Gear up for the outdoors

Stanwell Park local Dave Parker opened PAST Outdoors retail store at Helensburgh Business Park in 2020. His goal: to get more people into the outdoors in any season, weather or terrain.

“I believe that being outdoors connects us to our PAST and to who we are as humans,” Dave says.

After almost 20 years conducting Special Operations in the Australian Army, Dave has spent most of his life in the outdoors, working in some of the harshest environments on the planet for extended periods of time.

Dave brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to PAST Outdoors, where he designed, developed and tested the PAST Outdoors exclusive range of ultralight six-person tipis, the first in the Australian market.

Dave designed and sewed the first samples by hand. “The tipis fit straight into your pack and take about five minutes to assemble or disassemble.

“They pack down to about the size of a rockmelon, with the outer shell weighing in at about 2kg.

“In winter or for cool evenings where you need to dry items out, you can add our specially designed PAST Outdoors fold-up titanium wood stove, which sits inside the Tipi to keep you and your family warm, dry and comfortable.”

PAST Outdoors caters for individuals, families and groups, providing a vast range of cooking equipment, hydration, food and nutrition packs to equip novices and experts alike with everything they need to explore the great outdoors.

Drop in to see Dave at Unit 14, 21 Cemetery Road, Helensburgh or visit pastoutdoors.com for high-quality products and get expert advice on backpacking, trail running, hiking and outdoor exploration.