Starting out hiking/camping in SE QLD??? - Try Lower Portals
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2022
- Lower Portals at Mt Barney National Park is a great way to get into hiking in South East QLD. It's an easy 1 hour trail in with a camp site that is positioned next to the beautiful Mt Barney Creek that also is perfect for swimming.
Join us as we take you on this stunning hike with us for an overnight camp in an iconic location.
I try to show you first hand in this video what the trail is like to walk, the campsite, and the pristine canyon gorge swimming hole....and just how simple it is to camp out and get away from technology and the distractions of life. This is so amazing for the soul!
Any questions, just ask!
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When you’re old, with stiff bones and balanced challenged you use walking poles - and that would be me. 😂
Thanks for the video. One of my favourite hikes in Brisbane.
I love the lengthy explanations, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the sharing. The experiences in the mountains are precious
My pleasure.... Thanks for watching and commenting. I absolutely agree with you😁
Nice Hike and Camping day, Love the Swimming hole.
Thanks - a great little spot that actually has a lot more to explore in terms of rocky canyons!
Love ya work mate!!!!!!!!
I like listening to the birds
Thanks for the information. It’s hard to find footage for around Brisbane area. For hiking and camping ⛺️
Most welcome Christina... Glad you found it helpful. 👍👍
Great video friend, informative and nicely edited.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for checking it out👍
Yep, Jacob's got the right idea with the trekking poles!! Brilliant for doing water crossings and just generally covering more ground on long hikes. I've got a video coming soon on them!
Look forward to seeing your take on them poles. Agreed on the water crossings, for sure. My problem is that I'm always carrying a camera in hand... 🙄
@@jelbuilderfilms You'll have to go with the mounts for when you're using the poles. The only downside to the body mounts for the camera is that sometimes you miss what you want to film. You're body is facing one way and what you want to film is the other. You've really gotta be on the ball then. LoL
I guess I'm so used to hiking without poles, and I usually trail run wherever I can, the poles just get in the way. The only times I'll opt for a pole is when crossing sketchy river sections (although I couldn't be bothered in this video), and then I'll grab a tree branch or whatever I find. We'll see... I may change my mind in a few years. 🙂
@@jelbuilderfilms They're also great for going down super steep loose stuff. They paid for themselves in about 5 minutes when i did the Steamers the first time. If i didn't have them i would have taken a pretty big tumble. LoL
Thank you for sharing this video mate, looks like a great place for an overnight camp. Do you get much of a view of Mt Barney from the lower portals?
My pleasure.... Not much views of Mt Barney from Portals due to the Rocky canyon gorge and hills.... But the creek gorge and surroundings is stunning itself so no big deal.
Those walking poles are useful after all, but who needs them when you carry Yugoslav hunting knife 😉
Yes, he proved me wrong.... It got him across the Creek the easy way. Yugoslav hunting knife proved useless...😂
Great choice. I was supposed to do my first overnight pack hike to Barney Gorge Junction (past Lower Portals) on the night of the 6th of January, wondering if you were in the area at the time? However the dreaded 'rona has struck, and I am in ISO at home with the family. Would have been great to run into you! Edit: If you go far enough downstream when trying to cross the creek just before Lower Portals (bit of a scrub bash) you are technically trespassing a little, but you run into a fully kitted cabin owned by the Catholic Bushwalking club! They even have a fireplace in there! I only know because when water levels were high once, I slipped trying to cross further down, and my hiking pole fell into the creek and went downstream, and I went looking for it (never did find it, but found the cabin). It has a stone with a plaque detailing the year it was created for that club.
No, we did this just before Christmas. I've heard about that cabin by the Catholics, but didn't know the exact whereabouts. I'll check it out sometime (pray for forgiveness later 😁). I've actually found their Catholic Bushwalking Club Plaque on the southern side of Mt Barney West Peak in the saddle area. Have you seen it before? I found it a number of years ago by chance as there's numerous ways to descend from West Peak to Rum Jungle. I haven't looked but I wonder if the Catholic Club still does their bushwalking? You'd probably know. Stuck at home, hey.... I've been there already and know all about it. You'll be out soon!
Be very careful about trespassing. Just because the owner's backyard is bigger than yours doesn't mean they are any less protective.
It's actually East and North Peaks. West peak is behind East peak. I climbed N. Peak via N. Ridge last year.
You're right.... thanks. Can't see West peak from this side. How did you enjoy N Peak? I haven't had the chance to climb that yet.
@@jelbuilderfilms G'day It was a great day of climbing, but I think it was probabily 10-15 years since the previous trip up Mt Barney and I'm not as fit as I used to be. It was a pretty hard slog, but my 11 year old daughter and her 13 year old cousin scrambled up like little spiders up a wall! I was very impressed with how they went. My brother in law went too. According to my guidebook, N. Ridge is about the same grade as SE Ridge, but I think it was a bit harder. Definitely not as hard or scary as Logans though. I don't think I'd attempt Logans again. I was thinking about decending Rocky Creek but we reached N. Peak too late in the day, so we went back down N Ridge. Was vertually no path, and deviating to the S. to detour around rocky outcrops. We must have took a wrong turn and got a bit lost for a bit, but eventually regained the ridgetop. Ended up crossing Rocky Creek and walking out in the dark. My legs were very sore for a few days!
Mt Maroon is my next hike. Did Flinders couple of weeks back. Keen to try an overnight hike, any issues with snakes camping there?
Maroon has unofficial camping spots in either the secret cave, or at the top of the saddle. SEQ always has snakes to be vigilent of but I've never had any wilfully attack me.
Why can’t you have a fire anymore? It’s not like the Australian bush needs fire or anything?
iPhone 14 or 15 has a satellite sos on them
Very confused about the booking system for this. What's the deal and do you use it?
One doesn't use a QPWS booking system as it's rubbish and is largely ignored. If a spot is available, you plonk your gear and camp, if taken, you simply move a bit further down. These "booking systems" at remote camps are purely a risk management tool by the parks services to let them know someone is staying the night. But let's imagine you manage to "book" a remote camp site, and rock up and other campers are already there... There is no point in getting into a tiff over "bookings" as it ain't no recreational resort if you know what I mean😁
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The 2 mitsis are there cause they broke down. ;P
Hey, I live SE QLD and I really wanna get into solo camping. I have been doing trails to prepare. I'm really anxious about just camping anywhere. Will someone walk up to me in the night? How will I know if I'm even allowed to camp there?
Hey Jack, good on you. Hiking and camping is a where great experiences and lifelong memories are made. Life carries no guarantees that no-one will approach you at night, whether remote camping or even your own home (😂) however, personally I've never had that happened to me...yet. The only thing that'll come up you or your tent at night are animals...and that will depend purely on where you are and what food you're leaving around. Solo hiking campers pretty much camp wherever its convenient, or there's some amazing environment. Just don't camp where there's specific signs prohibiting it (kind of frowned upon). Research solo hiking as to what gear is essential and try to go light. As you get into it, you'll get more experience as to what's important and what's not. Lower Portals is a great little spot to give it a crack as I tried to show in this video. Hope that helps!
@@jelbuilderfilms Great reply and video, thanks so much. I bought some light gear yesterday, I just need a tent. The Snugpak Stratosphere Bivvi Tent seems great.
I see that you have to pay to camp in national parks of QLD. I have zero interest in paying that fee... I work in wildlife caring and I intend on leaving the environment exactly how I found it while camping, I know how to care for the environment so there's no way I'll be paying to enjoy it. I don't mean to come across like an ass! So let's say I walk along a trail tomorrow and camp overnight, is there any real chance of actually being caught if I find a really secure place to camp? Like do rangers patrol the national parks? Or maybe they see your car at the designated car park and see you haven't returned, so they fine you?
The advantage of a Bivvi Tent is that they are light and quite watertight, but not roomy (my opinion). Few years back I bought a 2 person Denali Zephyr (in this video), and have been very happy with that. It is 2.2kgs, but I love the extra room it has. Hiking Tents are a very personal choice thing, so look up review videos on them before buying if you can't actually see them in person at a store. Re payment... stuff paying anyone to sleep in a bush with no facilities. If I'm in a campground with facilities, then yes, that's completely different. If I'm out hiking and sleep in a remote location, then I ain't paying anyone...we pay enough tax in Australia which is one of the highest taxed countries in the world. If people out there want to pay QPWS because it makes them feel better about something, then great and up to them. Despite what anyone tells you, Rangers do not hike into bush 5-10kms to a remote site to check if people have paid for a spot in a remote campsite, and no, they won't place some fine upon your vehicle. Main thing, don't leave crap behind where you camp, keep it tidy and everyone is happy. Like I said earlier, not a good idea to just camp anywhere where it might be a popular hiking trail, such as Binna Burra or O'Reilly here in SEQ. Those locations have specific camp sites, and it honestly is more enjoyable to use. But if you get into it more and get more adventurous, you might start tackling some trails that aren't used that much....that's where you can find a spot with a nice sunset view, or in a cave, or next to a creek...hikers simply plonk their gear and setup for the night. And the peace one has in those spots and the view usually of the starry night is simply mind-blowing. Sorry for the long reply...once again, my opinion only. :) Looking forward to hearing about where you go and how your experience went. 👍👍
@@jelbuilderfilms Thank you so so much. Have a great weekend 😃
What watch is that?
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That's a Garmin Fenix 5x. The best tracking device I've ever owned...👍
@@jelbuilderfilms cheers mate. Is it the best out there?
I couldn't say if it's the best, but if you're after a solid and almost unbreakable hiking watch that is ultra-reliable to track your hikes with GPS data, you can't beat a Garmin Fenix for value for money and durability, in my opinion and experience. I think they are up to the Fenix 6x now and if I had to buy one again, I would go for them straight up. I've had mine for 2 straight years now (upgraded from the Casio Pro Trek) and have never looked back. Hope that helps.
@@jelbuilderfilms thanks very much mate. Keep up the vids.