Thinning Out Accessories – Need Help

[Paul Kilroy]

Larger list is here http://lighterpack.com/r/fcqsg4 but I think I need help specifically with my Accessories. One note on the medical kit. I use the same one for Solo trips as well as with the family. I'd like to keep that simple but it makes me carry a little extra.

Thanks for the help!

Toiletries Ditty Bag 6.8 oz
Pills – 1.42 oz
Inhaler – .86 oz
Tooth Brush – .36 oz
Lip Balm – .58 oz
Tooth Paste – .56 oz
Skin Lube – .73 oz
Cortisone – .57 oz
Floss – .19 oz
Wilderness Wash – 1.19 oz
Loksak – .35 oz

Medical Ditty Bag 2.1 oz — Repackaged from Adventure Medical Kit
MiniBic with Leukotape wrapped around – .58 oz
Sleep Pad Repair – .19 oz
2 Sterile gauze pads – .16 oz
2 Small cloth bandaids – .03 oz
2 Medium cloth bandaids – .06 oz
2 Blister Bandaids – .11 oz
2 Small butterfly bandaids – .02 oz
1 Large butterfly bandaids – .04 oz
3 "triple antibiotic" pouches – .14 oz
1 Antiseptic pad – .14 oz
1 small roll of gauze – .14 oz
Tweezers / Sewing Needle – .26 oz
Adventure Medical Kit Ziplock – .23 oz

iPhone 4.6 oz
Wallet 2.3 oz
Electronics Ditty Bag 5.3 oz
Amazon 5600 ma charger – 4.6oz
Mini USB / Lightning Plug – .48 oz
LokSak – .25 oz

Rope Bag and Beaner 1.5 oz
2 Bandanas 1 oz
SnowPeak Combo 8.5 oz
700ml Mug, Lighter, Esbit Stand, Windscreen, Spork
Cooking Cozy 1.5 oz
PTEC Byte 2.26 oz
Hand Sanitizer 2.5 oz
TP 0.86 oz
Bug Spray 1.9 oz
AquaMira 2 oz
Platypus 2L Bottle 1.3 oz
Platypus 1L Bottle 1.2 oz
Water Bottle (Cycling) 3 oz
MultiTool Knife / Pliers / File / Mini Saw 3.5 oz

Total -3.27 lbs

[Mike M]

I think w/ a little thinning you could improve that some :)

first aid looks like 3.5 oz (1.4 pills + 2.1 first aid)- as an example: my weeklong first aid kit (replete w/ "pills) is under an ounce (0.9)- I carry a small roll of gauze, pack of steri-strips, one triple antibiotic (there are at least 2-3 uses in a single, no need to carry 3), small Leukotape wrapped around a Benzoine ampule, small tweezers from a Swiss Army knife and a needle- "pills" 8 ibuprofen, 8 acetaminophen, 2 aspirin (heart attack, 4 benzedrine, 4 immodium

toiletries- room for thinning here as well, I repackage Bronner's soap in a small vial (a little goes a long way), use tooth powder in a similar vial and a z pack toothbrush w/o the case and a few GUM soft picks, 0.6 oz for the four, I do carry a tube anti-chafe (Sportslick has anti-fungal properties) that is half used @ 0.5 oz I use my Buff as an impromptu "towel"

try paper shop towels instead of TP, a few small sheets go a lot farther than TP- you can wet them and they won't tear, four-five small sheets/day is all I find I need, comes out to roughly 0.1 oz/day

that seems like a lot of hand sanitizer, consider repackaging

bug spray also seems heavy, consider repackaging or look at Ben's wipes, .18 oz/package- I permethrin my worn clothing and then carry a few wipes to break out if the bugs are particularly bad

that seems like a lot of water bottles, desert? 3 oz for a 20 oz bottle is too heavy imo, if you need a 20 oz bottle a used Vitamin Water bottle only weighs 1.3 oz is plenty tough

if you find you don't use the full bottle of AM, zpacks sells small containers to repackage saving weight

I've been following a couple of threads on iphone use (I recently purchased a iphone6) and those that upgraded their software on their 4&5's were getting 5-7 days of use in airplane mode, which except for the longest trips negates the use of a charger (I get a full week w/ my 6) I brought a charger on my Bob Marshal Open event and never needed to use it, it was 3 ozs of dead weight

if you don't find yourself needing pliers, files etc, lighter options for a cutting tool- I carry a small multi-tool in the winter in the event I need to repair snowshoes or skis, but it stays home summer/shoulder seasons

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