10 day hike in Sweden in September

• What time in September? As that will determine bugs. Also northern or southern Sweden. If in the open above tree line wind can be an issue for both poncho and umbrella.  Have seen umbrella used with lightweight rain jacket. Rain pants (or lightweight wind pants) a necessity in my view. Pants.  Gram shell should be fine. Water containers your choice as easy to fill from streams.

Thanks for your comments!

I’m pretty sure the bugs won’t be a problem (but you never know) since it’s mid sep. Been up north for a week in end of august four years in a row now and we only had a bug issue one time.

Yes, it’ll certainly be above the tree line since it’s around the Riksgränsen/Kebnekaise/Abisko area so wind will definitely be something that needs to be considered. Wind/rain pants will be added, thanks. The gram shell jacket is said to be waterproof but it’ll take it out a rainy day to try it out and make sure. Otherwise the HH feather jacket in combination with the poncho could work.

Hey Carl-Fredrik,

I hiked up in Norway last September. I personally appreciated having rain pants (I had also brought a poncho. Even though it didn’t rain enough to warrant wearing them for the rain alone, the trail I was walking on was often poorly maintained and my pants/legs/socks would have been soaked by brushing along wet plants if I wasn’t able to throw on my rain pants. I would recommend bringing hiking or athletic pants along, too. I definitely appreciated having mine at least. If you don’t mind looking a little dorky, you can also wear convertible pants that can zip into shorts. Bugs were not an issue for me. As for the water, I would take a closer look at trail maps before deciding which carry system to take. If you’re passing a stream every couple of miles, a platypus may not be necessary. I carried one for piece of mind, personally.

Hi!
I’m not that experienced hiker, yet I see some mistakes that I make:
You have some duplication of functions:
1) Raincoat – Windshirt
2) Raincoat – Poncho
Since you going through Kungsleden, which is tundra, do you really need such redundancy?
I suggest: a)Raincoat+Rainpants+Raincover on backpack or b)Windshirt+Rainpants+Poncho.

Same goes for fleece and down jacket.

And, based on my experience, small running gaiters are always good.

Hello,

So Lapland mid-September ? Weather might be perfectly fine, but you also may have 10 days overcast, light rain, windy, and temperature within 5-10°C. Do you feel comfortable with you equipment ?

Personally, I would leave the umbrella and the poncho at home, but take a waterproof raincoat and rainpants. A one liter bottle is enough. Your matress is too heavy (swedish soil are soft), but your sleeping bag maybe not warm enough (it could be freezing up there, some snow forecast next week in Abisko!). Fleece and down jacket is OK.