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Info and Swapped Gear
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Backpack and extras
579 g
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Shelter
593 g
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Sleep
850 g
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Health and Safety
336 g
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Food and Cooking
211 g
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Electronics
450 g
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Packed Clothing
566 g
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Clothing Worn
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Scandinavia below treeline
For solo weekend trips and section hikes in the woods, this is my go-to kit that's good to around freezing. Check out my trail guides and trip reports on my blog: http://cesarandthewoods.blogspot.com/
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Warmer temps swap
At the height of summer I will swap in a summer quilt (2.5oz Apex), and a GG Airbeam sleep mat (discontinued, 1.0 R value), swap a pair of EE wind pants instead of the EE Torrid pants, nix my wrist gaiters, and nix my cook kit, which all cuts 480g/16.9oz to my BPW. During peak bug season I will also wear a head net and take bug spray, but this is worn and consumable weight.
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Colder temps swap
If temps are slightly colder (e.g. late winter/early spring, max low around -4C/25F), then I pack my SOL Escape Lite bivy (used over my quilt), EE Sidekicks sleep socks, sit mat swapped for Thermarest sit mat (R 2.1), Borah vest swapped with an EE Torrid jacket, and swap in thicker merino hiking socks. All this adds 420g/14.8oz to my BPW.
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Shelter swap
If I am hiking in a more isolated area, and/or if it is peak bug season, then at times I swap my tarp and bivy for my MLD Duomid (which is also my solo above tree line shelter). This adds 440g/15.5oz to my BPW.
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FAK/repair kit extras
The listed FAK below is for trips on marked trails and/or not too far from civilization. For trips to more isolated areas, I add to my kit: +1 Melolin bandage, small roll of Leukoflex (waterproof medical tape), +3 Steri-Strips, a small tube of super glue, and +70cm of Gorilla tape. This adds 55g/1.9oz.
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Atom Pack (frameless)
Custom Atom 35: all black 210D Robic ripstop nylon, 500D ripstop nylon bottom (no bottom pocket), bullet hole front pocket, two shoulder pockets, two MYOG sternum straps (no hip belt).
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Fanny pack
Decathlon 2 liter, black polyester.
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Pack liner 15L
MLD DCF drysack, for quilt and packed clothing.
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M100 pack frame/mat
30cm x 50 cm trimmed piece of Decathlon foam mat, 1.2 R value. Internal frame for backpack and back-up/extra sleep mat.
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Sit mat
Generic foam mat (R 1.0), easy access for sitting while on the trail, doubles as an additonal sleep mat if needed.
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Mini info tool
REI thermometer and back up lil' compass, doubles as zipper pull tab on my fanny pack.
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Spare mini carabiner
Clipped on my pack.
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Wallet
Small zip pouch with bank card, ID, etc.
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Borah tarp
7x9ft 20D Xenon silpoly (4000HH), seam sealed, 2 ridge lines (4m long reflective poly cords, 1.8mm), 2 mini-biners, 6 guy lines (1m long poly cords, 1.5mm).
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Borah bivy
2018 custom Dimma version, Argon 67 and noseeum mesh top, silnylon bottom, plus guy lines for head and foot ends.
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7 stakes
Carbon fiber stakes x4, Ti shepherd's hooks x3, 2 spare guy lines, and DCF stake sack.
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Ground cover
Trimmed SOL emergency blanket.
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Silpoly stuff sack
For tarp and bivy.
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ULE 35F/2C quilt
Custom made with 255g/9oz of 950 fill goose dry down, 2.5oz Apex insulated footbox, 0.75oz Membrane 10 ripstop, 4 clips with bungee cord on the bottom of the quilt for extra draft protection, size reg/long.
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Neoair Xlite inflatable mat
Size regular.
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Exped UL pillow
Inflatable, comfy, durable.
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First aid and repair kit
10cmx10cm Melolin bandage, Steri-Strips x3, assorted band-aids x8, ibuprofen 400mg x8, around 50cm of duct tape (wrapped around a Pokemon card), pack of matches, a few tenatious tape patches, Xlite mat patches, mini-sewing kit, mini scissors, tweezers (in a pen cap), small hank of polyester cord, spare plastic S clip, safety pins x2, rubber band, spare mini cord lock, spare bottle cap, spare gasket for my water filter, all packed in a Hilltop Pack ECOPAK ditty bag.
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Water bottles 2022
Recycled plastic water bottles, 650ml (replaced once a year).
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Sawyer Mini
Water filter (dry) plus lil' mesh stuff sack, which helps protect the filter and also can be used as a pre-filter for water with lots of floaties.
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Toiletries ditty bag (minus consumable weight)
Toothbrush, toothpaste, lil' bio-d soap dropper bottle, small alcohol gel dropper bottle, and DCF pouch.
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Folding knife
Opinel No. 7, plus a small bit of cord.
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Safety Necklace
Full sized compass, loud-ass whistle, reflective Dyneema cord.
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Water Bladder
1 liter Sawer bag, cap, and hair tie to keep if folded up while packed.
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BoglerCo trowel
Good for digging holes, and also doubles as a spare tent stake.
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Lil' cup
Hydrapak Speedcup, 200ml, for pouring water into my bladder and doubles as a container to hold wild berries.
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Leukotape
For hot spots, blisters, extra support for bandaid/first aid, repairs, etc.
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Lip Balm
Usually minty.
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Maps
At times I take custom maps printed out on a few trimmed pieces of paper inside a ziplock bag as a back up, but most of the time I use PDF maps downloaded on my phone.
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TP
10 pack of tissues in a small plastic bag.
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Cook kit
Titanium pot (900ml), Ti-Wing Esbit stove, Ti wind screen, DIY aluminum ground cover, mini-Bic, STS long handle hard spoon, plastic bag.
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Food bag
Bofus 1.4oz DCF 12 liter drysack (food bag size M), plus small piece of cord to hang it up. I can fit around 5 days of food in here.
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Energy pouch
Nitecore NB10000, cords, plug, DCF zip pouch.
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Smartphone
Sony, plus a thin silicone case. List your phone as BPW, cowards.
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Nitecore NU25 headlamp
With Litesmith UL headband mod.
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Camp/PJ pants
EE Torrid size medium, 10D shell and 7D inner.
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Generic rain poncho
Plastic, but thicker than disposable type ponchos, with DIY thumb loops/tie outs (Gorilla tape and polyester cord), easy to repair with duct tape, and cheap/easy to replace.
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Borah down vest
Size large, still going strong since 2014.
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ULE rain pants
Silpoly, custom made, size L.
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Spare hiking socks
Thin merino wool, plus small stuff sack to isolate the stink.
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Hand warmers
Houdini Power wrist gaiters, Polartec, size L.
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Sleep/camp beanie
Haglöfs LIM, polyester, size M/L.
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Rain gear stuff sack
Silnylon.
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Small nylon stuff sack
Breathable little sack to put electronics and water filter into, then throw it down to the bottom of my quilt at camp and overnight.
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3 season outfit
From head to toe: trucker cap, wool buff, merino base layer, polyester shirt, Farpointe Alpha hoody, MTG polyester wind jacket, synthetic lightweight work gloves, merino boxers, nylon hiking pants with DIY webbing belt, bandana in my pants pocket, MLD eVent gaiters, merino socks, and Joe Nimble Wandertoes 2.0 Lite. If there are warmer temps I will swap in lighter layers and/or leave some at home.
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