Te Araroa / Great Walks pack list
Hi everybody,
I'm planing to go some of the great walks in the end of this year starting on the north island in end of October and finishing the south island in the beginning of February. On my tracklist are the following walks: Cape Reinga Coastal Walkway, Lake Waikaremoana, Tongariro, Whanganui, Around Mount Egmont, Queen Charlotte, Abel Tasman, Heaphy, Harpers and Arthurs Pass, Routeburn, Kepler, Milford Track, Breast Hill, Rees Dart, Dusky, North West Circuit (Stuart Island).
I have taken a lot of thoughts about my packlist but nevertheless I'm pretty new to overnight tramping. So it would be great to hear what you think about my packlist. Google-Sheet under https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14lXhyBJZKrzNqfB9ZDamH7NwzqckPtfby9p1qz2TyF0/edit?usp=sharing
- How can I optimize my pack?
- What's unnecessary?
- What's missing?
- Which shoes? Hiking boots or trail runners? (especially under considerations of the alpine walks and Dusky and Stuart Island)
- How much of everything do I need for my first-aid-kit?
Thanks a lot in advance and best regards
Alex
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I've heard ex-army talk of sleeping with boots on to counter freezing.
You can wash your day socks and wear another pair while you tramp with the first pair draped over your neck or hanging from your pack to dry. Then you get to make a smart remark when you get to the first river crossing of the day. ;)
My vote : 1pr day & 1pr night socks. Rinse your day gear & hang when you change.
the military will also sleep with their boots on in the field sometimes in order to be ready at a moments notice to be immediately ready to move or fight at short notice. they may not have time to put boots on let alone defrost them.
not really adviseable for modern tramping sleeping bags with their delicate materials. military sleeping bags generally use more heavy duty materials and can actually be made to stand up to wearing gritty dirty boots inside the sleeping bag.
Jeez, no wonder the poor sods suffered from trench foot e.g. in the Falklands. I sense another topic branch coming up...
On an interesting note, i actually have a military sleeping bag, designed to be worn with boots inside if need be, and that thing is far more delicate in terms of the fabric pulling and aquiring minor damage than my exped bag with its fancy lightweight materials. That said, the military bag does have a far nicer zip and zip placement. (Centre zips are great. Anyone know of any decent bags with them?)
I would take a pair of socks per day, up till about 5 days. Always keep one pair for sleeping in only. Keeps my sleeping bag nicer and makes for a better sleep.
http://www.gearshop.co.nz/collections/sleeping-bags/products/dd-hammocks-jura-2-sleeping-bag-xl-olive
Looks like a bulky beast, but has a waterproof foot-box as described.
On special at the moment too :)
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