Australia & New Zealand Outdoor Adventure Forum

Whenever we have been camping, we have also used the portable stoves that you can buy from most camp equipment specialists. I think a lot depends on where you are actually going camping though, and if we have set up camp in a remote area that's away from everyone, we usually try and go down the trad...

I think that there's a part of all of us that likes the idea of packing a camper van and touring the world, not knowing where we are going to end up from one day to the next, not many of us have the chance to do that though. Family, work, responsibilities take over our lives theses days and unfortun...

For me a lot depends on exactly how unplanned the road trips are. More often than not, when we take a road trip we are prepared and know exactly where we're going and when, but on the odd occasion we do just set off with no particular destination in mind. When it comes to unplanned road trips, I thi...

I've never been scuba diving, but if I had the chance then I'd certainly give it a go. There are many places around the world that are recommended, but around the Australian coast is regarded as the best area in the world when it comes to any sort of diving. One day I may get the chance to do it, ma...

One road trip that I intend to go on is in the USA and Route 66. I know that probably sounds a bit predictable as I think most people will want to travel that route in their lifetime, but it's just something that I've always wanted to do, but never quite been able to go over there for one reason or ...

Whenever I travel to another country, I also always try and follow all the rules. Here in the UK, we have a busy tourist industry and when people from other countries come here I would also expect them to follow our laws, so that's only fair that I follow theirs. Having said that though, in some cou...

When I was younger, me and a few friends that was all into biking did a few long distance trips around the UK and in Europe, but I'm not sure I'd fancy doing it now. Riding a motorbike demands concentration more than driving a car, and when you are riding long distances U found that it wasn't just m...

Knowing your capabilities is also important. When we was younger we would think nothing of trying things and failing, only to keep trying until we managed to do something, but as we get older we have to be more careful. I'm not saying we should curb our sense of adventure, but at the same time we ar...

Depending where I am cycling to, and what I'm doing when I get there, I either love or hate cycling in the rain, and there's no in-between. If I am cycling to and from work then there's nothing worse than getting half way there and it raining. You then have to sit all day at work in damp clothes and...

Sadly, flat tyres are just all part and parcel of cycling, and no matter how much care you take, the fact is that they will and do happen. I went through a spell a few years ago when I had about 4 punctures in 4 rides over a couple of weeks, but recently I have been quite lucky. Puncture repair kits...