I agree with Rocky, wet weather gear is a waste of time,,,,we had no wet days at all but my clothes were soaked from sweat from day one.KEEP YOUR FEET DRY.

There was a concrete water tank just next to the car park in the camping area,not sure if its full or not,it looked pretty old.The toilet there is worse than anything you'll see in PNG.Ive been there a few times and the car park is always full but the camping area was just about empty, one or two tents.

QUOTE(K*I*M @ 7 Sep 2009, 01:51 PM) [snapback]10258[/snapback]Thanks Geoff (and Peter)!So I'll take something warm for the night time then.I'm sure a million other questions will pop-up here, just can't think of any right now!Cheers,KimIt wont be cold at night, I went in July and only had 2 cool nights.

Tom is spot on, its a good spot to train.

they cost from $50 to $300 and weigh about as much as a ipod,,but its just more junk to carry.A note book is better.

digital voice recorders, I just googled them,,theres zillions to choose from.My boots have probably gone feral by now and could attack if you get too close.

you ever thought of getting a little hard drive voice recorder,,there cheap enough and very small.While your on the track see if my old boots are still on the log a couple of hours out of Goldie River.

Hi Fluppy.2 of the girls on our trek kept journals.You normally stop for morning tea, lunch and maybe afternoon tea, so theres time to jot down a few notes.

I think cold might be the least of your troubles…..

thanks,,,I might get a pair or 2 for next time…

This place is in W.A. and does mail order stuff for the military.A few camping and outdoors shops sell them as well,,but Ive not found one yet.http://www.kitbag.com.au/category151_1.htm

Paddy Palin has a good choice of stuff normally.Im not sure of their address, I think theres one in the city and one at Chatswood.

We had a couple of lovely poems read out on our trek. I cant remember the name of the poems but Im sure Gail will know.

Ive had one of those Deuter packs for quite a while,,,but got it for about $300 from Annaconda on special.I carried it myself on Kokoda and found it to be very comfortable and water tight even without the rain cover on.The rain cover on the Deuter pack is rolled up and tucked away at the bottom of the pack in its own zippered compartment.It is…[Read more]

yes it was,,and thats quite ok.

From Wiki.Australian OrganizationIn the Australian Army, a platoon is commanded by a Lieutenant, assisted by a Platoon Sergeant (who holds the rank of Sergeant). A doctrinal platoon from an infantry company consists of three sections of nine men plus a platoon signalman, giving the platoon a strength of 30 men. Each section is commanded by a…[Read more]

Hi Gail.Everything Wendy said about the boys is true, they are all true professionals and we all came to depend on them.Rhonda , Anne and I want to thank you all so much for a trip that we will never forget.Peter.

I agree with the above as well,,,larger boots are a no no.Breathable boots are good, but Kokoda is way too wet for them and your boots wont dry out. It took 4 days to dry a single pair of socks that were hanging off my pack, its just too humid and you are beneath the jungle canopy and not in direct sunlight for very long.Water proof boots will…[Read more]

QUOTE(Geoff Hardie @ 13 Aug 2009, 07:24 PM) [snapback]10034[/snapback]I note the just announced response to the tragedy by Charlie Lynn of Adventure Kokoda, a NSW parlimentarian and very experienced Kokoda tour operator of approx 20 years.In the past I have made it known that I do not agree with the large numbers his organisation often include…[Read more]

I tried to get an older New Zealand made Macpac,,but could not buy one for love nor money.I think the newer ones are chinese.