New Tramper, looking for gear list?
Hey guys, I'm a new tramper.
I'm wondering if anyone could link me, or rattle off a list of must have gear. Chances are most of it is obvious and I've already planned to buy/bought already. But being new there's likely things I've just not thought of and don't want to have an oh shit moment an hour before dusk when I realise I've forgotten something major :)
Been getting a feel for things by doing small hikes (just a few hours or so) in local bush. I've also been slowly buying things as I've been able to afford/felt the need for them.
As summer hits I'm wanting to start looking at over night hikes up around Russell forest with the dog.
Thanks in advance
Murdoch
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@DonaldDuck: Oh yeah...that method rings a bell. Very cool.
Another advantage of following a magnetic bearing in the field is that at night, the orienting arrow is sometimes luminous so easier to keep the red end of the needle 'in the shed'.
A disadvantage of the magnetic bearing methods is that some methods teach people to orientate the map first before plotting bearings from it, instead of doing the grid - magnetic conversion or performing your nifty trick.
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