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