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Normally the liner is enough for me but with the light bag doubling as a pillow, the comfortable/restful night's sleep I get makes up for the 750gm bag weight. I've been using some blister prevention tape from Decathlon lately with success although my Garmonts are well worn in so hard to tell...
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6 x nappy pins
Hyperfix tape, Betadine, PawPaw balm, Compeed
Toothbrush/paste, soap for self & clothes, I don't want to shave but the girls are insisting I do so we'll see
I've been sleeping in the liner and using the bag as a pillow lately, very comfy, but if I...
Osprey Talon 44l pack
5° 750gm sleeping bag
Sea to Summit silk/cotton liner
Garmont boots
3 x socks
3 x jocks
2 x quick-dry shorts
3 x tech t-shirts
1 x wool long sleeve base layer
1 x micro fleece
poncho
micro towel
basic toiletries
basic First Aid items
hand-held mini LED torch
phone & charger...
Muchas gracias Don - I'm comfortable with my gear at the moment. Your list looks good, mine is similar but I go with a poncho that also fits over my pack. At this stage I don't plan on any long pants, never do take them actually, and the Adelaide Hills gets pretty cool mid-winter.
Maybe I should...
Thanks Mike,
It's been relegated to the spare room and I feel much happier about my pack now that nothing is attached to the outside - it even looks lighter now.
Thanks Jill - I'll heed your lessons but hope to learn some of my own, just for the experience of course. I particularly like your references to your husband/family at home. I will also be leaving my family at home and am already getting unprompted hugs and words of encouragement from my young...
Not sleeping outdoors, just thought if all beds were taken it'd be an option rather than walking on.
Thanks for the prompt reply - one less thing to fixate on.
Hello from a newbie and thanks for the great advice - sometimes I got answers to questions I hadn't even thought to ask!!
My biggest head-scratcher has been whether or not to take my trusty self-inflating mattress? I've put it on and off my pack 1/2 dozen times - if I take it on the off chance...
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