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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: tommo on December 06, 2009, 07:40:02 AM
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was just wondering what people take with then on extended trips our round aus trip is coming up really fast 14 weeks now and I'm trying to get together a sort of check list of things to take and not take? any help would be great!! :cheers:
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We usually end up with to much stuff so don't think i better answer this one.
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Take lots of cable ties of various sizes, they come in very handy.
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Here ya go mate...you choose......Hahahahaha ;D
Cooking & Kitchen Check List
• Fridge cover & base
• Bags to keep kitchen gear in
• Freezer blocks
• Billies - ones that nest inside one another
• Knife fork & spoons
• Billy hooks or Fencing wire
• Light - with gas bottle or spare fuel
• Bucket (s)
• Mantles
• Camp oven
• Matches
• Can-opener/Bottle opener/cork screw
• Mittens - to handle hot billies etc.
• Chairs
• Mixing Bowl
• Cleanex tissues
• Bowls, Dinner plates etc.
• Clothes pegs and line
• Portable Fridge or esky
• Colander (rice)
• Portable sink stand
• Cups or mugs
• Rubber gloves
• Cutting board
• Scourer - Stainless or nylon type
• Cutting or carving knife
• Screw on hanging hooks
• Detergent and disinfectant
• Set of plugs for sink(for camping area)
• Draining Spoon
• Shower unit
• Dust pan and brush
• Stove - with gas bottle or spare fuel
• Equipment bags for billies, frypans etc.
• Stove stand
• Fire lighters
• Table(s)
• Fly Veil
• Tea towels - two
• Fold Up Toilet
• Toasting Fork
• Food
• Toilet Paper
• Food box with fitting lid
• Tongs - Long
• Frypan
• Tripod or "Y" poles and cross bar
• Garbage bags and carry bags
• Washing up bowl
• Grill - to go over open fire
• Washing up cloth & brush
• Jaffle Iron
• Water Container(s) & Water
• Fridge
• Water purification Tablets
• Esky
Accommodation Equipment
• Air mattress
• Peg Puller
• Camping mat
• Pillow
• Self Inflating Mattress
• Repair Kit for mattress
• Coupling kit
• Sleeping Bag
• Door Mat for tent Swag
• Dry Bag for swag (keeps it clean and dry)
• Tarp to go under tent
• Dust Pan and brush
• Tent c/w poles, ropes and pegs
• Hammer
• Tent awning
• Light and spare batteries
Personal Equipment
• Binoculars
• Camera and films and Tripod
• Pocket knife
• Shirts
• Comb
• Shorts
• Dental Floss
• Soft bag for personal gear
• Fly Veil
• Sun burn cream
• Foot wear & socks
• Swimming costume
• Hair drier
• Thongs(for going to shower)
• Hat - wide brim
• Toiletry bag(tooth brush, paste, soap,etc)
• Insect repellent
• Towel
• Long sleeve shirt
• Warm clothing
• Long Trousers
• Water bottle
• Money, wallet, credit cards
• Wet weather gear
• Parka Whistle
Suggested List of Spares
• Additional spare wheel
• Pickets
• Air filter
• Pliers & vice grips
• Air transfer hose unit
• Plug spanner
• Assorted screwdrivers
• Points
• Axe
• Protective goggles
• Break fluid
• Recovery Bag for equipment
• Bull bag (air lift jack)
• Recovery Kit
• Cake of soap or hand cleaner
• Rope
• Chain saw or bow saw
• Rubber mallet
• Compass
• Shifting spanners
• D' Shackles - 3.2ton minimum 3 & 1/4 bolt
• Shovel
• Drag chain 5 or 6 metre
• Sledge hammer
• Drinking water (in a number of containers)
• Snatch block (8 ton)
• Engine, Gear box and Diff Oil
• Snatch strap
• Fire extinguisher
• Soldier and flux
• First aid kit and book
• Spanners & socket set
• Fuel filter
• Spare fan - ancillary belts
• Fuel tank repair kit
• Spare fuel and funnel
• Gas bottle and torch
• Spare fuses
• Ground sheet/ Radiator Blind
• Spare radiator hoses & clamps
• Hacksaw
• Spare Wheel
• Hammer
• Spare wheel studs & nuts
• Hessian bags
• Tie wire
• High lift jack and fittings
• Torch and batteries
• HV Leads & plugs
• Tree Protector - sling 3 metre
• Insulation tape & gaffa tape
• Tyre Bead breaker
• Jack c/w base plate 12"square x 1"
• Tyre leavers 2
• Jumper leads(compatible with your vehicle)
• Tyre pressure gauge
• Leather Gloves
• Tyre pump or compressor
• Length of plastic tube
• Tyre repair kit
• Main leaf or spring
• WD40
• Manufactures handbook
• Wheel brace
• Maps & map case
• Wheel chains
• Muffler repair kit
• Winch extension strap
• Note book and pencil
• Winch Hand 1600kg
• Paper Towel
• Winch shear pins
• Kitchen sink – double bowl
• Hoover washing machine
• Vacuum cleaner
• Personal slave
• No kids
Grrr!!!
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also , a good woman
cash or credit cards
stubby coolers
& a small ships anchor to be chucked out the back window to stop asuming this mess has actully started to move
ps. take a photo
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jelly snakes ( dont get stuck with the green ones )
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After doing lots of weekend type trips and then going away for a couple of weeks, one thing I forgot was a length of food grade hose for filling up the camper water tanks after a week or so on the road. There was always someone willing to loan us one in the caravan parks though.
Hope this helps, and good luck with your preparation as well as your trip. Keep the dream alive!!!
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Crazy dog has pretty much covered just about everything for a year on the road.
Only thing I would argue strongly on is the taking of a personal slave!!!
I usually AM the personal slave..... ;D ;D ;D
Just one helpful suggestion.
Make a full list of what you take. When you get home from every trip you do, delete one item that you found unnecessary.
After a while your list will be accurate.
Cheers
Brian
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if you take to much down size at a local op shop they will be almost as pleased as you will be .
i try to have 3 uses for everything or it stays home
eg. shovel
defence , should there be decent in the ranks
extraction , destucking should this happen
nature , should the call come
anyway you get the drift plan all you need then leave 1/2 or more at home
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clothes - get out what you want to take, put it on the bed, and then put half of it back! You'll find you will just wear the same things most of the time. Depending on where you are going, it may be a week or so between times when you can wash, and at $4 a load in the caravan parks, you want to be doing as little as possible. You find you just make your clothes last.
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blackcat
whats wrong with dirty clows in a 20L bucket with a lid , 3/4 full of water & soap as required then lash to the ct off you go washing as you go . rince hang out to dry the energy used to shake rattle & roll will move most stains
give it a go :cheers:
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We have a bucket with a good lid on it
I found it was good except when u had to rinse the darn clothes, at one stage i
didn't add washing power too it. Made it easier and they where still clean enough for us
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In all the above posts not one person mentioned the most important of all camping needs --- BEER ---- sorry but is there something wrong with me because I will not set up unless I have a few . :cheers:
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In all the above posts not one person mentioned the most important of all camping needs --- BEER ---- sorry but is there something wrong with me because I will not set up unless I have a few . :cheers:
No, I think you just about have it all covered and quite sanely so as well. It helps makes a crappy job seem a real pleasure to do. Too bad you can't utilise it when packing up. :cheers:
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snow your the gun on ths topic mate, wouldn't you say setup then have a few, not have a few either while setting up or before ??????
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snow your the gun on ths topic mate, wouldn't you say setup then have a few, not have a few either while setting up or before ??????
It is not unusual to have a coldy cracked prior to setting up. Though I will select a spot and park first. This can be an arduous task in itself the aftermath of which demands tempering with a soothing coldy. This then puts one in the correct mindset for the setup itself. :cup:
Mrs Snow can fully attest to it to the dribble I have just written. "It works, truely it does luvie" ;D ;D
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was just wondering what people take with then on extended trips our round aus trip is coming up really fast 14 weeks now and I'm trying to get together a sort of check list of things to take and not take? any help would be great!! :cheers:
Tommo, there is no formula for this because we are all different. The list up the page looks to cover 97% of what you need and a heap you don't so have good hard look at what's there.
What I will add to your mix is the idea that you need to leave some empty space in your rig. You will need to change the way you do things occasionally to get the best, most convenient, systems happening and the ability to repack without it being like a space puzzle will make that easier. Also, you will need to add the odd thing from time to time so that will need space as well. Even just going down to Coles to do the shopping can be trying when the car is always chockers.
No idea how much camper touring you have done but believe me when I tell you that your experience will be so much better if you stay lean on your takings. keeping things light and packed for convenience is the key to good times.
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It would help if you told us what sort of camper you will be travelling with (and no, I don't mean your partner!). What comes with it as standard? How big is it? What are you towing it with? All makes a difference.
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Trust you two to bring this thread back to earth ::) ;D
Also leave room for things that entertain you, ie, a book or two, board game, hobby (knitting.....well some people like knitting ???), boche set......that sort of thing.
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Knitting Snow?
I'll give you a call if i need a new cardy ;D
Darren
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fishfinder
arrrrrr come on which part of going bush needs to be explained to you .
to go bush , standard kit 2 slabs per person per day including non drinkers thats a good start .
in the event that the weather turns to mud who will notice or care
but at all times drink responsibly , or grog by any other nane
at no time drink & drive as you spill too much :cheers:
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Knitting Snow?
I'll give you a call if i need a new cardy ;D
Darren
Not me mate, I am probably as good a knitter as you are a hair stylist. ;D
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snow
yes beer tinnier blocks stubbies long necks 9ers 18ers coldies
best described as
VB
nudge nudge wink wink say no more
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so i need to take more beer then ;D I'm fine with that my tow vehicle is an 04 turbo diesel Triton single cab Ute with a canvas canopy covering the tray in the tray i will have 2 tool box's and the 40l engal I've got the tool box's set in from the side a bit to leave room for out jack, shovel, splitter and what not in that box is the saw, recovery gear, hand winch, compresser, engine oil and filters, tool kit and odds and ends.that's as far as I've got in regards to what I'm putting in there not sure what I'll keep in the other i was thinking of extending off the back edge of that box it make a spot to keep some fire wood and other dirty stuff.
out camper is an 09 tambo cooper with electric brakes, tail gate kitchen with bench extention, 70ltr water tank,end wall with window,draught skirt,treg hitch.... haven't put much thought in to what to put in there there in allready all out cooking stuff witch is totally covered apart from that.. ??
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What gear do I take? I like designer stuff, you know like Gucci loafers, Ralph Lauren polo shirts, etc ;D ;D
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Gucci loafers
????....been a while since I bought any designer clothes.....are they clothes or shoes of some description ??? ;D ;D I usually stick to the thongs ( only the ones you put on your feet !! ) ;D
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What gear do I take? I like designer stuff, you know like Gucci loafers, Ralph Lauren polo shirts, etc ;D ;D
And the finset asian silk sarongs........ewwww Toad :o, but not in public mate! Froggy...yes....Toady....No! ;D :cheers:
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snow
i thought might to be let in on a secret
when i travel i dont have to carry as much beer as you lot
as an old tinnie downer of many years experiance i have a deal with CUB
to reward me for many years of consumption they have offered to me , that where ever i go they will arrange to predeliver COLD SLABS of VB to any pub or bottle shop i might drive past
cant ask better than that for service
do you want me to pass on your nameto be put on the list :cheers:
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Gucci loafers
????....been a while since I bought any designer clothes.....are they clothes or shoes of some description ??? ;D ;D I usually stick to the thongs ( only the ones you put on your feet !! ) ;D
Loafers are fine quality leather slip on shoes, usually with gold trim or leather tassles. Had a pair (given to me) back in the 80's but tore the side out of one when I got it caught on the side of a pallet in the warehouse. Been wearing RM's ever since! 8)
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that where ever i go they will arrange to predeliver COLD SLABS of VB to any pub or bottle shop i might drive past
cant ask better than that for service
do you want me to pass on your nameto be put on the list :cheers:
No thanks mate, VB = errrrr :P It is little wonder CuB are keen to give it away, I mean who would want to buy it. ;D
I don't really drink that much anyway. :angel: Two or three and I end up like NK at a campfire.....asleep. :cheers:
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So there ARE people who actually drink this VB stuff you keep talking about - strange! Still, I suppose it's adequate as long as you pour it down so quickly that you can't taste it - and after the tenth one you probably can't tell the difference between VB and a proper beer anyway.
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pipeliner
VB is not for every body , just to good for you so i wont put your nane forward on the delivery deal sorry :cheers:
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pipeliner
VB is not for every body , just to good for you so i wont put your nane forward on the delivery deal sorry :cheers:
Phew!! you dodged that bullet Pipeliner. ;D ;D ;D
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pipeliner
VB is not for every body , just to good for you so i wont put your nane forward on the delivery deal sorry :cheers:
Personaly I reckon beer generally is horse piss but my bro in law loves the stuff. Drinks it like it's going out of fashion.. Well not all beer actualy. Even with his beer fetish he won't touch that VB garbage :cheers:
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pipeliner
VB is not for every body , just to good for you so i wont put your nane forward on the delivery deal sorry :cheers:
Personaly I reckon beer generally is horse piss but my bro in law loves the stuff. Drinks it like it's going out of fashion.. Well not all beer actualy. Even with his beer fetish he won't touch that VB garbage :cheers:
Just as well I brought Wild Turkey mixers around that day I dropped by Joff. :cup:
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so this is what happens when your thread gets taken over by piss heads ha ha :cheers:
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Sorry Tommo, I'll get it back on track mate.
Stubbie coolers.... at least take two. :cup:
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Anyone mentioned a dunny roll or two?
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Beer ain't drinkin'. >:D
Rock Lob
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Beer ain't drinkin'. >:D
Rock Lob
You mean "general-purpose tissue paper"
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Most of the place is we go to our beach for a trip.. We make sure that we bring binoculars, camera, shirts, foods, sun burns cream,knife, fruits, and others. We ensure that we do not forget any important stuffs.
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Sorry to bring this thread back to something less important but...
we try to take some silver bandage - you can get it from a good chemist but it costs a fair bit ($30 - $50) for an A5 piece.
Our 2 yr old badly burnt her arm when she was 15 months and this is the stuff the royal children's hospital used for it. Absolutely fantastic and can be used on basically every burn, graze etc and it will heal virtually scar-less. It needs soaking in (very clean if not sterile) water before application, then wrapped in cling wrap afterwards. Various neighbouring campers have used our stash so maybe we should start selling with a markup!
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Sorry to bring this thread back to something less important but...
we try to take some silver bandage - you can get it from a good chemist but it costs a fair bit ($30 - $50) for an A5 piece.
Our 2 yr old badly burnt her arm when she was 15 months and this is the stuff the royal children's hospital used for it. Absolutely fantastic and can be used on basically every burn, graze etc and it will heal virtually scar-less. It needs soaking in (very clean if not sterile) water before application, then wrapped in cling wrap afterwards. Various neighbouring campers have used our stash so maybe we should start selling with a markup!
Good point about the First Aid Kit, but think about your needs and what you might have to deal with... and that might mean you need to do a first aid course. One tip: after you discard the first layer off the roll, GladWrap is sterile and makes a good dressing on its own for burns, especially the ones too large for the non-stick dressings you find in most first aid kits. These wont be larger than 10cm.
Silver is anti-bacterial but as FlyingBushPig says, is expensive. $50 is more than most people spend on their entire first aid kit! At that price it's too tempting to cut a piece off your A5 sheet and keep the rest for later....maybe next year's trip? At which time it will no longer be sterile and you may introduce infection rather than prevent it.
Another point, people expect a lot more from you when they pay money. If you sell them something (even to cover your costs but more so with a mark-up) you run the risk of being sued when they don't get the promised result.
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I'm still having a laugh at the beer talk!!
I've always got the stubbie holders in the car but come home with more as I can't help myself, I usually try to use the one I just bought when drinking cause then I can look at it and remember where I am.
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95cruza
dont worry where you are ,, its can you get a refill soon enough to keep your self hydrated to the correct level . i myself cant read upside down so it dosent matter whats written on the cooler dose it ?
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If you sell them something (even to cover your costs but more so with a mark-up) you run the risk of being sued when they don't get the promised result.
It's ok, I was kidding about the selling part. We've been grateful that someone could benefit from it. One of the people we helped was trying to deal with a bad graze. I think the silver really allowed them to continue their trip which was nice.
Patr80l, have you got a thread or some pics up of your truck? I lived in the Basin for the last year so I've probably seen you about.
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tommo
when all this stuff is loaded & ALL 3 axels snap dont blame us you asked remember !!
have a great trip sit back & fill the memrey cells with sights only you will have see , try to tell others less fortunate than your self about it as you remember .!!!!
good seasons , good miles !
:cheers:
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If you sell them something (even to cover your costs but more so with a mark-up) you run the risk of being sued when they don't get the promised result.
It's ok, I was kidding about the selling part. We've been grateful that someone could benefit from it. One of the people we helped was trying to deal with a bad graze. I think the silver really allowed them to continue their trip which was nice.
Patr80l, have you got a thread or some pics up of your truck? I lived in the Basin for the last year so I've probably seen you about.
Hi, My truck is a white 2006 GU 3.0TDI. Not the sort to stand out in traffic!
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Hi, My truck is a white 2006 GU 3.0TDI. Not the sort to stand out in traffic!
Ok, I don't stand out much either yet...
Don't think I mentioned: for those who are still using 20 litre water drums, get a spare lid and drill it out (Bunnings). Insert caravan pump style tap ($20) - makes life so much easier.
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Spare stubby holders,a tube of Silverzine and a tube of Butesin Picrate,and dont forget the Aerogard.
The Butesin Picrate is a must 8)
PS:- dont forget the Tea Tree oil.
PPS:- Dont put silverzine on and then go out in the sun,It's full of silver and goes black in the sunlight!But being an ex-B/maker welder it stops the sting instantly,you may need a doctors script ( well worth the hassle believe me on this one ) this is for real burns,not sunburn,it bloody works,if you touch a hot exhaust for instance this stuff stops the pain in a minute and no scar! 8)
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Spare stubby holders,a tube of Silverzine and a tube of Butesin Picrate,and dont forget the Aerogard.
The Butesin Picrate is a must 8)
PS:- dont forget the Tea Tree oil.
PPS:- Dont put silverzine on and then go out in the sun,It's full of silver and goes black in the sunlight!But being an ex-B/maker welder it stops the sting instantly,you may need a doctors script ( well worth the hassle believe me on this one ) this is for real burns,not sunburn,it bloody works,if you touch a hot exhaust for instance this stuff stops the pain in a minute and no scar! 8)
A medical opinion on Silvazine:
Silvazine is not a first aid treatment but is used to treat and prevent infection. It is used on burns with more than a trivial area of broken skin/blistering. These are the sort of burns you should take to the doctor, hence the need for a script. (Silvazine contains sulphur. Some people are allergic. There are reasons it needs a doctor's script) It's not designed for symptom relief, although it's best kept in the fridge and any cool cream will be soothing. After you put silvazine on, the burn should be covered with a sterile dressing, and so would therefore be hidden from the sunlight. Normally someone on silvazine treatment would be having their dressings changed and wound reviewed each day by the nurse. Silvazine is kept in the clinic. I've used it for over twenty years but never written a script for it.
Infection is one factor that contributes to scarring, but more important is the depth or severity of the burn.
There are other creams available over the counter that are for numbing the sting of superficial burns with unbroken skin, eg Paxyl, which contains a local anaesthetic.
Patr80l MBBS.
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Don't forget the hammock!!
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swaggers
most important ,,,,,,, take the weather with you !
then you it will be good , or you will have to suffer " you should have been here last week mate "
:cheers:
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Old thread I know - but why do these lists always seem to miss my #1 spare?.........
SPARE CAR KEY!
Cheers,
Cam :cheers:
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SPARE CAR KEY!
Yep, I'll second that! On a Boy's trip a few years back we had camped in NE Vic's HC when the frost hit. We were all sitting around the fire when a mate went to his truck to find it locked...Keys and remote fob in ignition, all doors/tailgate closed and locked. We had to ration drinks for him to survive until morning when we found some wire and gained entry to the truck.
Still don't know how it locked....no 'jokers' 'fessed.....
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A medical opinion on Silvazine:
Silvazine is not a first aid treatment but is used to treat and prevent infection. It is used on burns with more than a trivial area of broken skin/blistering. These are the sort of burns you should take to the doctor, hence the need for a script. (Silvazine contains sulphur. Some people are allergic. There are reasons it needs a doctor's script) It's not designed for symptom relief, although it's best kept in the fridge and any cool cream will be soothing. After you put silvazine on, the burn should be covered with a sterile dressing, and so would therefore be hidden from the sunlight. Normally someone on silvazine treatment would be having their dressings changed and wound reviewed each day by the nurse. Silvazine is kept in the clinic. I've used it for over twenty years but never written a script for it.
Infection is one factor that contributes to scarring, but more important is the depth or severity of the burn.
There are other creams available over the counter that are for numbing the sting of superficial burns with unbroken skin, eg Paxyl, which contains a local anaesthetic.
Patr80l MBBS.
Good stuff Pat80l.. I find Emla works well for burns. Dan, our 7 year old put his hand on a fire ring a few years ago. After 30 mins in cold water I used Emla for pain relief.
It's a great cream and is also great to put on a splinter for eg. Wait 10 mins and then you can get the needle out and get the splinter. It is also great mixed with Cortisone (just a little) and used to provide relief for mozzie bits if they are bad enough.