2023 Cape to Cape Walk
Image showing some of the new gear for my trip
The preparation progresses for our upcoming Cape to Cape Journey and we are now less than two weeks away before we start. One of the pre trip tasks that I do for every trip is a full gear review to make sure that we have everything we need. Typically we do this around two weeks out to allow adequate time in case we need to make any new purchases or replace any damaged gear. A good example here is that I have been having issues with my much loved Sunday Afternoons Ultra-Adventure Hat which after many years of faithful service has developed a kink in it in just the wrong place and while it is still usable I jam just finding it annoying so time for a new one!
In addition we will also be testing some new gear that we haven’t had the opportunity to try out on longer adventures including packs, trekking poles and in one of those rare occasions, at least for us, some luxury items like some lightweight sit pads for breaks along the way as we go as well as for the end of the day in camp. These sit pads are small enough and light enough that they’ll go unnoticed in the packs on both the bulk and weight front.
Over the past week we have done, and will continue to do, some short shakedown hikes to make sure everything is in place for the trip and is going to work for the way we hike. New hikers or old, shakedown hikes are a must before a trip even if all it does is confirm that what you have is still in good condition and does what its suppose to.
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The preparation progresses for our upcoming Cape to Cape Journey and we are now less than two weeks away before we start. One of the pre trip tasks that I do for every trip is a full gear review to make sure that we have everything we need. Typically we do this around two weeks […]