[74d-fe6-2c6]

This reminds me of how equipment required for such an endeavour have been way heavier a hundred years ago. I'm not particuarly experienced with outdoor activities but if I engage in one I have to notice how overloaded and heavy everything is. But most of the stuff is reasonably modern using various lightweight metals or plastics. Realistically people have been stronger back than anyway.

[lostlogin]

Shackleton ‘South’ is an amazing book on how one can survive on little, with almost no gear and for a long time. It’s truely awesome how they survived and it’s a great book.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_(book)

[laurent92]

How do you change shoes after 6 months, when in the middle of the outback?

[Gustomaximus]

I assume they did with less. No change of clothes. Cook meat on sticks rather than a pan. A blanket and no tent type deal. No medical kit, torch or GPS etc.

[silly-silly]

I'm not convinced that you'd need a blanket in those areas ;) 40C (104F)+ regularly in summer.

[Gustomaximus]

Some warmer places drop amazingly at night, more arid regions have reputation for this. Less in tropical. Also even if 18 overnight doesn't seem cold when you're used to 40 by day, anything under 20 seems cold.

Im Brisbane and one time my partner was skyping with her Nordic family. I was getting the fireplace going and they asked the temperature, I cant remember exactly but it was about 20 and any the look on their faces was priceless.