Field notebook
Read this first.
Rebuilt a clutch on a Cape York beach with crocodiles in the river next to me.
Cut a stranger out of a freezing ditch in Alaska before he drowned.
Came off my bike in the remote Northern Territory with my shoulder broken in eight places because I got the load wrong.
Five minutes on this site might save your trip. Or your life.
Aaron Hudson — Founder
BreakState · Plan, pack, reference
Is your expedition
actually ready?
You've planned the route. Booked your flights. Filed the itinerary. What you need now is a plan that will support your mission, keep you safe, work under pressure — and a system that supports you.
Planner is free · Design Review $150 USD for the first 10 (founding rate) · Australian company
What's here
Plan it. Pack it. Reference it.
Plan it
Expedition OS
Two ways to get your plan road-ready.
- Free Expedition Planner — nine modules, written green/amber/red verdict
- Expedition Design Review — ninety-minute video call with someone who's already made the mistakes
- Written Readiness Report delivered after every Review
Enter Expedition OS
Pack it
Packing OS
The same taxonomy you planned with, on your gear.
- Laser-cut, Velcro-backed Cordura patches for all nine modules
- Straps and labels that work at 3 am, in the rain, vehicle on its side
- Custom modules and kits available
Start Packing OS
Reference it
Field References
Bookmarks. Come back to this stuff.
- Field Manual — printable, offline
- Field Library — torque, fluid, tyre pressure, known-failure data by vehicle
- Field Links — forums, GPX, mechanics
- Certified partners we'll actually stand behind
Review Field References
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