Larapinta Trail introduction & FAQ
Each year at Lone Dingo we receive countless enquiries about walking the Larapinta Trail, mostly gear related but also about all other aspects of walking the trail. We address some of the [...]
Fixing the puncture in your deflating mattress
Modern day inflatable and self inflating mattresses are awesome! Until they go flat. Then they’re just a groundsheet. Luckily fixing a puncture in your mattress is no more difficult than [...]
Hygiene on the Trail
From time to time dysentery exposes itself as common ailment among Larapinta Trail walkers. A couple of years ago dysentery was particularly rife at the height of the walking season to the point [...]
Walking the Larapinta Trail? It’s supposed to be fun.
The Larapinta Trail is a committing hike if you do all of it; around 2 weeks of hiking for most. That’s a longer time on a trail than most even quite experienced hikers will spend on a single [...]
Watch out for the Spinifex!
If you are walking in the central ranges you will quickly become acquainted with spinifex; from afar it can look soft and lush, when it flowers it can look like a field of wheat. Up close, it’s [...]
Selecting a compact sleeping bag for hiking in the Central Australian winter
Winter in the central Australian desert is cold, very cold! Try minus 5 degrees C on occasion, you could be sleeping above the snowline at that temperature. To stay warm in a compact hiking [...]
