| Sample / Recommended Three Season Backpacking List | ||||||||
| The following would be my recommendation for a comfort oriented, light weight style, with good price/performance ratio | ||||||||
| See http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/ for more detailed explanation of selections | ||||||||
| Item selection is largely driven by the parameters at the top of this sheet (open in excel). Many items are formula driven | ||||||||
| Items which have a "light green" background are options which I sometimes select to over-rule default choices. | ||||||||
| Number of Days | 3 | 1 | Solo | $1,720 | Retail Total Price | |||
| Median daytime temp | 70 | 1 | Bear Canister | $1,282 | "On Sale" Total Price | |||
| Lowest expected temp | 40 | 1 | Bad Bugs | |||||
| Nasty or Extreme Weather | 1 | 1 | Cooking | |||||
| Tot Oz | Lbs | Oz | ||||||
| Pack | 31 | 1 | 15 | |||||
| Standard Equipment | 153 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| "Base" Weight | 184 | 11 | 8 | |||||
| Food&Water | 110 | 6 | 14 | |||||
| Total Pack | 294 | 18 | 6 | |||||
| Worn | 54 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Skin Out Weight | 348 | 21 | 12 | |||||
| Items | # of[1] | Ozs | Total | Retail | Good | Description / Explanation | ||
| Pack | 31 | |||||||
| Granite Gear Vapor Trail | 1 | 31 | 31 | $160 | $89 | Trips under 30lb & 3200 cu/in, works for trips < 8 days. Watch REI and others for end of season sales | ||
| Home: Shelter | 17.6 | |||||||
| Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape | 1 | 11 | 11 | $110 | $110 | |||
| A16 Bug Bivy | 1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | $44 | $30 | |||
| Home: Sleeping Gear | 37 | |||||||
| Trash Compacter Bag | 1 | 2 | 2 | $1 | $1 | Keep quilt and night clothing dry during hike | ||
| JacksRBetter Hudson River Quilt | 1 | 19 | 19 | $220 | $229 | Three season sleeping quilt. Will work for most people down to 20F | ||
| PEO Ether Thermo | 1 | 16 | 16 | $60 | $60 | Comfortable sleeping pad good down to 20F, compresses well. Use backpack to get feet off ground | ||
| Small & Essential Items | 21.6 | |||||||
| SeaToSummit Drybag 2L | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | $10 | $10 | keeps all my small items together so they are easy to find and protected from water | ||
| Emergency & Repair Kit | 1 | 2 | 2 | $10 | $10 | matches, lighter, firestarter, repair kit | ||
| Adventure Medical .5 Fireaid Kit | 1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | $24 | $17 | Adventure Medical Ultralight .5 + iodine, aleve, pro-tick remover, small bandaids, spyroflex bandages | ||
| Bathroom | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | $10 | $10 | Bandana, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda, blistex, bug, sun | ||
| Wipes | 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | $1 | $1 | One / day + 1 extra | ||
| Kelty Triptease Rope | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | $15 | $10 | You can always find uses for rope | ||
| Wallet & Keys | 1 | 3 | 3 | to get back into car, id for people to know who I am, etc | ||||
| PrincetonTec Aurora | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | $30 | $15 | decent LED headlamp with is water resistant | ||
| Aqua Mira Water Treatment | 1 | 1 | 1 | $10 | $10 | Doesn't have funny taste like iodine… in containers from backpackinglight.com | ||
| 1L Water Container+Scoop | 1 | 1 | 1 | $5 | $4 | Hold water for chemical treatment, scoop to help load the water container | ||
| Essentials on Person | 4.1 | |||||||
| Photon Freedom LED Light | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | $18 | $12 | Small light which should be adquate for most task lighting. I always have one in my pocket | ||
| Swiss Army Classic | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | $15 | $10 | Tiny knife which should be sufficent for most cutting jobs | ||
| Compass | 1 | 1 | 1 | $15 | $7 | |||
| Fox Mini 40 Whistle | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | $5 | $5 | |||
| Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | $3 | $2 | |||
| Map | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | $10 | $1 | |||
| Cooking | 40.3 | |||||||
| Alcohol Stove & Windscreen | 1 | 1 | 1 | $21 | $5 | I use Ion Stove from BPL.com. Choice another or make your own | ||
| Refletix Cozy | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | $8 | $1 | Typically pour boiling water into bag and simmer in cozy. Make self or purchase from antigravitygear | ||
| Evernew .9L pot | 1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | $39 | $28 | Great pot: light, durable, wide for better fuel efficency | ||
| Lexan Fork & Spoon | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | $3 | $2 | There are a variety of options. I like the GSI TEKK set, but any will do | ||
| Plastic Soup Bowl | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | Use as a dish if with a group, otherwise eat out of pot or cooking bag | ||
| Bearvault Solo | 1 | 33 | 33 | $60 | $60 | |||
| Clothing Carry | 30.3 | |||||||
| Sea2Summit Ultralight Drybag 8L | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | $12 | $12 | holds clothing that might be worn during the day. Rest of clothing are with my quilt | ||
| SmartWool Socks | 1 | 3 | 3 | $8 | $4 | moderate-cold evenings for sleeping (lows <45F) | ||
| WrightSock Double Crew Socks | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | $8 | $6 | Extra socks | ||
| Patagonia Mid Capilene Tights | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | $44 | $20 | to sleep in on cold night and extra warmth if day surprisingly cold (lows <35F) | ||
| Dropstopper Rain Pants | 1 | 6 | 6 | $0 | $0 | rain pants which can also be worn for warmth, protection against wind | ||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 1 | 6 | 6 | $41 | $41 | Moderate-hot weather sleeping shirt (and base layer if it surprisingly turns cool) | ||
| Montbell Inner Fleece Jacket | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | $80 | $80 | Use as a cold temp sleeping shirt, and for extra insulation when needed | ||
| OR Deluxe Bug Head Net | 1 | 2 | 2 | $15 | $10 | Wear if the bugs are going to be really bad | ||
| Dropstopper Rain jacket | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | $19 | $19 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain shirt | ||
| Montbell Thermawrap Vest | 1 | 5 | 5 | $110 | $90 | insulation if below 50F when sitting around. When it's below 30F worn while active. | ||
| PolarBuff Neck Gaitor/Hat | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | $32 | $18 | Use as a hat, or in colder weather as a neck gaitor with Snow Cap | ||
| Clothing Wear | 49.8 | |||||||
| WrightSock Coolmesh Crew Socks | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | $10 | $5 | |||
| Ex Officio Convertible Pants | 1 | 10 | 10 | $75 | $35 | comfortable over a wide range of conditions, durable, drys quickly | ||
| Ex Officio Boxer/Briefs | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | $15 | $10 | best protection from chaffing I have found | ||
| MH Canyon Shirt | 1 | 9 | 9 | $65 | $48 | moderate weather. Long sleeves to protect against sun and bugs. Pockets are nice. | ||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 0 | 6 | 0 | Cool weather base layer… often worn with windshirt (less than 55F during day) | ||||
| Inov-8 Flyroc 310 | 1 | 24 | 24 | $90 | $56 | Light weight trail running shoes. Take a bit getting used to, can imagine wearing anything else now. | ||
| Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat | 1 | 3 | 3 | $36 | $19 | when it is hot! | ||
| Consume | 110 | |||||||
| Daily Food | 3 | 18 | 54 | zone bars, lunch, couscous&meat, chocolate bar (more in winter on extended trips) | ||||
| Alcohol in Plastic Container | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | $4 | $0 | |||
| 2L Platypus Water Holder (w/ xL) | 1.5 | 33 | 53.5 | $19 | $10 | |||
| Misc/Options | 6 | |||||||
| Gossamer Gear Poles | 1 | 6 | 6 | $130 | $60 | Stability while hiking and pole to setup tarp. [For less money can find heavier poles] | ||
| Digital Camera | 1 | 4 | 4 | Assume someone already has this | ||||