Overland Track Gear List
On the Overland Track you carry a tent even if you plan to use the huts, and a fuel stove with your own utensils, because the huts have no cooking equipment. Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania does not book the huts.
What Parks Tasmania says you carry
A tent
Parks Tasmania says you must carry one in case you do not reach the next hut or the huts are full. The huts are not booked.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
A fuel stove, utensils and other essentials
Parks Tasmania says the huts have no cooking equipment.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
The huts
First come, first served
Huts cannot be booked. That is why the tent is on the list.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
No showers or hot water
Parks Tasmania's notes say the huts have neither.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
At check-in
Walker Safety Checklist
Bring it to check-in.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
Collect your pass in time
By 1:30 pm on departure day, or 12:30 pm in April and May.
From Parks Tasmania: Overland Track frequently asked questions
Gear questions for the Overland Track
Do you need a tent on the Overland Track?
Yes. Parks Tasmania says to carry a tent in case you do not reach the next hut or the huts are full, even if you plan to use the huts.
Do the Overland Track huts have cooking equipment?
No. Parks Tasmania says to bring your own fuel stove, utensils and other essentials.
Can you book Overland Track huts?
No. Hut places are first come, first served. Your booking covers the walk and the departure date.
Sources
Checked against the agency page above on 30 October 2026. This page names no products, and it lists what the agency says, in our words. Check the agency page for rules that changed since.
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