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| Over the
years I have been striving to get lighter with my
gear load. Although I am no where near the
ultra-light enthusiast, I have gotten my load down
to where some would say light weight. I keep
trying to lighten my load - so for a 3 day backpack
I am humping about 23 pounds of gear and additional
12 pounds of food and water (so if I extrapolated
for a 6 day trip - 42 pounds). This still beats
the some 68 pounds total I humped for a 6 day trip through
Glacier NP in 2001. My breakdown is as follows:
| Item |
Weight
(lbs) |
| Clothing Worn |
7.4 |
| Gear Packed |
22.8 |
| 3
days of food (2lbs/day) |
6.0 |
| 3 liters of water (start of day) |
6.6 |
| Total Gear/Supplies Carried |
35.4 |
|
Backpack and
Accessories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Backpack, Gregory
Z-Pack |
3.0 |
lbs |
5.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Sack, Stuff, Red,
Granite Gear, #3 |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Clothing (packed)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shorts, lightweight,
synthetic |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Socks, Liner, 1 pair |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Socks, Hiking, 1 pair |
|
|
4.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Shirt, T, synthetic |
|
|
8.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Sandals, Mush, Teva |
|
|
7 |
oz |
 |
|
Shorts, Under,
synthetic, 2 pair |
|
|
5.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Jacket,
Rain, Marmot Precip |
|
|
13 |
oz |
 |
|
Emergency
Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Aid Kit, w/OR
Pouch |
|
|
12.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Survival Cards |
|
|
0.5 |
oz |
|
|
Mirror, Signal |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Whistle |
|
|
0.5 |
oz |
|
|
waterproof matches
w/ case |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
|
|
Field
Gear |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chord 50'
with carabineer |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Headlamp, Gemini,
Black Diamond, w/stuff sack,
without
batteries |
|
|
7.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Batteries, AA, (3) |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
|
|
Multi-Purpose tool,
Leatherman PST, w/case |
|
|
6.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Camera, compact,
Canon, S45, digital with LowePro Case |
|
|
14.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Camera Kit: extra
battery, waterproof pouch, memory card, mini
tripod (2 oz), w/stuff sack |
|
|
8.0 |
oz |
|
|
Kitchen
Gear |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stove, JetBoil |
|
|
12.3 |
oz |
 |
|
IsoPro, MSR,
Iso-butane |
|
|
12.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Sack, Stuff, REI,
Black, 8x18 |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Lighter |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
|
|
Stuff sack, small |
|
|
0.5 |
oz |
|
|
Utensils (Knife, Fork,
Spoon), Lexan |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Bowl, small, Lexan |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Cup, titanium, Snow
Peak, 8 fl oz |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Miscellaneous |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Towel, pack, large |
|
|
4.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Soap, Biodegradable |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
|
|
Book, paperback normal
size |
|
|
8.0 |
oz |
|
|
Toothpaste, Travel
size |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
|
|
Dental floss |
|
|
0.5 |
oz |
|
|
Toothbrush, travel
size |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
|
|
Lip balm |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
|
|
Hand sanitizer |
|
|
2.0 |
oz |
|
|
Wire, repair |
|
|
0.5 |
oz |
|
|
Toilet Paper
(1/2 roll) |
|
|
3.5 |
oz |
|
|
Bug Spray |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
|
|
Navigation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Map |
|
|
3.0 |
oz |
|
|
Compass |
|
|
1.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Sleeping Gear |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sleeping Bag, Western
Mountaineering, Megalite |
1.0 |
lbs |
8.0 |
oz |
 |
Sleeping Pad,
Therm-a-Rest® ProLite 4 - Regular
|
1.0 |
lbs |
8.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Compression sack,
small, Granite Gear |
|
|
4.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Therma-Rest Pocket
Pillow |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Sack, Stuff
, Grey-Blue, Medium |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
|
|
Tent and
Accessories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tent, Mountain
Hardware PCT 1 |
1.0 |
lbs |
6.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Rainfly, Mountain
Hardware PCT 1 |
1.0 |
lbs |
6.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Poles with pouch |
|
|
9.0 |
oz |
|
|
Stakes, Tent, MSR
Ground Hog (8) with pouch |
|
|
5.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Footprint, Mountain
Hardware PCT 1 |
|
|
8.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Compression sack,
small, Granite Gear |
|
|
4.0 |
oz |
|
|
Water
Purification and Containers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water Purifier,
Katydyn, Guide, w/stuff sack |
|
|
16.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Unbottle, Camelback
100 floz |
|
|
10.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Canteen, Nalgeen, 48
fl oz, |
|
|
2.5 |
oz |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clothing
(worn) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hiking Boots ,Vasque,
Zephyr, Leather |
3.0 |
lbs |
2.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Socks, Liner |
|
|
1.5 |
oz |
|
|
Socks, Hiking |
|
|
4.5 |
oz |
|
|
Shirt, T
, synthetic |
|
|
8.0 |
oz |
|
|
Shorts, Under,
synthetic, 2 pair |
|
|
5.0 |
oz |
|
|
Hat |
|
|
3.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Pants, Hiking GRT,
Columbia |
1.0 |
lbs |
4.0 |
oz |
 |
|
Belt, Web |
|
|
3.5 |
oz |
 |
|
Poles, Trekking, LEKI
Makalu, anti-shock |
1.0 |
lbs |
9.0 |
oz |
 |
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