Cheers to you, Brian!
I just tried this stuff, though with limited accessories, and as an example i took my trek path at Ponmudi to Panayam-Ponmudi Falls. The area is stunning and the trek, easy. The team was ANAG(Agasthya Nature Action Group) and there were 5 members including me.
I have some plans to embellish it with some geotagged pics and other stuff, so watch out this link.