Written by The Walking Traveller Going on your first overnight hike can be so much fun, if not a little daunting. Worries like what gear do I take, how much food will i need, am I going to be able...
When it comes to hiking, simplicity is best. Unless you’re stepping out with a yak/camel/sherpa etc, everything you choose to take is going to end up on your back so you want every piece of kit to really earn its place in your pack. Here are some ideas for what you can leave at home.
Dinner, it’s often on the minds of hikers long before time comes around to crank a stove up. For some it’s just fuel, for others it’s a dangling “carrot” to look forward to. Whatever your motive, everyone wants to have a nice satisfied belly at the end of it and some nutrients to replenish your hard working body. Here are some of the best hiking dinner ideas we've found.
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Quicker more accurate data. As a person who is starting to use pace, stride length and cadence data more nowadays to improve my distance running efficiency, to know that the data provided is more accurate and quicker is much appreciated.
Managed to leave my wifes last carbon cork poles leaning against the wall of the visitors centre at Cockle creek. I borrowed them for traverse of the Southern Range in Tasmania. Only issue with that walk was that they had to be stored in the pack in the scrubby sections and their closed length was an issue. I now have z fold poles which are great for storage. The carbon corks are my wifes favourite because of the cork handles. I am sure they will serve her well in her walks which do not include any scree or bush bashing.
The NU43 is a bargain for the price. No bells and whistles just light on demand.
For trail running I find the middle setting at 300 lumens enough as the high (600 lumen) can sometimes reflect too much light back from the ground.
It’s a little heavy up front so headband needs to be adjusted properly to avoid bounce. Yes it could have removable battery but at the price you could buy to headlamps and have change from the price of a big name brand.
This will go close to the Fenix at less than half the price
USB C recharging, IP66 water resistant 3 colours with glow in the dark cord. I was also possibly looking at the NU20 and do find that both the NU21 ultra low white mode and the red modes a little too bright for my late night liking. You also can’t turn off one of the lights to conserve battery power which would have been a handy feature. As a headlamp it’s good but maybe not so much as much as a nightlight.
