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193506 [2014/11/01 05:36] – [Jack Debert Interview's Tom Herbert (Parlorphone Recording).] emmanuelle_c | 193506 [2014/11/14 14:42] – [THE KOWMUNG-WITH VARIATIONS.] emmanuelle_c | ||
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===== Why Wear Winter Woolies When Weather Wax Wery Wintry? A Personal Parley With Paddy Pallin. ===== | ===== Why Wear Winter Woolies When Weather Wax Wery Wintry? A Personal Parley With Paddy Pallin. ===== | ||
- | When I arrived at Paddy' | + | When I arrived at Paddy' |
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+ | If I am rubbing my hands because __it' | ||
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+ | "What are your views on sleeping bags?" was my neat question. "Well there are two views of sleeping bags", replied Paddy, "the inside and the outside. I prefer the inside" | ||
- | IfI ea rubbing my hands because it's cold, not because I'M cold" said Paddy enigmatically, | ||
- | "What are your views an sleeping bags?" was my neat question. 'Veil there are two views of sleeping bags", replied Paddy, "the inside and the outside. I | ||
- | prefer the inside" | ||
- | and smiled reassuringly at me. Thus encouraged, I took the bull by the horns, "Are yomr sleeping bags warm enough for the coldest wcather?" | ||
- | promptly, "if they were they'd be much too warm for the majority of nights. One | ||
- | of my regular sleeping bags is right for 75% of camping conditions but on very hot nights they' | ||
"What is the remedy?" | "What is the remedy?" | ||
- | *Most people can put up with the warm nights and on a cold night a couple of | + | |
- | extra sweaters and a pair of long woolly underpants will generally do the trick. By the way I heard of a good stunt a little while ago. Get a p:' | + | *Most people can put up with the warm nights and on a cold night a couple of extra sweaters and a pair of long woolly underpants will generally do the trick. By the way I heard of a good stunt a little while ago. Get a piece of flannel about 12" wide and 4 or 5 feet long and after putting on all your extra clothing, wrap it round the waist - it should go about 1 1/2 times round. Have the extra half turn at the back so that you get a double thickness at the back. I have tried out the idea and it works well. The idea came from South Africa. They call it a "Veldt Blanket" |
- | wrap it round the waist - it should go about liF times round. Have the extra half turn at the back so that you get a double thickness at the back. I have tried out the idea and it works well. The idea came from South Africa. They call it a "Veldt Blanket" | + | |
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"What about a person who is a cold sleeper?" | "What about a person who is a cold sleeper?" | ||
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"If a person knows he is a cold sleeper he should have a bag made with a few ounces extra of down in it. It doesn' | "If a person knows he is a cold sleeper he should have a bag made with a few ounces extra of down in it. It doesn' | ||
- | "What do you think " | ||
- | Just then a few customers arrived and so have another try later. | ||
- | P.S. Paddy tells me that those 8 foot Zipps cost 12/-, Elastic in the top 0 ( extra and additional dawn 31- per ounce. | ||
- | PADDY PALLIN, 312 George St. over Hallam' | ||
- | our interview terminated, but we'll | ||
- | THE KOWMUNG-WITH VARIATIONS. | + | "What do you think of this?" said Paddy as he produced a few yards of Zipp, " |
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+ | Just then a few customers arrived and so our interview terminated, but we'll have another try later. | ||
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+ | P.S. Paddy tells me that those 8 foot Zipps cost 12/-, Elastic in the top 1/6 extra and additional dawn 1/- per ounce. | ||
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+ | PADDY PALLIN, 312 George St. over Hallam' | ||
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+ | ===== THE KOWMUNG-WITH VARIATIONS. | ||
(concluded) | (concluded) | ||
- | SATURDAY | + | |
- | We awoke about 7 a.m, and found that we had certainly camped in a rough locality. Rocks large and small surrounded us on all sides and the river roared through the canyon nearby. By the map our position seemed to be about one and a | + | __SATURDAY |
- | half miles above Hanrahants | + | |
- | slipped when crossing logs: in fact for the next couple of days my balance was all astray. This was probably | + | We awoke about 7 a.m. and found that we had certainly camped in a rough locality. Rocks large and small surrounded us on all sides and the river roared through the canyon nearby. By the map our position seemed to be about one and a half miles above Hanrahan' |
- | had been a hard day all through with the last couple of hours most trying. I should not like to compute the thousands of foot-pounds of energy used up in lumping a 45 lb. pack 500 feet up a rock face at an angle of 70 degrees. What was needed was a dayls rest, but alas: We were short of food. | + | |
- | After Werong there was an improvement. Grassy flats and rough patches | + | After Werong there was an improvement. Grassy flats and rough patches alternated, but, praise be to Allah, no granite canyons. The day had been warm early and the sky was now overcast. As we commenced to pick our way through the beginnings of Rudder' |
- | alternated, but, praise be to Allah, no granite canyons. The day had been warm | + | |
- | early and the sky was now overcast. As we commenced to pick our way through the beginnings of Rudder' | + | Made a late start in the afternoon (5 p.m.) and until dark walked as hard as the conditions and our conditions allowed. We camped in a rather good cave - one of the few on the Kowmung |
- | in a few seconds a heavy rain and thunderstorm was in action. We took shelter under trees - more or less dry - and taking | + | |
- | Made a late start in the afternoon (5 p.m.) and until dark walked as hard as the conditions and our conditions allowed. We camped in a rather good cave - one of the few on the Kung - and after some cooking and eating crawled into our | + | __SUNDAY |
- | sleeping bags at about 9 p.m. (11 miles). | + | |
- | SUNDAY | + | |
I found that the eel line which I had set the night before had not been | I found that the eel line which I had set the night before had not been | ||
disturbed. There were eels in that part of the river because I had seen one about four feet long swimming downstream the day before, hut apparently they were all good Mahommedans and gave our bacon a wide berth. | disturbed. There were eels in that part of the river because I had seen one about four feet long swimming downstream the day before, hut apparently they were all good Mahommedans and gave our bacon a wide berth. | ||
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The country passed through was full of variety, rough creeks, granite | The country passed through was full of variety, rough creeks, granite | ||
canyons, steep ridges, grassy river flats and a little road. The river roared through rapids, trickled over stones and at times flawed placidly. In fact, for continual change of scene - give me the Kawmung. | canyons, steep ridges, grassy river flats and a little road. The river roared through rapids, trickled over stones and at times flawed placidly. In fact, for continual change of scene - give me the Kawmung. | ||
- | PAGES FROM THE PAST. | + | |
- | A RETROSPECTION. | + | ===== PAGES FROM THE PAST. A RETROSPECTION. |
"Say Wall how about something for the / | "Say Wall how about something for the / | ||
came to join the Club - good trips of the past - humourous happenings - you know, something breezy:" | came to join the Club - good trips of the past - humourous happenings - you know, something breezy:" | ||
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So in closing this my retrospection, | So in closing this my retrospection, | ||
WAITER ROOTS | WAITER ROOTS | ||
- | SOCIAL | + | |
+ | ===== SOCIAL | ||
16th February, the 'th. Annual swimming Carnival was held at Mosquito | 16th February, the 'th. Annual swimming Carnival was held at Mosquito | ||
Camp on the Woronora River, Weather and other conditions were ideal. There | Camp on the Woronora River, Weather and other conditions were ideal. There |
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