| Mark's Full Backpacking List | ||||||||||||
| See http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/ for more detailed explanation of selections | ||||||||||||
| This list has entries for all the gear I own. It will configure trips for all conditions I might face | ||||||||||||
| Item selection is largely driven by the parameters at the top of this sheet (open in excel). Many items have somewhat complex formulas | ||||||||||||
| Items which have a "light green" background are options which I sometimes select to over-rule default choices. | ||||||||||||
| Number of Days | 3 | 1 | Solo | |||||||||
| Median daytime temp | 35 | 0 | Extra Light | |||||||||
| Lowest expected temp | 10 | 1 | Cooking | |||||||||
| Extreme Weather (ignoring tmp) | 0 | 0 | Bad Bugs | |||||||||
| Snow | 0 | 0 | Bear Can | |||||||||
| Tot Oz | Lbs | Oz | ||||||||||
| Pack | 24 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Group Gear | 0 | 0 | 0 | When not solo, shelter, cooking, water filtration, and food come from group sheet | ||||||||
| Standard Equipment | 191 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||
| "Base" Weight | 215 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||
| Food&Water | 126 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
| Total Pack | 341 | 21 | 5 | |||||||||
| Worn | 59 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| Skin Out Weight | 399 | 24 | 15 | |||||||||
| Items | # of[1] | Ozs | Total | Description / Explanation | ||||||||
| Pack | 24 | |||||||||||
| Gossamer Gear Gorilla Pack | 1 | 24 | 24 | Trips under 25lb & 3000 cu/in which include most solo trips 7 days or less, or group trips <4 days | ||||||||
| Granite Gear Vapor Trail | 0 | 32 | 0 | Trips under 35lb & 3200 cu/in which include most solo trips 10 days or less, or group trips <4 days | ||||||||
| Osprey Aether 60 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 3900 ci, <40lbs. Used on group trips when I have to carry other people's stuff. Mostly a loaner pack. | ||||||||
| Sleeping Gear | 58.1 | |||||||||||
| OR HydroLite Drybag #2 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Keep quilt and night clothing dry during hike.. 10L big enough to minimize compressing insulation | ||||||||
| Nunatak Ghost Quilt | 0 | 16 | 0 | good to 30F (w/ lightweight shirt, tights, hat), lower with insulating clothing | ||||||||
| Western Mountaineering VersaLite | 1 | 32 | 32 | Use when <20F: Toasty at 0F wearing no clothing. Good to lower temps with additional clothing | ||||||||
| Fleece/Nylon Pillow/Stuff Sack | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Holds quilt and extra clothing. Fleece nice against face. Vest is often the "stuffing" | ||||||||
| Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Pad | 1 | 22 | 22 | mummy shaped air mattress w/ primaloft for insulation | ||||||||
| Big Agnes Clearview 3/4 Pad | 0 | 12 | 0 | light air matress good down to 45F | ||||||||
| Gossamer Gear NightLite | 0 | 8 | 0 | Use for snow camping | ||||||||
| Shelter | 16.3 | NOTE: Most shelters under the "group" list. I don't do solo trips in extreme winter conditions | ||||||||||
| MLD DuoMid | 1 | 15 | 15 | Large shelter for solo use in all weather. Stakes + extra guys | ||||||||
| MLD InnerNet | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gossamer Gear Ground Cloth | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Groundcloth when using a tarp | ||||||||
| Gossamer Gear The One | 0 | 19.5 | 0 | nice solo shelter… use when want ventilation and bug protection | ||||||||
| Small & Essential Items | 14.4 | |||||||||||
| 1 gallon ziplock bag | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | keeps all my small items together so they are easy to find and extra protected from water | ||||||||
| First Aid Kit+Repairs | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Adventure Medical Ultralight .3 + aleve, pro-tick remover, bandaids, firestarter, duct tape, super glue | ||||||||
| Sawyer Picaridin Insect Repellent | 0 | 1 | 0 | Has been as effective as DEET for me, doesn't feel slimy, and doesn't destroy synthetic materials | ||||||||
| TinyFly Head Net | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bring if expecting lots of bugs | ||||||||
| UST Sparkie Firestarter | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Durable firestarter which works when wet. One hand operation | ||||||||
| Bathroom | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | UL packtowl or bandana, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda, bug, sun | ||||||||
| Pee Bottle | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | Wide mouth water bottle so I don't have to go too far in the middle of the night to relive myself | ||||||||
| Large Baby wipes | 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | enough for daily use + 1 extra | ||||||||
| GG EZC Spectra Line | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | You can always find uses for rope | ||||||||
| Wallet & Keys | 1 | 3 | 3 | to get back into my car, id for people to know who I am, etc | ||||||||
| Aqua Mira Water Treatment | 1 | 1 | 1 | Doesn't have funny taste like iodine… in containers from backpackinglight.com | ||||||||
| 1L Water Container+Scoop | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hold water for chemical treatment, scoop to help load the water container | ||||||||
| Sweetwater Water Filter | 0 | 11 | 0 | Use when want to get water quickly (like desert to tank up and not have to carry) | ||||||||
| Essentials on Person | 8 | |||||||||||
| Eyeglasses | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| Watch + Compass | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||||||||
| Victorinox Rambler Pocket Knife | 1 | 1 | 1 | always in my pocket… on trail or around town | ||||||||
| Whistle | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | built into gorilla pack | ||||||||
| Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| Map | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 | 1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | Stability while hiking and pole to setup tarp. | ||||||||
| Clip-on Sun Glasses | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | Glasses normally have photo chromatic lens | ||||||||
| Olympus Voice Recorder | 0 | 1 | 0 | Taking sort notes and recording thoughts | ||||||||
| Googles | 0 | 6 | 0 | Take if expecting cold weather and storms | ||||||||
| Cooking | 6.1 | |||||||||||
| UL Caldera & Gram Cracker Stove | 1 | 1 | 1 | Normal stove for three season trips. On warm-hot trips I often don't cook | ||||||||
| Ion Alcohol Stove & Windscreen | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Coleman Xtreme Stove | 0 | 11 | 0 | stove for cold or when melt snow | ||||||||
| Coleman Powermax Canister | 0 | 8.25 | 0 | weekend fuel | ||||||||
| Coleman Powermax Canister | 0 | 13.75 | 0 | extra fuel for some trips | ||||||||
| MLD 850ml Pot/Mug & Bag | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Normal solo pot | ||||||||
| Evernew Cooking Pot (1.3 l) | 0 | 6 | 0 | Large pot for melting snow | ||||||||
| Reflectix Cozy | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | Cook in plastic bags to make cleanup easier | ||||||||
| GSI Telescoping Foon | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Collapsed small enough to fit in pot with rest of cooking gear | ||||||||
| JetBoil Collapsible Spoon/Fork | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | On group trips when using backpacker freeze dry meals which need a long reach | ||||||||
| Styrofoam 9 oz cup | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Was an ice cream dish… use as a cup for hot tea | ||||||||
| GSI Nesting Bowl/Cup | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | Share with someone on group trip, otherwise eat out of pot | ||||||||
| Food Bag | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Bag to hold food. Either odor proof, or sil-nylon stuff sack for hanging | ||||||||
| Bearikade Weekender | 0 | 29 | 0 | Bear canister with can hold up to 10 days of carefully packed food, 6 days if not so careful | ||||||||
| Clothing Carry | 55.7 | |||||||||||
| Sea2Summit Ultralight Drybag 8L | 1 | 1 | 1 | holds all clothing except rain gear | ||||||||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Keeps blisters away between toes… good for cool weather | ||||||||
| Fleece Ski Socks | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | Keep feet warm and cozy <30F | ||||||||
| Vapor Barrier Socks | 1 | 3 | 3 | Use for sleeping when low temp is <20F | ||||||||
| Patagonia Mid Capilene Pants | 1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | if low <30F for sleeping or extra warmth during day if weather takes turn for the worse | ||||||||
| BPL Thorofare Pants | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | ultralight, moderate wind and water resistant pants | ||||||||
| BMW Cocoon Pants (sample) | 0 | 11 | 0 | use to warm up when stopped and/or extra insulation at night | ||||||||
| Dropstopper Rain Pants | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain pants. When knee wears out they will become 2.7oz knickers | ||||||||
| Montbell Torrent Flier Rain Pants | 0 | 7 | 0 | reasonably durable rain pants which can also be worn for warmth, protection against wind. | ||||||||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 0 | 6 | 0 | Hot weather sleeping shirt (and base layer if it surprisingly turns cool) | ||||||||
| Patagonia R .5 Top | 1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | carry if nights below 25F and not wearing | ||||||||
| Dropstopper Rain Jacket | 1 | 6 | 6 | Cheap, effective, fragile rain jacket. Default unless something more durable needed | ||||||||
| Montbell Peak Jacket | 0 | 11 | 0 | Rain jacket for cooler temp or when I need something more durable than Rainshield O2 | ||||||||
| WM Flash Vest | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | insulation if below 50F (35F on super light trips) | ||||||||
| Montbell Thermawrap Jacket | 1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | insulation if below 20F (layered over vest when needed). Wouldn't be enough in extreme winter | ||||||||
| MLD eVENT Rain Mitts | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | take on nasty trips when day <45F for rain protection, normal trips <30F if no other mitss coming | ||||||||
| Power Stretch Gloves | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | base for hands with good dexterity. Keeps hands from sticking to cool metal | ||||||||
| Vapor Barrier Mitts | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | sleep in, warm up hands, etc (low <20F) | ||||||||
| High Loft Mittens | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | warm up hands if it's going to be less than 0F… can go over vapor barrier gloves in extreme cold | ||||||||
| OR Meteor Mitts | 0 | 10 | 0 | Shell + inner fleece mitt that flips off top of fingers.. Take when need warm, durable hand protection | ||||||||
| Facemask | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | keep skin from getting too cold… temp <15F | ||||||||
| DownWorks Down Balaclava | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | bring if expecting temps <0F, or using quilt with temp <40 | ||||||||
| PolarBuff Neck Gaitor/Hat | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | It's a scarf, it's a hat, it ear muffs, it's versatile http://www.buffusa.com/ | ||||||||
| Clothing Wear | 50.5 | |||||||||||
| Inov-8 Flyroc (310) | 1 | 24 | 24 | Light weight trail running shoes | ||||||||
| Inov-8 RocLite 390 | 0 | 30 | 0 | Snow or day temp <25F | ||||||||
| Keen Growler Boots | 0 | 43 | 0 | Insulated boots… -20F through 20F when I more stiffer sole more durable uppers (step kicking, etc) | ||||||||
| Vibram Five Fingers | 0 | 13 | 0 | Use if constantly going to be in water | ||||||||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Keeps blisters away between toes | ||||||||
| Fleece Ski Socks+injinji liners | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | Extra Insulation | ||||||||
| Rocky GoreTex Socks+Injinji Liners | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | cool, wet days | ||||||||
| Vapor Barrier Socks | 0 | 3 | 0 | <10F conditions | ||||||||
| Short Gaitors | 0 | 3 | 0 | Bring if snow, pants don't seal well | ||||||||
| Ex Officio Travel Boxer Briefs | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | if pants don't have integrated brief | ||||||||
| Cloudveil Spinner Wading Pants | 1 | 12 | 12 | for highly variable weather | ||||||||
| Patagonia Mid Capilene Tights | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | if expect daytime temp to below 30F | ||||||||
| BPL Thorofare Pants | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | ultralight, highly wind and water resistant pants typically worn with tights | ||||||||
| Marmot ATV Pants | 0 | 20 | 0 | softshell, comfortable over a wide range of temps | ||||||||
| Ex Officio Convertible Pants | 0 | 12 | 0 | Bit in mesh briefs are good if spending lots of time in the water. Almost never use anymore | ||||||||
| REI Trail Running Shorts | 0 | 4 | 0 | fast drying shorts with integrated brief and zipper pockets on the side of the leg | ||||||||
| Ex Officio Neo-Tartan Shirt | 0 | 7 | 0 | Long sleeve nylon/poly button shirt to protect against sun and bugs | ||||||||
| Terramar VisaEndurance Shirt | 0 | 5 | 0 | For hot trips with no or low mosquito problems | ||||||||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 1 | 6 | 6 | Cool weather base layer | ||||||||
| Patagonia R .5 Top | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | Cold weather base layer | ||||||||
| RailRider Adventure Shirt | 0 | 6 | 0 | Long sleeve to protect against sun and bugs. Vents to stay cool | ||||||||
| Patagonia R1 Hoody | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | Cold weather base layer with thumb loops and hood. Better for high energy activities than R.5 | ||||||||
| Rab Vapour Rise Trail | 0 | 16 | 0 | Micro pile lined windshirt. Great cold weather action shirt. | ||||||||
| Patagonia Houdini Windshirt | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | Windshirt. Cut wind or very light rain | ||||||||
| Patagonia Essenshell Pullover | 0 | 12 | 0 | Heavy duty windshirt used sometimes in the winter | ||||||||
| Power Stretch Gloves | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | base for hands with good dexterity. Keeps hands from sticking to cool metal | ||||||||
| Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat | 1 | 3 | 3 | Great protection from the sun without being too hot. | ||||||||
| Cloudveil Four Shadows Bean | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Worn stand alone or under hat providing visor on cool-cold days | ||||||||
| GoLite Snow Cap | 0 | 2 | 0 | hight loft synthetic insulation, bomber style cap for cold weather | ||||||||
| OR Seattle Sombreo Rainhat | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | cool weather hat. ok sun protection and good rain protection | ||||||||
| Consume | 125.5 | |||||||||||
| Daily Food | 3 | 18 | 54 | zone bars, lunch, couscous&meat, chocolate bar (more in winter) | ||||||||
| Esbits Fuel Tablets | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | one tablet for each dinner | ||||||||
| Alcohol in Bottle | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | use .3oz if temp over 45F, bring .5oz if expect cooking time to be cooler | ||||||||
| Amount of Water in Litters | 2 | 33 | 66 | varies depending on trip. The range is typically 1-3L | ||||||||
| Platypus Water Holder + Hozer | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | easy to collect water and to drink | ||||||||
| 3L Platypus Water Bladder | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | extra water carrier for dessert trips | ||||||||
| Gaitorade Bottle | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gaitorade Cozy | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Snow Gear | 0 | |||||||||||
| Snowclaw Shovel | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| BD Ice Axe | 0 | 18 | 0 | Take if going anyplace might need to self-arrest | ||||||||
| Camp XLC 390 Crampons | 0 | 14.5 | 0 | Take it walking on ice | ||||||||
| Northern Lites Elites | 0 | 36 | 0 | deep snow trips | ||||||||
| Avalance Beacon | 0 | 0 | Borrow if risk of avalance | |||||||||
| Aqualung | 0 | 0 | Borrow if backcountry skiing | |||||||||
| Skis | 0 | 0 | need to weight… haven't used in a number of years | |||||||||
| Stuff for Skis | 0 | 0 | need to weight… haven't used in a number of years | |||||||||
| Misc/Options | 40.6 | |||||||||||
| Brunton ADC Pro WeatherStation | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | I am always interesting in the conditions | ||||||||
| Canon S90 Camera | 1 | 8 | 8 | best pocketable camera was decent image quality I have found | ||||||||
| Cell Phone/PDA | 1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | gps + full quad maps, digital books including full bible, note pad, voice recorder, music, games | ||||||||
| Fenix L1D-Cree | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | Small hand light which great power regulation and super bright. Use photon for hands free | ||||||||
| PrincetonTec EOSR | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 1W Headlamp for nighttime navigation | ||||||||
| Petzl Zipka Plus | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 3AAA Headlamp. Photon is normally all I need, but I like flashlights | ||||||||
| eQ Hands Free Light | 0 | 1 | 0 | Tiny but versitle light | ||||||||
| Benchmade 530 Knife | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | Bring when cooking or other activities requires a long blade than tiny swiss army knife | ||||||||
| Ritter Locking Folder | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | Bring when needing to do woodcraft | ||||||||
| Pack Towel Ultralight, Large | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | Take if swimming, etc | ||||||||
| Boxer Shorts | 0 | 3 | 0 | Used as light weight swimming trunks | ||||||||
| Shower Slippers | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | from TravelSmith for crossing streams if not hiking in sandals and not risking bare feet | ||||||||
| Gitzo 026 + ballhead | 0 | 35 | 0 | Center column removed. For trips which are primarily about photography. | ||||||||
| Panasonic G1 Camera | 0 | 16 | 0 | for trips I want more flexibility that offered by the LX3 | ||||||||
| Panasonic GF1 Camera | 1 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| Panasonic 20mm lens | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Panasonic 14-15 lens | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| Panasonic 45-200 lens | 0 | 18 | 0 | long zoom for wildlife + domke wrap | ||||||||
| Small notebook & pen | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Pentax Binoculars | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fly Rod, Reel, Flys, Nippers, Etc | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||