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Tan & Tom Explore
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Making memories through Adventure & Travel. Share your awesomeness with the world!
Yowah Nut Opal, fossicking QLD outback
Our first time at Yowah fossicking and we found colour
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Outback Opal find - Fossicking Lightning Ridge & the towns hidden gems, NSW
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Watch Andrew (Down to Earth Opals) show us our Opals true colours. You may have also seen Andrew on ‘Outback Opal Hunters’ (14min into vid) A long weekend in Lightning Ridge/Grawin fossicking and touring the town. From sunrise at the Artesian Bore Baths to finding Opal, it was a magic weekend in outback NSW. We came home with many coloured specimens 😊 Day 1 - Tour of Lightning Ridge including A...
Overland Track - hiking 6 days Ronnie Creek to Lake St Clair - Tasmania hike highlights - 2022
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An incredible 6 days 5 nights on the Overland Track within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area.
Hiking gear - ultra light seat reviews 2022
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Sea to Summit self inflate seat &. folding foam seat pad S2S - from any good outdoor retailer Foam seat from Ultralight hiker
Overland Track - hiking gear pack list 2022 - Tasmania
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What we have packed to undertake 6 days & 5 nights on the Overland Track, Tasmania, Australia
Overland Track - hiking pack food list 2022 - Tasmania
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What we packed to eat for our 6 day, 5 night Overland Track hike.
Hi, what were your thoughts on the deck pegs? Did you end up using them?
base weight and total weight with food and water plz
Thanks for your video! How many Litres is your sea to summit dry bag?
Great info but you didn't indicate what you have for breakfast. Could you give me some ideas or do you just stick with porridge like most people. cheers
Thank you for sharing your Overland Hiking Adventure with us.
Such a good weight Tan. Got same bag and although doing on a tour have tried eatch weight of everything checking grams but am near 17 18 with food. I think sleep mat and bag and tent make a difference esp as I've decanted things to tiny jars. Love a full packnlist from you both to compare.. keen to improve
thanks for sharing!! really helpful :D
Thx. Did you get super hungry not having anything for breakfast? My food bag seems to be a lot bigger and trying to work out what I am taking too much of
Great trip!! Heading there in a few months. Did you end up using the spring loaded anchors for your tent? Recommended? Thank you.
Both our sister & ourselves used the spring loaded deck anchors and they were excellent. There are chains on most platforms to use but they don’t always get all points required on the test. Safe travels & enjoy - it’s a brilliant hike!
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Nice gamble on giving the rock a swi g with the 🔨
haha first time fossicking the nuts so weren't 100% sure what we really were looking for. There were a few swings of the hammer through the morning 🤣
Can I ask in the rock does it stay like that or cut it out make into jewellery
Great question. There is always the option cut & shape a gem for use in jewellery or keep as a specimen which is what we did. After we had our nut cut we put it in a display case.
Hi Tan & Tom, Its grate to see your gear and sharing the experience of preparation. I see in previous comments you mentioned about a spreadsheet with more information about gear & etc. will you be able to share it ? Three of us planning to do OT early next year and looking forward to bring down our packs weight down to 15kg limit. TIA. Cheers
Yes sorry I had been side tracked 😬 I’ll provide more detail shortly
Very nice Ребята вы австралийцы?? А только вам можно добывать опалы , или можно приехать с другого континента и как- то зарегистрироваться или записаться на добычу опалов. Есть ли туры туристические по добыче опалов. Спасибо
Thank you 😊
Well done guys
Thank you 🙏 😊
I am a new subscriber and a huge fan of opals. Excellent video. I hope your channel grows 🐝
Thank you for your kindness 😊 We love opals as well but are very new to fossicking so still much to explore & learn
Great trip, lovely find. Well done
Thanks Jeff, we appreciate you taking the time to watch 😊
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Thank you 🙏
Please also fine black stone
Hi Mahana, can you share a little more info please 🙂 Black stone?
Thanks for the Video
Happy you enjoyed the short vid
Thank you! 🥰
You are welcome - Happy Hiking :-)
Thanks for the info Tan and Tom, we're really keen to keep our load low weight for when we hike the overland at the end of this year. I'm would like to know your clothing list especially for a female - love to hear Tan's research on low weight products/ brands and how many items of each and what you found was essential clothing after being on the trip. I'm aware that weather would play a huge factor but did you wash your clothes during the hike? What were you wearing when you bathe in the rivers or did you skinny dip :)
Sorry I missed this comment Lisa. I'll dig out my spreadsheet over the weekend and comment back here :-)
What a beautiful gem to finish what looked like a incredible holiday
Thank you 🙏 we really enjoyed it
take pics sideways next time other than that great short sweet video doing this in a week first time also local born ...can't wait
Thank you 🙏 great tip
it's different strokes for different folks...I had a wet hike last and had to sit on a log and hurt my butt cheeks the next morning so I'm not sure what to do yet ?
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now thats a good idea making a day pack in a sealed lock glad bag and labelling it so you dont have to pull the food bag out and go dibing every few hts for a snack etc great idea you two love it...ps stay away from sea to summit its cheap nasty crap like kmart and big w anaconda etc
Thanks, still discovering and learning :-)
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hi great video...just wanting to touch on a few things...sea to summit isn't that great it's like cheap as....don't use Bushman's use aeroguard fabric...wait what water bladder in Tasmania lol nah ya don't need it everywhere has water lol great idea with spare clothes in that stuff sack...Nemo does do good gear I have the mat...Mont tent and sleeping bag....done well try to spend that little bit more coin on prices and you'll be happy with the better product...check out the Luci light outdoor....other than that you did well....ya just forgot the beer lol
haha thank you and yes definitely was missing the hip flask
Love my tinker belle!
Absolutely the best 🙌
Are you still able to fossick of the dumps in grawin? We were told a few months ago it’s closed to the public an only open to miners due to OH&S issues
Daniel that is correct for the big dumps on the left-hand side on your way into Grawin - OMG they are huge, bigger than a football field but yes closed due to safely. Lots of signage so you can't be mistaken. However locals can direct you to places where you are permitted to fossick (always pays to have a beer at the pub). Also there is a small area at the Glengarry Hilton. Back in town there is an area outside the 'Open Mine Adventure' you can fossick that is included in your tour charge, they get their dumps from Grawin.
@@tantomexplore1791 Thank you very much, friends an I have been up there a few times now but hadn’t been back in over 5 years. I know the mullock heaps your talking about. The “white mountains” haha Might have to get to the sheep yards an have a beer or two 🍻 thanks heaps again 😎
Wipes are not biodegradable. They have the half-life of plutonium. Just go “naturale” for a couple of days ffs
Thanks Paul, we'll do further research before the next big multi day to see what else is out there as a replacement, note these were sold as biodegradable and eco friendly from a reputable hiking shop & we do follow principles of 'leave no trace'. From Tan's view point, 6 days for a woman without keeping the area down there clean leads to other problems so each to their own. Happy hiking :-)
So awesome. Well done guys so proud of you 👏
Thank you sweet 🌻
Not sure if this is too late for you, but it looks like a lightweight lock for your pack is helpful to keep the birds out of your food, especially if you leave your pack on trail for a side trip. Have a blessed trip
Hi Warren, thank you we were fortunate to have no birds in our packs thanks to the small slide lock carabiners we used. Unfortunately we did see a few packs not so fortunate on the track.
So great to hear you loved our Folding Foam Sit Pads, they are one of our site's best sellers for all the reasons you mentioned. Looking forward to following more adventures guys
Thank you & we can see why it is a great seller for you. We are doing Everest Base Camp next year but will plan a few smaller hikes in between
Please do a video on the hike!!
We are working on one :-) stay tuned
Breakfast?
Great question - with early starts we find it easier to have a mid morning protein bar and snack on our trail mix throughout the day.
Hi Tan and Tom , thank you for the pack and food list , very helpful , we didn’t really know what to carry with us for the overland track. we are looking forward to know about your tips and feedback :) we are going to do the overland track the17th of February 2021. Thank you again for your precious tips :) Lisa and Matt
Thank you for your kind words and now not long until you start your own OT adventure. We hope you are blessed with great weather :-) Remember to look where you have come from and not just where you are going - take care, T & T