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Turning back the years with a Supex water bag

During the height of summer my hunting buddy Mike and I went on a deer hunt in northern Queensland. Competing circumstances meant we had to postpone the trip a couple of times before we could lock it in. It just so happened that a severe heat-wave was predicted for the period we would finally be out bush. That did not unduly worry us; we had camped and hunted at this location numerous times during summer and knew what to expect. Also, we figured that the heat-wave was more likely to inflict itself on the southern latitudes and we would not have to endure it.

We were way off

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