This is Len's gear list that he takes on winter photography tours. You can use this to figure out what you should bring on a tour to such places as: The Blue Mountains, Cradle Mountain, Tarkine and the Snowy Mountains.
Len's winter gear list
This is what Len will be taking with him on his winter / wet trips. You may not need everything on this list if you are going on a tour with him, but if you're going alone you may need some more. Use this list and modify it to your own needs.
Wearing on the plane
Walking boots / solid wet weather shoes
Warm heavy weight jeans
Dress shirt
Woolen t-shirt / thermal top
Wind stopper jacket
Down or insulated coat
Socks & underwear
Carry on luggage
Wallet
Air ticket
Camera + spare camera
Lenses
Lap top with Lightroom installed (photoshop & silver efx)
Hard drive 1
Tablet computer
Note book & pen
Phone
Reading glasses
Sun glasses
Medications (all likely and regularly used medications that I personally use)
Reading material
Hiking day pack
Rain jacket - Gortex or equivalent 3/4 length for wet conditions (replaced with ultra light one for dry trips)
Over pants - waterproof over pants
Warm jacket - polarplus or insulated thermal
Warm hat - polarplus or woollen
Warm gloves - thick ones - polarplus or woollen
Warm gloves - thin fingerless ones - polypropylene or silk
Scarf - polarplus / fleece or woollen
Sun hat
First aid kit
PLB - Personal location beacon
Map, compass & GPS
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Lip balm
Insect repellent
Water bottle or bladder
One cup thermos
Ultra light weight carbon fibre walking pole
Comfortable day pack
Waterproof lining - silnylon dry bags
note: many items in my pack I carry because I am looking after the safety of other people
Camera bag
Camera back pack
Pea less emergency whistle (Len will supply)
Ultra light head torch
Camera
Lenses
Spare memory
Neutral density filters
Polarising filter
Spare batteries
Lens cleaners (tissues, cleaning fluid & micro fiber cloth)
Cable release or remote control for camera
Lens shades
Reading glasses
Camera manual
Camera bag to put it all in
Light weight umbrella
Luggage
Duffel bag or suitcase or back pack
Tripod in tripod bag (quick release & plates on cameras)
Battery chargers for camera
Power cord for laptop
Charger for tablet
2nd hard drive and cables
Card reader (if not included in lap top)
Laptop to tv cable
Light weight dress or dry shoes
Socks - woollen & nylon blend hiking socks (1 pair per day)
Underwear - woollen / thermal / Lycra
Warm travel / outdoor pants - Windstopper or Softshell
Travel / outdoor pants
Thermal long johns / wool or polypropylene
Woollen / thermal short sleeve and long sleeve tops
Travel dress shirts
Toiletries - toothbrush, hair brush, tooth paste, shampoo etc.
Pyjamas / night clothes
Back support
Digital camera specifics
OM Systems OM1
7.5mm f3.5 Samyung lens (15mm equivalent)
25 mm f0.95 Voitlander lens (50mm equivalent)
300mm Olympus lens
Olympus spare batteries for OM1
memory cards
Olympus OM-D EM-5 body as spare camera & lens
Olympus battery charger for OMD
BW circular polariser
BW 10, 6 & 3 stop neutral density filters
Kodak lens tissues
Lens cleaning fluid
Micro fiber lens cloths
2 x Lacie rugged external hard drives
Laptop
Laptop power cable
Tripod and camera supports
Tripod
Ball head
Quick release - plates are on cameras
Camera repair kit
Filter wrenches
Tweezers
Magnifying glass
Tape
Sensor cleaning kit
Screw drivers
Pliers
File / metal saw
Lens cleaning supplies
Giottos pocket rocket
First aid kit
Bandages
Splints
Dressings - non stick and absorbent
Tape
Antiseptic
Calendula cream
Arnica ointment
Tweezers
Scissors
Band aids
Saline solution
Thermometer
Tampons & pads
Panadol
Ifobrofen
Imodium
Mylanta
Antihistamines
Gastrolight
Aspro clear
Mylanta
Glycogen
Laxative
Codral
Gastro pain relief - donnatab
Gastro stop
Kwells
Ventolin
Strepsils