Except for the, yes, pack, tent and the pad, you’re pretty much there. At least when you pull the trigger on the pack, you can go all the way to a 1-1.5 pound, low-volume pack since everything else is pretty light and compact.
And the second biggest weight savings, your tent – you could keep using the Kelty Salida 2 if the weather forecast is dodgy, but try using a tarp at other times (i.e. ease into it). Then you can see if a tarp (much cheaper) is in your future, or if you need to save up longer for a UL tent.
And, yeah, you could save over 1/2 pound on the sleeping pad.
The few tweaks I see are:
3 pots? 2 at most, but ideally one.
Lint and wax firestarter at an ounce? Put a few small squares of wax paper in your repair kit.
The last time I used that much compass, I was on a Boy Scout compass course. And Nixon was President. If I’m going to be off trail in the dark or fog, I’ll bring a button compass.
550 cord is rarely the best answer despite what preppers think. Too big for an emergency shoelace, heavier than you need for most applications. For bear bagging, 2-mm cord suffices. And for emergency lashings, tent guy lines, clothes line, replacement shoelaces, repairs, etc, I bring 130-pound-test braided Dacron fishing line. That 3 ounces of 550 cord could be replaced with 1 ounce of 2-mm cord and fishing line that was more versatile. PM if you want some of the Dacron line.
First aid kit seems a little heavy. I don’t bring gauze because big injuries tend to be really big and then you’re improvising anyway and ending the trip. Bring the ankle wrap if you need it, but if it’s an Ace Wrap “just in case”, I’d skip it.
But you’ve mostly got it dialed in (other the pack, tent and pad). Just keep looking at everything after each trip and take out something you didn’t use.
