Canyoning and bushwalking gear is not only vitally important to your safety and comfort, it can be a major financial investment. While we don’t claim to be experts, the following reviews are based on our real-world experiences using these products in some pretty tough terrain. There’s no such thing as a perfect piece of gear — what works great in one setting can be seriously limited in another — but hopefully our examination of the pros and cons of various items may help you with your own decision making.
- Astral Hiyak
- La Sportiva TX3 approach shoe
- Bestard Canyon Guide
- 5.10 Guide Tennie approach shoe
- Dunlop Volley
- 5.10 Water Tennie (Discontinued)
- adidas Hydro Pro (Discontinued)
- 5.10 Canyoneer 2 (Discontinued)
- 5.10 Canyoneer SAR (Discontinued)
- Thermals: Brubeck Merino Extreme
- SealSkinz ‘Submerge’ waterproof socks
- Edelrid Canyon 9mm static floating rope
- Kong Hydrobot — Abseiling descender
- Summit Gear ‘Canyon’ pack
Bushwalking / camping / trekking equipment:
- Optimus Crux Lite bushwalking stove
- The Speedy Stitcher
- Mont Moondance 2 — lightweight two person tent
- ZPacks Ultralight Cuben Fiber Rain Jacket
- Terra Rosa Gear Exploring Tarp
- Oz Trail Hiker Fly
- Thermarest Neo Air (2011 edition)
- ACR ResQLink Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
- Platypus Water Tank 6L
- Wild Swimming Sydney (Sally Tertini and Steve Pollard)
- Canyoning in the Alps: Northern Italy and Ticino (Simon Flower)
- Canyons Near Sydney (5th edition) (Rick Jamieson)
- Colo River Passes and Routes: A bushwalkers guide (Brian Corlis)