Australian bush gear list

Hi Andrew,

First post to the group, so Welcome!

Take a read of my article published this week, Transitional Hiker , it will give you some ideas as to where to start if you are looking to lighten that HEAVY load you are carrying.

Looking at what you have listed above;

Black wolf pinnacle pack – Drop this and go for something a heap lighter e.g ULA, Golite or even Osprey.

Macpac roamer 150 sleeping bag – SE Queensland I would go for a quilt, save yourself a few hundred grams.

Closed cell foam mat – This is ok.

Australian army Hootchie (tarp) – At 1 kg for a tarp alone, Ouch, if you are a tarp user and want to stay that way look for something a lot lighter, check out MLD website.

light tarp (not sure what brand) as ground sheet – Ok so we 1.5 kg for tarp and ground cover, you could get a tarp tent for less than that, check out Henry Shires Tarptents. I use Tyvex as a ground sheet when needed, weight is 198g.

2x military 1l canteens (full) – plastic coke bottles or similar will do just as well.

shirt: 100g – There are lighter options.

2x pair socks: 200g – My socks are about 48g per pair, I use DeFeet, you can get here at most cycling shops.

beanie + thermals: 500g – you can prob save a few hundred here also, check out the hikign stores and see what they have, mine are by Mountain Designs and weigh 310g.

Mini trangia + fuel: 750 kg – ARRGGGG, drop this straight away, 750 g for a stove setup, check out some light weight alcohol stoves or solid fuel. Lots and Lots of better options out there. Why is it that every Aussie hiker I see on the trail has a Trangia :)

1.5 kg food for 3 days (I dont carry a lot, only bfast and dinner, lunch is foraged or anzac biscuits) – still a bit heavy, what are you meals?

Cheers
Mark

Ok and the meat is dehydrated? and the fruit, are you carrying whole fresh?

Cheers
Mark

yeah meat is dehydrated, take apples or oranges/mandarins for b/fast most times, is longer than a week end i take cereal to save on just a bit of weight