First, a confession - I am a technology junkie ;-)
You can see from here we went to Kokoda well equipped.
There are a couple of reasons for this.
1) I already owned the equipment as part of being a keen hiker, trial bike rider and private pilot
2) As I was going on a DIY trek, I wanted to ensure I was able to navigate myself at any time during the trek, for any reason.
For example, I pre-loaded my Garmin GPS with a track map.
People ask do they need all of this equipment; for example, do you need an epirb if you already have a gps and satellite phone ?
Most of the professional guides on the track carried a gps (quite a few carried the same model as mine) and satellite phone, This seems to be the optimum combination as the satellite phone had reception at most spots along the track; for example at the tops of peaks and in clear areas. The epirb is overkill.
This blog has been set up to cover the training and actual Kokoda walk for Rick and Andrew Klink
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