*🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:* How to plan your hike (CARD AT 4:06) ruclips.net/video/EMvajyChaUw/видео.htmlsi=JUV99k5cN_SCdO7k Generic Mowser Gear List for day walk and multi day walk gearlistdownload.mowser.com.au Hiking Gear and Preparation Playlist ruclips.net/p/PLO0-hkbpPb-r31-sxpI222Q4hgAQhO4a3&si=RCHQPMAE-UA6kzW5 Western Arthurs Gear List (Lighterpack) lighterpack.com/r/ohajew Day Walk Gear List (Pack Wizard) www.packwizard.com/s/Vqnx7yt Leave no trace principals vslnt.com/ Some Food options www.freshoffthegrid.com/chewy-granola-bars/ www.trail.recipes/blog/the-hikers-diet-essential-nutrients/
Another great video. Years ago on the Overland Track, we were freaked out by crazy people who carried no alpine gear whatsoever and as you said, minimal, if any food, despite the fact they were in a region known to snow, even in January. People that are so irresponsible, sadly become a problem for other walkers when something goes wrong. 3 of us were hiking Routeburn, long before the internet. It began pouring with rain as soon as we got out of the bus, dropping us at the start of the track. We hit the first major river and it was flowing so fast and almost over my head. Indeed any deeper and I would have needed a snorkel. We hiked on to the first of the huts, which was quite close. Water had penetrated our packs and, despite using plastic liners, much of our gear, thankfully not our sleeping bags, had got drenched with the river crossing and torrential rain. One of my friends and I made the tough decision, that we were safer to turn back, than continue on, as the weather was going to be wet and miserable for our whole hike. We met the other member of our party at Milford Sound, in our hire car, a few days later. He was taller and stronger than either of us and was confident about getting across a couple of even bigger rivers than that first one. He joined up with others we had met at the hut. Even more terrifying was losing the track on the Rocky Cape hike in Tassie. It clearly received little maintenance and was very overgrown. It disappeared completely and there were no more track markers to be found. According to our maps, the best way to reconnect with the track was via a walk along the beach, However the tide started coming in and instead of a walk along the coast, we were rock scrambling with ever bigger waves coming at us and the rocks getting slippery and eventually , becoming cliffs. We were scrambling for our very lives. About an hour later we found the track and made it back to the road. Luckily it did not take too long to pick up a ride back to the local town. We would have been in an even dodgier situation, had we not known how to use a map and compass, but we knew nothing of the fact that that particular walk, was subject to any impact of tides. It was not a popular track and we only discovered it via the tourist information place at Davenport, from memory.
Agree about the not bringing booze on your hike, however over in the Alps one of the greatest motivators is the cold beer you get served when you reach the hut, not to mention the often excellent 3 course dinner😊
One of my greatest regrets was not putting a good bottle of red in my pack for a special location in Feb 2002. I had “planned” to whip it out when we setup camp on Pelion gap, but I only remembered that I was going to do that when we were setting up camp on Pelion gap😩
I hope your experience of that Pelion area was leech free. I have never encountered more leeches in my life than I did on that hike through to the old Pelion Hut!
@ I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve been up there twice and nix. But most leeches I’ve seen were in the grass at Waterfall Valley and in the creek, and on the plain out front of Pelion Hut. Otherwise, just the usual on the trail, particularly, in the forest between Kia Ora to Windy Ridge Huts.
That's a great range of sub-topics for a beginner like me to be aware of - thanks Mowser! Also, I really appreciate your tight edits and the excellent viewer-value/run-time ratio in your videos.
Yes, I have a video idea. How about showing us exactly the prep steps you just talked about. The sources you use for your gpx waypoints, and how you download them to your device. Your map sources and applying overlays, etc. And whatever additional steps you take. Also a video, made on tral, of finding a lost trail! This happens way too often, Mowser.
Great idea. Will add that to the list. Video on the trail is a great idea too! Covered some of this briefly in these two videos ruclips.net/video/MDecs8w-5ig/видео.htmlsi=QnEwSuGYeRNzpn4R AND ruclips.net/video/n6riQ3woy8c/видео.htmlsi=ltJkKEuOGpsubuxY
I have only carried alcohol twice in the 34 years I’ve been hiking…an over night hike up to Feathertop in winter we carried a small plastic bottle with port and to Wilson’s Prom Lighthouse took a small bladder of wine as a treat. But I have seen people hike with beer cans and glass bottles of whiskey 😂
I have found that carrying my outdoor adventure beers🍻 in cans is far more clean, efficient, and lightweight than using ziplock bags or bringing the whole keg. 😉😅
Here are just a FEW of the tips I give to my hiking buddies: THE FIVE ESSENTIAL STEPS: 1 - Planning 2 - Preparing 3 - Proficiency 4 - Backups 5 - Basic survival (concepts and strategies) THE TREKKING RULE: Rest before you’re tired, Drink before you’re thirsty, Eat before you’re hungry, Remove layers before you’re hot, Replace layers before you're cold. THE LOST RULE: If you even THINK you MIGHT be lost; STOP, don't make a bad situation worse, flag your spot, SIT, EAT, DRINK, fatigue - low blood sugar - dehydration ALL add to getting lost, THINK, calmly and logically about how you got there, try to remember landmarks and other clues, then apply one of the eight reorienting strategies (starting with backtracking). If nothing looks familiar, go back to your flag/mark and try once or twice more. If you're still lost make camp at your mark and call for help. Obviously there's a LOT of detail that goes with these and other tips I teach, but that would make a really LONG post (just some food for thought).
As well as leaving some details of where you are going with a friend or relative make sure you take something so you can be identified as well as listing your next of kin and any medications/medical conditions/allergies so if you are found dead or unable to identify yourself people can identify you and render help.
Just saw a for sale ad in the Facebook "overland track" group for gear (tent, trekking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, stove etc.) someone claimed they bought for $300 and they're selling for $150, that they claimed they'd used on the overland. Decathlon tent, Kmart everything else. I suppose ok ... And if they'd actually used it on that track, they must have gotten lucky with conditions, but any challenging turn for the weather and they'd have been fucked.
yeah that's crazy. Maybe a decathlon tent might be ok for overland but that other stuff will surely just fall to bits very quickly. And yes, if weather got crazy like it often does this time of year...... no good
@@mowsertas cheapo trekking poles? Yeah ok. The Kmart jetboil copycat? That might be ok. But cheapo air sleeping pad with no insulative properties? Summer-rated sleeping bag? Single-skin $75 decathlon pop up tent? Wtf ... The Overland has become a bit of a joke these days. Some of the questions being asked in that Facebook group suggest people with zero hiking experience taking on a six day trek as their first hike. Wtf.
@@praktika1082 saw plenty of that when I used to guide down there. Amazing more people don’t get into trouble! I don’t what trekking poles you could find to fit in that budget! And the bag and pad must be terrible!
And this is why they are selling the equipment also, as it was a once-off and wasn't for them... Change a few things and have a better experience, that said seen a few others swipe the card getting the most expensive everything also and having the same experience as the Kmart wonderer.
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or better still a satellite messenger (eg Garmin inReach) is more important if, like me, you hike alone. I use one. I am waiting to see what the latest iPhones (14+, with iOS18) will have not only a PLB but also a messenger function. Sounds promising.
That's a smart move! I love my inReach mini 2. Can't wait to see what Apple has in store for us hikers! I reckon we'll have satellite messaging from iPhone within 12-18 months and then calls a similar amount of time after that!
*🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:*
How to plan your hike (CARD AT 4:06)
ruclips.net/video/EMvajyChaUw/видео.htmlsi=JUV99k5cN_SCdO7k
Generic Mowser Gear List for day walk and multi day walk
gearlistdownload.mowser.com.au
Hiking Gear and Preparation Playlist
ruclips.net/p/PLO0-hkbpPb-r31-sxpI222Q4hgAQhO4a3&si=RCHQPMAE-UA6kzW5
Western Arthurs Gear List (Lighterpack)
lighterpack.com/r/ohajew
Day Walk Gear List (Pack Wizard)
www.packwizard.com/s/Vqnx7yt
Leave no trace principals
vslnt.com/
Some Food options
www.freshoffthegrid.com/chewy-granola-bars/
www.trail.recipes/blog/the-hikers-diet-essential-nutrients/
Another great video. Years ago on the Overland Track, we were freaked out by crazy people who carried no alpine gear whatsoever and as you said, minimal, if any food, despite the fact they were in a region known to snow, even in January. People that are so irresponsible, sadly become a problem for other walkers when something goes wrong. 3 of us were hiking Routeburn, long before the internet. It began pouring with rain as soon as we got out of the bus, dropping us at the start of the track. We hit the first major river and it was flowing so fast and almost over my head. Indeed any deeper and I would have needed a snorkel. We hiked on to the first of the huts, which was quite close. Water had penetrated our packs and, despite using plastic liners, much of our gear, thankfully not our sleeping bags, had got drenched with the river crossing and torrential rain. One of my friends and I made the tough decision, that we were safer to turn back, than continue on, as the weather was going to be wet and miserable for our whole hike. We met the other member of our party at Milford Sound, in our hire car, a few days later. He was taller and stronger than either of us and was confident about getting across a couple of even bigger rivers than that first one. He joined up with others we had met at the hut. Even more terrifying was losing the track on the Rocky Cape hike in Tassie. It clearly received little maintenance and was very overgrown. It disappeared completely and there were no more track markers to be found. According to our maps, the best way to reconnect with the track was via a walk along the beach, However the tide started coming in and instead of a walk along the coast, we were rock scrambling with ever bigger waves coming at us and the rocks getting slippery and eventually , becoming cliffs. We were scrambling for our very lives. About an hour later we found the track and made it back to the road. Luckily it did not take too long to pick up a ride back to the local town. We would have been in an even dodgier situation, had we not known how to use a map and compass, but we knew nothing of the fact that that particular walk, was subject to any impact of tides. It was not a popular track and we only discovered it via the tourist information place at Davenport, from memory.
Thanks for sharing your story - it's a great reminder of how important preparation is!
Agree about the not bringing booze on your hike, however over in the Alps one of the greatest motivators is the cold beer you get served when you reach the hut, not to mention the often excellent 3 course dinner😊
Absolutely! There's nothing quite like a refreshing beer and a hearty meal after a long hike!
One of my greatest regrets was not putting a good bottle of red in my pack for a special location in Feb 2002. I had “planned” to whip it out when we setup camp on Pelion gap, but I only remembered that I was going to do that when we were setting up camp on Pelion gap😩
I hope your experience of that Pelion area was leech free. I have never encountered more leeches in my life than I did on that hike through to the old Pelion Hut!
@ I’m sorry to hear that. I’ve been up there twice and nix. But most leeches I’ve seen were in the grass at Waterfall Valley and in the creek, and on the plain out front of Pelion Hut. Otherwise, just the usual on the trail, particularly, in the forest between Kia Ora to Windy Ridge Huts.
This is the best kind of hiker video.
Thanks!
I use to tell my students that learning should be fun.
You apply the same in your videos.
Very good content expertise.
Thanks! 😃
Great tips mate - just discovered your channel - not too shabby at all! All the best Clive 😎
Such a great upload my friend. Professional and brilliant
Thanks!
That's a great range of sub-topics for a beginner like me to be aware of - thanks Mowser!
Also, I really appreciate your tight edits and the excellent viewer-value/run-time ratio in your videos.
I'm glad you found the sub-topics helpful and enjoyed the editing style! Thanks for watching!
Yes, I have a video idea. How about showing us exactly the prep steps you just talked about. The sources you use for your gpx waypoints, and how you download them to your device. Your map sources and applying overlays, etc. And whatever additional steps you take. Also a video, made on tral, of finding a lost trail! This happens way too often, Mowser.
Great idea. Will add that to the list. Video on the trail is a great idea too! Covered some of this briefly in these two videos ruclips.net/video/MDecs8w-5ig/видео.htmlsi=QnEwSuGYeRNzpn4R AND ruclips.net/video/n6riQ3woy8c/видео.htmlsi=ltJkKEuOGpsubuxY
Poles are great for balance later in the hike but for trekking off trail they are great for probing ahead for holes.
Absolutely. Great tip! Thanks for watching
Trekking poles have saved my arse a few times literally
Thank you. Excellent advice from you as usual.
I'm glad you found the advice helpful!
I have only carried alcohol twice in the 34 years I’ve been hiking…an over night hike up to Feathertop in winter we carried a small plastic bottle with port and to Wilson’s Prom Lighthouse took a small bladder of wine as a treat. But I have seen people hike with beer cans and glass bottles of whiskey 😂
So have I! I have been known to carry the odd nip of whiskey in too!
I have found that carrying my outdoor adventure beers🍻 in cans is far more clean, efficient, and lightweight than using ziplock bags or bringing the whole keg. 😉😅
Great video thanks 😊
Thanks for watching!
Here are just a FEW of the tips I give to my hiking buddies:
THE FIVE ESSENTIAL STEPS:
1 - Planning
2 - Preparing
3 - Proficiency
4 - Backups
5 - Basic survival (concepts and strategies)
THE TREKKING RULE:
Rest before you’re tired,
Drink before you’re thirsty,
Eat before you’re hungry,
Remove layers before you’re hot,
Replace layers before you're cold.
THE LOST RULE:
If you even THINK you MIGHT be lost;
STOP, don't make a bad situation worse, flag your spot,
SIT,
EAT,
DRINK, fatigue - low blood sugar - dehydration ALL add to getting lost,
THINK, calmly and logically about how you got there, try to remember landmarks and other clues, then apply one of the eight reorienting strategies (starting with backtracking). If nothing looks familiar, go back to your flag/mark and try once or twice more. If you're still lost make camp at your mark and call for help.
Obviously there's a LOT of detail that goes with these and other tips I teach, but that would make a really LONG post (just some food for thought).
Fantastic advice! Thank you 🙏
As well as leaving some details of where you are going with a friend or relative make sure you take something so you can be identified as well as listing your next of kin and any medications/medical conditions/allergies so if you are found dead or unable to identify yourself people can identify you and render help.
Nutritional m&m I can get behind that.
Just saw a for sale ad in the Facebook "overland track" group for gear (tent, trekking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, stove etc.) someone claimed they bought for $300 and they're selling for $150, that they claimed they'd used on the overland. Decathlon tent, Kmart everything else.
I suppose ok ... And if they'd actually used it on that track, they must have gotten lucky with conditions, but any challenging turn for the weather and they'd have been fucked.
yeah that's crazy. Maybe a decathlon tent might be ok for overland but that other stuff will surely just fall to bits very quickly. And yes, if weather got crazy like it often does this time of year...... no good
@@mowsertas cheapo trekking poles? Yeah ok. The Kmart jetboil copycat? That might be ok.
But cheapo air sleeping pad with no insulative properties? Summer-rated sleeping bag? Single-skin $75 decathlon pop up tent? Wtf ... The Overland has become a bit of a joke these days. Some of the questions being asked in that Facebook group suggest people with zero hiking experience taking on a six day trek as their first hike. Wtf.
@@praktika1082 saw plenty of that when I used to guide down there. Amazing more people don’t get into trouble! I don’t what trekking poles you could find to fit in that budget! And the bag and pad must be terrible!
And this is why they are selling the equipment also, as it was a once-off and wasn't for them... Change a few things and have a better experience, that said seen a few others swipe the card getting the most expensive everything also and having the same experience as the Kmart wonderer.
here's an idea that can be done over and over again. Best foods for hiking.
Yes! I like it. Been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s on the list!
@@mowsertas please do a breakdown of a days trip then also the terminology. Like complex carbohydrates🤔
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or better still a satellite messenger (eg Garmin inReach) is more important if, like me, you hike alone. I use one.
I am waiting to see what the latest iPhones (14+, with iOS18) will have not only a PLB but also a messenger function. Sounds promising.
That's a smart move! I love my inReach mini 2. Can't wait to see what Apple has in store for us hikers! I reckon we'll have satellite messaging from iPhone within 12-18 months and then calls a similar amount of time after that!
Write a list of what you are taking each time. Keep these lists as they help next time.
Fantastic tip!
what about weed
May decrease the motivation but each to their own