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1 | Mark's 3-Season Sierras, 4-season Coastal Backpacking List | |||||
2 | Light but comfortable for conditions expected to be >25F, no snow, <=10 days without resupply. Ok pushing to 15F and several inches of snow | |||||
3 | See https://verber.com/outdoor-gear/ for more detailed explanation of selections | |||||
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5 | Number of Days | 4 | 1 | Cooking | ||
6 | bad bugs | 0 | 0 | Bear Canister | ||
7 | 11 | Average Age of gear | ||||
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9 | Lbs | Oz | Tot Oz | kg | ||
10 | "Base" Weight | 9 | 3 | 147.2 | 4.17 | |
11 | Food&Water | 8 | 11 | 139.5 | 3.95 | |
12 | Total Pack | 17 | 14 | 286.7 | 8.13 | |
13 | Skin Out Weight | 20 | 1 | 321.8 | 9.12 | |
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15 | Items | # of | Ozs | Total | Selected | Description / Explanation |
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17 | Pack | 28.0 | ||||
18 | Gossamer Gear Gorilla Pack | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 2009 | Configured with stays and sit pad or AirFlow pad for warm weather. On my 2nd Gorilla |
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20 | Home: Shelter | 20.0 | ||||
21 | Zpacks Hexamid + Door + Stakes | 1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 2010 | solo shelter with full netting sidewalls and floor... stays in my pack if weather is good, bugs light |
22 | MLD Superlite Bivy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 2011 | DWR bivy with eVENT foot for protection. Keeps my quilt protected.. under tarp or coyboy camp |
23 | Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 | 1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2012 | Pole for tarp. Carried on outside pack. Used for stream cross or difficult traverse. |
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25 | Home: Sleeping Gear | 26.6 | ||||
26 | NunatakUSA Ghost Quilt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 2003 | good to 30F (w/ cap4 hoodie, pants), lower with insulating clothing |
27 | Fleece/SilNylon Pillow/Stuff Sack | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2006 | Holds quilt. Fleece nice against face. soft items with down jacket is often the "stuffing" as pillow |
28 | NeoAir UberLite Air Mattress | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 2020 | Has been good for me to 25F. If colder I borrow my daughter's XTherm which used to be mine :) |
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30 | Small & Essential Items | 14.0 | ||||
31 | 1Gal ziplock bag | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2001 | keeps all my small items together so they are easy to find (on my Nth... wears out) |
32 | First Aid Kit+Repairs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 2002 | Adventure Medical Ultralight .3 + aleve, pro-tick remover, kinesio tape, super glue |
33 | Repair Kit | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | Matches, Sparkie, Firestarter, Needle&Thread, MP Tablets, Patches, Fabric Tape, SuperGlue |
34 | NiteCore NU25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Light, good regulation, enough light for route finding in most cases. ZebraLight if lots of nighttime offtrail |
35 | Bathroom | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2002 | .5 UL small packtowel, soap, toothbrush, floss, baking soda |
36 | Wipes | 5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2003 | One / day + 1 extra [Use a V stake with plumbing T connector as a shovel] |
37 | GG EZC Spectra Line | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2006 | You can always find uses for rope |
38 | uWallet, ID, Money, & Keys | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 2008 | to get back into my car, id for people to know who I am, etc |
39 | Sawyer Picaridin Insect Repellent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2008 | Has been as effective as DEET for me, doesn't feel slimy, and doesn't destroy synthetic materials |
40 | LittleFly Designs Headnet | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2004 | Bring if expecting lots of bugs |
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42 | Essentials on Person | 3.9 | ||||
43 | Flexon Eyeglasses | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1995 | current pair is from 2019. My spare frames are from 2006 |
44 | Garmin 935 Watch | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2018 | do everything sport watch. Runs 1 week without GPS, 20 hours of GPS |
45 | Victorinox Rambler Pocket Knife | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1999 | my everyday carry knife. When in group sometimes swich to larger knife for food prep |
46 | Hand Cleaner & Blistex | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2005 | refreshed when used up |
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48 | Cooking | 16.5 | ||||
49 | Trail Designs UL Caldera & Ebiits Stove | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2009 | If going to be warm, I don't bother cooking and leave the stove at home |
50 | MLD 850ml Pot/Mug | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2009 | perfect size solo cook pot / mug, with snowpeak hotlips |
51 | MiniBic Lighter | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2004 | esbits slow starting… spark not enough. Replace when out of fuel |
52 | MSR Folding Foon | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2010 | Collapsed small enough to fit in pot with rest of cooking gear |
53 | Food Bag | 1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2002 | sil-nylon stuff sack for hanging. on the 3rd? bag |
54 | Bear Boxer 101 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 | 2010 | Smaller bear canister that fits more easily in backpack. Good for up to 4 days if carefully packed |
55 | Bearikade Weekender | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 2003 | Bear canister with can hold up to 11 days of carefully packed food, 6 days if not so careful |
56 | Geigerrig Inline Water Filter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2012 | With pressurized water bladder usable on the go. on second |
57 | Geigerrig Hydration System | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 2012 | easy to fill hydration system.. often carry just 1L, but on some trips the 3L is very useful |
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59 | Clothing Carry | 32.1 | ||||
60 | Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2005 | Extra socks. On Nth pair. |
61 | BPL Thorofare Pants | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2009 | ultralight wind and water resistant pants. Typically only worn only in camp or against bugs. On 3rd pair |
62 | ZPacks Rain Pants | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2018 | light rain pants which can also be worn for warmth, protection against wind. |
63 | ArcTeryx Squarmish | 1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2012 | wind, bugs, etc. Was replaced by Montbell Tachyon Pullover which was lost, so back to it |
64 | Patagonia Cap4 Hoody | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 2009 | Sleep shirt, worn during day if cold. Great versitility. Now called Capilene Thermal Weight. On second |
65 | Gore Wear H7 Trail Running Rain Jacket | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 2020 | Fragile but highly breathable rain shell |
66 | Westcomb Focus LT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2012 | Most breathable jacket I have used (eVENT DVL) that is up to moderate off trail |
67 | Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 2020 | Perfect warmth for my 3 season trips. Replaced WM Flash which was just too warm |
68 | Uniqli Down Vest | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2012 | Extra warmth on trips I expect the Micro Puff won't be warm enough |
69 | Mountain Hardware Grub Gloves | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 2015 | good dexterity with just the base, deploy mitts when colder. 2nd pair |
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71 | Clothing Wear | 31.2 | ||||
72 | Alta Trail Runnig Shoes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 2014 | Light weight trail running shoes which combined with toe socks means no blisters for me. on 11th? pair |
73 | Xero Terraflex | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 2020 | Just picked up... hoping for more durability |
74 | Keen Sandals | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 2015 | When going in and out of water. Heavier than I like but toe guard essential for me. On 2nd pair |
75 | Injinji Tetratsok | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2005 | toe socks which prevent blisters between my toes... on Nth pair |
76 | Rocky Gore-Tex Socks | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2009 | Used when expecting wet and dirty conditions. |
77 | De Soto Mobius Tri Shorts | 1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2012 | do everything compression shorts. Used both Zoot and De Soto. On 4th pair? |
78 | Voormi River Run Hoodie | 1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2020 | low stink, good sun protection, high breathability, moderate drying speed, durable enough? |
79 | Outlier Supplex LS Shirt | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2014 | dries quickly, bugs can't bite through, gets sticky/stinky in hot weather from sweat |
80 | Tilley LT6M Hat | 0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2014 | Good sun protection.. replaced a cavas Tilley that was lost after 20+ years of use |
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82 | Consume | 139.5 | ||||
83 | Daily Food | 4 | 18 | 72.0 | solo: breakfast bars, oatmeal, lunch meats & pita, couscous&meat, chocolate bar | |
84 | esbits fuel | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | one cube boils water for dinner and a small cup of tea | |
85 | xLitters of Water | 2 | 33 | 66.0 | ||
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87 | Misc/Options | 10.0 | ||||
88 | Brunton ADC Pro WeatherStation | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2004 | I am always interesting in the conditions. shell is breaking down but still works |
89 | Garmin InReach Mini | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2020 | Gives family piece of mind on solo trips |
90 | iPhone 12mini | 1 | 4.75 | 4.8 | 2020 | gps + full quad maps, note pad, voice recorder, bible |
91 | RAVpower 10k USB charger | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2019 | Trips using Gaia to record a new offtrail route, or extended trips to recharge headlamp & watch |
92 | Pack Towel Ultralight, Medium | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2011 | Take if going to be doing a lot of swimming, etc. Otherwise use hand towel in "bathroom" kit |