Too much gear to carry. Load solutions?

[Leigh Robinson]

Hi,

Just got a 8-10 man Lavvu off internet. Also bought frontier stove, a few add-on's and a dutch oven.

The Lavvu has arrived and so has the dutch oven. I have realised I am no longer backpack camping! The stuff weighs a ton and now I need to come up with a solution for moving it around. Golf club trolly maybe?

I was wondering what others use when they can no longer carry on their back.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Sherpa....
seriously? A lot of folk use the sack barrow option.
Elines uses a cycle trolley.
Pulk might work?

 

[Shewie]

A toboggan or pulk for the snow, and a canoe for the rest of the year

 

[decorum]

I was wondering what others use when they can no longer carry on their back.

Car and /or canoe? Sled in suitable conditions?


Or are you wanting suggestions for how to continue your travels on foot?

 

[Clouston98]

Huge 100l dry bags, the super thick heavy duty ones . We have a Tentipi Safir 5 CP and the frontier and a Dutch oven and we only take that when we're going in the canoe .

 

[Mesquite]

seriously? A lot of folk use the sack barrow option.

I use one of these

Another alternative is a fishing wheel barrow

 

[JAG009]

Get a canoe chuck it all in and paddle to your destination ,sorted !

 

[wingstoo]

Become a barrow boy, When I was a kid I inherited my Mothers hand-cart she used when she was a kid to collect water from the village well.

BIG wheels were acquired from an old pram, along with axle and bearings, the box was just a wooden box either with or without a lid and the handles were just a couple of heavy duty broom handles.

The axle sets the width of the box you can use but the length can be whatever is suitable.

Generally two wheels are better than one I found, and maybe a couple of bike wheels can be used instead of an old pram.

 

[Bluffer]

Sherpa....

I get a bee in my bonnet about this when advising expedition planners

Sherpas are climbing guides.

Porters carry things.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Ok then
Porter

 

[Leigh Robinson]

Yes continuing walking through woods to get to that nice spot!
I was hoping I could get something that straps around me and I can tow when I walk.

 

[Shewie]

Yes continuing walking through woods to get to that nice spot!
I was hoping I could get something that straps around me and I can tow when I walk.

A Dixon Roller Pack perhaps? ...

http://dixonrollerpack.com/

 

[SJStuart]

Just got a 8-10 man Lavvu off internet.

Why in the name of all things rational and sane would you want to cart around an 8 to 10 man shelter? If you've got a group of 8+ people, make them carry some of the load. If you're intending to use the Lavvu for just yourself... well, then I think you've got bigger issues to address than how to carry your stuff.

 

[RonW]

I was wondering what others use when they can no longer carry on their back.

Leave it at home.....

But seriously, with an 8 pers. lavvu, you sound like you're on your way to a camping, so take the car. A Dutch oven is not for 1-person outings either.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Why in the name of all things rational and sane would you want to cart around an 8 to 10 man shelter?

Probably the same reason you'd use a bivvy bag in a hammock, choice! . Ive often used an 8-10 man Lavvu on my own. Its nice to have the space, particularly when the weather is not good. You just have to accept that you aint gonna be going very far from the car. I agree if there is any distance to cover then you pack accordingly and go light.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Its all relative.
Some folk like to take nowt but the essentials and roam for miles.
Others like to pack everything and a few more bits too.
I've seen folk turn upto meets with one pack and others arrive with a bergen a shopping bag and then go back to the car again several times. Both have enioyed their time immensely neither felt there was anything wrong with what they had

Referring to the instructor/certification thread elsewhere its how you choose t define bushcraft and the kit you wish to use

 

[Leigh Robinson]

I have just got access to some land with lakes too so I chipped in the 2 man tent and plan some longer stay outs on that land. Also use campsites and at some point it would be nice to go wild camping in scotland as I understand they are cool with that sort of thing and allow 'right to roam'.

 

[decorum]

Yes continuing walking through woods to get to that nice spot!

Depending on safe / recommended working loads either what Shewie linked to or a modified child bike trailer (for some makes both hike and ski kits can be obtained for, low level, off road travel ). One of my winter projects is to modify one I picked up cheaply so I can carry gear essential to extending trips which have been curtailed for the past few years . BUT it won't allow me to go to all the places I previously could or even just those I could get to with _just_ a pack on my back.


Have you weighed this new kit? Add-ons ~ what specifically are 'add-ons'? Bulky? Weighty? And if you're then cooking for just yourself in a DO you're going to be carting a good chunk of weight around :yikes:


Narrow trails _will_ be a PITA to traverse.
Trails with obstacles _will_ be a PITA to traverse.
Open patches of clay soil _will_ be a PITA to traverse.
Styles and footbridges _will_ be a PITA to traverse.

And so on and so forth ...

If you want to go far and distant with relative ease then perhaps a rethink might be coming?

 

[Elines]

...................Elines uses a cycle trolley...............

Which I purloined off my daughter It works for me and the tow bar folds under it (and the wheels can be taken off) so it is easy to fit in a car boot.

Even with the trailer I don't like to be more than about 400 yards from where I am setting up because - eg - when you go along a path with tree roots going diagonally across the path then the two-wheeled trolley swings about a bit.

The Dixon roller thingy looks to be more versatile if you want to do 'proper' walks - but then I'm always a sucker for something that is a good design that someone has thought about. Could be really good on a long distance walk - so long as there are not too many stiles/swing gates

For simple transportation from the car Mesquites big blue trolley is a good option. You can always make more than one trip (as I often do with the bike trailer.)

 

[Teepee]

You could do worse than one of these;

http://www.carp-porter.com/powerporter.html

A cheaper option; https://www.tackleuk.co.uk/wychwood...-548845.html?gclid=CNvjje30lLsCFQgFwwodWj8AKQ

When I was carp fishing, I'd move 60kg for over a mile quite comfortably on a similar trolley.