| My Heavy Weight (1980s) -vs- My Lightweight (2004) Gear |
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following is a comparision of what I took on a week long trip in the 80s (heavy weight) -vs- what I bring now. I expected the
nights would likely get down to 30F, with the daytime ranging 45-60F. |
Items which have a hot pink
background are more "comfortable" or I enjoy using more. |
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Trip |
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Old |
New |
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| Skin Out Weight Lbs |
72.363 |
30.01875 |
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| Skin Out Weight (not including food/water) Ounces |
1157.8 |
480.3 |
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| Clothing Worn and Items
Carried |
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Clothing Worn and Items Carried |
Comments |
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| Cotton Tee Shirt |
6 |
6 |
CoolMax long sleeve shirt |
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| Cotton Briefs |
2 |
2.7 |
Ex Officio Boxer Briefs |
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| Wool Slacks |
18 |
9.7 |
Cloudveil Rodeo Pants |
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| Wool Socks + Liners |
4 |
1.1 |
WrightSocks |
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| Vasque Light Hiking Boots |
46 |
28 |
New Balance 803 Shoes |
Much easier on the feet |
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| Tilley Hat |
7 |
3 |
OR Seattle Sombaro |
Tilley more comfortable except in rain storms |
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14 |
Leki Poles |
How did I live without poles |
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| Whistle, Spartan Knife,
Sheath Knife, Compass |
16 |
2.4 |
Whistle, Knife, Small Light, Compass |
Heavier knives more capable of woodcraft |
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| Carry Weight Lbs |
66.175 |
25.8375 |
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| Carry Weight Oz |
1058.8 |
413.4 |
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| Food for 7 days (plus extra
day just incase) |
288 |
168 |
Food for 7 Days |
used to take more interesting food (lazier now) |
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| 3L Water |
109 |
62.4 |
1.8L Water |
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| Base Weight Lbs |
41.363 |
11.4375 |
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| Base Weight Oz |
661.8 |
183 |
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| Extra Clothing Packed |
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Extra Clothing Packed |
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| Wool Button Up Light Weight
Shirt |
13 |
3.5 |
Patagonia Dragon Fly Pullover+Hood |
Original "softshell" -vs- modern DWR windshirt |
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| Extra Cotton Tee-Shirt |
7 |
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Don't need because nylon dries on me quickly |
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| Extra Wool Pants |
18 |
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Don't need because nylon dries on me quickly |
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| Patagonia Medium Weight Top |
7 |
10.5 |
Patagonia R.5 Zip Top |
R.5 is warm, softer, dries quicker |
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| Patagonia Medium Weight
Bottom |
6.5 |
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Typically don't need them. If I
get cold I get active |
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| Fleece |
22 |
5 |
Montbell Thermawrap Vest |
Fleece warms arm, vest better when active |
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| Gore-Tex Parka |
28 |
5 |
Rainshield O2 Cycling Jacket |
Propore more breathable and lighter so I don't overheat |
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| Gore-Tex Rain Pants |
20 |
7 |
Red Ledge Rain Pants |
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| Spare pair of wool socks + 2
liners |
5 |
1.1 |
Spare pair of WrightSocks |
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| wool watch cap |
2 |
1.8 |
Polar Buff |
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| boiled wool gloves |
4 |
1.1 |
PowerDry Gloves |
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| nylon stuff sack + ziplock
bags |
4 |
1 |
silnylon clothing stuff sack |
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| Pack - Shelter - Sleeping |
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Pack - Shelter - Sleeping |
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| JanSport D3 |
88 |
34 |
Granite Gear Vapor Trail |
vapor trail carries like a dream |
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| Therm-a-rest Original 3/4 Air
Mattress |
24 |
22 |
Max-Thermo Air Mattress |
max-thermo warmer, more cushion, full length |
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| Sierra Designs Tent (1/2 with
other) |
119 |
26 |
Tarptent Squall, Ground sheet |
SD tent nicer in bad weather, tarptent nicer in good |
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| North Face 20F Cat's Meow
(first edition) |
51 |
16 |
Nunatuk Ghost Down Quilt |
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| Standard Stuff Sack + garbage
bag |
5 |
1 |
SilNylon stuff sack |
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| Kitchen |
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Kitchen |
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| Seva 123 stove |
19 |
3 |
Snowpeak Canister Stove |
Easier to light, no flame-up, easier
to control and simmer |
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| Full MSR Fuel Bottle (someone
else carries if ~solo) |
18 |
7 |
Snowpeak Fuel Canister |
Used to bring way more fuel than I needed |
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| Lots of matchs in original
packages + plastic bag |
1 |
0.4 |
Box of wooden matches in Ziploc |
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| MSR Alpine Cookset (1/2 with
others) |
22 |
4.6 |
.9 litter pan |
cleans easier than the alpine set |
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| Sierra Cup |
5 |
0.1 |
12 oz sytrafoam cup |
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| Plastic Plate |
5 |
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| OR Cook's Kit (extra
utensials, sponge, etc) |
12 |
0.1 |
cleaning tool |
Kit has more extras like seasonings, wisk, etc |
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| Stainless Steel Fork and
Spoon |
2 |
0.4 |
Lexan fork and spoon |
No taste, doesn't scratch pan |
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| bea bag & 50' nylon rope |
8 |
2.5 |
bear bag & 50
triptease rope |
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| Hard plastic canteen +
nalgeen water bottle |
10 |
4 |
1.8L Platypus bag, hydration tube |
easier to drink on the trail |
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| PUR Explorer Filter |
15 |
3 |
Aqua Mira repackaged and 2L platypus |
hard to say if the no-pumping or immediate water better |
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| Miscellany |
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Miscellany |
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| AA Flashlight + extra
batteries |
6 |
2.3 |
Petzl Zipka Plus |
longer, better light hands free |
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| 100% DEET |
4 |
1 |
Noseeum mesh headnet |
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| sun-tan lotion |
6 |
2 |
sun-tan lotion |
had to bring extra suntan because arms exposed |
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| Sunglasses |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Sunglasses |
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| folding tooth brush |
1 |
1 |
folding tooth brush |
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| baking soda |
0.5 |
0.5 |
baking soda |
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| hand towel |
1.5 |
1.5 |
hand towel |
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| blistex |
0.8 |
0.8 |
blistex |
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| Dr. Bronner's soap |
4 |
1 |
Dr. Bronner's in dropper bottle |
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0.4 |
Alcohol hand gel in small bottle |
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| TP, shovel |
10 |
3 |
TP: Cut up baby wipes |
easier to use a shovel than stake |
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| First Aid Kit |
19 |
4.4 |
Adventure Medical UL .5 + extras |
Old and new equally effective |
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| Mesh bag stuff sack |
2 |
0.5 |
Small stuff sack for
organizing these essentials |
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| Minolta CL + 2 lens + film +
filters + etc |
34 |
4 |
Pentax S4 Digital Camera |
Minolta higher quality images, S4
more convenient |
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| Binoculars |
32 |
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