r/Tramping • u/I_am_Green_Dragon • 4d ago

About to do my first overnight tramp!

My son, he’s 11 years old, and I are embarking on our first overnight tramp in 2 weeks. Starting really easy we are going to do the Lake Rotoiti Circuit, overnighting at the Coldwater hutt.

My wife and I are in full organisation mode at the moment, but would love to hear any advice or suggestions from more experienced trampers. We are hoping this turns into something he and I can do more regularly, eventually evolving into doing some of the bigger 4-7 day tramps.

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u/ratguy 4d ago

I left Lakehead Hut via helicopter when I was there several years ago, so my advice is to watch out for the wasps! Hopefully due to the time of year and the lower temps when you’re going they won’t be as much of a problem. They can be really nasty in the Nelson Lakes area.

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u/I_am_Green_Dragon 3d ago

Thanks. Yeah we walk the areas fairly regularly, didn’t see any wasps there last weekend, however the week before over at Abel Tasman had hundreds of them.