G'day all, I am a Scout Leader who is returning to hiking after a 20 year lay off! I have done a couple of smaller hikes and started to assemble my gear list. I would be interested in what people think and if they have any views on future purchases!
Tent, I have a choice of a tarptent Contrail or North face Meso 22. The Meso is a dual wall at about 1.6kg and the tarptent at 0.7kg. I Like the Meso in warmer conditions. Although if my son goes with me he wants to pinch the Tarptent for himself, he say I snore! Truth beknown I think he would be happier with a tarp and bivvy bag.
Sleeping Bag, got a vango at about 600g, good down to 8 degrees or so, below that freezin! Looking at a new bag soon, anyone had experience with the Seas to Summit bags. They look good 650g for 0c.
Pack, well as luck would have it when I was getting a couple of Osprey Aces for my kids I saw last years Osprey Aether 65 for $100! Well a great price but heart is still set on a featherlite freedom one day.
Stove, Kovea Titanium, does the job nice and light!
Looking at a EPIRB but for land and also a light weight tarp to string up to offer shade or somewhere for us to sit under if it rains.
I have been lucky and purchased most of this stuff slightly second hand or in the clearance bins!
G'day my hiking list
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G'day my hiking list
by onslow » Mon 19 Sep, 2011 12:47 pm
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Re: G'day my hiking list
by johnsj09 » Mon 19 Sep, 2011 4:32 pm
Those are some pretty good deals! The lightest gear I've come across to date I've found at http://zpacks.com/ but it doesn't come cheap. Still, it's worth checking out. They have a sleeping bag rated to -1C that weights only 383g, though it costs $305 US. The tents and backpacks are also ridiculously light, as they take advantage of the strength of cuben fiber and silicon coated nylon.
I found an ultralight stove online that might be worth checking out (http://www.packafeather.com/stove.html), though personally I just made my own out of an aluminium deodorant can following these instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcrW27Leo4w&feature=player_embedded
I found an ultralight stove online that might be worth checking out (http://www.packafeather.com/stove.html), though personally I just made my own out of an aluminium deodorant can following these instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcrW27Leo4w&feature=player_embedded
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