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The thrill of pursuing an adventure; whether it’s hiking at Kakadu National Park, 4WDriving along the Simpson Desert, heading out fishing in the crystal clear waters of Hervey Bay or camping out at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair, there is no denying the absolute isolation you feel from the rest of the world. Rushing out into the great outdoors and traveling to remote locations would require research and knowledge about the places you’re visiting as well as being smart about what to pack along with you throughout the journey. Apart from the obvious items, you’ll bring along, such as water and food, you always need to be prepared for the unexpected.  After all, we’re not all like Bear Grylls where we fight to survive.  Yes, we need to bring the right tools but we also need to have the right equipment.  There’s no shortage of equipment available out there, and it can get quite overwhelming to choose which one and what product is right for your next adventure. TRACKING YOUR WHEREABOUTS

Aussies are known to be an adventurous bunch and have always loved to explore our great country. Typically the best way we know how to explore our land is to travel in 4x4’s, caravans or trekking across the remote wilderness.  One thing that you will find out very quickly whilst travelling across the vast terrain, is that your mobile phone is basically rendered useless once you travel outside our major capital and regional centres. Most mobile networks cover 98% -99% of the population, which is great, however in land mass this equates to only around 20% of Australia having mobile coverage, the other 80% where you need communications even more, has nothing. Of course, there is radio, either UHF or HF. UHF is pretty inexpensive and easy to use, however even with a 5watt system the signal at best only carriers 17km. In the outback, most properties are bigger than that. HF carries further however is very expensive to install, at around $3,000 - $6,000 and most people find it very diff