Learn to overnight hike or Bush walk overnight in this boutique workshop limited to just 4 clients!
Are you ready to take your Day hiking into the wild and start doing multi days?
Not sure if you are going to like camping and want to “test drive it” first?
This is the workshop for you! We provide the gear and show you how to use it on an easy overnight adventure that focuses on skill building and learning.
The Details:
🗓Date: October 26-27
📍Location: TBC, within 3 hours drive of Sydney, Transfers available from a designated Sydney location TBA closer to date
📈Walk information: max 5km per day, easy moderate grade
INCLUDES:
🥩Meals: Includes Dinner, Breakfast and light lunches
🥾Pre-hike Training Advice
🎒Pack-List
⛺️Loan gear:
- 50+ litre pack
- Sleeping mat
- Sleeping bag
- Inflatable pillow
- Tent (twin share)
🧭Skills Building:
- How to pack you backpack: our weekend starts with some tarps for a good old fashioned "shake down". We will then show you how to pack your bags for an overnight hike.
- Trip planning: how to plan a good overnight hike, reading maps and building itineraries (planning around water, emergency shelter, emergency exit plans and alternate plans on expeditions)
- Camp cooking demonstration and lessons
- How to build an emergency fire, how to build fire in the wet, how to make smoke signals for rescue and leave no trace principles
🚗4x4 return transport
🌟Guidance by an Experienced Guide
🌟Licensed for camping and wilderness camping under NPWS Parks ECO PASS
🛡First Aid and CPR
📡Personal Locator Beacon
💧Group Water Filtration at Camp
🍽Plates, Cutlery and cups for meals
📸Photo and Video assistance through out the weekend
🎟$5 of your ticket price goes directly to NPWS for upkeep and improvement in the park
🌳Limited to 4 customers only
Sample Menu (Choose when booking):
Dinner:
- Grilled beef and roast potato
- Vegetarian fried rice with Soy Protein
Breakfast:
- Grilled chorizo and muffins
- Overnight oats with fruit
Gear Rental Notes:
(Gear deposit is $100 cash (due on day), refundable when gear returned in good condition, not excessively dirty or broken/torn) you are welcome and encouraged to bring your own gear if you have it, so we can show you how to use it. Tents should be under 2.5kg and sleeping bags compact or small.