| Mark's Three Season, Solo Backpacking List | ||||||
| This list captured my comfort oriented light weight style for conditions >25F with no or small amounts of snow | ||||||
| See http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/ for more detailed explanation of selections | ||||||
| See http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/backpack-full.html for my complete list | ||||||
| Item selection is largely driven by the parameters at the top of this sheet (open in excel). Many items are formula driven | ||||||
| Number of Days | 3 | 1 | Cooking | |||
| 1 | Bear Canister | |||||
| Lbs | Oz | Tot Oz | kg | |||
| "Base" Weight | 10 | 4 | 164 | 4.64 | ||
| Food&Water | 7 | 14 | 126 | 3.57 | ||
| Total Pack | 18 | 2 | 290 | 8.22 | ||
| Skin Out Weight | 22 | 9 | 361 | 10.22 | ||
| Items | # of[1] | Ozs | Total | Description / Explanation | ||
| Pack | 22 | |||||
| ULA-Equipment Ohm | 1 | 22 | 22 | Trips under 30lb & 3200 cu/in, my typical trips <10 days (longer with resupply every <=9 days) | ||
| Home: Shelter | 19.5 | |||||
| Gossamer Gear The One | 1 | 19.5 | 19.5 | Solo tarptent which is quick and easy to setup + stakes | ||
| Home: Sleeping Gear | 39.6 | |||||
| NunatakUSA Ghost Quilt | 1 | 16 | 16 | good to 30F (w/ light shirt, pants, hat), lower with insulating 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 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Mummy shaped air mattress. Good to 20F | ||
| Small & Essential Items | 15.8 | |||||
| SeaToSummit Drybag 2L | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | keeps all my small items together so they are easy to find | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Has been as effective as DEET for me, doesn't feel slimy, and doesn't destroy synthetic materials | ||
| UST Sparkie Firestarter | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Durable firestarter which works when wet. One hand operation | ||
| Bathroom | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | UL small packtowel, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda, bug, sun | ||
| Wipes | 4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | One / day + 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 | ||
| Essentials on Person | 21.6 | |||||
| Eyeglasses | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Watch | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | |||
| Photon Freedom LED Light & Knife | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | always in my pocket… on trail or around town | ||
| Compass, Whistle | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |||
| Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Map | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||
| Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 | 2 | 3.9 | 7.8 | Stability while hiking and pole to setup tarp. | ||
| Panasonic LX3 | 1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | best small camera was decent image quality I have found | ||
| Cooking | 35 | |||||
| Ion Alcohol Stove & Windscreen | 1 | 1 | 1 | If going to be warm, I don't bother cooking and leave the stove at home | ||
| Evernew .9L pot | 1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | bring if cooking for myself | ||
| GSI Telescoping Foon | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Collapsed small enough to fit in pot with rest of cooking gear | ||
| Styrofoam 9 oz cup | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Was an ice cream dish… use as a cup for hot tea | ||
| Food Bag | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | Bag to hold food. Either odor proof, or sil-nylon stuff sack for hanging | ||
| Bearikade Weekender | 1 | 29 | 29 | Bear canister with can hold up to 11 days of carefully packed food, 6 days if not so careful | ||
| Clothing Carry | 21.8 | |||||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Extra socks | ||
| Dropstopper Rain Pants | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain pants. When knee wears out they become 2.7oz knickers | ||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 1 | 6 | 6 | Moderate weather sleeping shirt | ||
| OR Deluxe Bug Head Net | 1 | 2 | 2 | Wear if the bugs are going to be really bad | ||
| Dropstopper Rain Jacket | 1 | 6 | 6 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain shirt. Take Montbell Peak if going off trail and cooler | ||
| WM Flash Vest | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | insulation if below 45F when sitting around. When it's below 30F worn while active. | ||
| Power Stretch Gloves | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | base for hands with good dexterity. Keeps hands from sticking to cool metal | ||
| PolarBuff Neck Gaitor/Hat | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Use as a hat, or in colder weather as a neck gaitor with other hats | ||
| Clothing Wear | 49.2 | |||||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | toe socks which prevent blisters between my toes | ||
| Cloudveil Spinner Wading Pants | 1 | 12 | 12 | comfortable over a wide range of conditions, comfortable, drys quickly, legs zip off | ||
| Ex Officio Boxer/Briefs | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | best protection from chaffing I have found | ||
| RailRider Adventure Shirt | 1 | 6 | 6 | Long sleeves to protect against sun and bugs with good ventilation when hold arms up | ||
| Inov-8 Flyroc 310 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Light weight trail running shoes. Take a bit getting used to, can imagine wearing anything else now. | ||
| Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat | 1 | 3 | 3 | Great sun protection without overheating | ||
| Consume | 126 | |||||
| Daily Food | 3 | 18 | 54 | zone bars, lunch, couscous&meat, chocolate bar (more in winter on extended trips) | ||
| Alcohol in Platypus Lil Nipper | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | some day this might be everclear for multi-use :-) Normally denatured from hardware store. | ||
| 3L Platypus Water Holder (w/ xL) | 2 | 33 | 70 | |||
| Misc/Options/Overrides | 10.1 | |||||
| Fenix L1D-Cree | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | Small hand light which great power regulation and super bright. Use photon for hands free | ||
| PrincetonTec EOSR | 1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1W Headlamp for nighttime navigation | ||
| Brunton ADC Pro WeatherStation | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | I am always interesting in the conditions | ||
| PDA/Cell Phone | 1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | digital books including full bible, note pad, voice recorder | ||
| Pack Towel Ultralight, Large | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | Take if going to be doing a lot of swimming, etc. Otherwise use hand towel in "bathroom" kit | ||
| REI Boxer Shorts | 0 | 3 | 0 | Used as light weight swimming trunks | ||