[hawkgirl]

good thread btw

we disappear on 10,000 acres a couple of times a year. These are the things that we now don't leave home without -
*a decent shovel & tomahawk
*a grill off an old bbq - fits neatly over the fire pit (hence the decent shovel) & allows for frypans & saucepans & kettle all at once
* a can of areostart for ticks
* dry ice. In a normal or new tropicool stlye esky, line with a space blanket, put a thickish layer of normal ice at the bottom, add food etc the on top put a bag of dry ice wrapped in a tea towel or similar, fold ends of space blanket in & close esky. Has kept meat frozen for 4 days in 35 deg plus days. Dont leave bottles or cans in during a 6 hour drive or they will be frozen when you get where you're going.
*black plastic - great under swags, shower spots
*cheap solar garden lights from bunnings - clip onto tent ropes

we do take lots more, enough to totally fill the ute tray, but some of that is 120L water & 20L of fuel, plus a spare battery .

here is a pic - note the lack of anything. Its like that for the full 360 view