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Gear:
For you non-hikers: Other hikers like to know what people
carry. It's a great way to learn about new gear, check out others' base
weight, and get down to what backpacking is about - gear! ;-)
Here's what I have in my pack:
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Item
|
Weight in oz
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Note
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Gear
|
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| Kelty Flight pack |
52.4 |
Body, top, full suspension, padded hip
belt, pouch |
| WM Ultralite bag |
33.4 |
Including silnylon stuff sack |
| 8x10 tarp, 12 ti stakes, grnd cloth |
27.3 |
Including mesh bag |
| WP/B jacket and pants |
10 |
Propore |
| Sleeping pad |
16.7 |
Thermarest Ultralight 3/4 with strap |
| Golite Coal jacket |
17.9 |
Including silnylon stuff sack |
| Bug net |
6.6 |
Adventure 16 |
| Cookset |
12.1 |
1.3L ti pot, soda can stove, pot stand,
windscreen, lighter & matches |
| First aid kit |
9.9 |
|
| Foot care kit |
4.4 |
|
| Pack waterproofing |
3. |
Trash compactor & turkey |
| Aqua Mira |
3.4 |
Backup water treatment (I'm not drinking
cow water!) |
| Silk bag liner |
6.4 |
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| Lexan spoon |
.3 |
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| Tea light candle |
.4 |
Ambiance |
| Moonlight head lamp |
4 |
Black Diamond |
| Water filter system |
7.9 |
Safewater Anywhere inline with silt stopper.
4L top and bottom |
| Water bladder |
2.4 |
extra 4L |
| Photos & notes |
1.3 |
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| Compass |
1.4 |
Silva Type 3 |
| Platy 1.8L bladder with hose |
3.3 |
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| Personal care kit |
10.6 |
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| Camp Ice Axe |
12.8 |
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| GoLite Umbrella |
10.2 |
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| Leki ti PA poles |
22. |
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| Music/Recording |
13. |
Minidisc, headphones, 4 minidiscs |
| Batteries |
5.8 |
3 NIMH AAA, 3 alk AAA, 1 NIMH AA, 1 alk
AA, 1 li-ion for camera |
| Palm m125 |
5.8 |
in silnylon bag with padding |
| Palm folding keyboard |
8.8 |
in silnylon bag with padding |
| Camera |
12. |
Nikon 885, 256MB CompactFlash card |
| Emergency Kit |
8.3 |
Space blanket, tp, Cipro, sunblock, 1 esbit,
1 sm pencil, 2 fire starters, medical gloves, matches, tea candle,
and a condom (for water). |
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Subtotal
|
333.8 |
20.9 lbs |
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Clothes
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|
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| Liner gloves |
.9 |
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| Mini Gators |
2.8 |
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| OR Rain Mitts |
1.3 |
Gortex |
| Sun hand protectors |
.6 |
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| Windstopper fleece gloves |
2.8 |
Black Diamond |
| Wool socks |
3.5 |
for sleeping/warm feet |
| Light fleece hat |
1.2 |
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| Patagonia Velocity wind shell |
5.4 |
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| Short sleeved shirt |
4.3 |
Patagonia Capaline/Arius |
| extra socks |
1.9 |
nylon, 2 pair |
| Wool tights |
7.5 |
Ibex, for sleeping & cold |
| Wool shirt |
7.3 |
Ibex, for sleeping & cold |
| Sandals |
11.1 |
Last years' K-Mart Explorer sandals |
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Subtotal
|
50.6 |
3.2 lbs. |
| Total base weight |
384.4 |
24 lbs. -Ouch! |
Here's what I wore most days:
Patagonia Arius long-sleeved shirt
Convertable pants
Patagonia hat
2 pr nylon socks
Trail running shoes
Here's what came and went during my hike:
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