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Welcome to Frank & Sue’s Guide to planning the Overland Track eBook information page.

In December 2008 we decided to publish our Guide to Hiking the Overland Track – it is an eBook that can be read on your computer or you can print it off and study it at your leisure.

The decision to publish the book came about for several reasons:

• We had freely offered advice to people planning the Overland Track (and still do!) via Our Hiking Blog, but were finding ourselves repeating the same advice over and over.
• While some of the information was available in various posts on the blog , we thought it would be very handy for our readers to get one document combining all our tips, advice and information.
• On various Overland Track trips we were frustrated by the problems people were having with heavy packs, blisters, poor gear, stupid food, bad etiquette, poor clothing (the list can go on for ever…) and saw the need for some good, simple information.
• We always used John Chapman’s guide books. They are excellent, but John writes in a very dry, “factual” manner, sticking to “the basics” . We always have a great time hiking the Overland Track, and thought a guide book that was a bit of fun would be enjoyable for our readers.
• It took us several trips to get our “logistics” right when doing the OT. It is really confusing to coordinate bus timetables, private transport, flights, the Spirit of Tasmania, the Lake St Clair Ferry, getting back to civilisation at the end of the trip etc. We now have it organised seamlessly, saving time, effort, stress and hassles. We share a lot of these tips in the eBook.
• Finally, we thought we could earn a small amount of money by selling a book via the internet. Frank has a strong interest in this medium and was keen to use a downloadable book as a learning experience in the “eCommerce” world. We have a couple more planned that have a wider appeal than just one “Track”

You can view the contents pages of The Overland Track eBook by clicking here.

We encourage you to take the time to view the Contents pages. They show the breadth of topics covered in the book and the detail we have been able to share with our readers.

We have gone back through some of the emails we have received from people who have purchased the eBook and completed the Overland Track or who have recently purchased it and used it for planning the trip.

These are a sample of their “testimonials”

Hi
Well, it is all done, thanks to your ebook! I am SO glad I have it, you have no idea how helpful it has been for this trip. Thank you so much. On page 14 you give all the details on travel from Devonport via Tassielink. I hadn’t noticed it at first, as it is under the heading From Launceston to Cradle Mountain, but I was going through the book with a fine tooth comb to see what bits I had missed, and there it was, the Tassielink bus details from Devonport Info Centre, Sheffield, and Cradle Mountain. Problem solved !!!!!!!

A million thank you’s. Our friend can pick Em up from the ferry terminal and take her to the Devonport Info Centre to catch the bus to Cradle Mtn, then we can arrange to go back to Devonport once we have finished the walk and decided whether we stay on Saturday to do the day walk, ? Phew. Many, many thanks little ebook. – Georgina

Hi Frank, Just made it back. A wonderful 7 day trip – with my daughter. A few aches and pains, nothing serious, lots of good memories and pics.
Your ebook was key to our planning - went without a hitch. I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on planning. Most are already covered in your ebook, but some personal ones you might or mightn’t use. – Rex

I think your e-book was very comprehensive and complete. It contains a wealth of good advice. I think if I were to do it again I would concentrate on trying to get the pack weight down a bit. We probably had a bit more food than needed and a few unneccessary extras but overall we had the right gear. We had minimal injuries – our daughter had a few blisters and Dianne developed a sore knee but other than that we got through without drama. – Bruce

Hi Frank and Sue
Yes I have purchased your excellent ebook and it’s really been fantastic to have such a resource to plan my trip next month. It’s enabled me to arrange all bookings (Tassielink bus, Centennial hotel, Jetstar, ferry) and of course the permit and pass to undertake the walk. I can certainly see the benefit of flying in the day before and have decided to do so.
regards
(another) Bruce

To view a couple of sample pages from the Hiking the Overland Track eBook, click here.

It will give you an idea of the writing style and “look” of the eBook.

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