Gear List for tramping day trips
Even day trips can put you in serious positions, so we like to ensure we carry the essentials.
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Entries by Rob Frost
Our famous cauli curry recipe
This is a meal which always gets rave reviews from participants on our trips. It’s easy to cook in one big pot, and dehydrates easily.
How to Camp in the Snow
Snow camping is a magical experience in the right conditions, but needs careful planning to be enjoyable. It doesn’t involve just taking your standard tent to the snow, pitching it normally, and…
How to S#!t in the Woods
There has been much discussion about this issue, and rightfully so – more people than ever are getting into the outdoors, and if human waste isn’t properly considered then we’ll end up with…
Winter & Spring Tramping Gear List
Tramping in winter and spring requires quite a few extra or different items compared to the warmer months. We’ve developed a gear list that you can use as a prompt next time you’re preparing for a…
How to Lighten Your Pack
There are a ton of things you can do to reduce how much weight you carry, but I think these four things will make the biggest difference.
How to stop mild hypothermia from getting worse
While hypothermia is a year-round risk in New Zealand, now that we’re approaching winter this risk is even more acute, especially if wet/windy weather or river crossings are involved. Here are the…
Summer & Autumn Tramping Gear List
We’ve developed a gear list that you can use as a prompt next time you’re preparing for a trip – check it out here, and please let us know if you have any feedback.
The Best Boots in NZ for Rugged Alpine Tramping and Introductory Mountaineering
Rob’s devoted a full page on this website to an article about boots for transalpine tramping and hunting trips where snow is a major component. Such trips may also feature scree and rock scrambling,…
What our Chief Guide, Rob Frost, takes on his trips
Our chief guide Rob had the pleasure of featuring in Wilderness Magazine’s “What’s In My Pack?” Unfortunately they were a little pushed for space, so not all of the text he sent was included.
