bigwallclimber wrote:1. You are using a "commercial" polypro and given the temps I don't think it will be suffice with your fleece. I have experience in very cold environments and think you need to revisit your cold weather clothes.
And another wants me to use a lighter fleece. Yes ... I do have a heavier weight thermal bottom .. but not a top? Well not found one yet.
bigwallclimber wrote:2. Ditch all the camera gear less the camera,
That is a choice.. I'd keep a waterproof bag, the filters and 2nd battery as a minimum. But I'd like to take the tripod and shutter release.
One could ditch the camera and use the phone camera too .. but ! the camera comes.
bigwallclimber wrote:3. You use the term "Some dehydrated stuff"? Have you looked at this ? The weight of 100gms will be insufficient based dinner for one meal and will leave you hungry.
Yes .. someone else advised 600g/day ..
This is the weight before any rehydration.
The 'second lunch' is after the walk, as I set up camp .. and could be viewed as 'pre dinner' food. At present it is only cup of soup, tea/hot chocolate.
The 'some dehydrated stuff' .. well there are some 9 of these so they will vary, I hope to keep my interest up. Some will be commercial, others my own, and some a combination of commercial and my own. I do not plan on being hungry! I have a google doc on this ... basically I want a minimum number of kJ per day and I have that covered. For dinners ;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0bigwallclimber wrote:4. No need for a GPS, a phone with a mapping app will do exactly the same just download the maps offline and use them whilst on the walk. I only carry my phone and a suunto gps watch and never get lost,
Don't think I'd need anything beyond a paper map and a pencil for the OT itself .. it is the side trips where some real navigation is helpfull. My phone looses signal in tree cover where my GPS retains signal, and the GPS batteries last longer than the phone batteries too.
bigwallclimber wrote:5. You can loose more weight by culling the following, comb, shaver, nail brush, fire starting sticks and matches (use a bic) ditch the gps keep the compass and 2nd sleeping bag.
The bic lighters are around 27g .. the matches around 9g. If weight were the main concern then matches win. Unfortunately there is rain to consider .. matches don't work if wet. The bic is about the same weight as the fire stick .. and the fire stick is more reliable. Might ditch the matches at 9g? But the matches are cheaper, take 20 matches ... umm 6g. Humm it is the box that weighs ... so 2 packs of 5 matches and a striker in glad rap, and 2 more packs of 5 matches in glad rap .. needs experimentation.
Cut the comb in half will work. Similar to tooth brush.
Shaver .. most of the weight here is in the brush .. still thinking in this, not having it will cut heating (gas use) too.
I have ordered a Toaks pot and that will need some measurements of gas use.
bigwallclimber wrote:6. I do not see any allocation of weight for dry bags, pack liner, stove.
The stove is there - bottom of cooking. There are some sinylon bags, possibly included with their contents? Yet to add a pack rain cover. And a plastic bag liner.
Arr .. I have 2 'sacks' in the clothing section ... those would be 'dry bags' ... there should be some in the 'sleeping' section!
bigwallclimber wrote:I would raise concerns on a coolmax shirt polo from south korea, it is just an unknown and leaves you open to problems. Why not go with a Columbia or similar long sleeve that converts to a short sleeve. You will get easily burnt there.
I'll be doing some walks in the polo shirt before I leave to judge its performance and comfort. The convertible shirts I have .. and have some walks in them, so they are a fall back.
bigwallclimber wrote:I would add to the mix a buff or similar it is invaluable and stops you getting easily burnt.
Yes... I'd prefer a hat myself .. hence the home made hat, bits from a collapsing hat from china redone in silnylon with a back flap. Think I have it as 'hat warm' ...might be better described as 'hat - sun/rain'?
bigwallclimber wrote:Just my thoughts.
Thanks ... keep 'em coming .. provokes though. I have a planed 6 day walk to test things before I get far from home. That should sort out some bugs.