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I am prepaing for my trip in March and I am unsure of where to purchase some clothes suitable for hiking, without spending a small fortune. I am from Perth, so if there is any-one out there with some suggestions, I would be grateful. This is a first for me
Hi Flash,
you needn't spend a fortune, we took two cotton drill shirts, and two pairs of cotton drill shorts, we walked in one pair ( washed them at night where we could) and kept the other set for when it poured and we had no other dry clothes. It's up to you if you prefer long pants or shorts, personally I could not have walked in long pants, far too hot! a couple of T shirts, and a pair of quick dry shorts for night time, jocks & socks. socks are the important part, you need to take a couple of pairs and always keep a dry pair handy. I have a kryavac machine ( like the butchers use) I kryavacted our spare clothes which worked like a charm when we got soaked, but those snap lock plastic bags work just as well I found. You will need some sort of jumper, it gets a little chilly in the hills, thermal underwear is great, wouldn't be without it. Make sure your socks are cotton, synthetic make your feet sweat too much. You need to keep the weight down, so only take what you need.. if you browse this site, you will see many, many really good posts on what to take.
have fun
nettieHi Flash
Couldn't agree with Nettie more. I ended up taking more than I needed and gave them away as we went. Let me know your email address if you like and I'll email you alist of everything I took and then when I got home, I re-did the list on what I considered unnecessary.
Cheers
Waza (Trek 83)
Hi Flash, couldn't agree more with comments above. Whatever you purchase make sure it is light in weight. Nowadays you can buy some really light gear from camping shops. On my trip south at Xmas I purchased for myself some shorts which weigh hardly anything and feel really comfortable. They are COLUMBIA brand. They also sell lightweight shirts/tshirts. Suggest you take a set of clothes to put on after you wash each day. Another set to wear during the day which you can wash each night when you take your wash.
No matter what you choose to wear remember due to the humidity it will be wet from perspiration in not time at all. A spare of shorts is good as when I walked a guy split his shorts and after a couple of days his undies where showing quite badly. Another trekker loaned him a pair so he was saved further teasing and all was good.
Even your towel, make sure you purchase from a camping store as they have some really lightweight types which are quick drying and not too heavy to carry especially when wet.
Hi Flash
We are from Perth and completed the trek in August 07. Most of our clothes we bought from Ranger camping. The clothes were good quality, quick drying and lightweight so perfect for trekking. We just used shorts and tops and took a pair of trackies for night time after our wash. I kept the one pair of night clothes in a separate plastic bag just so I had something dry and clean to put on. Dry socks are a must and its better to take extra socks than extra clothes. Wet clothes won't cause you any problems during your trek but wet socks will. I took 5 pairs of explorers and 3 pairs of liner socks I bought from Mountain Designs. Never had one blister or any other problems with my feet even though the first 3 days of our trek we had rain.
Good luck, you'll love it!
Donna
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