Thread: Heli Trip Gear

Hey Guys I've managed to get Teichelmann Creek (love to hear from anyone that's been in before) for the ballot period from the 12th of May. Camp is high up do wondering what gear people would chuck in the kit. Thought we could make a thread. For recommendations for anyone going in via Heli as there are a few things that differ to normal such as being able to get in much more gear. Well when your light like I am you can.*
Things that pass people's minds as well would be good to as I'm thinking the altitude may be enough to cause issues with jetboils and other cook sources so what's are the best options.*
Let the teaching begin.

Think you will find a thread has been created for this...

Originally Posted by 223nut

Think you will find a thread has been created for this...

I couldn't find anything obviously didn't have the right search terms. Tried Heli gear chopper gear ballot gear etc etc and didn't see anything so I created a thread with an appropriate title so if anyone has the same quetion i could find it. Also not to be rude but generally it becomes hard to find info when in every thread someone posts there's another thread about it without referencing that thread.

Also i usually take a poly chilly box with a few frozen water bottles to keep the food cold. Drink the water when defrosted and use the box to haul the meat out

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Also i usually take a poly chilly box with a few frozen water bottles to keep the food cold. Drink the water when defrosted and use the box to haul the meat out

Frozen milk is just as good and goes well on porridge, coffee etc

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Also i usually take a poly chilly box with a few frozen water bottles to keep the food cold. Drink the water when defrosted and use the box to haul the meat out

Frozen milk is just as good and goes well on porridge, coffee etc

Originally Posted by sako75

Frozen milk is just as good and goes well on porridge, coffee etc

Bloody good idea!

Originally Posted by sako75

Frozen milk is just as good and goes well on porridge, coffee etc

Man, great idea

Originally Posted by Unihunter

I couldn't find anything obviously didn't have the right search terms. Tried Heli gear chopper gear ballot gear etc etc and didn't see anything so I created a thread with an appropriate title so if anyone has the same quetion i could find it. Also not to be rude but generally it becomes hard to find info when in every thread someone posts there's another thread about it without referencing that thread.

Fair enough, I just thought it had been brought up before. the search function can be a bit difficult at times.

Originally Posted by 223nut

Fair enough, I just thought it had been brought up before. the search function can be a bit difficult at times.

It likely has in some obscurely named post. Will probably find it some time when strolling through the archives in the future.

On fly in trips I take a two burner Coleman cooker & 4kg gas bottle, we get the wives to cook up a couple of hearty stews & freeze them to take in, plus a premade pasta sauce, some frozen sausages, spuds & veges, pasta & you have some good easy feeds at night when you get into camp.

Every year it's almost a joke watching the parties turn up at the various load out spots with ridiculous amounts of beer and all sorts of crap and then gettig told by the pilot to throw it all back in their vehicles. I think it was last year at the Whataroa carpark we watched a party of four (they were flying in two trips in a md500) and they had such a ridiculous amount of crap it was funny, they must have literally had about two or three boxes of "wild moose" each for every day they were going to he in there, a jumbo pack of 18 toilet rolls, and all sorts of stuff. It was funny looking at their meagre piles once the pilot had fucked around weighing all their shit and putting more than three quarters of it back in their vehicles. I think they expected a bloody Chinook was coming to fly them in or something and they were going to sit around at their small town sized camp and get pissed on Wild Moose pre mixers and shit themselves all day everyday they were in their block.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Every year it's almost a joke watching the parties turn up at the various load out spots with ridiculous amounts of beer and all sorts of crap and then gettig told by the pilot to throw it all back in their vehicles. I think it was last year at the Whataroa carpark we watched a party of four (they were flying in two trips in a md500) and they had such a ridiculous amount of crap it was funny, they must have literally had about two or three boxes of "wild moose" each for every day they were going to he in there, a jumbo pack of 18 toilet rolls, and all sorts of stuff. It was funny looking at their meagre piles once the pilot had fucked around weighing all their shit and putting more than three quarters of it back in their vehicles. I think they expected a bloody Chinook was coming to fly them in or something and they were going to sit around at their small town sized camp and get pissed on Wild Moose pre mixers and shit themselves all day everyday they were in their block.

I can imagine. I've been used to stripping to the bear min because of accessing by foot over the East coast. There's three of us a 420kg limit and all together we weigh under 200kg. So have some weight to play with but need weight left over to bring out that big bull hopefully. Dont often bring alcohol in anywhere hunting I don't really see it to be a good mix but may bring a box for those successful days if weight allows.

Originally Posted by Unihunter

I can imagine. I've been used to stripping to the bear min because of accessing by foot over the East coast. There's three of us a 420kg limit and all together we weigh under 200kg. So have some weight to play with but need weight left over to bring out that big bull hopefully. Dont often bring alcohol in anywhere hunting I don't really see it to be a good mix but may bring a box for those successful days if weight allows.

3 guys, 420kg load (assuming single load in/out in a 500). You'll need to watch the bulk/volume of your gear as much as the weight. 3 ppl, packs, rifles, daybags and you're getting pretty choked. Don't take chilly bin, they take up too much room. Cooler bag will be ok. Smaller bags are easier to pack in and around the machine than boxes, etc.
Definitely recommend the camp chairs and tarp as already suggested.

Lightweight small collapsible camping chair each & a tarp/fly for a dry area if it rains so your not stuck in your tent.
Sunglasses/ sunscreen if your going to be near the snow, ice axe, warmest sleeping bag you have. Down jacket & your usual winter hunting gear. Proper food, decent cooker & tent. Done!