by Joomy » Wed 21 Jan, 2015 12:19 am
My gear is in constant flux but here is a sample slightly aspirational 3-season, multi-day list. Items with a * are not yet bought.
Packing: 1360g
Pack: Crux AK-47, 1300g
Stuff sacks: Cuben fiber, 60g
Sleep & Shelter: 2760g or 2960g
Shelter: Stratospire 2* ~1450g, with Ruta Locura poles
Quilt: EE Revelation 20, 660g
Mat: Exped Synmat 7 UL LW, 650g with Sea to Summit pump sack (yes they fit together and the new STS pump sack is awesome)
Optional: 10d sleep sheet + Tyvek 14M ground sheet, 200g
Clothing: 1495g
Rain jacket: Luke's Ultralight Event*, ~250g
Wind shell: Luke Ultralight Argon*, ~90g
Thermal top: Patagonia Cap 4, 220g
Thermal bottom: Patagonia Cap 4, 190g
Fleece: Patagonia R2, 430g
Spare undies: Exofficio boxers, 85g
Spare socks: Darn Tough Micro Crew x2, 85g each = 170g
Beanie: TNF toque, 60g (might replace with Cap 4 balaclava plus Blackrock down beanie for cold weather)
Essentials: 844g
Toilettries: Toothpaste, toothbrush, earplugs, loksak, 70g
Contact lens stuff: 60ml fluid, bottle, 2x lens case, 101g
Towel: Equip, 150g (I like having it)
Compass: Suunto Global, 48g
Headlamp: Zebralight H52w, 55g
Torch: Zebralight SC52w*, 40g (for trail finding)
Batteries: Eneloop AA, 27g x4 = 108g
Pillow: Foam pillow, 150g (gotta have a pillow IMO)
Knife: Opinel No. 8, 50g
Trowel: Lawson Equipment Little Deuce Scoop, 22g
TP: 50g
Hydration: 316g
Bottle: 1L Fiji water bottle x2, 48g x2 = 96g
Bladder: 2L Sawyer pouch, 40g
Filter: Sawyer Squeeze Mini + syringe + 1L pouch, 113g
Pee bottle: Nalgene Canteen 1.5L, 66g
Emergency: 575g
First aid kit: Incl. compression bandage, triangular bandage, Leatherman Style, tape, anti-histamines, Betadine, burn gel, painkillers, fixomull: 270g
Survival/repair kit: incl. mylar "bag", Petzl eLite, spark light fire starters, storm matches, glue, needle & thread, tenacious tape: 176g
Survival Lanyard: Spyderco Ladybug 3, Photon Microlight, whistle, LMF mini, compass, carabiner, 1m cord: 59g (carried on my person but I include it in the base weight -- stole this idea from Sticksblog)
Cord: 10m 3mm Dyneema core, 70g
Cooking: 634g
Stove: Fire Maple remote canister: 120g (I like the stability of it but I might get a lighter upright version)
Wind shield: Carbon felt, 26g
Pot: 1.8L Jetboil Sumo Ti modified w/ cosy*, 180g (haven't got it yet but it seems like the lightest large capacity pot option after you remove a few bits)
Utensils: STS polycarbonate spork + tea spoon + knife + spoon, 42g
Food containers: 1x 250ml, 1x 60ml, 90g (varies by length of trip)
Bowl: 1000ml container w/ cosy, 87g
Cup: 500ml container w/ cosy, 68g
Salt & Pepper shaker: 10g
Lighter: Mini BIC, 11g
Total = 7983g or 8183 with ground sheet and sleep sheet.
For Winter or Tas I would add:
Supplementary mat: 5mm 120cm x 50cm foam, 135g
Rain pants: Luke's Ultralight Event*, ~220g
Gloves: TNF Etip, 50g
Mitts: MLD Event*, 40g
Lightweight down jacket: TBD, ~300g
=~745g
Total = about 8.8 +/- 0.2 kg
Worn items: 760g or 960g
Undies 85g
Socks 85g
Shorts 150g or pants 350g
Shirt 240g
Visor, sunnies ~100g
Gaiters: 100g
Including only what I currently own would add about 500g I think. I would like to try going sub-5kg one day but at the moment I am fairly happy with sub-9kg for 4-season trips.