My friends and I have done a number of through walks and we are in the process of shedding weight off our original 25kilo packs (insert embarrassed smiley here). We do 3 day 2 night through hikes in 3 seasons (so our winter nights are down to maybe freezing). Personally I got down to 15.3kg of pack weight on the last trip and would like to loose another 2 or 3 kilos to not limit where I want to go. To me sleep is important otherwise my cranky ulter ego comes out the next day….not good. And food…I hate being hungry! Here is my list. Can you see/suggest/prod at it? Can you give me ideas what to perhaps change or add in (maybe for safety reasons) or even take out.
Pack-getting the ULA Circuit 1100g
Shelter
-TT Rainbow plus groundsheet 1170g
Sleep
-down bag rated 2deg Celsius comfort wrapped in plastic bag 980g
-Exped Syn UL mat and pump 525g
Clothes
-jumper (windproof front cycling jacket from groundeffects 356g
-short sleeve thermal top 80g
-spare socks 92g
-beanie 34g
-rain jacket with hood 235g
-rain pants 208g
Note;I do not feel the cold through the legs so I left out the thermal pants.
Cooking and water
-jetboil 389g (using my jet boil for boiling water for my dehydrated food and drinking)
-spork 10g
-small lighter <20g
-2 x 1.5L plastic bottles 70g
Essentials, miscellaneous and gear
-first aid kit inc emergancy blanket, aqua tabs and pain killers in a zip lock bag 192g
-wet wipes 120g
-head torch 92g (might leave this out as I have a hat with lights built into it)
-sunscreen 74g (probably leave this out depends where we are going)
-toilet paper fullroll 100g
-toothbrush and paste in small tupper ware container 27g
-pocket knife 67g
-towel (hand towel size) 33g
-Deet in travel aerosol can 74g
-deodorant in travel aerosol can (3/4 empty) 26g
-2 plastic bags for unburnable rubbish 14g
-mobile/cell phone 160g
-license, money credit card 10g
-map and compass 70g?
Consumables (Food and Fuel)
-jetboil fuel 300g?
-2L water 2000g
-food (last 3 day 2 night hike was 3100g) 3100g
Total Weight – 11.728kg
Now I have to add that between the 3 of us we could share a bit of gear and I have identified 1187g of 'communal gear'. Divide that by 3 and I am down to…
NEW TOTAL WEIGHT = 10.937kg
Many thanks.
Mik.
