Bushwalk Australia

So I'm packing to go away up the hills in the next few days. When I came home from my last trip I unpacked in the spare room and took most stuff out to wash my pots properly and I put the FireMaple 117 away somewhere safe and now I can't find it.
I may have to take the SVEA now I have one again but that means rethinking my pot and cup situation. First world problem and having too many choices, like what warm wear to pack and will I need a storm parka or with the LW rain jacket do the job.. When I find it I'll make sure that the sack it lives in goes back to being the bright orange and not the black it came in

If you're anything like me it will be found inside something else.

Absolutely correct.
Well I found it. Black mesh bag inside a black plastic bag inside my food stash box.
I don't like packing for this transitional weather, not quite cold enough for the big down bag but cool enough to need to pack the winter long johns for sleeping in but perhaps not cold enough to need the sleeping socks. I also always take my insurance policy of the UL WM "Hotsack" VB liner, the new version is lighter than the black plastic bin liner I used to carry
Settled on the 300g down bag plus the synthetic overbag to cover me down to -10C just in case/ Similar thoughts on the walking clothes, do I take the Ferrosi which has pockets and is breathable or the UL Montane windshirt which isn't at all breathable being very highly wind resistant. A bit ditto on the warm midlayer, is it the Alpha or the 100 top? The Polartec 100 can be worn on iot's own with no protection but the Alpha would be wrecked very quickly if not worn without some sort of protection layer, that said there isn't that much scrub to push through going Falls to Hotham and Feathertop.
Not so much packing my fears; just that medical issues mean I can't afford to get chilled; if I do get suddenly cold I tend to suffer relapses of Ross River or malaria

Last minute 120 gram addition to the pack to please The Boss but at least I knew where my PLB was

Moondog55 wrote:I don't like packing for this transitional weather, not quite cold enough for the big down bag but cool enough to need to pack the winter long johns for sleeping in but perhaps not cold enough to need the sleeping socks.

I have solved that problem myself everytime by just carrying my warmer sleeping bag and then just using it as a quilt if it is too warm. but thats just me being me and not caring much abut the cold.

Moondog55 wrote:So I'm packing to go away up the hills in the next few days. When I came home from my last trip I unpacked in the spare room and took most stuff out to wash my pots properly and I put the FireMaple 117 away somewhere safe and now I can't find it.
I may have to take the SVEA now I have one again but that means rethinking my pot and cup situation. First world problem and having too many choices, like what warm wear to pack and will I need a storm parka or with the LW rain jacket do the job.. When I find it I'll make sure that the sack it lives in goes back to being the bright orange and not the black it came in

My problem is returning from a trip and only half unpacking. So, I end up with gear spread across multiple tubs, boxes and bags, and inevitably unable to then re-locate items for that next trip. I'm definitely in need of a big dose of self-discipline re returning everything to it's rightful home and keep it organised there.