10 Tips to Help You Through Lockdown

Just when we returned to some sense of familiarity, lockdowns strike back…

For most adventure junkies, resting can be one of the hardest things to do. We recommend kicking back in a homemade fortress, with comfy clothes and a snack in hand. Check out our range of portable hammocks and hoodies to get you started.  

"You can't control what happens, but you can control your reaction." - Yoda? Or Gandhi..probably someone wise.

We’ve put together some ideas to help you figure out how to spend your time during this lockdown. Join us and embrace the downtime with some rest, recovery and recuperation. 

1. Prep Your Gear For the Next Adventure

Lay out your gear and give everything a once over. Identify what gear could use a tune-up and get to work. Here are some of the most common repairs we see:

• Tears in tent fabric or jackets
• Fractured or broken tents or swag poles
• Punctured sleeping mats
• Seized or sticky zippers on gear or clothing
• Residue build-up on stoves and cookers
• Sticky action on camming devices
• Smelly or un-lofty Down jacket or sleeping bag 
• Split or Peeling soles on trail running shoes
• Punctured or unsealed dry-bags or waders

Shop repair kits online here.

 
2. Put Pen To Paper and Start Journaling

Journal future adventures in the rain (or through your FOMO tears) with a notebook that survives anything else mother nature can throw at it. 

Check out the Rite In The Rain Top Spiral 4 X 6 Polydura Waterproof Notebook.

3. Take a Virtual Hike and Start Daydreaming 

Take a 350-page imaginative hike with some of the most comprehensive bushwalking guide books in Australia. With around thousands of km of tracks and trails, there’s something to suit everyone - from families with children to active travellers and hard-core bushwalkers.

4. Kick Back with a Beverage

With a wide-mouth opening for ice cubes, load up our classic reusable bottle with your favorite bevvy. This is the bottle that put Nalgene on the map. And after all these years it is still a bestseller. Its design appears simple but there are over fifty years of manufacturing experience that go into creating a super durable, Leakproof bottle that is guaranteed for life.

5. Hang in There with a Hangboard

With climbing gyms and bouldering gyms closed, take your training to the next level at home with one of our climbing hangboards.

6. Get A Glow On

Look and feel your best with Glow Collagen Coffee! Single-origin Colombian instant coffee, infused with Marine Collagen, Silica, MCT's, Camu Camu, Biotin, Proline, Lysine, Vitamin B6 and Stevia. Take care of your hair, skin & nails. Glow helps to give you your natural Glow, all from your morning coffee! 

7. Take A Walk or Run

Get some fresh air and move your body. Go for a walk or a short run to help clear out those cobwebs. Steigen Running Socks are designed to feel like you're not wearing socks at all. Slip on a pair for a guaranteed blister-free outing.

8. Treat Your Feet to Oofos

Use the lockdown to rest up and recover in style in a pair of these bad boys. Oofos are an amazing tool to help aid recovery and feel maximum comfort.

9. Paddle Out

Running not your thing? If you’re close to water paddle out on our favourite inflatable from Sea Eagle weighing in at only 13 kilos! This portable kayak is America's most popular, the versatile Sea Eagle 330 packs down small enough to fit in the smallest car trunk. 

10. Mask Up in Comfort

Mask up with BUFF® Filter: All over the world, masks have become an essential accessory for everyday activities like shopping, using public transport or going for a run. The BUFF® Filter Mask features a replaceable 3-layer filter system in a washable mask design made from CoolNet UV + ® fabric. Reliable and comfortable, these filters offer a filtration rate of 98%.

PSA: OUR ONLINE STORE IS STILL OPEN

Our online store still remains available to our customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We know this is an uncertain time for you, but we want to reassure you that our fulfillment team is making every effort to ensure deliveries are not affected. Our warehouse has applied rigorous health and hygiene practices to ensure your parcel is dispatched safely, so you can order your gear with peace of mind.
 
Australia Post has reassured us that their services remain “fully operational across Australia” during this crisis. Though, with the recent border-closures shipments may experience delays, thus we recommend express shipping at this time.
 
Did you know we offer click & collect at our Burleigh Heads Store?

Stay safe and we’ll see you in the outdoors and back in store soon...until then, don’t forget to tag us in your lockdown activities and use our hashtag #mywildearth