| Sample / Recommended Three Season Backpacking List | ||||||||
| The following would be my recommendation for a comfort oriented, light weight style, with good price/performance ratio list designed for 3 season use in the sierras. | ||||||||
| This is pretty close to what I helped a friend put together. Many items can be found for less money if you wait patiently for off season sales | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| Retail Price | $1,740 | |||||||
| Number of Days | 3 | 0 | Bear Canister | |||||
| Median daytime temp | 70 | 1 | Bad Bugs | |||||
| Lowest expected temp | 40 | 1 | Cooking | |||||
| Tot Oz | Lbs | Oz | ||||||
| Pack | 24 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Standard Equipment | 106 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| "Base" Weight | 130 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Food&Water | 110 | 6 | 14 | |||||
| Total Pack | 240 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Worn | 50 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Skin Out Weight | 291 | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Items | # of[1] | Ozs | Total | Retail | Description / Explanation | |||
| Pack | 24 | |||||||
| Gossamer Gear Gorilla Pack | 1 | 24 | 24 | $165 | Light weight moderate volume pack with internal frame good to 25-30lbs | |||
| Home: Shelter | 18 | |||||||
| Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape | 1 | 11 | 11 | $135 | small but effect shelter. If you want more space/protection consider tarptent.com and mountainlaureldesigns duomid | |||
| SMD Bugtent | 1 | 7 | 7 | $120 | net tent to keep bugs away. Can be used stand alone our under gatewood cape | |||
| Home: Sleeping Gear | 37 | |||||||
| Trash Compacter Bag | 1 | 2 | 2 | $1 | Keep quilt and night clothing dry during hike | |||
| JacksRBetter Hudson River Quilt | 1 | 19 | 19 | $289 | Three season sleeping quilt. Will work for most people down to 20F | |||
| PEO Ether Thermo | 1 | 16 | 16 | $60 | Comfortable sleeping pad good down to 20F, compresses well. Use backpack to get feet off ground | |||
| Small & Essential Items | 22.7 | |||||||
| SeaToSummit Drybag 2L | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | $10 | keeps all my small items together so they are easy to find and protected from water | |||
| Emergency & Repair Kit | 1 | 2 | 2 | $10 | matches, lighter, firestarter, repair kit | |||
| Adventure Medical .5 Fireaid Kit | 1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | $24 | Adventure Medical Ultralight .5 + iodine, aleve, pro-tick remover, small bandaids, spyroflex bandages | |||
| Bathroom | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | $10 | Bandana, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda, blistex, bug, sun | |||
| Wipes | 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | $1 | One / day + 1 extra | |||
| Kelty Triptease Rope | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | $15 | 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 EOS Headlamp | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | $39 | Great general purpose LED light. You could an "ok" light for less | |||
| Katadyn MicroPUR Tablets | 1 | 1 | 1 | $12 | Doesn't have funny taste like iodine… sealed in 1L doses | |||
| 1L Water Container+Scoop | 1 | 1 | 1 | $5 | Hold water for chemical treatment, scoop to help load the water container | |||
| Essentials on Person | 3.5 | |||||||
| Swiss Army Classic | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | $15 | Tiny knife which should be sufficent for most cutting jobs | |||
| Compass | 1 | 1 | 1 | $15 | ||||
| Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | $3 | ||||
| Map | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | $10 | ||||
| Cooking | 5.9 | |||||||
| Caldera Keg GVP System | 1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | $60 | Efficent and easy to use alchohol or esbits system (you could DIY an alchohol stove for cheap) | |||
| GSI Telescoping Foon | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | $3 | There are a variety of options. I like the GSI TEKK set, but any will do | |||
| Bearvault Solo | 0 | 33 | 0 | $60 | ok for up to 6 day trip if packed carefully | |||
| Clothing Carry | 16.8 | |||||||
| Sea2Summit Ultralight Drybag 8L | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | $12 | holds clothing that might be worn during the day. Rest of clothing are with my quilt | |||
| Injinni Toe Socks | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | $12 | Extra socks | |||
| Patagonia Mid Capilene Tights | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | $44 | to sleep in on cold night and extra warmth if day surprisingly cold (lows <35F) | |||
| OR Deluxe Bug Head Net | 1 | 2 | 2 | $15 | Wear if the bugs are going to be really bad | |||
| Ultralight Windshirt (on sale) | 1 | 3 | 3 | $45 | I like Patagonia's windshirts but they are very pricy. Montane Featherlites are often priced well | |||
| Montbell Inner Down Jacket | 1 | 8 | 8 | $140 | 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 | Use as a hat, or in colder weather as a neck gaitor with Snow Cap | |||
| Clothing Wear | 46.8 | |||||||
| Injinni Toe Socks | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | $12 | ||||
| Ex Officio Convertible Pants (sale) | 1 | 10 | 10 | $40 | comfortable over a wide range of conditions, durable, drys quickly | |||
| Ex Officio Boxer/Briefs | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | $15 | best protection from chaffing I have found | |||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 1 | 6 | 6 | $32 | Cool weather base layer… often worn with windshirt (less than 55F during day) | |||
| Inov-8 Flyroc 310 | 1 | 24 | 24 | $90 | 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 | 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 | ||||
| 2L Platypus Water Holder (w/ xL) | 1.5 | 33 | 53.5 | $19 | ||||
| Misc/Options | 6 | |||||||
| Gossamer Gear Poles | 1 | 6 | 6 | $130 | Stability while hiking and pole to setup tarp. [For less money can find heavier poles] | |||
| Digital Camera | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||