Dumping "Essentials" after the Bushmoot

[Morrolan]

Who else took a load of "essentials" to the Bushmoot only to never touch or use them?

I came in by train so everything I took had to be carried, but going through my kit after 6 days/5 nights at the bushmoot (my longest backpack-based trip so far) I've seen a load of "essentials" that actually aren't!

I'm going to gather all of my "essentials" together and make a list and weigh them, and I shall post them up tonight :lmao:

Anyone else in the same boat?

[John Fenna]

I camped with a bunch of pals and mainly used their cooking kit.... but I would always take as much as possible for a static camp (a van full) as you never know what might come in useful :)

[Toadflax]

This was my third Moot, and I've pared things down a bit each year. However, with a static camp and car, I still want to be comfortable. So it ended up this year with plenty of kit, but when I unpacked it all I did make a mental note and had, in fact, made use of most of what I took.


Geoff

[Graham_S]

Every Moot I seem to take more :D
My first one I had all my gear (including food for the entire Moot) in one 50L rucksack.
I usually travel by train though so I have to travel fairly light.

I find that Moots, like the Meets that happen every now and then, are more of a "show and tell" where people take more stuff than they would normally.

[pteron]

I had a bag (about 80 litres) full of stuff I barely touched!

[tim_n]

I used everything except my blanket (in the boot of the car) and dehydrated pack of food = )

Did take me three days to pack one rucksack though...

[Wayland]

Not too surprisingly I had loads of stuff I didn't use.

I tend to take a lot of stuff just in case someone wants to see something or asks for a quick demo.

Of course I also like to live comfortably when at meets or moots.

[Mesquite]

I camped with a bunch of pals and mainly used their cooking kit.... but I would always take as much as possible for a static camp (a van full) as you never know what might come in useful :)

As John said we shared camp with a couple other guys (Decorum & Dr Jones) so we shared a lot of kit which meant we all had some redundant stuff but that's better than not having it :rolleyes:

And as Wayland says, for meets and the moot live in comfort, There'll be plenty of chances to go down the minimalist route at other times.

[decorum]

... we shared a lot of kit which meant we all had some redundant stuff but that's better than not having it :rolleyes:


Especially when some daftie (who should know better) realises leaves something important out of their pack :o :lmao:

Thanks again :grouphug:

[Morrolan]

Of course if I was in a car I would certainly be living much more comfortably than I did this year - a chair for one! I even toyed with the idea of loading up my 125cc Honda and riding 4.5 hours down but I decided against it in the end as it would still involve me having a rucksack on for the entire journey.