Okay my turn. Sorry long…
Lose 3# and spend $700+. Almost $15 per ounce.
Thats what it looks like to me. I also have some gear I need besides those items to cut weight.
This is really a 3 season early start list for an AT thruhike so its almost a winter list. A Winter setup is not far from this, just a change in worn clothes, extra johns to wear all the time, heavy socks, add a couple of odds and ends like microspikes. Actually wearing more so a bit less weight.
On the spreadsheet link I have a "own now list" on the left and a "lighter future list" on the right. 2 of the big items I could reduce and probably the most bang for the buck would be the backpack and the tent.
If I spend that $700 and lighten my load with 5 days of food at 28oz and 2L of H20 I will be at 29# loaded vs 25.5# after coughing up $700. 3.5# and $700 just does not make sense.
I know I can lose even more weight by going the SUL route a lot of cuben, down quilt, small neoair, gatewood cape, bug tent, skip the rain gear, Cuben pack etc etc.
I actually have a summer SUL and a winter SUL in my spreadsheet at home at 5# and 8-9# but its pretty minimal. I intend to set that up at a later date.
At any rate a MB spiral #1 is about as good as it will get for me. I like the regular neoair on a bluepad. I am a side sleeper, but I could lose the blue pad in warmer weather.
The spitfire is heavy, but I like it. Cheap, easy to set up and barely enough room and its got a real coated floor with heavier material. I can modify it with CF poles and a cuben fly and it will weigh 31-32oz and I can create a bigger vestibule.
The pack is my old Kelty alpine internal frame pack from many moons ago. Cordura, its rugged and I have had it loaded up to about 45-50#. Not that comfortable though compared to new contoured packs but pretty large. I also have a Jam II but not big enough for a thru.
To modify my gear list to get down to around 12#…
Replace spitfire tent poles with CF
Replace fly with Cuben version
Buy 24 oz pack GG mariposa ??
Replace Salsa with MB Thermowrap jacket
Replace Micropuff vest with thermowrap or minima vest
Replace 14 oz cheapo insul pants w BPL or thermowrap pants
Link to the list. There is some stuff on there that might not apply. Specifically some of the SUL stuff.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArT1lVGeXD9EdE15dDVlX1NDS2NIUUJtUS00YzFqVWc&hl=en
