Day 35 – Rest Day, Burra

A Heysen Trail Story

Kind of at the halfway mark (well, a little bit over), so I thought I’d give a bit of an update on how my gear is going.

My gear has been doing it tough! The breakdowns –

  • Sea to Summit Flame 4 Sleeping Bag – We all know what happened here. The zipper broke on the first night. It has been returned for a full refund.
  • MSR Hubba Hubba Tent – Again, this we know. A joiner unglued (or broke) on the 3rd day. Another did the same about a week later. MSR sent replacement parts and the pole is now fixed. It took over 23 days though and was a real pain in the arse.
  • Leki Hiking Poles – 1 broken pole. My fault. Being uncoordinated the cause. I’ve been walking with a taped up pole for a while now. But have just ordered a replacement set to pick up in the next town. The new set is the Black Diamond brand and not as expensive.
  • Sea to Summit Aeos pillow – has developed a leak and needs to be blown up again during the night. I’ll live with that.
  • Sea to Summit waterproof bag – I use this for my electronics. One of the clips unscrewed itself. Not a biggie and I could probably fix it if I found a small enough screwdriver.
  • Mont Helium 450 sleeping bag – Yes. My new sleeping bag already has a small tear in the fabric. Not sure how. Woke up to a spray of feathers. Taped up for now.
  • Patagonia rain / wind jacket – sustained a tiny barbed wire wound when opening a gate. Taped up for now.
  • Altra Lone Peak shoes – Have been really good but have ordered a new pair to pick up in the next town in anticipation of an increase in road walking.

So, lesson of the day.

BRING TAPE!!!

Chilling on the trail. (Photo taken by Cath).

2 thoughts on “Day 35 – Rest Day, Burra”

  1. Aaaah yes, good tape and a small pair of scissors (or knife I guess) – the universe’s fix all system .

  2. No little bits of wire, a la Freddy?
    Hope that beautiful blue hiking shirt lasts the distance! It always looks great in your photos….and thanks, Cath, for that great momento shot, with all that injured gear!!

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