Solo Bikepacking / Photography trip. It wasn't meant to be solo // Millers Hut // Kosciuszko NP

[@glenmellor331]

Mate, you are the real deal. Inspirational.

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate! This trip was a super fun one. I actually enjoyed being by myself and getting lost, I feel like it made the video better 😂 Thanks for watching 👍

[@markfyson5198]

Another brilliant video, thank you. Great production and beautifully filmed. Very enjoyable

[@advanturest]

Thanks mate. Appreciate it. Can’t wait to do it all again 👍

[@sartspinks9900]

Another ripper - keep em coming!

[@josefkapelj3842]

Bloody Beautiful Mate I'm enjoying your Adventures. Keep up the great work. Cheers.

[@DougieL]

That was top drawer! Fantastic production and appreciated the info re your sleep setup. Nice job!

[@paulbates4100]

Beautiful video Tim. Such a gorgeous place, Aussie bush, rusty corry huts and a bloke on a bike with the talent and passion to record it all, love it. Cheers mate!

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate, this video started a little slow but definitely got fun heading into Millers hut. I loved it and really looking forward to doing some more solo trips this year. Cheers! P.S I think patience is a great descriptive word to go with yours 😂

[@paulbates4100]

@advanturest So glad I found your channel. Really looking forward to what you do this year. All the best!

[@alextunbridge2077]

I loved the video, the adventure and the spirit with which it was presented. Great job all round.

[@advanturest]

Thank you. 😀

[@P.Ttrying]

Niiiice grit mate, 700meters😂 To make mistakes is human, but too really f@#k up takes a GPS. To find; Refuge, inspiration and gratitude. We're the unexpected gifts bikepacking has given me 🤠 Love the huts👍👍👍 P.T

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. Nice words. Let’s be honest, going the quick 700m route would have been boring 😂 I do have some positive feedback for the GPS though. It seems a few people are blaming the GPS and I know exactly why. I have a lot of experience with them and it’s never let me down. I have lent it to people that have got lost almost instantly and that’s caused by not regular watching it. The map floats when you’re not moving so getting the right direction is hard unless your moving and most people look at it when they’re stationary. Just so you know I’m laughing typing this so don’t take my long response the wrong way. I swear 99% of people stuff up using these things. It’s classic 😂😂😂 I love seeing people crack the shits with them 😂 My scenario wasn’t the GPS it was the maps I had on it. I knew exactly where I was but there was no track. Bush bashing through the thinner parts was the only option and with the regular glance to check I was heading in the right direction I eventually got there. It was a tough slog but I was never lost and it got me right where I needed to be. I love my GPS 😁 Thanks for watching

[@P.Ttrying]

G'day Mate 🤠 Excellent reply👍🌈🏆 Personally I'm in love with my GPS, (as I'm 200+ days out'n' about) though around Chichester & Gloucester i often look at it and think "REALLY" 😂😂 Heading out Thurs morning for a "Nowhere to go and All month to get There" As i only do solo bikepacking, GPS and verbal alerts are a godsend. Wish they were about 41yrs ago when i started ⛺ Keep your humour, LV it Good on you man!!! P.T

[@ilsando3550]

Brilliant. Love your vids mate

[@advanturest]

Thanks mate. Appreciate it!

[@anthonywalsh2164]

Well done Tim, nice production and very inspirational!

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. It was such a fun little trip, even on my own haha.

[@crappyvideoswithrob4150]

I found this adventure and how you presented it to be awesome! I’m completely jealous of your explorations around NSW

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. I'm glad you liked it. After uploading it I thought I may have waffled on a little bit too much at the start but glad you got through that. It got fun when I was hunting for the hut. I have a goal to get out on a trip once a month. It's a good excuse to drop everything and head for the hills. Cheers for watching.

[@edzeppelin933]

Love it mate. Those little track overlays you put on the screen were awesome. Would love to see that for future rides.

[@advanturest]

Glad you like them, they were a little tricky but worth the effort. Next trip I’ll try add some more 👍

[@stefanzohar637]

Awesome video.

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate!

[@zackletinic2952]

Fantastic video. Gets me revved up for my own koz trip.

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. When and where do you plan on going in Kozi? It’s such a massive area and I can’t get enough of it.

[@zackletinic2952]

@@advanturest I had the pilot wilderness track in mind. Now that I've seen this, I'm keen to do something less established though. I did attack of the buns last year and there were sections where the 'track' was just thick brush. It sucked at the time but looking back on it, so cool.

[@markgandy3270]

Another great video Tim. You are getting better all the time. Fantastic entertainment.

[@advanturest]

Cheers Mark. It’s been super fun learning this art of film making. I’m really enjoying the process. As someone once said, the only way to get better is to “Make, Learn, Repeat” Everytime one video is finished I’m straight onto planning another. Love it!

[@exploreoutdooroz9905]

Awesome again mate. These solo trips give me too much anxiety though! Haha

[@advanturest]

😂 Yeah solo can be interesting but to be honest I get so caught up trying to film stuff I barely have time to worry. I was so happy this night being in the hut. I had a heap of beers and was just loving it. I just love it !

[@sydneyscape6335]

Love that country too. Such an amazing area to explore. Thanks for the amazing video (again)!

[@advanturest]

Cheers 😀 It’s just the best isn’t it. I’m super keen for winter but also can’t wait for spring to get back down there.

[@sydneyscape6335]

@@advanturest awesome, yeah I’ll be back there in spring too!

[@eeeeeees]

Great video, as always mate. As my old man always reminds me - take a compass with you even if you’ve got the best GPS system money can buy

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate. A compass is actually some pretty good advice, battery powered devices are never fully reliable. Saying that my GPS has never let me down. The maps on the other hand have. I could buy new maps but my old maps are normally fine as fire roads and alike don’t often change. I normally plot a route before going out and don’t even use the maps, I just follow a pink line. I could’ve checked newer maps at home when doing my plotting but I didn’t. I’m actually glad I didn’t because it added a bit of drama to the video 😂 Good times. I feel like I want to go deep of the track now and see how I go. Thanks for watching 👍

[@eeeeeees]

@@advanturest I too have had issues with maps, and my Wahoo/etrex combo hasn't failed me (yet) but I keep a Silva compass in my kit just in case! Especially when you're bush bashing and the GPS doesn't update fast enough! Love the videos mate, have been binge watching them, quality content!

[@paulelby]

Great vid Tim. 2 hr ride would be a 1/2 day production. Just wondering if you use a lens filter because the colours look very Fuji like..But it works really well.

[@advanturest]

It certainly is time consuming but I love playing with my camera so it’s all worth it. As for filters, I recently bought a variable ND. (Nisi True Colour 1-5 stop) the last 2 videos I’ve used it but I also have the little 16mm prime with no filter. I’ve been shooting in log and trying to colour grade it myself. I see so many awesome videos online but I can never seem to get mine to look the way I’d like. Realistically I probably upload too early and don’t take the time to learn colour grading properly. I also always seem to want to make changes as soon as I upload it but by then it’s too late. I think I’m learning more every video which is cool. This is shot on a Canon R6 and GoPro 8 Thanks for watching 👍

[@paulelby]

@@advanturest personally the colours looked really nice for the scenery, kind of warm rustic. i know with photo editing you can have a pre-set or style but i dont know about videos. Cameras are cool :)

[@mattde27]

Mate,im at the 16min mark having a 😂. If only you followed that track you spotted across the creek,there’s a single straight to the hut. Still really a walking track.

[@advanturest]

Haha, 😂😂😂 it was getting late and I had to take a punt. i decided to stick to my map. I knew I should have listened to my gut but kind of glad I went on the bush bash mission. Adds a bit of drama 😂

[@speedygarage264]

I have to say, these videos are incredible. I love the photography and cinematography. Really great work. Just out of curiosity, what software do you use to make the live GPS maps that you overlay on the video? Really well done. Thanks!

[@advanturest]

Cheers mate, unfortunately I don’t have a simple bit of software that can link the gps info and time of the video files etc so I do it all manually using Adobe After affects. I’ll give you a quick explanation so you have an idea of what I’ve been doing. If you don’t know anything about after effects this may be very confusing but I’ll type it anyway just in case you have used it. After the trip I’ll load my gps data on to my maps and then I’ll take a screen shot. I’ll use that screen shot as a base layer in after effects. I’ll then use the pen tool to trace the real maps, once done I’ll generate a stroke which will give me the line. in this case I did white. I’ll then create a new layer and do the same for the line I rode. With this layer I animated it with a start and finish point which creates the movement of the line as I ride. Once these 2 steps are done I turned off the screen shot layer so it’s invisible and then I import it to premiere pro and overlay it over the footage. Adobe Premiere is the editing software I’ve been using. Because the video clips are jumping through time I would just overlay a rough section of the map of where I thought I was. It’s a little bit clunky but I like playing and learning and I think it adds some value. Hope I didn’t just confuse you to much 😂 Cheers mate.

[@speedygarage264]

@@advanturest Oh man, this is incredible. Thank you so much! I do use After Effects, but I'm definitely still a beginner. I'll try what you said and see if I can get it to work for my next video! Thank you so much!

[@advanturest]

@@speedygarage264 no problem, I’m just a beginner too and it’s pretty easy. I’m currently editing another trip where I’ll be doing it again. I might take some notes if I do anything different and let you know.

[@speedygarage264]

I played around with AE this morning and this is what I came up with. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGnWhoaPbNp9aqs I would love some feedback and any tips that might make it look better. Thank you so much!

[@advanturest]

@@speedygarage264 Sorry forgot to reply yesterday, Looks like you've got the hang of it. I noticed your yellow line isn't covering the white line completely. What I've done in the past is make the stroke of the yellow line bigger. 1. it stands out a bit more and 2. I think it looks better if you cover the white line. you can also go back and move each point to make it line up a little better. Depends how much effort you want to put in. Something else I've been doing which I didn't originally mention. Instead of doing the base map in after effects, I've been doing that in photoshop and then dragging the psd file into after effects. I've been doing this for 2 reasons, I feel its easier to work on in photoshop and I also save all my maps incase I do another ride in the area and want to use the map again. If you import the psd file into after effects you can also update that base map and it will automatically change in after effects. What I'd love to do but haven't worked out yet, Pin a picture of a bike to the front of the yellow line so you can see where I'm travelling. That would be cool.

[@warrenzausa3145]

Any details on your retro mtb like upgrade parts 🙂

[@advanturest]

On this trip I used an old Shogun Trail Breaker frame, not sure what year but my guess is late 90’s as it has a 1 1/8th steerer. I didn’t talk about the bike because I was just testing it out before doing some mods to it. I plan on making a video about it. Other parts on this bike I borrowed of other bikes. Forks are off my old Raleigh M-trax 1000. These have disk mounts welded on. Wheels and handle bars of a cheap giant I use to own. It has a Funn ridge single speed crankset, A Microshift Advent 9 speed Groupset. The rear brake was an interesting one, I made a little bracket that bolted to the dropout eyelets and also clamped onto the seat stay, calliper bolted to this and it actually worked perfectly. Brakes are some cheap Shimano hydraulic set. They work fine. Overall I didn’t enjoy the Shogun. The frame had no flex and I could feel every bump. I’ve already reverted back to my old mongoose from other videos. The mongoose has a TANGE chromoly frame and it’s nice to ride. I’m still going to make a video on the Shogun though as my plans are a little outrageous and damage may occur 😂 I can’t risk the mongoose!

[@warrenzausa3145]

@@advanturest you gonna make a seperate vlog on it? Like new parts and upgrades? TC!

[@advanturest]

@@warrenzausa3145Yes and I’ve already started filming it. I’m planning on converting it to through axle 27.5inch wheel which involves installing new dropouts. Why you may ask, I don’t really know but I thought it would be fun to try. I’d love to build a complete bike one day and modifying an old one seems like the first step. I was going to do it to the mongoose but I like it too much. This Shogun is too stiff so it’s now my experiment bike. I plan to show other parts of the bike that don’t require the new dropouts. I’ll try go over everything. I’ll be working on it at my parents house so this will take a while for me to film as I’m not there too often. Hopefully I can do a heap this weekend.

[@jayhurry6964]

Hey, which GPS do you use? And thanks for the videos

[@advanturest]

Hey mate, I have the Garmin touch 25. I’ve been using Garmin’s for probably 15years now and recently I’ve been experimenting with phone apps. These seem to be the more common navigation used these days. Im going away at Easter and thinking about making a video comparing both options. If it interests you the phone app I’ve been using is called MapOut and I’m pretty happy with it. It’s only for Apple though.

[@darrylearnshaw7102]

Stupid question, if it’s that cold why not just put your tent in the hut? Or is that not permitted or personal preference?

[@advanturest]

Not a stupid question, technically they’re for emergency shelter, you’re allowed to use them but the idea is you camp outside. I have slept in a few but for other reasons other than the cold. Once it was raining so I just slept inside so I didn’t have to deal with my tent. I’ve heard stories of mice damaging gear so I’d prefer to have all my stuff outside in the tent with me. I did see a mouse at this hut when I first arrived. I’ve also heard of people hiking out to huts with no tent and planning on sleeping in them, only to arrive and it’s full of other people. If it’s an all day hike this can be an issue. I suppose that’s why they say emergency shelter only.

[@darrylearnshaw7102]

@@advanturest Makes sense, I was just wondering. In WA they are purposefully built to be used.m hence the question. Came across your channel on the weekend and have watched quite a few since, great channel and love your work! Now to get a mountain bike and hide it a crack. Do ultras and bikepacking on the road bike only so far.

[@kimoch33]

🚴‍♀🚴‍♂🚴 🌴🌳🌲

[@jimo4449]

I reckon you need to take an EPERB with you

[@advanturest]

I’ve got my PLB. Definitely gives me that piece of mind in case anything does happen!

[@sabamacx]

Do you have a strava?

[@advanturest]

I do www.strava.com/activities/7225143232

[@ColCastree]

Lenses warmers aren't expensive

[@advanturest]

So, just read your comment and googled it. First thing that showed up was a USB lens heater for $20. I’m 100% getting one 😂. It would be very handy. I also just got a new power delivery usb bank so I can charge my Mirrorless camera. In every bikepacking trip video I’ve made I’m always worried about running out of batteries so I tend not to do Timelapses. This video I charged a battery while in the car so it didn’t phase me. I think you may see a lot more Timelapses from me in the future. Also, I actually made a lens heater years ago by soldering resistors in parallel and connected them to a battery. It works perfect but the battery I use is a big 7Ah lead acid battery that I don’t take bikepacking. Last year I made a video called Tiny Akira, we stayed in a tiny home. We had some awesome stars so I used that lens heater for a 3 hour Timelapse. It worked well. The Milkyway left the frame after 3 hours so I turned it off.

[@mickellis8747]

Don't trust GPS or Google maps, I've been lead astray too many times.

[@advanturest]

Sure it’s not the user? 😂 I trust my GPS, my issue is the maps are ancient. Most fire roads haven’t changed in a million years. In this case my old maps had a track that either didn’t exist or is very old and overgrown. Since doing this trip I’ve looked on more modern maps and they have the correct markings. It was fun going rogue though haha.

[@80ZX]

Road less travelled....