Originally Posted by
Rowan
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You are from Queensland, aren't you...
If the OP has spent any significant time in Queensland (last "summer" doesn't count), I doubt he'll be complaining about the heat in Tasmania, although I'd advise keeping plenty of water on hand just in case. I've toured there in the middle of summer -- I spent more time worrying about the cold. The point on the sunscreen is a big one though. Get a 30+ sunscreen and reapply it every couple of hours.
As far as accommodation goes, if you'd prefer to stay in a tent, just do it. While it rains often there, it doesn't normally get heavy the way tropical downpours do (apart from the West Coast, which is a world of it's own). A halfway decent tent will keep you dry most of the time. The old tent I had in Tasmania was literally on one leg, and it kept me dry the whole time -- even during the downpour at Strathgordon.
The real problem I seem to have in Tasmania is broken chains. I broke three in a month in 2003 (I've only ever broken four in my life), then when I returned for a weekend in 2006, my rear derailleur fell to pieces.
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