CBee wrote: spare batteries for the head lamp?
Batteries should last the entire trip .. at least!
I too would go with 700g of food per day.
monochromatic wrote:-
- I don't use a pack cover, dry bags will be heavy duty garbage bags. I tend to have a few spare plastic bags as actual rubbish bags or in case one fails. Added to the list.
- A daypack will be useful. Is it safe to leave my things at the huts or in the tent during side trips?
- I should look into the Sawyer Squeeze instead of the Steripen?
Great comments so far!
Mark F wrote:Sorry to say this Crollsurf but bad advice on two counts.
1. The olt is fuel stove only and there are plenty of rangers and other walkers wandering around so just lighting a fire is not only prohibited but very likely to result in a fine.
2. In the highlands and SW of Tas you need a decent rain jacket that can withstand several days of continuous rain/sleet and strong very cold winds. It is not like mid summer in the Blue Mountains where you can get away with a showerproof and a bit of hardship.
Mark F wrote:- This is powered by a modded Miller 102 charger (24 grams with cable) with the desired number of 16850 3400mAh batteries (46g each). For 2 days I rely on the existing charge in the devices so no recharging capability, then allow 2 days per battery. Any trip longer than 6 days I drop back to one cell and add a cut down solar charger (88 grams) - 158 grams for a infinite power supply. I don't try to charge while walking but put out the panel at lunchtime and before and after walking or on any longer stops.
crollsurf wrote:Mark F wrote:Sorry to say this Crollsurf but bad advice on two counts.
1. The olt is fuel stove only and there are plenty of rangers and other walkers wandering around so just lighting a fire is not only prohibited but very likely to result in a fine.
2. In the highlands and SW of Tas you need a decent rain jacket that can withstand several days of continuous rain/sleet and strong very cold winds. It is not like mid summer in the Blue Mountains where you can get away with a showerproof and a bit of hardship.
I wasn't thinking of starting a fire, rather cold soaking. I guess there is food that needs boiling but I've found rehydrating in cold water works but good point, no fires.
The Thermoball is not good advise in hindsight but I have used it in the rain in the Snowy Mountains (approx 5C) for hours and stayed warm and pretty much dry. But not rain day after day and I was able to dry out in a hut. It leaked a bit around the seams on the shoulder.
wildwanderer wrote:Mark F wrote:- This is powered by a modded Miller 102 charger (24 grams with cable) with the desired number of 18650 3400mAh batteries (46g each). For 2 days I rely on the existing charge in the devices so no recharging capability, then allow 2 days per battery. Any trip longer than 6 days I drop back to one cell and add a cut down solar charger (88 grams) - 158 grams for a infinite power supply. I don't try to charge while walking but put out the panel at lunchtime and before and after walking or on any longer stops.
Sorry for going a bit off topic. Mark where did you buy the miller charger and batteries from? Ive seen there are many sources on the internet but I wanted to buy from a store thats offering good quality (for the batteries especially)
Mark F wrote:Do remember that tablets and drops require quite a wait before the water is decontaminated. For example Micropur Forte - 30 minutes for viruses and bacteria and up to 2 hours for giardia. Double these numbers for some other versions and increase the dose for dirty water. Steripens and filters are almost instantaneous. For my purposes I want to decontaminate and drink, not to have to wait to quench my thirst. The weight of that water you are carting around waiting for the drop to work is far greater than the weight of the filter or steripen. That said, tablets and drops are great as an emergency backup.
Mark F wrote:I bought mine from FastTech https://www.fasttech.com/p/1137904 along with a couple of Panasonic NCR 18650B batteries (3400mAh). Important to note that the charger works with UNprotected cells which is fine as you are only using one at a time.
I modded the charger by stripping off the plastic case and replacing it with a 18650 battery holder from Jaycar. It took a little bit of carving to get the board and contacts to fit, then a thin slice of foam over the back of the board and some transparent packaging tape to hold it together while allowing the charge level leds to remain visible. Your decision whether the 16 gram saving is worth while.
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