Thread: stashing gear in the bush

I dont think I’ve ever left a stash.
Trouble is you cant count on it being there when you go back so can only leave stuff you could really survive without at a pinch. I dont carry much stuf like that.
If I need a tent or a sleeping bag or a gas cannister then I REALLY need it and carry it in and around with me.
A good option is to leave good stuff at a hut and hope others will do the same for when you need it. I do this a lot with has cannistrs and carry out the empty one, leave a half empty one there.

Making stashes seems to be a very instinctive thing for humans, like cutting tracks or building huts and the effort put in is way out of proportion to the use you ever get out of it.