I recently completed the Overland Track in winter and had six beautiful days out in the Central Highlands. The equipment and gear I took on this winter Overland Track journey differed from what I took in spring. Of most note was a more robust pack to carry the weight and a four season tent.

Most of my gear stays the same year round and I will tailor a select few items to handle different conditions.

The weather in Tasmania can vary in every season, I have had snow on the ground in summer and perfect shorts and t-shirt days in winter. The Overland Track is no exception.

• Osprey Aether 70 pack
• Macpac Olympus 4 season tent
• Neo air xlite sleeping pad
• Ember III quilt
• Aeros pillow
• Aeros deluxe pillow (yes I know, two pillows)
• Furno 360 stove and pot set
• Long handle spoon
• Small folding knife
• First aid kit
• Toilet kit
  • Paper
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Body Glide
• Black diamond spot head torch
• Edelrid micro spikes
• Denali trekking poles

Clothing

• Day time thermal set (merino)
• Shorts – north face
• Synthetic shirt – Kmart cheapie
• 200 weight Merino jacket
• Liner socks
• Medium weight socks
• Gloves – soft shell
• Peaked hat

In camp clothes

• Insulated pants
• Hooded down jacket- Macpac equinox
• 2nd merino thermal set – kept dry
• Heavy warm socks
• Beanie

Rainwear

• Cloudveil goretex
• North Face rain pants

Electronics

• IPhone 6
• Power bank with integrated solar panel
• Camera canon eos 1100d plus spare batt
• Garmin etrex summit – way out of date but still does the job of point to point.
• Spare torch and GPS batteries

Food

• Muesli for breakfast + portioned milk powder.
• Coffee, various sachets
• Snack am, weetbix bar and small snickers
• Lunch, cheese and salami on ryvita biscuits
• Snack pm, cliff bar and or snickers
• Dinner, backcountry cuisine meal components, portioned each day with different spices to preference. (Much cheaper than individual packs and you can season to your own taste)
• Cup of soup – many different flavours.

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