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

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
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

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

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

Thanks again

 

[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.