What’s In My Kayak? – Talking gear on the Shoalhaven River

  Posted on August 19, 2023 By

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I just spent a lovely couple of days on the Shoalhaven River in the Morton National Park. The photos might make it look peaceful, but I did discover that this incredible valley and the cliffs act like a wind tunnel when you have strong westerly winds. Despite the howling winds and a couple of possums that kept coming into the vestibule of my tent, I managed to have a good night (thanks to earplugs).

The video below is a combination of one of my usual trip videos, but also includes information about all the gear I carry on multi-day paddles.

MY PACK LIST
For a copy of my full packing list that I used for the Summit To Sea Murray paddle, visit this link…
https://summittosea.live/the-gear/

CAMPING GEAR
Macpac Duolight Tent – https://bit.ly/3qACmAB
Macpac Epic 600 sleeping bag (equivalent) – https://bit.ly/45iRce4
Exped Sleeping Mat – https://bit.ly/45vklCq
Trangia Stove 25-5 UL – https://bit.ly/3KOmMbc
Jetboil Flash – https://bit.ly/3OA2S4Q
Helinox Chair One – https://bit.ly/47Q2gRI
Garmin inReach Explorer+ GPS – https://bit.ly/3E4Aray

KAYAKING GEAR
Mirage 582 Kevlar IRT kayak – https://bit.ly/3OJsSL9
Epic Active Touring paddle – https://bit.ly/45dLdqN

 Category: General, Kayaking, VLOG

6 Comments on “What’s In My Kayak? – Talking gear on the Shoalhaven River”

  1. thanks for the update Robbo

    would be interested in hearing your thoughts on food after all your experience, as I assume menu planning depends a lot on where you are headed and for how long.

    Reply

    • I normally plan around having a fresh food for the first couple of days and then after that it gets progressively less interesting.

      The first night I will try to have something with fresh meat (e.g. steak or lamb stir fry) and vegies. The second night will be a fresh(ish) ravioli or pasta. After that it tends to be packets of ready made meals (pasta, rice or risotto). I tend to avoid the dehydrated meals you get from camping stores. They are expensive and I find them very bland.

      Breakfast normally consists of cereal with UHT (long life) milk and fruit.

      Lunch will be wraps or crackers with salami, cheese, vegies, pate

      Then there is always lots of snacks and fruit (apples and mandarins seem to last well).

      Reply

  2. Robbo,

    I’m about to set off to paddle the Murray in March and have a couple of questions.

    1. I saw in your videos you called the lockmasters half an hour before you arrived. So does that mean you had phone coverage all the way along? I’m particularly interested in the section from Wentworth to Renmark.
    2. Did you take a plb with you?
    3. How did you source water in the Wentworth to Renmark section?

    Cheers

    Colin (colinmiller18@gmail.com)

    Reply

    • I had Telstra reception most of the time. There were a number of dead spots between Renmark and Wentworth. From memory I did call one of the lock keeper the night before because I thought I would not have reception.

      I uses my Garmin inReach Explorer+ GPS as my PLB. It has SOS features, but the TXT service and the tracking were the most useful. I was able to message the family when I had no reception and also they could see my track every 10 mins. I talk about it in the video at the bottom of this page https://summittosea.live/the-gear/

      I carried all my water. I had a couple of 6lt bladders and a few 1lt bottles. I had a water filter in the boat if I needed it, but I never used it.

      Reply

      • Robbo,

        Thank you for your reply.

        What maps did you use for the Bringenbrong Bridge to Hume Weir section?

        Cheers

        Colin

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