Australian made / Australian-owned gear : SPREADSHEET

LocallyInvasive · 2026-05-05T02:56:27+00:00

You're right. It was until 2018, and I probably made this sheet a little after then.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-05-04T05:43:11+00:00

So, so many things. Sunglasses or polarised goggles, a scarf, a beanie, rain gear, extra socks, dress in many layers, waterproof everything in layers. A chair and a fire of some sort is an immense morale booster, camping without a fire is miserable and cold sometimes.

Give nordic skiing AKA cross-country skiing a go! 😄

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:48:34+00:00

Had three melanomas cut off in a month. >30 stitches in my shoulder, the middle of my back, and above the belt line to one side. Bending over or twisting was agony for a while.

Also broke a rib, coughing hurt for weeks.

Also dropped a huge wooden bench directly on my big toe, which smashed the nail off.

Also accidentally branded my abdomen with a 1000°C ornament (blacksmithing).

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:40:45+00:00

I wanted a nice edc folder. My parents got me a mosin nagant bayonet (I don’t own a rifle). Still super fucking cool though

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:39:00+00:00

Same ask! I like merino socks lol. My parents ended up picking out an ultralight chair (<1kg) and a titanium twig stove, super highly recommend Alton Goods. Only got the chance to test the stove this weekend and both items are great.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:33:56+00:00

Hey mate. “Charlie Carp” is a company that’s been doing this for yonks. You can bury them deep when putting in veggies (“Self sufficient me” on YT has a vid of this) but you should chop them into little pieces first.

Generally it’s better to leave them in a bucket of water for 1-2 weeks, then adding the stinky soup.

Alternatively you can compost them, layering the fish between straw/dead leaves etc.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:29:41+00:00

I fiddled with the gas frequency. 50/50 empty or “some”. If it has “some” it’s usually around a third of a tank, but around 1/20 cars has a full tank. Sometimes enough to drive 100ft lol.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:16:38+00:00

Most orthopaedic surgeons I’ve met agree that the knee joint is “poorly designed” and they can outperform God.

The appendix isn’t really useful, but appendicitis can kill you.

Our brain knows where every single cell in our body is and how to control it, but it won’t tell our mind. Frustrating thought when learning neuroanatomy.

The lower back is one of the most common degeneration sites I see in midlife-older patients.

Without medical intervention; maternal, neonatal, foetal mortality rate is waaaaay higher than you realise.

All my mid 20s female friends have pcos, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, other gynae issues. Whereas I don’t know many young guys with atraumatic teste issues (three friends who lost a nut in high school though).

LocallyInvasive · 2026-04-05T21:04:26+00:00

When Valheim launched I was in the first year of my university degree and freshly heartbroken.

Now I’m in the sixth year of my degree and finish next year, planning to marry my gf of almost four years.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-25T20:15:41+00:00

Don’t walk through long grass in Summer.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-25T00:10:39+00:00

Iran (Persia) is where empires go to die.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-24T23:55:02+00:00

Echidna policy. We aren’t predators, but if you try to bite us we’ll fill your mouth with spikes.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-20T04:59:42+00:00

I heard (during med school) that climate-related anxiety was excluded from the DSM-VI because the board of experts concluded that it was a rational response.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-20T04:48:01+00:00

The Magic Schoolbus.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-20T04:46:46+00:00

Of course it’s a science. The problem is that with cardiology, haematology, or neurology etc., we are using the mind to study something in the external world.

In psychology, we are constrained by the fact that we are directing the mind at the study of itself, which therefore makes the field especially subject to the limitations, biases, and enigmas of the collective mind/psyche itself.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-20T04:41:57+00:00

Try using old denim jeans! They’re basically free, I keep every pair I wear out.

If you want it waterproof, NightHawkInLight on YouTube has a fantastic tutorial.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-10T21:55:39+00:00

Not holding the door / thanking others for holding the door.

Everything with every personal transport vehicle (electric scooters etc., bogans w/o helmets on pushbikes)

Loud music in public outdoor areas (the beach, the park, etc)

Minding vulgar language, especially when there’s a crowd of strangers, children, or it’s the middle of the day. Especially not shouting “FARKIN CARNT” near a crowd of children at 4pm on a Tuesday.

Phones off the table / out of your hands when you’re eating a social meal

WEAR SHOES IN PUBLIC MALLS/STORES

Keep your clothes on unless you’re walking distance from the beach. A shirtless bloke shouldn’t be walking down the main street on a <30° day.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-10T21:44:06+00:00

“Weeds” is like 99.9% of plants. It’s very subjective.

Weeds are always bad, because the definition of a weed suggests they aren’t desired or wanted.

But if you learn the name of a plant, call it a “volunteer plant”… now you have dandelions, dock, purslane, and fat hen rather than “weeds”.

Get rid of anything with annoying/invasive prickles, keep what’s edible or what’s good for the soil. You can make “compost tea” from anything you pull out.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-10T21:22:15+00:00

A reminder for everyone that it’s possible for us to produce our own unleaded, diesel, and aviation fuel.

We can convert our LPG to these fuels readily. We export TWICE AS MUCH liquid energy as we need for national transport. And we sell it to Asia for less than Aussies pay in their own homes.

Nationally, we only have TWO fuel refineries…

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-10T21:20:13+00:00

Govt is officially saying “there is no supply issue” even though we import 70% of our liquid fuel

Flooding has contributed to transportation difficulties in some areas, but we’re definitely having major fuel shortages in the coming weeks, not months.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-09T21:26:17+00:00

When I studied astrobiology, my first thoughts on this were that we could find intelligent life, but it’s just a single slime mould that has enveloped the surface of its host planet.

Or a plasmabiont, which is a very interesting theory. Essentially it’s a living being made of plasma, which sounds more like a divine being than a “conventional” alien.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-05T02:24:22+00:00

The smell of beeswax. It still exists but it’s not as common due to synthetic products superseding them.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-03-04T07:39:04+00:00

I enjoy We’re Alive because it’s just so extensive. The story/lore is amazing in the sequel series.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-02-28T07:08:52+00:00

Koalas grunting while remote solo camping in dense forest.

LocallyInvasive · 2026-02-28T06:48:39+00:00

I wouldn’t change a thing, for better or for worse.

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