May this be the Bible of the Kaimai North - South Track to help you plan your adventures. Hit the LIKE button and please write a COMMENT and I will respond to you, enjoy and may you set audacious goals in life.
Epic walk (and filming) Dave! I did this section ~3 weeks ago. I think next time I might need to lighten my load - 13kg looks so much more manageable. Well done getting to Poupou Stream. Pleased to see that I'm not the only one loading up on anti-inflam's, etc at the end of a long day.
@@OutdoorsmanDave- 18kg pack at start. SH29 -> Wairere Falls 8.25 hrs. Wairere Falls -> Thompsons Track 10 hrs, although I had difficulty finding track (and GPS signal) along Kauritatahi Stream which wasted a good hour.
@ Well done. Yeah that’s my normal weight too, glad I got it down. I know what you mean about the route markers, lots of the big stream crossing ones where overgrown, nice countryside though.
Enjoyed this one Dave. Always interesting to see what tramping in the North Island is like. Never done anything in the N.I. except for the Tongariro Crossing.
@@TheHi_King Hi Tim, I suspect you’re a South Island Kiwi? Where you have all the best mountains but us poor cousins try our best to compete. I’m glad you enjoyed this one thanks for your comment👋
@@OutdoorsmanDave Born in the North Island but lived mainly in the South. I do love the South Island mountains but the North Island bush has something unique about it that you don't get here. Did a day walk in the Tararua's a couple months ago and really want to go back with a pack. Looking forward to the next in the series.
@@OutdoorsmanDave Calvin here. Would love to do the whole length and break it into separate parts. Need to be purchasing a tent first. Any recommendations?
Thanks for watching, yes I do want to complete the series sooner than later so the intel is able to help people, though it’s not likely out for 2-3weeks, be sure to hit the notification 🔔
You have a great name. Yeah, I normally hike with a 75L pack that sits up around 18 to 20 KG’s which I don’t mind but I needed to move a bit quicker on this one, what kind of weight do you get your pack down to a multi day hikes?
Wow, I take my head off to you Hunter’s I mean your rifles are 3.5 KG’s on their own let alone trying to take out two hind legs & the back stakes. I saw a Hunter drone recently carrying out a deer via Drone, how awesome would that be.
Nice part of the country Dave. Take it easy up there, you can't afford to fall and have to call for help. Be aware of conveying the right message to the newbies. 🤔
very inspiring video Dave. What a track! Love the Wairere Falls track and the gorge, so cool to see it all connected!! No idea it started on the SH though. Looking forward to Day 2. Is there something similar for the Coromandel Ranges that can be done?
Mate, here I am walking 30km a day through gnarly terrain, providing viewers with great educational Intel and you do a nice easy walk into a bbq table area, cookup a Trangia meal and your views go through the roof overnight (well done). I can’t get my head around the algorithm, what am I doing wrong? I actually cut out quite a bit of our conversation because you were really grumpy at that point (the rain,and camera malfunction, or me just poking the big bear) 😉 I’ve since got a foam windshield like yours for GoPro, did you have a Drone following you on some of your shots? I don’t think I’ll ever get a drone or a 360 but it does make things look a little more interesting, gadget guy.
@@OutdoorsmanDave Yes, the views on my cooking video were great first up. But after a couple of days it hit the wall. Nothing for the last 24 hours, so Im as confused as you are when it comes to YT. Not so grumpy, more just trying to give you some emotion for the vid. I did actually enjoyed myself on that trip! I found a drone on TradeMe for under $200 and thought, why not? In hindsight, thats probably all its worth, but it does grab the selfie shots OK. I like the 360 better, although its got to be 5 years old, so not so much new gadgets. What is the selfie pole you are using? It looks like a joby gorilla with an extension?
@@OAPAdventures Awesome, you always were cleverer than I. yes it has a Joby foot on it which sadly I lost one of the next day so that’s an expensive mistake and the pole is similar to the one that you used, it’s all I need. Hopefully people will send some money via super thanks and I can buy another tripod foot, it’s an expensive businesses this UT journey 😢
@ I dunno about being cleverer than you. I dont think so, probably just a little more of a nerd. The super thanks are especially nice as they come as a surprise.
@@ScottyD_NZ Thanks Scotty, well yes, it does slow it down, that’s why the displayed distances are important and the times displayed are a guide for those slower hikers.
Thanks Dave, we just missed you at Okioki, stayed at Mangamuka 31st and hunted our way to Okioki in the morning. Looking forward to completing the SH29 to Karangahake as soon as I can... Can't wait for part 2...
Pity, I’d saw your entry in the book. Did you pick up the hiking poles that I think it was Sarah (red hair lady on her own) had left? The Intentions book indicated she was meant to be at Poupou campsite that night too but when I got there at 10pm I was alone so I suspect she realised she’d left them back at Te Whare Okioki and went back for them and changed her plans? I was told about them from a guy heading south Id passed and I was going to pick them up and take them to her at Poupou but like I said I couldn’t find the poles and she wasn’t at campsite, bit of a mystery?
@OutdoorsmanDave they were still there when we left, another couple asked if they were ours. Another gentleman nearly left his phone on the charger, thankfully he didn't get too far befor returning for it.
@@kenrossiter297 I think I met thst couple too as, she like foreigner and quite a bit older than him? That’s just weird, she must’ve come back for them and change her plans, I was really looking forward to using her poles as my main pole for my tent and having a camping buddy
Always a great video from. Outdoorsman Dave. I eagerly awaited this as I had seen you signed the intentions book at Motutapere Hut with TH-cam video out soon!! Videos are always informative, interesting and inspirational. I too want to complete the whole N/S Track however I am doing it in sections. Looking foward to the next installment!
Thanks Elisha (powerful name) When were you at Motutapere and when might you attempt N/S. I’m just about to start a bathroom reno but day-2,should be out within 3 weeks, thanks for reaching out 👋
@OutdoorsmanDave A friend and I were at Motutapere on Friday 17/1. We stopped for lunch and coffee. Up and back down via the lakes. I have ticked off some sections of the N/S. My next section is kaimai summit from the highway to Te Whare Okioki and out either the falls or Te Tuhi. I have done Te Tuhi to falls already though.
Small world. My son unknowingly met you today. He was the young lad having his lunch at the cowshed. He didn't piece it together until after speaking with the farm owner.
@elishaarmstrong3137 give him a big hi from me. Kay tells me he’s just the most lovely young man (a testament to his folks) and I wish him all the best with his agricultural university studies. 👋
What an epic hike, and still not finished. I noticed you were on Instagram so I've given you a follow from a couple of my accounts. My new computer arrived so I've managed to catch up on my own video editing so that's a plus. Downside, I recently found out that I'm down to 70% lung capacity which explains why I struggled so much on a 34k hike I did earlier this year. I don't see the specialist until Feb 20th. Hopefully the issue can be solved so that I can get back into it. Anyway, great video Dave, I'll look forward to watching part 2. Happy new year to you mate. All the best. 😃
@BlackshacksBushcraft Thanks Mr Whitehouse, I’m sure you related to the bush bathing segment. I was struggling with my lungs at the start, (you can hear it as I talked) so I’m off to get a chest X-ray too, stay in touch, let me know reason for your 30% loss 🙏
Great Video Dave....whats that line about not getting any younger, don't you know that we are going backward once we reach 50 😂, once again enjoyed your video very much and thank you for sharing it with us.
Hey Shinta, I just sold off two air mattresses as I’m so happy with the exped you sold me that I don’t think I’ll go back to my old ones so I’m having a clean out. The thing is in 10 years time we will be wishing that we are the age we are now and that we did things that our body will allow us to do now so that’s what I’m doing pushing it.
@@lesballard9959 that was first thing the 2nd day. I’ve had to get medical attention to it as it got infected and swelled up real bad I’m on antibiotics now. Apart from that, this old carcass has fared quite well.
What watch are you using Dave? Looks very similar to my Garmin Fenix, which is an awesome bit of kit! Mine seems to display and record in km and metres. It does FAR more than what i user it for, but I've found it quite handy to quickly check the map screen at a trail intersection without having to take out a phone or map if it is marked on the Garmin maps. Might have saved you going off on your little tangent!
@@DaveR-m3n Fenix 6, even reset the software on it, tried to find instructional TH-cam videos on , so I’m stumped. if you are Waikato, maybe you could show me how to use my fricking watch. th-cam.com/video/e0hMLTAuiZk/w-d-xo.html
@OutdoorsmanDave I'm using the 6X Sapphire, so should be very similar. Maybe we can figure it out over a cold Hazy 😁. I'll message you next time I'm home from work
Bro that was me and my mate you bumped into when we were napping from hunting! Keep posting all your videos and encourgang ithers to explore the world outside!!!
Hey there, the two men sleeping in the bush 😉 Did you get anything, I spooked a deer on day two and two hunters had just shot another on the old n/s track past Wahine rock?
stashed a rather large fly i had made up ,and its still there ,not far from the Wairere falls clearing, that was back in 2003, with intention of coming back to pick up, sadly never did ,ended up in Western Australia and have never really ventured back to nz to get it. Alway enjoyed coming up the falls track to hunt ,carried a few heavy packs of meat out of there.
@@pt4036 interesting, did you come across anything interesting like waterfalls or caves or huts that I need to go off and explore? DM me directly if you did.
@ yeah you’re right. I’m not used to taking extra weight. Maybe I could just be your camera man. So you don’t need to stop and walk back to get your camera. 🤪
@@gregdixon172 Certainly make the hike quicker but then we can get all those new female followers because you wouldn’t be in front of the camera yourself.
May this be the Bible of the Kaimai North - South Track to help you plan your adventures. Hit the LIKE button and please write a COMMENT and I will respond to you, enjoy and may you set audacious goals in life.
The North -South track is definitely on my to do list, so I look forward to the rest of your videos!
That's a big day. I did Poupou campsite to SH29 over two nights, with a side trip to Puketutu Hut, so well done Dave !!
That’s not a simple side track 👏👏👏
Day-2 out 1st February so be sure to hit the notification 🔔
Great video … thanks for sharing the good the bad and the one liners. I appreciate the effort you’ve put in to each one.👍
Thanks Oz, and for recognising that 👍
Love it Dave! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your North South adventure in the beautiful Kaimai ranges.
@@rowdogg2006 Thanks Rowdogg, me too 😉
Beautiful share.
@@shotbychristo Thanks Chris, no drones though 😉
Epic walk (and filming) Dave! I did this section ~3 weeks ago. I think next time I might need to lighten my load - 13kg looks so much more manageable. Well done getting to Poupou Stream. Pleased to see that I'm not the only one loading up on anti-inflam's, etc at the end of a long day.
@@iceaxe_NZ Thankyou. What kind of weight were you carrying and how long to do this section?
@@OutdoorsmanDave- 18kg pack at start. SH29 -> Wairere Falls 8.25 hrs. Wairere Falls -> Thompsons Track 10 hrs, although I had difficulty finding track (and GPS signal) along Kauritatahi Stream which wasted a good hour.
@ Well done. Yeah that’s my normal weight too, glad I got it down. I know what you mean about the route markers, lots of the big stream crossing ones where overgrown, nice countryside though.
Enjoyed this one Dave. Always interesting to see what tramping in the North Island is like. Never done anything in the N.I. except for the Tongariro Crossing.
@@TheHi_King Hi Tim, I suspect you’re a South Island Kiwi?
Where you have all the best mountains but us poor cousins try our best to compete. I’m glad you enjoyed this one thanks for your comment👋
@@OutdoorsmanDave Born in the North Island but lived mainly in the South.
I do love the South Island mountains but the North Island bush has something unique about it that you don't get here.
Did a day walk in the Tararua's a couple months ago and really want to go back with a pack.
Looking forward to the next in the series.
Yes, there is something special about our rugged terrain here and not just SI tundra. Next video out in 2 to 3 weeks, thank you.
Looking forward to part 2. As usual. Love your vids. Kind Regards from Walk With Me!
@@Wlkwtme Thank-you, perhaps you could add your first name in your bio. Is this a walk (85km) that you think you’ll do?
@@OutdoorsmanDave Calvin here. Would love to do the whole length and break it into separate parts. Need to be purchasing a tent first. Any recommendations?
@OutdoorsmanDave Have recored a few vids of around the fringes. Krangahake, aongatete Loop, Waiwheta Tramway so far.
@ yes, both the one I used and my latest purchase are UL and under $350, see by gear review playlist for reviews on them both.
Great video mate. Looking forward to the next one 🤙
Thanks for watching, yes I do want to complete the series sooner than later so the intel is able to help people, though it’s not likely out for 2-3weeks, be sure to hit the notification 🔔
You always have unique places in the videos, as if they came from the most beautiful fairy tales. Outstanding hike man!
Aww thankyou, I love to explore new places, makes me feel alive 👋
Beautiful bush in there Dave. And you did very well to get your pack so small. Thanks for a great video 🇳🇿
You have a great name. Yeah, I normally hike with a 75L pack that sits up around 18 to 20 KG’s which I don’t mind but I needed to move a bit quicker on this one, what kind of weight do you get your pack down to a multi day hikes?
@@OutdoorsmanDave oh mine is right up as I carry all my hunting gear. Too much stuff actually. About 25 kg
Wow, I take my head off to you Hunter’s I mean your rifles are 3.5 KG’s on their own let alone trying to take out two hind legs & the back stakes. I saw a Hunter drone recently carrying out a deer via Drone, how awesome would that be.
Nice part of the country Dave. Take it easy up there, you can't afford to fall and have to call for help.
Be aware of conveying the right message to the newbies. 🤔
Yes it is, falling is part of life on gnarly terrain. Just so there’s no pretend agreements, please clarify this right message that you speak of?
very inspiring video Dave. What a track! Love the Wairere Falls track and the gorge, so cool to see it all connected!! No idea it started on the SH though. Looking forward to Day 2. Is there something similar for the Coromandel Ranges that can be done?
@@thomasrichardson028 Thankyou. I’ve done the pinnacles in Coromandel but there’s some sensitivity around Iwi land so I’ve stayed clear.
That's it!! Im in an Outdoorsman Dave video. I have nothing left to achieve.
Mate, here I am walking 30km a day through gnarly terrain, providing viewers with great educational Intel and you do a nice easy walk into a bbq table area, cookup a Trangia meal and your views go through the roof overnight (well done). I can’t get my head around the algorithm, what am I doing wrong? I actually cut out quite a bit of our conversation because you were really grumpy at that point (the rain,and camera malfunction, or me just poking the big bear) 😉
I’ve since got a foam windshield like yours for GoPro, did you have a Drone following you on some of your shots? I don’t think I’ll ever get a drone or a 360 but it does make things look a little more interesting, gadget guy.
@@OutdoorsmanDave Yes, the views on my cooking video were great first up. But after a couple of days it hit the wall. Nothing for the last 24 hours, so Im as confused as you are when it comes to YT. Not so grumpy, more just trying to give you some emotion for the vid. I did actually enjoyed myself on that trip! I found a drone on TradeMe for under $200 and thought, why not? In hindsight, thats probably all its worth, but it does grab the selfie shots OK. I like the 360 better, although its got to be 5 years old, so not so much new gadgets. What is the selfie pole you are using? It looks like a joby gorilla with an extension?
@@OAPAdventures Awesome, you always were cleverer than I. yes it has a Joby foot on it which sadly I lost one of the next day so that’s an expensive mistake and the pole is similar to the one that you used, it’s all I need. Hopefully people will send some money via super thanks and I can buy another tripod foot, it’s an expensive businesses this UT journey 😢
@ I dunno about being cleverer than you. I dont think so, probably just a little more of a nerd. The super thanks are especially nice as they come as a surprise.
Nice work! I bet its tough trying to film and get footage while trying to keep good time.
@@ScottyD_NZ Thanks Scotty, well yes, it does slow it down, that’s why the displayed distances are important and the times displayed are a guide for those slower hikers.
Thanks Dave, we just missed you at Okioki, stayed at Mangamuka 31st and hunted our way to Okioki in the morning. Looking forward to completing the SH29 to Karangahake as soon as I can... Can't wait for part 2...
Pity, I’d saw your entry in the book.
Did you pick up the hiking poles that I think it was Sarah (red hair lady on her own) had left? The Intentions book indicated she was meant to be at Poupou campsite that night too but when I got there at 10pm I was alone so I suspect she realised she’d left them back at Te Whare Okioki and went back for them and changed her plans?
I was told about them from a guy heading south Id passed and I was going to pick them up and take them to her at Poupou but like I said I couldn’t find the poles and she wasn’t at campsite, bit of a mystery?
@OutdoorsmanDave they were still there when we left, another couple asked if they were ours.
Another gentleman nearly left his phone on the charger, thankfully he didn't get too far befor returning for it.
@@kenrossiter297 I think I met thst couple too as, she like foreigner and quite a bit older than him? That’s just weird, she must’ve come back for them and change her plans, I was really looking forward to using her poles as my main pole for my tent and having a camping buddy
Always a great video from. Outdoorsman Dave. I eagerly awaited this as I had seen you signed the intentions book at Motutapere Hut with TH-cam video out soon!! Videos are always informative, interesting and inspirational. I too want to complete the whole N/S Track however I am doing it in sections. Looking foward to the next installment!
Thanks Elisha (powerful name) When were you at Motutapere and when might you attempt N/S. I’m just about to start a bathroom reno but day-2,should be out within 3 weeks, thanks for reaching out 👋
@OutdoorsmanDave A friend and I were at Motutapere on Friday 17/1. We stopped for lunch and coffee. Up and back down via the lakes. I have ticked off some sections of the N/S. My next section is kaimai summit from the highway to Te Whare Okioki and out either the falls or Te Tuhi. I have done Te Tuhi to falls already though.
Small world. My son unknowingly met you today. He was the young lad having his lunch at the cowshed. He didn't piece it together until after speaking with the farm owner.
@elishaarmstrong3137 give him a big hi from me. Kay tells me he’s just the most lovely young man (a testament to his folks) and I wish him all the best with his agricultural university studies. 👋
What an epic hike, and still not finished. I noticed you were on Instagram so I've given you a follow from a couple of my accounts. My new computer arrived so I've managed to catch up on my own video editing so that's a plus. Downside, I recently found out that I'm down to 70% lung capacity which explains why I struggled so much on a 34k hike I did earlier this year. I don't see the specialist until Feb 20th. Hopefully the issue can be solved so that I can get back into it. Anyway, great video Dave, I'll look forward to watching part 2. Happy new year to you mate. All the best. 😃
@BlackshacksBushcraft Thanks Mr Whitehouse, I’m sure you related to the bush bathing segment. I was struggling with my lungs at the start, (you can hear it as I talked) so I’m off to get a chest X-ray too, stay in touch, let me know reason for your 30% loss 🙏
Great Video Dave....whats that line about not getting any younger, don't you know that we are going backward once we reach 50 😂, once again enjoyed your video very much and thank you for sharing it with us.
Hey Shinta, I just sold off two air mattresses as I’m so happy with the exped you sold me that I don’t think I’ll go back to my old ones so I’m having a clean out.
The thing is in 10 years time we will be wishing that we are the age we are now and that we did things that our body will allow us to do now so that’s what I’m doing pushing it.
Great video mate had to admit when you took that fall the ole heart skipped a beat lol.. "ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE WITH OUTDOORSMAN DAVE" lol...
@@lesballard9959 that was first thing the 2nd day. I’ve had to get medical attention to it as it got infected and swelled up real bad I’m on antibiotics now. Apart from that, this old carcass has fared quite well.
What watch are you using Dave?
Looks very similar to my Garmin Fenix, which is an awesome bit of kit! Mine seems to display and record in km and metres. It does FAR more than what i user it for, but I've found it quite handy to quickly check the map screen at a trail intersection without having to take out a phone or map if it is marked on the Garmin maps. Might have saved you going off on your little tangent!
@@DaveR-m3n Fenix 6, even reset the software on it, tried to find instructional TH-cam videos on , so I’m stumped. if you are Waikato, maybe you could show me how to use my fricking watch. th-cam.com/video/e0hMLTAuiZk/w-d-xo.html
@OutdoorsmanDave I'm using the 6X Sapphire, so should be very similar. Maybe we can figure it out over a cold Hazy 😁. I'll message you next time I'm home from work
Singing from the same song book, wayward pigeon or good George perhaps 🤔
Bro that was me and my mate you bumped into when we were napping from hunting! Keep posting all your videos and encourgang ithers to explore the world outside!!!
Hey there, the two men sleeping in the bush 😉 Did you get anything, I spooked a deer on day two and two hunters had just shot another on the old n/s track past Wahine rock?
@OutdoorsmanDave bumped a deer moving too quickly. But still out there enjoying the bush bro!
stashed a rather large fly i had made up ,and its still there ,not far from the Wairere falls clearing, that was back in 2003, with intention of coming back to pick up, sadly never did ,ended up in Western Australia and have never really ventured back to nz to get it. Alway enjoyed coming up the falls track to hunt ,carried a few heavy packs of meat out of there.
@@pt4036 interesting, did you come across anything interesting like waterfalls or caves or huts that I need to go off and explore? DM me directly if you did.
I should’ve done that with you mate. 👍. Next time a.
@@gregdixon172 I’d never be able to keep up young grasshopper, though perhaps I could slow you down if you carry my pack as well what do you reckon? 😉
@ yeah you’re right. I’m not used to taking extra weight. Maybe I could just be your camera man. So you don’t need to stop and walk back to get your camera. 🤪
@@gregdixon172 Certainly make the hike quicker but then we can get all those new female followers because you wouldn’t be in front of the camera yourself.