Big Bend Around Chilicotal Dec. 2022
- Packing 2.93 lb
- Sleeping 3.21 lb
- Shelter- carried by partner 0 lb
- Clothing in the Pack 1.76 lb
- On the Body 0 lb
- The Kitchen- cooking, water, eating (I always carry the group kitchen) 2.02 lb
- Food, water, fuel 20.3 lb
- First Aid/Hygeine 0.82 lb
- Electronics and Navigation 1.34 lb
- Essential Other Stuff 0.22 lb
- Repair/Emergency Kit 0.05 lb
7 days with one cache on the 4th day. Expected lows and highs 40's and 80's, lowest 52 and highest 86
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Packing
2.93 lb 4 -
Elemental Horizons Kalais 2017
w/1 hip belt pocket
43.5
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padded shoulder strap pocket
zimmerbuilt for camera or phone
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medium stuff bag
ZPacks DCF dry bag for clothes or small sleeping bag
1
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big 3 gal. ziplock
to corral all the small stuff
1.31
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Sleeping
3.21 lb 6 -
tyvek ground sheet
6'X2'
3
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Exped Flexmat Plus
CCF 1.5" thick, 48"
10.37
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Thermarest Prolite 36
8.3
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WM Highlite 35 degree sleeping bag
17.9
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S2S Aeros air pillow
works better on thick pads than a stuff sack w/ clothes
2
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Thermarest Trekker Chair
because it is always used with the pads
9.8
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Shelter- carried by partner
0 lb 0 -
Gossamer Gear Twinn tarp
guy lines and stuff bag
9.3
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MSR ground hog 7
0.56
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aluminum wire 7
0.42
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Clothing in the Pack
1.76 lb 6 -
Smart Wool pHd ultralight socks
spare in the pack (in cache?)
2.72
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Wind Shirt
Patagonia Houdini
4
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REI light long sleeve polypro shirt
5
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Down Vest
Feathered Friends Hyperion, nuclear warmth
8
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Serius Quick Draw Fleece hat
with pull down face mask
2.24
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Umbrella
Six Moons Carbon, if forecast is unusually hot
6.2
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On the Body
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Smart Wool pHd ultralight socks
2.72
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La Sportiva TX3
size 11
27
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Simblissity Levagaiters
short for debris
1.8
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Ex-Officio briefs
2
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REI Sahara convertible pants
12
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Railriders Bone Flats shirt
10
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Wide brimmed hat
Sunday Afternoons Charter Breeze
4.7
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bandanas
sweat, snot
1
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Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork
double as poles for tarps
18
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Watch
cheap Timex
1
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sunglasses
prescription w/ strap
0.7
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The Kitchen- cooking, water, eating (I always carry the group kitchen)
2.02 lb 24 -
2 qt. pot w/lid
Four Dog Stove Co. hard anodized, handle removed
6.5
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Pot bag
gallon ziplock, keeps wet and dirty pots isolated
0.4
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pot lifter
aluminum
1.27
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canister stove
BRS3000T lightest available, good simmer
0.9
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Aluminum wind screen
a must for efficiency, Trail Designs Vari-vent cut to size
1.3
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Empty 8 oz. fuel canister
'cause you carry it the whole time
4.7
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BIC mini lighter
always carry a backup
0.39
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1 liter water bottle
Aquafina wide mouth
1.6
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2 liter Platypus bottle
dry camps, big desert water carries, 80 oz. actually 2.4 L
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bottle funnel filter
for easy filling and debris filtering for platypus bottles
0.55
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water scoop
cut down 1 liter platy
0.67
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water purification tablets
backup to filter, 20 in a sleeve
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bowl
carry if not solo, ziplock
0.64
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cup
polyproplene, I like my hot liquids with my food
1.8
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spoon
ancient large bowl, short handle aluminum
0.53
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Food Bag
ZPacks roll top DCF
1.55
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Garbage Bag
qt. ziplock
0.2
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Food Bandana
keeps spills off the sleeping bag
1
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cracker container
ziplock for the stoned wheat thins
1
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Food Bags
Various ziplocks
2
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flask
Platypus style 16oz. for the bourbon
0.3
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Food, water, fuel
20.3 lb 19 -
Food
1.5# per day
1.5
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Bourbon
only the best, 2 oz/evening, or maybe more ;-)
2.08
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Water
per quart
2.09
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Nuun tablets
for nasty water and electrolytes
0.18
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Canister fuel
4 oz.
4
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First Aid/Hygeine
0.82 lb 21 -
First Aid kit
leukotape, bandaids, gauze pads,antibiotic ointment, ibuprofen
5
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Carmex
lip salve
0.25
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Sun Screen
repacked in small bottle
1
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Toilet Paper
.2 oz. per day, with pack out bag
0.3
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Wet wipes
1 per day
0.1
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Hand Sanitizer
small bottle
0.8
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Toilet Kit bag
aloksak
0.32
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toothbrush
0.48
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toothpaste
small tube
1
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1 qt. Gatorade pee bottle
the old mans friend
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Electronics and Navigation
1.34 lb 11 -
Printed Caltopo maps
11X17 printed double side
0.32
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Map bag
qt. freezer ziplock
0.2
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Compass
Suunto MCDA-IN with mirror
1.38
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Photon Squeeze light
spare
0.2
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Nitecor NU25 headlamp
rechargeable with Petzl E+lite strap
1.23
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Cellphone
Motorola G7 Power with case, Caltopo and Gaia apps
9.14
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Battery bank and cord
Anker 10000
6.74
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Max/Min Thermometer
Accurite
1.2
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Essential Other Stuff
0.22 lb 5 -
Small knife
Swiss Army Classic- tweezers and scissors
0.74
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Wallet
just cards and a few 20's
0.5
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Notebook
Moleskine 3.5X5.5
1.44
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Pen
0.35
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glasses case
soft
0.46
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Repair/Emergency Kit
0.05 lb 7 -
Duct Tape
on poles
0
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Tenacious Tape
0.07
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Seam grip
small tube
0.38
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Glue
Krazy glue shots
0.06
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Repair Kit bag
aloksack
0.32
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whistle
on pack sternum strap
0
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Needle and thread
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