2022 South Coast Track
Thermarest Xtherm sleeping mat
Every time I undertake a new adventure I always look at my gear and where possible, see what new toys I can justify. I’m a master at coming up with reasons for why I need new gear – sometimes over and above any valid replacement reason.
Since we started Australian Hiker in 2016, my focus has been on becoming an ultralight hiker. This means that when it comes time to replacing new gear and all things being equal, wherever possible I will opt for lighter weight gear. Over the past few years I have tweaked this focus slightly with a prime example being my new sleeping mat; the Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XTherm which has now replaced my well used (after many thousands of hours) Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XLite mat. I made my decision based on the benefit of the features and was happy to accept the 110 gram weight penalty in the process.
In addition to my new sleeping mat, I will also be playing with some new blogging gear I have been eyeing off over the past few years so watch this space!
Every time I undertake a new adventure I always look at my gear and where possible, see what new toys I can justify. I’m a master at coming up with reasons for why I need new gear – sometimes over and above any valid replacement reason. Since we started Australian Hiker in 2016, my focus […]