Baeng72 wrote:
I camped at Bugiga early June last year, and it was about 4c and clear, and my -5 synthetic bag was fine.
Water should be easy to come by until summer (was at Mt. Difficult last September and just recently and water was flowing).
As for filtering, if it's flowing and you're not downstream from a campsite/toxic waste dump it's probably OK (not an expert), but a Sawyer mini isn't too expensive and is good for filtering, if a bit slow.
You can also chuck in a chlorine tablet if you really want to nuke anything in your water.
That’s good to know re the temp and water. I’ve got one of Mike’s quilts (-5) that I used when I did Bogong late April last year and was very warm so sure it’ll be fine. I tend to sleep warm as well so probably take me even a little beyond -5. I am ready to buy a filter - just haven’t settled on which one/type yet, but doesn’t sound like there is any rush before these hikes. Will just take a couple of tablets and use them if I feel the need! Thanks for the info!