GEARLIST 2007 Snowy Mountains Hike – 2 day, 1 night. Late Autumn, Weather was sunny with very slight breeze, no rain, clear nights. Temps +18 to -1 degree Celsius. Often steep/open terrain, mostly above tree line.
GEAR:
Golite Gust pack 567g
Glad garbage bag packliner 36g
Montbell sleeping bag Alpine Down #5 487g
Silk s’bag liner, no stuffsacs 140g
Six Moons Europa 1125g, front pole 50g, 6 pegs wih ziplock 93g
Sleeping mat Thermarest Prolite 4 Short 459g
Thermarest coupler loop 14g
Mini first aid kit 80g
Ductape 4g
Sunblock in ziplock 25g
MSR Sweetwater Minifilter (minimised) 256g
Camelback bladder 134g
Map CMA, 1 only 54g
Petzl Tikka+ 79g
Phone Nokia 5140i (compass, torch, thermometer) 102g
Camera Canon G5, double ziplocks 533g
T’brush, deodorant, toilet paper 60g
Macpac Shell top 353g
Kathmandu shell pants 315g
Mont down vest 347g
Thermal top 145g (worn)
Thermal pant 152g
Underwear, plus change 40g each (1 worn)
Cycling coolmax liner socks 30g (worn)
Wool hiking socks 126g & spare 126g (1 worn)
Activent white sunshirt 241g (worn)
Quick-dry boardshorts 90g (worn)
Beanie, wool 74g
Peaked cap 58g (worn)
Light polypro gloves 31g
Sunglasses 26g (worn)
Trail runners 726g pair (worn)
Cooking Gear (stored in 1.5L bowl, in plastic bag)
1.5L Trangia alum/stainless bowl 205g
Alum foil bowl lid, folded 7g
Small standard Esbit stove in ziplock 90g
Fuel 6 squares @ 22g ea, in ziplock 2g = 134g
Matches 12 and flint 3g, in Esbit
Lighter Mini-Bic 13g, in Esbit
Tealight candle small 13g, in Esbit
Heatshield, rolled alum 45g
Foil base reflector, folded 5g
Leatherman SquirtP4, multi knife 60g
Soap and small scourer cube in ziplock 5g
Plastic spoon/fork 3g set
(partner re-used foam bowl from noodle lunch)
Carried weight including pack: Andrew 6220g. Partner 4485g (not including food/water).
I didn’t weigh food at the time, will do so for next trip.
Walking with partner who carried very similar personal gear but no communal gear. Instead she carried almost all our food – therefore her pack started about the same weight but became continually lighter during the trip from the first meal onward.
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE?
I could ditch the camera in less photogenic areas. But where else would you look to reduce weight. A foam mat would be lighter too. Note that I’m a student (again) and don’t want spend big just to save a couple of grams. I think the gram savings will be a little bit here and a little bit there, from trimming/tuning current items.
