Thread: Stashing gear in the bush

Hide and GPS what ever you leave/bury. I had a good set up in the Ruahines and it all got stolen. Was hidden under a log for several years, and then vanished. I was left with minimal gear for a night and several hours from the road end.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Hide and GPS what ever you leave/bury. I had a good set up in the Ruahines and it all got stolen. Was hidden under a log for several years, and then vanished. I was left with minimal gear for a night and several hours from the road end.

Same in Te Urawera,I thought it well hidden.Arrived late one night,nada,takes the shine off your day.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Hide and GPS what ever you leave/bury. I had a good set up in the Ruahines and it all got stolen. Was hidden under a log for several years, and then vanished. I was left with minimal gear for a night and several hours from the road end.

That is the problem and the risk in this exercise. when they get stolen it is not just the money you lose but potentially life threatening if you cannot walk back out and have too little gear to survive the night.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Hide and GPS what ever you leave/bury. I had a good set up in the Ruahines and it all got stolen. Was hidden under a log for several years, and then vanished. I was left with minimal gear for a night and several hours from the road end.

And tell someone you trust "Exactly" where it is.

My old man has had two 50L sealable plastic drums burned in the Ruahine for a decade or two now

One contains a his feather down sleeping bag, a couple of flys and a bivvy bag.

The other contains cooking gear, gas canisters and food (canned and dehydrated).

He told me the general vicinity of where they are but never told or showed me Exactly where they are.

I'm confident I'm looking within a few hundred meters square of the location.

Dad passed away 5 years ago and as yet I still haven't located his stashed gear.

I'm sure the gear will be in good condition when eventually found.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by Tahr

Hide and GPS what ever you leave/bury. I had a good set up in the Ruahines and it all got stolen. Was hidden under a log for several years, and then vanished. I was left with minimal gear for a night and several hours from the road end.

I buried a cooker, 5 or so litres of fuel, shit paper etc to save carrying that in the seven and a half km walk each time. Some MoFo found it and that was the end of that!

I found some other guy's stash once and, without even looking in the contents, left it well alone! What goes around doesn't come around, that's for sure!