Thread: Backcountry Hut Research

Originally Posted by Taylor

Are you a fan of backcountry huts? The University of Waikato has an ongoing Civil Engineering research project looking to increase hut user safety, and we would love to hear about your experiences and opinions. The survey (linked below) is 5-minutes, completely anonymous and would influence the design and development of a solution.
https://waikato.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo...FINQFSEI1AQqKW

I sure am, never felt unsafe in a hut, and have always enjoyed them for what they are. I think some people expect a luxury stay in the bush not shelter from a storm. double edge sword because a lot of huts will just get closed as doc clearly has a focus on most used huts and tracks and the rest are just left too it. Far better to have a shit hole of a hut to hunker down in then stuck making a shelter out of a hollow tree.

Originally Posted by 199p

I think some people expect a luxury stay in the bush not shelter from a storm. double edge sword because a lot of huts will just get closed

Or Burnt down!!