'm taking as my extra pair of shoes, a set of 'Crocs' for walking around the campsite/river crossings. Hubby is looking at taking those fishing-slipper type things (I have no idea what they're called, sorry). Basically, (from what I understand) they're made out of wetsuit material and suitable for fishing on craggy rocks/barnacles/rock pools…[Read more]

And in fact if I had not paid my deposit to this other company, then I would be (and have no hesitation in recommending) trekking with KTL. It's a shame I didn't stumble upon this website sooner than I did at the time of paying the (non-refundable) deposit :/

What about spring-loaded ones? I've heard they're very good for pushing off with for that extra 'umf' as they say, but wouldn't they get all clogged up with mud etc on Kokoda?

What about spring-loaded ones? I've heard they're very good for pushing off with for that extra 'umf' as they say, but wouldn't they get all clogged up with mud etc on Kokoda?

One Planet brand 'Frog & Toad' – Details/specs:Harness: Mini Sizes: Universal Capacity (litres): 40 Pockets: Internal Attachments: 2 x Poles, Keys Bottle Pockets: 2 (not sure if hydration-pack compatible though)Fabric: 1000 Denier Nylon Weight (kg): 1.4 Colours: Black/PlatypusBlack/ForestBlack/CherryLink to pic: http://www.oneplanet.co…[Read more]

One Planet brand 'Frog & Toad' – Details/specs:Harness: Mini Sizes: Universal Capacity (litres): 40 Pockets: Internal Attachments: 2 x Poles, Keys Bottle Pockets: 2 (not sure if hydration-pack compatible though)Fabric: 1000 Denier Nylon Weight (kg): 1.4 Colours: Black/PlatypusBlack/ForestBlack/CherryLink to pic: http://www.oneplanet.co…[Read more]

One Planet brand 'Mini-Freddy' – Details/specs:Harness: Mini Sizes: Universal Capacity (litres): 45 Access: 1Pockets: Internal Bottle Pockets: 1 + 1 Bladder holderFabric: Waterloc Canvas, Poly binding Weight (kg): 1.7 Colours Nu Blue/Cherry or Slate/Forest Link to pic: http://www.oneplanet.com.au/adventure/mini-freddy

One Planet brand 'Mini-Freddy' – Details/specs:Harness: Mini Sizes: Universal Capacity (litres): 45 Access: 1Pockets: Internal Bottle Pockets: 1 + 1 Bladder holderFabric: Waterloc Canvas, Poly binding Weight (kg): 1.7 Colours Nu Blue/Cherry or Slate/Forest Link to pic: http://www.oneplanet.com.au/adventure/mini-freddy