Winter packing ~9kg

bag 1250 1250 emergency warmth 794 thermal leggings 170 sleeping 1632 thermal top 172 foam mat 182 gloves 64 sleeping bag 1450 snowboarding socks 102 marmot face mask 70 clothing top 770 down hat 128 merino top stuff sack 26 down jacket 450 insulating soles 62 shell jacket 320 hygiene 194 clothing bottoms 968 towel x 2 28 shell pants 354 toiletries cargo pants 344 first aid kit 166 thermal shorts thermawrap 270 luxury 710 harness + carabiner accessories 1901 emergency water bottl 28 walking sticks 450 vacuum flask 332 harmonica 64 tarp 0

knife 136 hammock 350 cooking kit 396 thongs compass 33 water bottle + bladder clothing accessories 444 journey guide 58 shell mitts 216 fuel bottle 18 underwear and socks x3 228 emergency carry 64 electronics 270 camera 384 total 8635 -1135

what is Geo-tagging?

just a quick one, click Geo-tagging Stradbroke! to see my sorry attempt to gps log our little cycling adventure up at stradbroke island. Amazingly satisfying seeing the photos placed where I took them, although it seems silly at first =)







this was using the I-GOTU 120 and the Panasonic FT1. Good fun!

Hammock camping

Good fun! so i've spent 3 nights out in the woods and about 7 on my verandah. It's really a light weight way to camp as long as you can find two trees you can tie to (whch apparently is a fineable offence in some places).

So one of hte problem is without a pad i find the hammock somewhat uncomfortable, but with the pad its extra weight and also it doesnt even stay under you. I remember waking up on strathbroke with the pad on me and my back cold. So can't really think of a good solution at the moment, at least not one that makes financial sense yet.

Option 1. Buy those closed cell foam mats or a short self inflating one (exxy though)
Option 2. Figure a way to attach a pad holder to the bag. I'm still convinced that the pad inside will help the hammock out with shape better but perhaps it would be the same on the outside.

Recently been thinking about getting a sewing machien so i can do this modification + make a few shoulder bags and belt bags which look really useful. Too bad this zpacks.com guy went on a hike or id just buy them from him rather then try and make em myself.

shoulder pouch

belt pouch

Gear In Gear Out Gear Fav

so its been a while since I've posted here. I've used my gear a lot since then primarily in south korea and utah. I tried to stop buying gear, but somehow the drive to buy never diminishes. I'm truly well setup now, I can't think of anything else I'm going to need for any trips hear on in. Definitely gotta put some old stuff on ebay and recoup some capital =)

So what have I bought recently. Hopefully I will have the diligence to document these items as I get to use them.

• Montane Quickfire Jacket
  
• Titanium Snowpeak cup + new silicone lid
• New minibulldesign voodoo stove
• Motorcross body armor for injury protection
• Canon IXUS 70 + stick pic
  
• Slack line
  

In lieu of all this travelling I've really taken a liking to certain bits of gear

• black diamond headlamp - so excellent, bright and compact. So many times it has made itself so convienent. Mainly when I hike out and stay for the sunset and stupidly have to walk out in pitch black
• mountain hardware ultralamina 15F sleeping bag - my love of skiing and the cold leaves me in cold places sometimes. Despite not being able to use it as much as I like in outdoor situations, this sleeping bag has only let me down in the sense that it was too warm. Otherwise its always a sound night of sleep. I do wish it weighed less.. =P
  
• leukotape, duct tape, bic lighter - never travel without it. NEVER.
  
• my super old kathmandu backpack - this is a revival. Its the most boring pack but its small which makes me pack small. I took the metal supports out and its light and compressible so it comes with me on most trips. My bigger bag got a big of use in south korea, but i still love this one.
  
• my replaced titanium cup - now reaccessoried and redressed, hopefully never to be lost again. I made a nice silicone lid for it which doubles as a cup and a strainer at the same time. Also a bit of rubber to stop me from burning my mouth. Its quite the perfect size, currently I enjoy making huge cups of green tea and honey in it and drinking it at work.
• etymotic er6i - replaced many times but still my favourite headphones for travelling. If only it was more durable but couldnt imagine a flight without it, or my ipod.
  
• Nalgene bottle - no reason, its just super bomber.