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G'day Ravillac
The text books rightly describe Australia as the driest continent on earth (with the exception of Antartica as snow isn't counted as precipitation, ie rain).
But over here it really is a case of all or nothing (as recent weather events have shown
).
I'll tell you it is a sh!t load easier to go out in the bush for an extended period of time (when it's raining) than going for the same period of time when even the "permanent" creeks have been bone dry for a couple of years. I tell you it can really scew up the trout fishing in our mountains
Have you ever tried to carry enough water for 10 days (at a rate of 3 litres per day?). That works out at around 66 pounds of water, before anything else is added to the load. LOL
It really comes in handy knowing how to find water when the creeks are dry
Kind regards
Mick
The text books rightly describe Australia as the driest continent on earth (with the exception of Antartica as snow isn't counted as precipitation, ie rain).
But over here it really is a case of all or nothing (as recent weather events have shown
).I'll tell you it is a sh!t load easier to go out in the bush for an extended period of time (when it's raining) than going for the same period of time when even the "permanent" creeks have been bone dry for a couple of years. I tell you it can really scew up the trout fishing in our mountains
Have you ever tried to carry enough water for 10 days (at a rate of 3 litres per day?). That works out at around 66 pounds of water, before anything else is added to the load. LOL
It really comes in handy knowing how to find water when the creeks are dry
Kind regards
Mick