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Have walked into otutu from makahu and flown out with east Kaweka, Chris dropped in spare gear and food drop at hut. Was a good trip with the old man a few years back now.

I also thought a cheap sleeping bag liner would work pretty well and pack down to nothing.

Nothing wrong with the stoneycreek stowit jacket, get a size you can layer up underneath.

Cheap and easy meal is the ‘ramen bomb’, instant noodles, tuna, instant potato.
Use some flavoured tuna.
Sea lord are doing tuna with cous cous and rice etc, eat hot or cold. Prob want to bulk it...

Nice one!!!

Hi Josh,

i have the same tent, can you give a link to what you bought?
thanks

Teabags!!!

Great series, if you got YouTube Jamie Carle the mountain man has some great videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKhFiIJedxuLbfq6dzruGPA

Macpac thermals on sale, merino nice but gets ripped to bits in scrub county.
I do wear Merino boxes and socks

Pretty simple I download on an iPhone 5, And used Nz topo 50, nth and south islands
Worked mint on flight mode.

Good to have the maps on you so you can start planning your next mission as well

Slippery an understatement, so slippery.
Nice bivy tho

I have the hopper 2, good tent for the money.

Tatonka dry bags, just debone and chill your meat. Great for sika

Stoneycreek stow it, get it big enough to layer up underneath

Great jacket

Orson hopper 2, spacious 1 man
Haven't had 2 in it yet

[QUOTE=Nick-D;810868]Yeah I do the same, Has defo helped control the ballooning during the last year of transitioning back into being a desk jockey.
Hard for the first couple of days but don't even...

Something that's helped me is 16-8 intermittent fasting
I 'try' to just have 2 meals a day, lunch around 1, dinner around 7.
Just have to have water, black tea/ coffee in your 'fasting' period

I drive a desk at work so like keeping fit, I aim for 1x 1.5-2 hr walk with a 30lb pack the weekends I don't hunt.
Use map my walk and Spotify.

During week 20-30 mm hitt workouts 3-4 times, Kmart...

Looks compact, can you fit your gear inside the tent?

I have the hopper 2 tent, 2kgs , good value, room for you and all your gear, used it a fair bit but haven't had it out in serious condition...

As mentioned above
Kifaru cast
Meateater
Gritty bowmen (featuring Aron Snyder)
Joe rogan has some hunting stuff

Petzl e lights are worth a look as a backup. Weigh nothing (well something but you get the idea)

Leukotape for hot spots/ blisters

Some good info here https://andrewskurka.com/2016/quick-tip-field-friendly-leukotape-strips-for-foot-care-first-aid/

Pack
Tent/ shelter
Sleep system (Sleeping bag and mat)

Are the big 3 where savings can be made

Yep, I used them a lot, were excellent value for money

I might look into Homemade dehy,

One or 2 nights, Google ramenbomb

Noddles/ mash and a tuna packet/ tin
Should fill you stomach and...

I've been to Lugar burn , hunted austral creek
Happy to share info