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Hiking towels differ from regular towels by material. The downside to most hiking towels is they are slightly less water-absorbent than cotton towels and can feel synthetic to the touch. The use of microfibre means the towels are light weight, pack small and dry quickly. We used the towels many times each day, got them wet, covered in sand, rolled them up, hung them out to dry, sat on them, stood on them, did everything you would practically think to do with a towel, and they finished the journey looking and smelling as great as they did when I first pulled them out of the postage pack.

One of the Top 5 Priorities in a Survival Situation Water, warmth, signals, shelter and food are the top 5 priorities in a survival situation, according to survival expert Bob Cooper. The loss of 2 litres of water depletes our rational thinking by 25% Water needs to be consumed at 250 mills every time you need to drink, that will hydrate your body’s organs including your brain. Over drinking is known as Hyponatremia” says outback survival expert Bob Cooper. Born and educated in Western Australia, Bob Cooper is one of Australia’s leading bush-craft and survival instructors and has delivered Outback Safety and Survival courses since 1990.

Hansons Peak via Little Horn and Lake Wilks is a 10km, grade 4 circuit hike, located in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. Nice little scramble with a chain to get up with spectacular views overlooking Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain particularly giving a great view of the Little Horn aspect of Cradle Mountain. Major features are Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff in the northern end, Mount Pelion East, Mount Pelion West, Mount Oakleigh and Mount Ossa in the middle and Lake St Clair in the southern end of the park. Cradle Mountain lies at the northern end of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

Zorali promote these as ‘hiking pants that don’t look like hiking pants. ‘over the summit’ to be concerned with my mating appeal and to be honest, they look like a lot of other hiking pants that I have worn so was not really sure how they look different to hiking pants. I had a look at Zorali’s website to see if it explained what these were for but couldn’t find any info. The Recycled Venture Pants show no sign of wear, are light weight and comfortable to hike in, they pack small for ease of stowing in your pack for overnight hikes, are relatively light weight and so far, I am happy with them.