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Backpacking, and Walk in Camping The art of comfortable backpacking and walk in camping.

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Old 22nd December 2008, 01:35 PM
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Its not april the first is it

Walk in camping and Backpacking yeah right.

Old saying "If you cant drive to it. It aint worth going too"
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Old 22nd December 2008, 01:41 PM
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Old 22nd December 2008, 02:41 PM
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G'day All, Well I'm a few seconds off 60 and I would still go backpacking so long as it wasn't to extreme, and no I don't mean walking around woolies either cheers Dennis
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Old 22nd December 2008, 03:13 PM
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Walk in camping and Backpacking yeah right.

Old saying "If you cant drive to it. It aint worth going too"
I walked the Overland Track in Tassie a couple of years ago and I'm glad it's not possible to drive to such wonderful places. It would end up buggered like a lot of the drive in places are now.

And I'm going on 56 too.
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Old 22nd December 2008, 03:40 PM
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Is this a new forum, can't say I've noticed it before?

I'm interested in walk in camping, am over 55 and did 75K+ Queen Charlotte track in Marlborough Sounds NZ last November.
This walk is in the top 10 in the world, and you can camp it or stay in lodges along the way quite cheaply as we did.
I'd attach some shots, but the file size allowed n forums would not do justice to this magnificent place.

Maybe others can share their walking & camping adventures.

Cheers..B
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Old 22nd December 2008, 04:05 PM
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I walked the Overland Track in Tassie a couple of years ago and I'm glad it's not possible to drive to such wonderful places. It would end up buggered like a lot of the drive in places are now.

And I'm going on 56 too.
i am keen to do this track however i would need a porter (ia that what they call them) these days.....and i'm only 37
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Old 22nd December 2008, 04:08 PM
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Walk in camping and Backpacking yeah right.

Old saying "If you cant drive to it. It aint worth going too"
How do you think they discovered it was there to build a road?

IMO the best places to see takes a couple of days walk, and no you can't get there by car.

I thought people with that attitude bought Landbruisers and Pootrols, or are the payloads that poor now once you fit a family of fatties in there is no room left for anything else.

Maybe that is why they whinge that defenders are uncomforatble.

Plenty of other sections for you

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Old 22nd December 2008, 04:21 PM
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i am keen to do this track however i would need a porter (ia that what they call them) these days.....and i'm only 37
Im with you mate - although I'd add a medical team on standby in case my heart exploded.
It's my Disco's fault that it's so damn capable that it gets me to every place I want to get to???
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Old 22nd December 2008, 08:17 PM
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Pffft.......if I can carry a pack anyone can
correct......however a workplace injury fixed my back good and proper, with two boys and plenty of adventerous things to do i only dream of having my time over again and maybe having a better back

what are your rates as a porter 'sherpa'
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