2-4 day Gear list for PNW (recommend me a bivy)

[Gaetano Demartino]

Here is my gear list which does not include water weight, food, or clothes worn/trekking poles. Recommend me a bivy sack I should throw into the mix and critique my list.

Mld exodus-18oz
Thermarest Neoair woman's- 12oz
Msr Titan kettle- 4oz
Msr pocket rocket-3oz
Golite z30 quilt – 20oz
Golite hut 1- 20oz
Sawyer water filter- 3.2oz
Sawyer bag- .8oz
Sea to summit spoon- .4oz
Sea to summit 35l ultra sil dry sack- 3oz
Sea to summit xxs mesh sack- 1.1oz
6 Msr ground hog stakes- 2.1oz
Tyvek ground sheet- 4oz
Princeton tec fuel headlamp-2.75oz
2 sil stuff sacks-1.4oz
Nalgene bottle- 6oz
Total: 101.75oz/6.35lbs

Clothing carried:
Patagonia down sweater S- 10oz
Smartwool bottoms nts S- 6.5oz
Smartwool top nts- 8.2oz
Smartwool short socks- 2oz
North face fleece- 12.5 oz
Smartwool beanie- 3oz
Outdoor Research Helium II- 6oz
Total: 48.2 oz/ 3.01lb

Misc:
Ibuprofen- .5oz
Bic lighter- .4oz
License and debit- .2oz
Car & house key- 6.2oz
Juice S2 leatherman- 4.4oz
Chapstick .15oz
3 AAA batteries- 1.23oz
Tooth brush & paste- 1.5oz
Rei ultralight towel- .8oz
Nalgene bottle- 6.2oz
Msr fuel canister- 4oz
iPhone 5c- 4oz
29.58oz/1.84lb

Total: 11.2lbs

[Andy F]

Here's what I'd change:

use a lighter Smartwater or Gatorade bottle
add map, compass, plastic/pealess whistle, emergency tinder all carried on-person
backup firestarter (on-person): lighters fail unpredictably
use a #1 Mora instead of Leatherman
cut down on those heavy keys
consider sunglasses if traveling through open areas
bear bagging cord?
consider using sticks instead of stakes in forested areas with soft ground

bivy: not needed except for bugs. Borah Gear makes a nice-looking bug bivy, but you could maybe slide by with repellent and a head net depending on your bug tolerance.

[Katherine .]

Rain Jacket?

+1 on a lighter knife.

I like my MLD bivy, but of course there's the wait time w/MLD unless you get something used. I like to use one with a quilt, rarely zip up all the way. And it would allow you to ditch the groundsheet.

Could manage with a lighter shelter – open to a tarp?

Could shed a couple ounces on a more minimal headlamp. (on my to-do list)

Are you open to alcohol stoves? FF or Caldera Cone.

I sometimes leave the phone behind, depending on if I can get a signal at the TH or if there's a secure place to leave it.

[Gaetano Demartino]

Totally forgot to add my rain jacket on the list. It's edited into there now. I really like the golite hut. I am very interested in the MLD bivy. Just waiting for the funds to afford one.

Thanks for the feedback!

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