Eric Poulin Thru-Hike Gear List
- Category Weight
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Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad
5.09 lb
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Clothing
4.04 lb
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Shoes
0.4 lb
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Electronics
2.14 lb
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Tools, Utility, Misc
1.59 lb
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Camera & Accessories
2.07 lb
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GoPro & Accessories
1.24 lb
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Storage & Organization
0.23 lb
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Bounce Box Items (Not carried)
0 lb
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Water Filtration
0.73 lb
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First Aid
0.16 lb
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Hygiene
0.79 lb
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Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad
Weight qty -
zpacks Arc Haul
Backpack. I had an upholstery shop modify the tiny side pockets to accept 3 1L water bottles plus trekking poles on each side
27
oz1
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- kg
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HammockGear Burrow 40
Quilt
16
oz1
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- kg
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Thermarest NeoAir Xlite - Regular
Sleeping Pad
12.6
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Tarptent Notch Li
Tent (weight includes guylines)
20.8
oz1
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- g
- kg
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MSR Groundhog Tent Stakes
4 stakes in small stuff sack
0.58
oz4
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tyvek Ground Sheet
Used under tent. By it by the foot on Amazon
2.7
oz1
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Clothing
Weight qty -
Kuhl Renegade Convertible Pants
Worn daily
17
oz1
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- kg
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Patagonia Capilene Daily Long-Sleeve
Daily wear long sleeve
3.5
oz1
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- kg
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Patagonia Capilene Daily Boxers
Boxers
2.8
oz2
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- g
- kg
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Darn Tough Hiker Quarter Cushion Socks
Socks
2.1
oz2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Patagonia R1 Hoody
Medium. Also my pillow
11
oz1
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- kg
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zpacks Vertice
Rain Jacket - Large
6
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Patagonia Houdini
Wind Jacket - Large
3.8
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Mesh Trucker Hat
Hat. I added snaps to use with the OR sunhat flap
2.8
oz1
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- kg
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Outdoor Research Sun Runner Hat, FLAP ONLY
Hat has removable flap around neck to protect from the sun. I use this flap on my own mesh truck hat, not the OR hat
1.1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Dirty Girl Gaiters
Keep debris out of shoes
1.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Numa Sunglasses
Seriously Indestructible! Stomp or smash them and they won't break
1.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Mountain Hardwear Micro Dome
Warm Hat
1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Patagonia Capilene Cool Lightweight Short Sleeve Shirt
For towns mostly, or sleeping if it's hot
3
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Buff
Use as neck gaiter, sun proteciton, etc
1.6
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- kg
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Enlightened Equipment Copperfield Wind Pants
Used these as rain pants
1.5
oz1
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Shoes
Weight qty -
Brooks Cascadia 13
Best shoe ever. Available in wide, feels like a slipper. Link to latest model
0
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Teva Flip Flops
Camp, town and river crossing footwear
6.4
oz1
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Electronics
Weight qty -
Sony Xperia X Compact
Phone - Small and perfect for the trail. ANDROID :)
5.6
oz1
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- kg
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Garmin 66i
GPS & Satellite messenger
10
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Casio Pathfinder
Watch
2.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Anker PowerCore Speed 20000
Portable Battery Charger
12.7
oz1
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- kg
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Dual Port USB Charger
1.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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1' USB-C Cable
0.6
oz1
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1' USB Mini Cable
0.5
oz1
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- kg
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1' USB Micro Cable
0.4
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Extra AAA Lithium Batteries
Energizer Lithium Ultimate. 3 extra for headlamp
0.3
oz3
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- kg
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Tools, Utility, Misc
Weight qty -
Gerber Dime
Multi Tool
2.4
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Buck Nano Bantam
Knife
0.7
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork
Trekking Poles (I removed the baskets, straps and swapped my handles out with Gossamer Gear LT4 handles)
15.4
oz1
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- kg
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Lightload Towels
I cut 1 in half, 1 for hand washing/food and one for a snot rag
0.6
oz1
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- kg
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Duct Tape
0.4
oz1
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- g
- kg
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zpacks Sit Pad
1
oz1
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- kg
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Petzl Tikka 2
Headlamp, weight includes 3 AAA lithium batts. This is an old model, like 2011-ish
2.5
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- kg
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Small Black Sharpie Marker
Was handy for making signs to hitch into town and for packages
0.2
oz1
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- kg
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Lighter
Bic Mini
0.4
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Superglue - Loctite Minis
These mini superglue conmtainers are pefect, since you only use superglue in small amounts and never reuse a larger open tube
0.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Rubber Bands
0.05
oz4
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Tenacious Tape
For gear repairs
1
g1
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- kg
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Mini Carabiner
Sea to Summit
0.1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Carabiner
Medium size
0.3
oz2
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- g
- kg
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Guyline
1 piece 6ft, 1 piece 8ft
0.5
oz1
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- g
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Sleeping Pad Repair - Type A Patches
Buy the type A patch and glue dots separately, much cheaper than buying a kit
1
g1
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Sleeping Pad Repair - Glue Dots
Buy the glue dots and type A patch separately, much cheaper than buying a kit
1
g1
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Camera & Accessories
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Sony Nex-7
Camera Body, Battery, SD Card
14.3
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Sony 10-18mm Lens
Wide angle lens
9.7
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Sony Battery Charger
Charge sony camera batteries
1
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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OP/Tech Uni-Loop Straps
part of my DIY camera carry system
1
oz1
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- kg
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Camera Case
MegaGear leather case
5.9
oz1
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- g
- kg
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B+W 62mm XS-Pro Circular Polarizer Filter
MUST have for vibrant colors
0.8
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Lexar 667x 128GB Micro SD Cards
Includes MicroSD to SD adapter
0.2
g10
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Microfiber Cloth
Clean lenses & filters
0.3
oz1
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GoPro & Accessories
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GoPro Hero 8
Main filming camera
3.7
oz1
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- kg
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GoPro Mic Adapter
Needed to use external mic
1.1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Housing Cage for GoPro Microphone Adapter
By MotoRadds
1.2
oz1
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- g
- kg
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GoPro 8 Protective Case
Plastic, with shoe mount
0.7
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Saramonic Mic
SR-XM1 Omni-Directinal mic for use with GoPro
0.4
oz1
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- kg
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Ulanzi GoPro Battery Door
Ulanzi G8-7 Battery Cover Removable Type-C Charging Port Adapter Aluminum Alloy for GoPro Hero Black 8
0.2
oz1
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GoPro Tripod Mount 1/4"
Mount a gopro to 1/4" tripod thread
0.8
oz1
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Mini Tripod/Grip
Hand held grip, use as tripod, mount to backpack strap
5.9
oz1
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- kg
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Dual GoPro Battery Charger
Charge 2 batts at once via micro USB
2.2
oz1
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- kg
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Extra GoPro Batteries
Gotta have extras
0.9
oz4
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- g
- kg
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Storage & Organization
Weight qty -
Opsaks
Odor proof bags for food storage. Get the 12"x20" size
1.6
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Outdoor Products Dry Bags
1 small(first aide/toiletries), 2 medium(camera gear)(misc), 1 large(clothes)
2.1
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Bounce Box Items (Not carried)
Weight qty -
WD Wireless Pro 4TB External HDD
I dump my photos, videos and GPS data on this every 2nd or 3rd town
0
oz1
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- kg
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Asus Transformer 2n1 Laptop/Tablet
Very small laptop that's also a tablet with removable screen. AWESOME! Perfect size for the bounce box
0
oz1
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Water Filtration
Weight qty -
Sawyer Filter
Tried and true water filter
1.7
oz1
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- kg
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Platypus 2L collapsable bag
Put dirty water in this to filter
1.2
oz1
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- kg
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Gatorade Bottle
32 oz wide mouth
1.8
oz2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Smartwater Bottle
33.8 oz tall boy
1.3
oz4
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First Aid
Weight qty -
GNC SuperFoods Maximum Green
Quality Multi-Vitamin
1
g10
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- kg
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WoundSeal
0.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Bandaids, Various Sizes
0.5
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Butterfly Wound Closures, Large
0.5
g2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Butterfly Wound Closures, Small
0.5
g2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Scalpal
2
g1
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- g
- kg
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Iodine
1.5
g2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Antibiotic Ointment
1.5
g2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Burn Cream
1
g2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Latex Gloves
0.3
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Gauze Pads
2"x2"
0.1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Gauze Roll
0.2
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Tweezers
1
g1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Moleskin
2.5"x4.5"
0.2
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Antiseptic Toweletes
0.1
oz2
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Ibuprophen
0
oz1
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- kg
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Extra Strength Excedrin
0
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Benadryl
0
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Immodium
0
oz1
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Hygiene
Weight qty -
Toothpaste
1.1
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Toothbrush
0.5
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Contact Lens Case
0.4
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Contact Lens Solution
1.2
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Extra Pair of Contact Lenses
4
g1
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- kg
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Chapstick
0.4
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Ear Plugs
0.1
oz1
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- g
- kg
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Wet Ones
Wash up a bit in the desert when there is no water!
2
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Soap
Dr. Bronners
1
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Hand Sanitizer
1
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Toilet Paper
Full roll is 6oz, actual weight carried usually less
2
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Trowel
QiWiz Titanium, Small
4
g1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Floss Pick
DenTek
1
g1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Glasses & Case
1.4
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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Sunscreen
1oz Travel Size
1.2
oz1
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- lb
- g
- kg
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