Category: Gear

January 3, 2013 Gear / Hiking

New Shelter System

How much gear does one need? For me the answer is easy x +1, x being the amount of gear

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Heysen Day 17: 378.1 to Crystal Brook (30km today, 408.5km on trail) June 2, 2022
Heysen Day 16: Murray Town to SW Water Shelter (46.4km today, 378.1km on trail) June 2, 2022
Heysen Day 15: Melrose to Murray Town (18km today, 332.8km on trail) May 30, 2022
Heysen Day 14: Wilmington to Melrose (32km today, 315.8km on trail) May 29, 2022
Heysen Day 14: Wilmington to Melrose (32km today, 315.8km on trail) May 29, 2022
Heysen Day 13: Camp 6 to Wilmington (28km today, 286.7km on trail) May 28, 2022
Heysen Day 12: Quorn to Camp 6 Mount Brown Bush Camps (32.5km today, 260.9km on trail) May 28, 2022
Heysen Day 11: Quorn Zero day (0km on trail today!) May 28, 2022
Heysen Day 10: Dutchman’s Hut to Quorn (12km today, 230.5km on trail) May 25, 2022
Heysen Day 9: Mt Arden South to Dutchman’s Hut (28km today, 220.4 km on trail) May 25, 2022
Heysen Day 8: km 158.4 to Mt Arden South (35.8km today, 192.4 on trail) May 25, 2022
Heysen Day 7: Hawker to Calabrinda Creek km 158.4 (32.2km today, 158.4km on trail) May 25, 2022
Heysen Day 6: Mayo Hut to Hawker (22km +6km today, 132.2 on trail) May 21, 2022
Heysen Day 5: Red Range to Mayo Hut (17.2km today, 110.2km on trail) May 20, 2022
Heysen Day 4: Wipena Pound to Red Range (28km today, 93km on trail) May 20, 2022
Heysen Day 3: Middlesite Water Hut to Wilpena Pound (30.4km today, 65.1km in) May 18, 2022
Heysen Day 2: 5.6km camp to Middlesite Water Hut (28.8km today, 34.4km in) May 18, 2022
Heysen Day 1: Adelaide to Heysen 5.6km (7.6km today?, 5.6km in) May 18, 2022
Heysen Trail May 15, 2022
Bibbulmun Track Video December 29, 2021
BT Day 36: Helena to Kalamunda 947.3km (28.7km) June 22, 2021
BT Day 35: Mt Dale to Helena 918.6km (29.3km) June 21, 2021
BT Day 34: Monadnocks to Mt Dale 889.5km (33.3km) June 21, 2021
BT Day 33: Nerang to Monadnocks 855.9km (25km) June 19, 2021
BT Day 32: White Horse Hills to Nerang 830.7km (32.7km) June 18, 2021
Day 31: Chardora to White Horse Hills 798.0 km (29.1km) June 18, 2021
BT Day 30: Swamp Oak to Chardora 768.9km (32km) June 14, 2021
BT Day 29: Dookanelly to Swamp Oak 736.9km (36.1km) June 14, 2021
BT Day 28: Yourdamung to Dookanelly 700.8km (40.5km) June 13, 2021
BT Day 27: Collie to Yourdamung 660.3km (35.0km) June 13, 2021
BT Day 26: Collie Zero 628.3km (0km) June 13, 2021
BT Day 25: Yabberup to Collie 628.3km (16.6km) June 13, 2021
BT Day 24: Grimwade to Yabberup 611.7km (41.5km) June 2, 2021
BT Day 23: Balingup to Grimwade 570.2km (22.7km) June 1, 2021
BT Day 22: Blackwood to Balingup 547.7 km (17km) June 1, 2021
BT Day 21: Donnelly River Village to Blackwood 530.7km (38.1km) June 1, 2021
BT Day 20: Tom Road to Donnelly River Village 492.6km (15.5km) May 29, 2021
BT Day 19: Chappel’s Bridge to Tom Road 476.9 (21.8km) May 29, 2021
BT Day 18: Beedelup to Chappel’s Bridge 455.1km (40.3km) May 29, 2021
BT Day 17: Pemberton to Beedelup 414.8km (23km) May 29, 2021
BT Day 16: Pemberton Zero (0km) May 29, 2021
BT Day 15: Warren to Pemberton 391.6 (20km) May 23, 2021
BT Public Service Announcement: Sorry for the mass upload May 22, 2021
BT Day 14: Schafer to Warren 371.9 (20km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 13: Gardner to Schafer 352.1km (28.8km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 12: Dog Pool to Gardner 323.3km (41km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 11: Mt Chance to Dog Pool 282.3km (19.0km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 10: Long Point to Mt Chance 263.2km (37.6km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 9: Walpole to Long Point 225.6 (22.2km plus 3 unplanned km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 8: Unplanned Walpole Zero (0km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 7: Giants to Walpole 203km (32km) May 22, 2021
BT Day 6: Peaceful Bay to Giants 171km (28km) May 15, 2021
BT Day 5: Parry Beach to Peaceful Bay 143km (32km) May 15, 2021
BT Day 4: Denmark to Parry’s Beach 110km (33km) May 14, 2021
BT Day 3: West Cape Howe to Denmark 87km (20.1km) May 14, 2021
BT Day 2: Muttonbird to West Cape Howe 51km (33km) May 14, 2021
BT Day 1 Albany to Muttonbird 23.9km (23.9km) May 14, 2021
Bibbulmun Track is on May 12, 2021
The Zombie Apocolypse March 20, 2020
PCT 2.0 Finale Video February 12, 2020
Bibbulmun Track 2020 February 7, 2020
Mission Accomplished July 28, 2019
Picture Perfect Day July 28, 2019
Hart’s Pass July 28, 2019
Rainy Pass and Beyond July 28, 2019
Stehekin the Sequal July 28, 2019
Snoqualmie Pass Zero & travel days July 21, 2019
Into Snoqualmie Pass July 19, 2019
Another wet one July 19, 2019
Changing plans July 19, 2019
Rainy Washington July 19, 2019
Mozzie hell July 19, 2019
Tough, tough day July 14, 2019
Clear views of Mt Adams July 14, 2019
Let’s get started July 14, 2019
PCT 2.0 The Long Haul July 10, 2019
Heading back to the PCT June 27, 2019
PCT Walkumentary December 4, 2018
Trail Stats November 15, 2018
Day 119: Zeal and Alarm September 1, 2018
Day 118: Stehekin September 1, 2018
Day 117: Cold and Wet September 1, 2018
Day 116: Washington Car Wash – Milk Creek September 1, 2018
Day 115: Fogged In – Lake Sally Ann September 1, 2018
Day 114: Stevens Pass / Skykomish August 24, 2018
Day 113: Old Friends Reunited August 24, 2018
Day 112: Dog Tired August 24, 2018
Day 111: Snoqualmie Nero August 24, 2018
Day 110: Zombie Walking August 24, 2018
Day 109: Stubbornness Drives Me On August 24, 2018
Day 108: No Rush August 18, 2018
Day 107: White Pass August 18, 2018
Day 106: Goat Rocks Reroute August 16, 2018
Day 105: Taking it Easy August 16, 2018
Day 104: The Weed Hitch August 16, 2018
Day 103: Big Miles August 16, 2018
Day 102: Welcome to Washington August 16, 2018
Day 101: Cascade Locks Zero August 16, 2018
Day 100: Oregon Finished August 16, 2018
The Unspoken Ugliness of Thru Hiking August 10, 2018

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