BIG 4

[Strider]

It should be made a sticky

[KANANGRABOYD]

Most used Big 4
Pack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Porter or Macpac Ascent XPD
Shelter: Tarptent Contrail or Stratospire 2
Sleeping bag: Enlightened Equipment Revelation Top Quilt or (soon hopefully!!! a STS Spark III )
Pad: Neoair or Big Agnes Q Core SL

[philm]

Standard / long walk
tent: macpac, Minaret
Pack: AARN Load Limo 75 + 15
Bag: OP Zephyr 550
pad: Exped Downmat 7

Tough Walk / tough conditions!
tent: Hilleberg Allak
Pack: Macpac Cascade 75Ltr
Bag: OP Zephyr 550
pad: Exped Downmat 7

[GPSGuided]

Recently updated and largely geared towards family orientated bushwalking and camping. Opportunity for solo camping... Near zilch! But Mr12 (soon Mr13) is getting stronger and can start to share the load. That's a positive!

Pack: Aarn Peak Aspiration L (45L) + Balance Pockets Reg (15L) - 1570g + 500g
Tent: Exped Gemini III - 2800g
Bag: Mountain Hardwear Lamina 45 or UltraLamina 32 - 710g/870g
Pad: Exped SynMat 7 UL Small - 405g

[Venturer]

Tent - Hilleberg Soulo (seems to be fairly popular.)
Pack - Deuter Aircontact 65+10
Bag - Kathmandu navigator v6 (actually fairly decent)
Mat - exped synmat (with a concrete for 4 season use - I would like an xtherm though.)

So around 7kg - probably more than less

[J M]

Pack: Deuter Aircontact 65 + 10
Tent: Hilleberg Anjan 3
Bag: Denali Capsule 300
Mat: Exped Downmat UL 7 LW

Not a lightweight setup, but very comfortable! I think I might get a smaller pack (50L?) for shorter walks, which will help cut out some weight (the Deuter is around 2.7kg I think!)

[wayno]

pack: Black diamond, 60l infinity or 75 litre mercury
tent: NZ DOC hut or motel...
bag: exped ultralite 300 or lite 500
mat: thermarest prolite

[phan_TOM]

Pack - OP McMillan
Tent - MLD Duomid (or my Dangerbird Hammock with underquilt & terra rosa tarp)
Bag - WM Sycamore
Mat - Prolite Plus

[vieve]

Thought I'd bring this thread back to life and add in my Big 4:

Pack - Osprey Ariel 65L (2.15kg)
Tent - TarpTent Notch (780g)
Bag - Kathmandu Moonraker Goose Down (1.5kg). This bag is 15yrs+ old, not sure of the rating but it was purchased for a trip to Nepal and is very warm.
Mat - Exped DownMat UL 7 M (615g).

I'm currently researching quilts as it is time to find a lighter bag option.

[Joomy]

Cool, yeah this thread should be stickied I reckon. Great to see what other people are rocking.

This is my 3-4 season set up:

Pack: Crux AK-47X (size 3, 1250g)
Shelter: Tarptent Cloudburst 3 (pending) (under 1500g I hope)
Sleeping bag: Enlightened Equipment Revelation 20, long/wide (670g)
Mat: Exped Synmat UL 7 LW (600g)

Total 4020g

Sleeping bag: Enlightened Equipment Revelation Top Quilt or (soon hopefully!!! a STS Spark III )

Kanangra: Why the Spark III over the EE Revelation? It's heavier and not as warm as a Rev 20.

[surly 17]

Pack - Karrimor rock hopper 65l
Tent - MLD Duomid
Bag - Malachowski climber 600
Mat - Exped downmat UL7 M

[sambar358]

My BP gear is mostly used during the Vic autumn/winter & I'm not overly concerned with what my stuff weighs
as long as it does the job.

Pack : Macpac 90L Cascade or Morkoa30 75L Alpine Hunter
Tent : Macpac Minaret, EXPED Gemini 2 Vaude Hogan UL
Bag : Fairydown Everest or Macpac Sanctuary 900XP
Mat : Exped Downmat 7

[Scottyk]

At the moment it is..

Pack: Macpac Ravine 60L - 1.9kg
Tent: One Planet Goondie 2 - 2.1kg
Bag: Enlightened Equipment Prodigy 30F quilt - 0.756kg
Mat: Thermarest Neo Air X-lite - 0.35kg

Total weight = 5.1kg

[AlbinoNeutrino]

Tent - Hilleberg Akto 1.7kg

Bag - STS Traverse XT II 1.210 kg

Mat - Thermarest Prolite 460g

Pack - Tatonka Bison Yukon 6o+ ltr 2.9kg

Quite happy with all of them.

edit: added weights.

[Strider]

Can we include weights please guys?

[South_Aussie_Hiker]

Old Big 4:
Tent: Mutha Hubba HP, 3095g
Sleeping Bag & Liner: Denali Capsule 500 (minus 5) & Sea to Summit silk liner, 1412g
Pack: Deuter AirContact 55+10, 2450g
Mat: NeoAir All Seasons, 540g
TOTAL: 7497g Solo

New Big 4:
Tent: Mutha Hubba HP, 3095g
Sleeping Bag: Zpacks 20F Long Quilt 651g
Pack: Deuter AirContact 55+10, 2450g
Mat: NeoAir All Seasons, 540g
TOTAL: 6736g Solo

Wish List Big 4:
Tent: TT Stratospire 2 w/Solid Inner 1190g
Sleeping Bag: Zpacks 20F Long Quilt 651g
Pack: Osprey Exos 58L Medium, 1140g
Mat: NeoAir All Seasons, 540g
TOTAL: 3521g Solo

[zhenjie]

Upto 3 season setup

Pack: Gregory Baltoro 65 2.55kg
Tent: Tarptent SS2 with Solid inner 1.1kg
Bag: Western Mountaineering Versalite 905gm
Mat: Thermarest Neo Air X-therm 430gm

Total: 4.985 kg

The Gregory is definitely the porker of that list! But oh so comfy

[vieve]

I've updated my list too:

Pack - Osprey Ariel 65L (2.15kg)
Tent - TarpTent Notch (780g)
Bag - Kathmandu Moonraker Goose Down (1.5kg). This bag is 15yrs+ old, not sure of the rating but it was purchased for a trip to Nepal and is very warm.
Mat - Exped DownMat UL 7 M (615g).

I'm currently researching quilts as it is time to find a lighter bag option.

Pack - Osprey Ariel 65L (2.15kg)
Tent - TarpTent Notch (780g)
Bag - Enlightened Equipment RevelationX 20F (-7ºC) Top Quilt with 3oz overfill (750g)
Mat - Exped DownMat UL 7 M (615g).

[cooee]

Pack : Macpac Torre 80L (2.8kg)
Tent : Exped Venus II (2.8kg)
Bag : -10 800 down (1.3kg)
Mat : Exped Downmat UL7 LW (735g)

Total weight : 7.635kg

[Ash2500]

Tent- TT Notch (840g)
Bag- Kathmandu Pathfinder (710g)
Mat- Exped Synmat UL 7 S (410g)
Pack- Working on buying a new one.

[Walk_fat boy_walk]

Large Thermarest NeoAir Xlite mat (460g)
Western Mountaineering Alpinlite bag (the long version... 935g)
Cascade 90 pack (very durable, but heavy... bit over 3kg!)
Mont Moondance II tent (2kg)

Also agree this thread should be a sticky

[stry]

OK - ya got me ! I'll play !!

One Planet Mungo 2515g
W/M Apache 1041g
Exped D/M UL 7 M 625g (Surely these would win some sort of poll around here ??)
H'berg Akto 1650g

Total 5831g

This is all a bit of a moving feast. I am going to start using a O/P Shadow with this stuff which will save 775g. O/P are supremely comfortable for me, and I like canvas.

Bag, tent, and pack can all be warmer, stronger, heavier if I look like needing it.

[headwerkn]

Current setup for 2-up hiking with my girlfriend:

Pack: Mountain Designs Tracker 70L, circa 2004. Robust but heavy at 2.5KG est. weight. Rather narrow too, which makes packing interesting. Would like to update to something lighter and more user friendly in due course.

Tent: Snowgum Storm Shelter II. Great 4-season tent, bombproof in strong winds and blizzards though can be stuffy on warm nights in summer. Heavy at 3.2KG and a bit bulky too. Looking to replace it with an MSR Hubba Hubba NX shortly (1.6KG).

Sleeping Bag: Roman Adventure Ultra-Lite 0-degree Synthetic. Compact and reasonably light (1.4KG) in its compression sackbut not very warm (and I'm a warm sleeper). Too tight around the shoulders, lousy zip (jams constantly) and generally not very comfortable to sleep in. During the summer months I use it more as a quilt. Old and starting to fall apart, so looking to upgrade to a quality lightweight goose-down bag as soon as funds allow, considering either One Planet Zephyr or perhaps a quilt-type hoodless-bag currently.

Sleeping Mat: MacPac Air Core Std Length (~500gr). Love it - very comfortable, warm, packs down to nothing and much cheaper than equivalent Thermarest inflated pads ($132 versus $200+). Replaced a Thermarest Prolite which as a mostly-side sleeper was just too uncomfortable on firmer ground. Looked at the various NeoAir models but everything people say about them being noisy is totally true; I turn a lot in my sleep and the rustling noise would have driven my partner and I both utterly insane.

Cheers, Ben.

[icefest]

I can finally post my Big 4 as there will be no significant changes in the next few months.


I can add either a mesh/Cuben inner for a 2p 2layer tent for an extra 450g or just take a groundsheet.

I also have a 3.5kg macpac cascade for off track walking where there will be excessive thorns/scoparia.

[Kingsleythelost]

Not really my big4 as my boots weigh 1.7Kg

Pack : Osprey Exos 58 L 1190g
Tent : TT Double Rainbow 1150g
Bag : One Planet Bungle -4 978g
Mat : Exped Synmat 7 UL M 445g

Total : 3763g

[Joomy]

Ouch Flatfoot, a 3.5 kg pack!! I would think you'd remember that

This is the gear I use for longer trips, about 90% of the time.

Tent:Tarptent Moment (810g)
Sleeping mat: POE Peak Oyl MTN 2/3 (510g)
Sleeping bag: Western Mountaineering Summer Lite (525g)
Pack: Go Lite Pinnacle (790g)

Total weight - 2635grams

Steve

That's odd. Why is your moment lighter than spec? Also have you weighed your bag cause WM sleeping bags never come in on spec weight in my experience.

[Franco]

Why is your moment lighter than spec?
Same reason why mine also is. It is the Moment not the Moment DW (Double Wall)
The original Moment was a hybrid shelter having the floor and door wall attached to the fly. The new version is made of two separate parts, inner and fly, they set up together.

[Overlandman]

Just bumping the Big 4, back to the front page,
as it is an excellent forum for new members to look at & add too. (Last post 20 / 11 /2013)
Well done Lizzy
Regards Overlandman

[Lizzy]

thanks
I always enjoy seeing what people are using and how they update over time.
haven't changed mine for a bit.... Currently using
Pack: Aarn guiding light with expedition pockets 1.8kg + pockets
tent: Sierra Designs lightning HT 4 3.3kg
Sleeping mat: neoair 0.4 kg
sleeping bag: western mountaineering Appache MF 0.9kg

[DanielS]

Shelter: Tarptent Double Rainbow
Sleeping Bag: Enlightened Equipment synthetic quilt (can't remember the name) 25F
Pack: Osprey Volt 60
Pad: Thermarest Prolite (sometimes paired up with a blue foamie for a bit of extra comfort)