Bikepacking to Pockets Hut - Long Plain, Kosciuszko National Park
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2022
- I enjoyed my trip around Long Plain so much in 2021 that I went back with another mate to do pretty much the same loop. This time we went the opposite direction and added a few km's of trail to camp down at pockets hut. Pockets hut was beautiful and I'm so glad we stayed there.
I stuffed a few clips in this video by not using my microphone and ruining the audio. I also had my GoPro on the wrong setting the whole trip so it wasn't as wide as I'd like it. Overall it was a fun trip and the video turned out pretty well considering.
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Your comment "I just love it" couldn't agree more. So good to be out doing what we enjoy away from the rat race.
Nothing beats getting away into places like this. There is something special about no phone reception, no worries, just enjoying the moment.
"I just love it" 😜
no rain mate weather looks good.
jo said he looks like a nice bloke.
haha epic adventure mate 👌
Haha, too nice if you ask me. There was the part I made Nik decide what we where doing and it made me feel like a prick! I was a little demanding haha.
A beautiful part of the world, thanks for taking us along.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 😀
that was nice
Go the 'goose! The bike's looking awesome in its current form and looks like it's handling some big rides nicely too. Stoked to see some more content from you in such an awesome part of the world. Keep up the great vids mate, always love watching them.
Cheers mate, appreciate it. The goose has been riding great. It’s surprisingly good. I thought the 1inch steerer and old school brakes would be a let down but I’ve had no issues at all. Saying that, I’m currently staring at an old Shogun frame that I bought for $10 back in late 2020.
I was going to chuck it out but now I’m thinking about swapping parts again and giving it a try. I think the forks off the Raleigh will fit it. If they do I’m going to take it for a spin. I’m not sure why I bother but I like tinkering. 😂
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Yes thats a beautiful spot great weekend trip 👍 lol I too am not a fan of cold water 🤣
Haha, some people love jumping in the cold water! I don’t know how they do it 😂
Awesome trip mate, looked fantastic
Cheers mate 👍
There are a lot of cool pure bikepacking trails there. Not so much left here in Florida anymore. All the best to your rides. :)
Yeah it’s pretty cool. The more I get into bikepacking the more I see and hear about different trails to ride. So many options I don’t don’t where to start looking anymore. It’s a good problem !
Another great video Tim. No BentSpokes?
I think I had some Balter’s this trip. I carried 4. Drank 2. Gave one to the Hiker at pockets. Carried the last one back and drank it while we had a swim. Riding home with beer wasn’t part of the plan but felt rude drinking it when the others had nothing 😂
Another great looking trip, I think my next trip needs to be more on your pace.
Cheers mate! How was the VIC Divide? I’m assuming it was a faster pace than this 😂
Geez, that kona looks nice 👍
Nice vid mate, some smooth transitions in the edit too
I think I’ve decided I want to make a video that has nothing but fancy transitions 😂
@@advanturest I'd watch that
"Discovered" your utube through your Barrington Tops EPs, as that's my stomping ground down to Dungog.
Thankyou, really inspiring.
Was looking forward to seeing your legs on that 29" frame😆😆😆maybe next time.
P.T
Beautiful spot Dungog. I use to go camping a lot up in the Chinchester state forests. I’ve been thinking about doing a ride around that area. The huts in Kosciusko keep drawing me back there though 😀
I’ve tried riding Nik’s bike before and I can’t touch the pedals. I wanted to do it on camera because I knew it would be funny. He is exactly 1 foot taller than me. Even talking about it at the start of the ride wasn’t enough to remind me. Next time for sure!
Cheers 👍
@@advanturest thankyou for your time in replies 🏆 greatly appreciated.
Apart from 1trip 20yrs ago, Kosciusko unknown to self🤔 reckon after I finish my next bikepacking trip ( starting tomorrow 05:30 from Scone for a month or so 👍)
Love your attitude and approach. Goodstuff 🏆. As i get reception I'll "tune in"
All the best
P.T🤠
@@P.Ttrying I do my best to get back to every comment but it can be hard. A month on the bike, sounds awesome. Hopefully there isn’t too much rain for you. Enjoy the Journey. I’m jealous 😀
Anymore plans on the Mongoose upgrade? I’ve got an old Shogun Trailbreaker from my high school days. Thinking of Turning into a gravel bike, go up to 27.5 maybe. Currently it has a kids seat on front and a pannier on back to carry the footy for older kids. Still a ripper bike as is!
I love this question so much, and just a warning, my answer could be long 😂
The quick answer is I’ve actually stolen some parts off the mongoose and they’re currently on a Shogun Trailbreaker. I’ve got some 27.5 upgrades in the process but more on that in a second. I did a short ride on the Shogun over the weekend and will be uploading a video in a day or two so you can see it there. I’m also taking the Shogun on a trip this weekend so looking forward to that.
Now for the long answer. I wanted to do a 27.5 wheel upgrade to the Mongoose but I want to do it a little different and outrageous. I’ve since fallen in love with the Mongoose and don’t have the heart to proceed with my ideas. I bought an old Shogun frame about 2 years ago that has been laying around so I’ve decided to work on that. My problem now is I’m really liking it as well so not sure what I’ll do. The reason for the upgrade was originally to save weight. I have a decent dual suspension bike with carbon 27.5 wheels and thought it would be cool to borrow them on bikepacking trips. They’re through axle so I’ve bought new dropouts for the fork and frame. I’ve currently removed the dropouts from the forks I have and plan to braze in new longer dropouts which will give me more tyre clearance and suit the through axle. If My idea doesn’t work and I destroy them it doesn’t matter as it’s just some old forks I bought. As for the frame, I bought some adjustable dropouts and this will mean cutting the frame and welding in the new dropouts. I’m really not sure I want to do this now because I like the frame. This Shogun frame I have has a 1 1/8 steerer and just the shape of it looks great. I thinking I might just get some quick release 27.5 inch wheels and not attack the frame but then it defeats the purpose of wanting to use my light carbon wheels.
I’m a bit undecided about it all right now but my trip this weekend May help me decide. I also want to do the drop bar conversion to one of these bikes. I haven’t decided which one yet. All this has been filmed and will be made a video when it’s done. It’s slow going though, I live in a unit so only work on it when I visit my parents. (Dads got the tools 😂)
I’m thinking about taking some time of work to get it done, I’m so keen to share my ideas with everyone.
Thanks for the question. It’s just hyped me up haha.
Awsome video , thanks for putting all the work in to make them look so smooth , nice editing. Looks like a beautiful part of the world . we really want to head up there for a ride . Can i ask what was your total kms for this loop? Matt
No worries mate, I love playing with cameras and love riding bikes so it its good fun.
Day 1 was 34km, Day 2 was 26km.
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Nice work Tim great vlog
Question how many km was the ride?
Cheers mate,
Day 1 was 34km and day 2 was 26km
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Went through Yarrangobilly myself for the first time today. Gorgeous part of the world. Your trips are always such an inspiration mate. Need to get down here with the bike and bags soon!
What tent do you use? I'm looking to buy one for bikepacking soon. Have you done a gear breakdown video?
Thanks mate, I assume it would have been pretty busy down there at Easter? It’s definitely worth a ride down there. So many huts to visit. So many more to explore. Aghh I need more weekends 😂
My tent is a Alps Mountaineering, Tasmanian 2 person. It was one of the cheaper 4 seasons tents which I soon realised I don’t need. It’s very heavy, 3.5kg. A 3 season tent would be fine. It’s been a great tent but weighs heaps more than other 2 person tents. I want to get a new one myself but I really can’t decide what type I want. Whatever I get it has to have side access, I don’t like crawling out the front. No I haven’t done a video on tents but when I do get another tent I’ll probably do a trip and talk about my thoughts.
@@advanturest thanks mate. It wasn't too busy, which was nice. 3.5kg is a lot. I've been looking at a Vango F10 Helium 2 or a Lanshan 2. Both are 2 person tents under 2kg, which is nice. Looking forward to a video when you happen to get a new one.
@@edzeppelin933 I've just had a look at those tents online. both look pretty good. Originally I was going to go for something like a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 because its free standing but I've decided I want a 2 person again. I keep tossing up between these super light hiking tents that need hiking poles or the tunnel type tents. The 2 you just mentioned I haven't heard of but look pretty good. I found a tent I liked called the Helsport Ringstind Superlight 2. Unfortunately its super super expensive. That Vango one you mentioned looks very similar. I quiet like it. I'll have to look more into it. I also want green for stealth camping. Could be a good option. The bloke we met at Pockets hut had a Vango Omega 3 person tent. It is a heavy tent but he has used it a lot over the last 10 years and it still looked in good condition. The guy had some stories about trip's so I'd say its had some use. Could be a good indicator on quality???
@@advanturest that's good to know! I have heard the Vangos are quite good. Scottish brand I think. Good point on the hiking pole tents. If I bought the Lanshan I'd need to buy some carbon poles to use instead of the hiking poles, but they're pretty cheap from what I've seen and should be able to strap onto the bike somewhere pretty easily (28cm long for the ones I looked at).
So many options though! Makes it pretty tough for someone just starting out like me.
@@edzeppelin933 it’s such a hard decision. I’ve seen a few people using the carbon poles and they all seem happy with them. That design is very spacious too. I was looking at the Zpacks tent which is similar. They are Extremely light which is very appealing.
Another bit of info that might help your decision. Most of the guys I’ve been riding with are on their 2nd or 3rd tents. They keep going cheap, decide it’s not what they want and spend a bit more. Some into their 3rd now. My advice would be to do your research and be happy to pay a little more for a better tent. As the saying goes, poor man pays twice. Good luck!
Looks like a great ride - have you got a GPX file you could share?
I do, I’ll send you a link to it either tonight or tomorrow depending when I get home. 👍
Hi Mate, Try this link, I've uploaded the GPX to google drive so you should be able to download it. drive.google.com/file/d/1U90IM_SBRcQQfRpKMsQl0_igYhWGwnEL/view?usp=sharing
Hey mate. Still loving your videos. I bought an epic set up for bike packing. I think I've gone a bit premature in my biking adventures. With 3 kids and a busy work life. I'm selling an awesome full set up Trek Roscoe 7 with some goodies, full set up of bike bags and nature hike tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat.
If you know anyone who might be interested in buying the lot let me know mate.
In the mean time I live the epic adventures through your channel bud. Cheers
I think its time to sell the kids, or maybe get a trailer to put them in 😜
Seriously though, that sucks and unfortunately life is just super busy. I don't have kids and I feel I don't have time for anything. I don't know how anyone with kids does anything. Kids are great but I'm not going to lie, it's awesome being able to hand them back to their parents 😀.
I don't know of anyone looking to get into bikepacking at the moment but the conversation does come up often now that I'm doing it a lot. If I talk to anyone that likes the sound of giving bikepacking a go yet has nothing, I'll send them your way.
This year I'm trying to force myself to make 1 video a month, which may I add goes by so so quickly. Its a good excuse for me to get out for at least 1 ride. My mates with kids will be lucky to get out once a year, If that.
I'm doing my next ride towards the end of May, If you haven't sold it I'd be happy to mention the gear in my next video. See how you go!
Cheers
Hey Mate, we are doing the loop next weekend. What direction would you suggest for two Old out of shape Blokes to go. Clockwise, or counter Clockwise.
It will probably be very similar, Are you camping the night somewhere or doing the loop all in one day? I’ll assume you’re camping. Either way you ride you will have the climb out of Blue Waterholes. I think I personally liked going counter clockwise as you can spend time looking at Hainsworth, Old Currango, and Bill Jones hut. I think this way is prettier too and good to enjoy on the first day.
The next few huts on day 2 are closer to the road so it’s easy to check them out. You will notice in this video that we missed Bill Jones and Old Currango. That’s because Nik just wanted to get back to the car. Going clockwise this shouldn’t happen. Either way is great though.
P.S I was just down there last weekend and camped at Hainsworth. So nice 😀
@@advanturest thanks for the response Mate, greatly appreciated. All great advise. We are camping Saturday night, so counter clockwise it is. Looking g so forward to it. We have not spent any time in this part of Kosciuszko. All the best Mate.
@@80ZX Awesome! Enjoy! One hut I didn’t visit in either of my long plain loop videos is Millers hut. You will ride straight past the turnoff so add that to your list if you want to check it out. It’s only about 1km off the road but not sign posted.
@@advanturest will do for sure. Hopefully the rain forecast for Sunday trends out a little. Thanks again Mate. Your videos went a long way in inspiring us to start Bikepacking.
Next time Gents. Might even have a new ride..
Looking forward to it! Such a shame you missed this ride! Damn Covid ruining plans. The only reason I got this edit completed is because we had to isolate over Easter. Very frustrating but at least I got this done.
Any hints on the new ride?
@@advanturest it's a bit gaulish.
Dang you still take alot.
Haha, I just can’t help myself,
One day I will do a minimalist ride and everyone will be shocked 😂
dont tell the fun police about you tried to wash your helmet and the colour came off, they will book you for not have a good helmet !, thankfully here in the northern territory we dont have to wear bicycle helmets unless we are riding on the road !! and our fine for not wearing a helmet on the road is only $25 !!! and we can ride on the footpaths without a problem ! ha ha ha thank god i left nanny state of new south wales 40 years ago !!