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Hot tip with the toilet paper - what I do is pull out the carboard in the middle of and it packs up much smaller. I then put it in zip bag

I feel like such an amateur after watching this! But your video has made me realise the importance of compacting. And I’m now ordering anti-blister socks. 🧦 Thank you Hayley!

That’s great you get well prepared while hiking.

Just wanna say this is the best channel I've seen so far. I've been hanging out here in less than a week and I already learned so much. Thank you! ❤

I tested a tyvek groundsheet last year in the Pyrenees and it was great. Like others said, put it through the washing machine once and then the dryer with dryer balls (no heat required) to rough it up. It still made some noise when I un/folded but made no noise once laid down or wrapped up with my tent. You can add gromet ties with some sewing and seam sealer but I haven't done that. I did the Great Ocean Walk in mid-December 2014 with a hammock tent. The hike is colder than people expect; temps drop at night. I stashed a resupply at Johanna Beach in scent proof bags and a dry bag up in a tree so I wouldn't have to carry the full 6-7 days of food! Also, at the time the Otway Historic Site sold camping food and gas so people might want to check that out. I had all my food sorted by I did by a S2S sleeping bag liner at the shop to beef up my warmth at night.

Run your tyvek through the clothes washer. It will be much quieter

For anyone wondering I added it all up, it's about 15kg without water. I assumed ~2kg for food.

It's honestly quite comforting to see someone else not going complete ultralight. I just got my gear together for a month-long hike, and the longest one I've done so far is 8 nights. It will be in northern Scandinavia, so I want some safety margins, but seeing basically everyone on youtube and reddit have a sub-5kg base weight and talking down on people who carry more, makes me worried, and makes me second-guess my purchases that honestly were quite expensive. My pack actually has been lighter at some point, I had one of those tents that use hiking poles to set up, but it felt so crammed, my sleeping bag touching the tent wall and so on (and I'm not a tall person). Maybe one day I'll lighten up my pack, but for now, my base weight without consumables is about 9kg. What did yours end up being?

Thanks!

Very helpful video, well made. Thank you!

great detail ! thank you 🎉 looking forward to more vids =D

Nice video, some good ideas. Well presented 👍

Awesome video thank you. Helped me with packing ideas and gear selection. I just subscribed to learn more from you. Stay safe. Happy trails 🙏

thank you.....great info....

Great job on the vid. And noice cam. Like your idea with the cloth inside the Toaks pot - stealing that trick from you.

Wash your Tyvek cloth in warm water in the washer that will quiet it. Twice if necessary. 😊

Thank you so much! I am going on an overnight hike with scouts this weekend and we need to pack everything ourselves so this was really helpful👍🏻

Great video, thanks for the tip about cork handles!

+1 on missing Mountain Designs stores. I bought my first Gore-tex (Meridian) jacket, first decent Polartec, first down sleeping bag and Trangia from their store in Bathurst amongst many other pieces of kit more than 20 years ago to hike the Six Foot Track.