Sat 05 Jan, 2019 2:00 pm
Sat 05 Jan, 2019 6:05 pm
Sat 05 Jan, 2019 6:36 pm
Sun 06 Jan, 2019 4:50 pm
Mon 07 Jan, 2019 9:09 am
Hermione wrote:You might find that the 17km between Windermere and Pelion isn't as bad as it sounds since it's actually relatively easy walking on a well maintained track and from memory I don't think there's much elevation gain on that day. Even if you don't want to sleep in the huts (understandable) you can still use them for cooking etc if the weather is rubbish.
Mon 07 Jan, 2019 10:15 am
Snooze wrote:I am also planning to break up the 17 km day, Windermere to Pelion, by camping somewhere before Pelion (Frog Flats? Will pack Bushman's in case of mozzies etc.)
Sat 19 Jan, 2019 5:43 pm
Sat 19 Jan, 2019 6:28 pm
emma_melbourne wrote:As mentioned on another post I made, there's actually not as many spots to camp along the Overland Track as you might imagine.
Day 1 for example,
emma_melbourne wrote:Day 2 as another example, you're only doing a short walk to get to Lake Windermere .
emma_melbourne wrote:So I don't think you're necessarily going to be doing a bunch of camping casually along the track as you think in your head you're going to. It just makes sense to use the spots by the huts, which are set up for purpose and located where they are for good reason.
Frog Flats is an option and is listed in the guide and online and on the map, but it's full of mozzies in Summer, as noted. (I went past it on my hike over Christmas, and no-one camped there as it was swarming with insects who were loving the creek.)
emma_melbourne wrote:I kept my base weight under 8 kg, and my total pack weight under 12 kg. And loved being so lightweight, and was the envy of every hiker going through on the same days. Many of whom were far too heavy.
Sat 19 Jan, 2019 7:13 pm
Warin wrote:emma_melbourne wrote:I kept my base weight under 8 kg, and my total pack weight under 12 kg. And loved being so lightweight, and was the envy of every hiker going through on the same days. Many of whom were far too heavy.
Way to go Emma - light as you can within reason= enjoyable trip. Did you take the chair? May be do a rip report, if not for us then for your youngun, a scrap book might be good for her latter. I look back at my parents photo books, nice to have some recent family history to look back on.
Sat 19 Jan, 2019 8:02 pm
Tue 05 Mar, 2019 9:37 am
Tue 05 Mar, 2019 12:22 pm
emma_melbourne wrote:As mentioned on another post I made, there's actually not as many spots to camp along the Overland Track as you might imagine.
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