Michael B replied:

Diamond,

Have a look at my post in reply to Truckster, way down the bottom.

Was tongue-in-cheek, however on reflection a bag of various size rubber bands could do lots of little jobbies when out n about.

Rgds
Michael B (SA)

Glenn (VIC) replied:

Jim,

Had we known that little shoe place near Gellibrand was in such close proximity to our camp site, we may have been able to save Diamond's pride and anxiety by purchasing a single lace from them. In fact we could possibly have been lucky enough to view the production process of a homemade shoelace and learnt from that. On reflection, we could have removed o few of Penny's golden locks, and twisted them together to form a suitably strong twine, and therefore shoe lace. Another solution could have been plaiting some long grass to form a robust shoe lace. In fact, maybe you should have a chat with Tab, as usually she brings wool along to quickly knit up a warm rug for Diamond to cover her knees on cold nights. What a conundrum!

Cheers

Glenn

Vince NSW replied:

Growing up in the bush, weused sheets of iron & fenceing wire to fix / make everything. Time has now rolled on & we are in the 21st cent. The replacment for fenceing wire in this day & age are cable ties. Could these be used to aid a fair lady in need?

GaryInOz (Vic) replied:

The answer is definitely Australian...........Fencing wire and a pair of pliers

ellmcg replied:

Baling twine is an easier fix-all to manouver than fencing wire. But then again maybe not everyone's vehicles is over-run with it like mine is...

D-Jack replied:

and the answer is......

Fishing Line!

Bonz (Vic) replied:

Diamond, all people have suggested fencing wire and knowing the Otways there aint none.

A handy alternative is the underwire of a bra, with that and a pair of pliers I reckon I could have limped the Titanic home. Shoes would be easy

Member - Duncs replied:

Gaffa tape.

It has worked on footy boots in all codes all over the world for years.

If your chosen code is Rugby League or Union it will also keep your nose and ears in place. :o))))

Duncs

V8Diesel replied:

Couple of self tappers?

muzzgit (WA) replied:

Firstly let me ask..... Is trucksters post about shoes / laces really a dig at some one who did something silly? or is it just the biggest post, answer the question, get a T-shirt thing again?

NOW, for the liitle girl with a broken shoe lace, I believe daddy should have taken a lace out of one of his shoes to help his little angel.

Alloy c/t replied:

Very unAustrailian going bush without an emergency pair of thongs in the survival kit ,!!!!!,

S&N replied:

just rip out a foot of speaker wire! if you have changed head units/speakers, you have probably upgraded at least some, if not all of your speaker wire!