Hi all,
I’m about to head out to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk on my first multi-day hike in a few weeks. As it’s my first go at a multiday I need to buy a fair bit of equipment and don’t want to (nor do I have the money too) go gung-ho and buy the lightest and most compact equipment out there. However I do want to get the best I can afford, with the idea of replacing gear with better equipment later on if I start doing more multiday hikes (which I’m sure I will).
I live in regional QLD so unable to see a range of products in person apart from at Anconda almost 2 hours away, so had to rely on online reviews (which seem limited for the more budget priced gear). I was hoping I could get peoples thoughts on here regarding the gear I’m thinking of purchasing below. Or if there are any suggested alternatives that are the same price or a little bit more.
Tent:
https://www.mountaindesigns.com/equipme ... BP90141971 - I found a review for the 2 person tent by Australian Geographic which seemed good, but mountain design tents aren’t ones that I’ve seen recommended much.
Sleeping Bag:
https://www.glampmycamp.com.au/oztrail- ... eeping-bag - I can get this one at a local camping shop for $110.00. As I’m not expecting extreme cold, so was thinking this one should be fine for now.
Sleeping Matt:
https://www.anacondastores.com/camping- ... BP90030071
Pack size:
I have ordered two Ospery packs (Aura AG 65 Womens Pack & Ariel Plus 60 Womens Pack) through Wildfire as they supply return labels etc straight up & want to try on the packs before I buy one. I decided on the capacity as I would like to be able to use it for travelling overseas and also hiking in colder weather with bulky gear and when the capacity is not needed I could leave my sleeping bag uncompacted etc. However, I am fairly short (160 cm) and I’m second-guessing weather I should look at the 50 L instead. I'm going with a friend, so we will be sharing the load with cooking gear etc. But, also aware my gear may not be so compact as I start out.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.