Would love a video of you making one of those things! Even if it were just a stuff sack or something. Just want to learn the basics to get started working with those materials! Awesome video!
G'day mate! Just wanted to say I absolutely love your channel and videos, they give me great inspiration as a fairly new Australian hiker. And your cringy but wholesome humour has me rolling ever single time 😂🤣 keep it up champ!! Hope I see you one day out on the trail 😄👍
Great gear video, dude! My kit and yours have a fair amount in common, so it's nice to see someone else dial things in to what you know works well for you. Where I hike the temps can be all over the place, even for a weekend trip, so I agree with you about having a fleece. A combo that works well for me for conditions that seem similar to yours (wet and can go down to freezing) is wind jacket + fleece (worn) and puffy down vest and Apex pants (packed). This gives me a lot of flexibility for both hiking, sitting around camp, sleeping, and also good insurance if there's a cold snap to onion up with all my layers. I'm also a somewhat of a warm sleeper and find my 2C rated quilt to be just right, and my Borah bivy gives a lil' bump in warmth (and especially drafts!) as well. Happy trails man!
There's some hot tips here. People don't believe me when I say the bug netting on the bivy adds warmth. I mean yeah it's permeable but it's genuinely a very light layer to help with drafts! Enjoy 🤘
Thanks for this video. Always great to get new ideas. I live in Canada, northern Ontario, a bit different in terms of climate and vegetation and fauna. I also like using Altra's without too much padding. I am definitely not a do it yourselfer. I appreciate your skills. Also I am turning 74 soon so I may want to increase my comfort level slightly, though I don't like carrying any electronics. Best wishes to you.
Great kit dude, you are very tough for having very few luxuries. Cheers from Auckland. I've only got half of my hiking gear and I'm already down 2000 nzd. I'm very tall so I can't cheap out on gear really. I bet you save a lot from making your own kit!
i liked that we got to follow along with your hike and then get to see all your gear at the end, it's the logical completion to an epic journey. 👌 pretty much the same as how you posted all your Te Araroa videos and then posted your TA gear video at the end, oh wait, no, you didnt😛 😁
Hahahaha yeah that's fair. I finally have a decent editing setup for the first time ever. So now I can do something with the years and years of hiking footage I have 🤘
Thanks for sharing dude! I’m from Hong Kong and I have few questions to ask. Do you have any alternative options for the tent and backpack? Because this kind of tent is a bit less private for me and The backpack is hard for me to DIY😂 Also, how can you keep your safe? I’m not sure, but how would you do if you meet bear😂thxxx!
i have a question, in 4:34 you show a picture of the polycro groundsheet and it appears to be a poncho shelter, it was yours? could you tell me the model? i want to get a poncho that can be used as a reasonable big tarp and that looks awesome
Were you spending much time at camp or was it mostly either moving or being in your shelter? Just curious what temps the decathlon is good in if you're not moving, sitting around having food etc. I've got an Atom LT but the thing is on the way out after sloggin a decade out of it. It seems clever to have a really warm insulating layer that can be paired with a lighter sleeping bag and also a bivy, seems like it could cater to a super wide variety of temperatures and conditions, from only the bivy or the jacket in hotter temps to the bag and the bivy in mid and all three down to freezing.
I was mostly moving or in my quilt! The winter daylight hours were >10hr, so I would walk every minute of them, then a few hours in camp each night. The Decathlon is a fantastic budget puffy. Comfortable down to 5c, but will get you below freezing if you pair it with a fleece or rainjacket. You're spot on with the adaptive layering system
Thanks for sharing! :) Very helpful, especially because your kit is very similar to mine. Do you think I could leave the trekking pole at home and set the tarp up with sticks, or are they hard to find sometimes?
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You made it? 🤯 huge respect, that’s incredible. I’m flat out sewing on a button. Would 100% attend a how to workshop to make my own gear!
You get so much more enjoyment and satisfaction making gear or modding stuff for yourself. Great trip and nice attitude to it all
100% mate. Thanks for following along
Would love a video of you making one of those things! Even if it were just a stuff sack or something. Just want to learn the basics to get started working with those materials! Awesome video!
Oh! Or the tarp! That would be a cool video too :)
That Seinfeld-esque bass full was sick. Subscribed.
G'day mate! Just wanted to say I absolutely love your channel and videos, they give me great inspiration as a fairly new Australian hiker. And your cringy but wholesome humour has me rolling ever single time 😂🤣 keep it up champ!! Hope I see you one day out on the trail 😄👍
That is a pretty amazing loadout man, impressive
Question: why do you need trekking poles if your pack only weighs like 5 kg?
Great gear video, dude! My kit and yours have a fair amount in common, so it's nice to see someone else dial things in to what you know works well for you. Where I hike the temps can be all over the place, even for a weekend trip, so I agree with you about having a fleece. A combo that works well for me for conditions that seem similar to yours (wet and can go down to freezing) is wind jacket + fleece (worn) and puffy down vest and Apex pants (packed). This gives me a lot of flexibility for both hiking, sitting around camp, sleeping, and also good insurance if there's a cold snap to onion up with all my layers. I'm also a somewhat of a warm sleeper and find my 2C rated quilt to be just right, and my Borah bivy gives a lil' bump in warmth (and especially drafts!) as well. Happy trails man!
There's some hot tips here. People don't believe me when I say the bug netting on the bivy adds warmth. I mean yeah it's permeable but it's genuinely a very light layer to help with drafts! Enjoy 🤘
Glad to see a new vid from you, really enjoyed the last ones, years ago! Great to see youre doing well!
Thanks for sticking around mate 🤘
Thanks for this video. Always great to get new ideas. I live in Canada, northern Ontario, a bit different in terms of climate and vegetation and fauna. I also like using Altra's without too much padding. I am definitely not a do it yourselfer. I appreciate your skills. Also I am turning 74 soon so I may want to increase my comfort level slightly, though I don't like carrying any electronics. Best wishes to you.
Vegemite toast - yeah saw that! 🎉
food/cooking?
Great kit dude, you are very tough for having very few luxuries. Cheers from Auckland. I've only got half of my hiking gear and I'm already down 2000 nzd. I'm very tall so I can't cheap out on gear really. I bet you save a lot from making your own kit!
Refreshing and local noice!
Great video. I'll love to see a vid on your tarp/bivy/quilt setup.
Thanks! What exactly would you like me to show? I'll keep it in mind :)
How to setup so you don’t get wet, especially from ground water runoff. Also, what do you do about mozzies?
Absolutely stunning and professional presentation bud! This was so nicely elaborated, love it!
Thank you! I really appreciate it 🙏
i liked that we got to follow along with your hike and then get to see all your gear at the end, it's the logical completion to an epic journey. 👌
pretty much the same as how you posted all your Te Araroa videos and then posted your TA gear video at the end, oh wait, no, you didnt😛
😁
Hahahaha yeah that's fair. I finally have a decent editing setup for the first time ever. So now I can do something with the years and years of hiking footage I have 🤘
@@ZacDeclerck haha good to hear, i look forward to it, i need more TA content to live vicariously through until i can do it in 24/25 :)
Very nice video. I asked myself where the colourful pack from the TA was. Here is the answer.
It's retired and stored away now. Maybe I'll frame it one day!
great stuff mate. love seeing the gear you've made yourself
Thanks, more to come!
Zac love your simple approach
- I love thru hiking- hope to do the Bib soon. Where is your next big thru hike?
Tel
Thanks for sharing dude! I’m from Hong Kong and I have few questions to ask. Do you have any alternative options for the tent and backpack? Because this kind of tent is a bit less private for me and The backpack is hard for me to DIY😂 Also, how can you keep your safe? I’m not sure, but how would you do if you meet bear😂thxxx!
You did really well, 1000km and nothing to eat, especially nothing hot to drink. I’m impressed. 😂
He said base weight
@@B1-66-ER ……. And your point?
This is great my man. Heaps well made video g
Great video, looking forward for more!
Question; why did you change your foam pad for the Air one?
On the Bibbulmun Track, you sleep in shelters with wooden bunks every night. I'd only carry a foam pad if I was sleeping on the soft ground!
Really love your channel and videos!
i have a question, in 4:34 you show a picture of the polycro groundsheet and it appears to be a poncho shelter, it was yours? could you tell me the model? i want to get a poncho that can be used as a reasonable big tarp and that looks awesome
Loving the vids!
Where do you buy the materials in oz for making the pack? I’ve been keen to make my own also
www.makeyourowngear.com.au/
@@ZacDeclerck ever done the AAWT?
Good stuff! Impressive looking pack!!! Just curious how do you film phone or camera?
Thanks mate! I filmed the Bibbulmun series on my phone. I have used a Sony camera to film other hikes though
Gear yang bagus, terima kasih sudah membagikan video ini
Were you spending much time at camp or was it mostly either moving or being in your shelter? Just curious what temps the decathlon is good in if you're not moving, sitting around having food etc. I've got an Atom LT but the thing is on the way out after sloggin a decade out of it. It seems clever to have a really warm insulating layer that can be paired with a lighter sleeping bag and also a bivy, seems like it could cater to a super wide variety of temperatures and conditions, from only the bivy or the jacket in hotter temps to the bag and the bivy in mid and all three down to freezing.
I was mostly moving or in my quilt! The winter daylight hours were >10hr, so I would walk every minute of them, then a few hours in camp each night. The Decathlon is a fantastic budget puffy. Comfortable down to 5c, but will get you below freezing if you pair it with a fleece or rainjacket. You're spot on with the adaptive layering system
Informative and beneficial video!
Keep up the good vids!
Thanks for sharing! :) Very helpful, especially because your kit is very similar to mine.
Do you think I could leave the trekking pole at home and set the tarp up with sticks, or are they hard to find sometimes?
Absolutely you could find sticks on the trail. You spend 90% of the time sleeping in huts anyway. There is no need to carry a heavy tent like most do
Great looking pack!
Thank you! It was the first of many in this style
Hey mate do you make tarps and packs to sell? Cheers Trent
Hey Trent, I don't make them currently but I have in the past. Unsure if I'll pick it back up again. Cheers!
Ta mate 👍
Durston X-Mid 2p Pro
Nice pack.
Brush your teeth hiking to save those precious 2 minuets of time, crazy
On a 120 day thru hike, you'll have saved 4 hours sitting in camp brushing your teeth. Kapeesh?
Ultralight hiking is unsafe and risky! Stop this nonsense 🥴
How so?