| Mark's 2-3 Season, Solo Backpacking List | ||||||
| This list captured my comfort oriented light weight style for conditions >25F with no accumulated 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 | 4 | 1 | Cooking | |||
| bad bugs | 0 | 1 | Bear Canister | |||
| Lbs | Oz | Tot Oz | kg | |||
| "Base" Weight | 10 | 8 | 168.4 | 4.77 | ||
| Food&Water | 8 | 13 | 140.6 | 3.99 | ||
| Total Pack | 19 | 5 | 309.0 | 8.76 | ||
| Skin Out Weight | 22 | 9 | 360.6 | 10.22 | ||
| Items | # of[1] | Ozs | Total | Description / Explanation | ||
| Pack | 24.0 | |||||
| Gossamer Gear Gorilla Pack | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | Trips under 25lb & 3000 cu/in which include most solo trips 7 days or less, or group trips <4 days | ||
| Home: Shelter | 20.2 | |||||
| MLD DuoMid | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | Large shelter for solo use in all weather. Stakes + extra guys | ||
| Gossamer Gear Ground Cloth | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Groundcloth when using a tarp | ||
| MLD InnerNet | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | bug protection. Can be used stand alone or with the DuoMid | ||
| Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 | 1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | Stability while hiking and pole to setup tarp. Bring 2 if the terrain is really rough | ||
| Home: Sleeping Gear | 39.6 | |||||
| NunatakUSA Ghost Quilt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | good to 30F (w/ light shirt, pants, hat), lower with insulating clothing | ||
| Fleece/SilNylon Pillow/Stuff Sack | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Holds quilt. Fleece nice against face. Vest is often the "stuffing" | ||
| Big Agnes Insulated Air Core | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | Mummy shaped air mattress insulated with primaloft. Comfy to 20F | ||
| Small & Essential Items | 13.5 | |||||
| 1 gallon ziplock bag | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 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 | ||
| UST Sparkie Firestarter | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Durable firestarter which works when wet. One hand operation | ||
| eQ Hands Free Light | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | Tiny but versitle light | ||
| Bathroom | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | UL small packtowel, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda | ||
| Wipes | 5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | One / day + 1 extra | ||
| GG EZC Spectra Line | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | You can always find uses for rope | ||
| Wallet & Keys | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | to get back into my car, id for people to know who I am, etc | ||
| 1L Water Container+Scoop | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | Hold water for chemical treatment, scoop to help load the water container | ||
| Sawyer Picaridin Insect Repellent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | Has been as effective as DEET for me, doesn't feel slimy, and doesn't destroy synthetic materials | ||
| TinyFly Head Net | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | Bring if expecting lots of bugs | ||
| Essentials on Person | 12.1 | |||||
| Eyeglasses | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||
| Watch & Compass | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Victorinox Rambler Pocket Knife | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | always in my pocket… on trail or around town | ||
| Whistle | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | now built into my pack | ||
| Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Map | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |||
| Canon S90 Camera | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | best pocketable camera was decent image quality I have found | ||
| Cooking | 38.2 | |||||
| UL Caldera & GramCracker Stove | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | If going to be warm, I don't bother cooking and leave the stove at home | ||
| MLD 850ml Pot/Mug & Bag | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | bring if cooking for myself | ||
| MiniBic Lighter | 1 | 0.375 | 0.4 | esbits need several seconds of heat | ||
| GSI Telescoping Foon | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Collapsed small enough to fit in pot with rest of cooking gear | ||
| Food Bag | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | Bag to hold food. Either odor proof, or sil-nylon stuff sack for hanging | ||
| Bearikade Weekender | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | Bear canister with can hold up to 11 days of carefully packed food, 6 days if not so careful | ||
| 3L Platypus BigZip SL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | easy to fill hydration system | ||
| Clothing Carry | 24.3 | |||||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Extra socks | ||
| BPL Thorofare Pants | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ultralight wind and water resistant pants | ||
| Sekri PowerDry+Xstatic Base | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | Moderate weather sleeping shirt.. Worn if day is particularly cold | ||
| Dropstopper Rain Jacket | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain/wind jacket | ||
| WM Flash Vest | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | insulation if below 45F when sitting around. When it's below 30F worn while active. | ||
| 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 | 39.5 | |||||
| Inov-8 Flyroc 310 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | Light weight trail running shoes. Take a bit getting used to, can imagine wearing anything else now. | ||
| Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | toe socks which prevent blisters between my toes | ||
| REI Trail Running Shorts | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | light weight & fast drying shorts which don't rub me the wrong way | ||
| Ex Officio Neo Tartan Shirt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | Long sleeve nylon/poly button shirt to protect against sun and bugs | ||
| Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | Great sun protection without overheating | ||
| Consume | 140.6 | |||||
| Daily Food | 4 | 18 | 72.0 | zone bars, lunch, couscous&meat, chocolate bar (more in winter on extended trips) | ||
| esbits fuel | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | one cube boils water for dinner and a small cup of tea | ||
| Kaytadyn Micropur tablets | 16 | 0.07 | 1.1 | |||
| xLitters of Water | 2 | 33 | 66.0 | |||
| Misc/Options/Overrides | 8.6 | |||||
| Brunton ADC Pro WeatherStation | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | I am always interesting in the conditions | ||
| PDA/Cell Phone | 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 | ||
| Pack Towel Ultralight, Large | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | Take if going to be doing a lot of swimming, etc. Otherwise use hand towel in "bathroom" kit | ||
| REI Boxer Shorts | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | Used as light weight swimming trunks | ||
| Dropstopper Rain Pants | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | breathable, cheap, light, fragile rain pants. When knee wears out they become 2.7oz knickers | ||
| Power Stretch Gloves | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | base for hands with good dexterity. Keeps hands from sticking to cool metal | ||