Bushwalk Australia

I read this with interest recently in Andrew's book - applies perfectly to Tassie conditions:

Raining and 35oF is the most challenging combination of conditions that most backpackers ever experience. Eric Larson, a polar explorer also based in Boulder, Colorado, once told me that 35oF and raining is even worse than -50oF. I’m disappointed to report that I have not yet found an effective system for dealing with such conditions…

Now i have come to the same conclusion from my own experiences - though never would have put it as strongly as this!

Question is, do any of the hardened Tassie adventurers here have any hard-won advice or tips for the famous walker?

A sense of humour

stepbystep wrote:A sense of humour

Hmmm - I personally find that system only works down to about +4oC

alcohol (yes..yes, i know..) Keep moving, when stopped (for more than a few minutes) get dry asap, ditch the Duomid (or get a proper bivy) ???

Nuts wrote:ditch the Duomid (or get a proper bivy) ???

No Duomid love? Out of curiosity, why not?

No, i like the mids and other single skin shelters, i really like my hex tipi, not without a waterproof bivy in those conditions. Here it would likely be wet cold And windy as well, so + condensation can make it rain heavier inside than out. For a newby ( ) a proper tent would be easier and standard advice.

Nuts wrote:alcohol (yes..yes, i know..) Keep moving, when stopped (for more than a few minutes) get dry asap, ditch the Duomid (or get a proper bivy) ???

But not just any booze, in Scotland ( which has a similar deadly climate) it must be an aged single malt, in Tassie may I suggest a 100 YO Bundaberg rum.
Second on the sense of humour and become accustomed to wet feet and leeches between your toes

Moondog55 wrote:

Nuts wrote:alcohol (yes..yes, i know..) Keep moving, when stopped (for more than a few minutes) get dry asap, ditch the Duomid (or get a proper bivy) ???

But not just any booze, in Scotland ( which has a similar deadly climate) it must be an aged single malt, in Tassie may I suggest a 100 YO Bundaberg rum.
Second on the sense of humour and become accustomed to wet feet and leeches between your toes

You guys certainly must have a sense of humour. 2c, windy and raining and you want to drink I'll agree with the "keep moving" strategy and failing that, take refuge in a reliable good quality shelter such as a tent...

2C Oh you were there in SUMMER LOL