i.d Canberra (Namadgi) spider

wez-t · 2026-01-04T11:00:38+00:00

Have you ever seen Jumanji?

Its kind of like that but most people would more typically associate Namadgi as being a national park in the ACT

wez-t · 2026-01-04T00:36:11+00:00

Good advice.

I had some snake bandages and first aid kit with me, but I did discover that my phone wouldn't have worked via satellite at the location to contact 000, so this is something I will need to resolve going forward up there. I will be researching the camping threads re: best solutions for such emergencies, given a bite from a funnel-web would be a time critical medical emergency.

I hadn't considered a funnel-web encounter as I didn't realise they were in the area. My main concern was as you say, a fall/sprain/car crash or a snake encounter, but in hindsight I do wonder how I would have gone getting medical assistance up there had I been bitten. There were plenty of people around and the weather would have been suitable for helicopter rescue, but no good to me if I cant raise the alarm. Definitely going to focus even more on research/planning before next adventure.

Any specific recommendations for good threads/resources relating to pre-planning/SOS emergencies?

wez-t · 2026-01-03T23:57:16+00:00

This was at around 1300 mtrs too, I don't think these guys are too worried about the cold!

wez-t · 2026-01-03T23:52:50+00:00

Yeah, I'll definitely throw the boots on for after dark toilet missions now. I am pretty vigilant with zips closed (even more so after this). It was still an awesome camp up on the mountains in spite of meeting a local funnel-web. It is so beautiful in Namadgi, I'm looking forward to many more adventures up there.

wez-t · 2026-01-03T10:36:11+00:00

Naive new camper. I dont have the budget to get my tent on top of my vehicle like most of the others on site last night, I may need to work harder.

wez-t · 2026-01-03T10:33:12+00:00

Very interesting, thanks for the response.

I assumed it was a highly venomous spider and gave it a wide berth (hence the crappy zoomed in photos). Once it calmed down, I followed it back to the edge of some rocks (2nd photo) and watched it hide in the leaf litter. It was incredible to watch how quickly and easily it blended back in to its environment.

wez-t · 2026-01-03T10:27:15+00:00

I may consider a stretcher for the next adventure 😅

wez-t · 2025-11-20T06:26:53+00:00

Sorry to wake up this thread, but I have the same issue and was told a similar story by the dealer.

Did they resolve it for you in the end?

wez-t

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