Cesar's Late Winter/Early Spring 2019 UL Gear List
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Conditions
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Pack and extras
535 g
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Shelter
582 g
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Sleep
1163 g
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Health, Safety, and Tools
306 g
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Packed Clothing
1005 g
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Food and Cooking
211 g
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Electronics
450 g
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Clothing Worn
0 g
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Conditions
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Location: SW Sweden
Low temps are roughly 0 to -2C, but cold snaps down to about -6C to -8C can happen. This set up is for 2-4 day section hikes, hiking solo. For lots of trip reports, trail guides, pictures, and more, check out my blog at: http://cesarandthewoods.blogspot.com/
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Pack and extras
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MLD Burn
2017 version in Dyneema X, with side bungee straps and Zpacks sternum strap.
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TLG shoulder bag
My man purse, in hybrid cuben fiber, with DIY shoulder strap mod
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Big pack liner
STS 20L silnylon drybag for quilt and clothing
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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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Wallet
Small zip pouch with bank card, ID, etc.
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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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Shelter
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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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Sleep
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EH Quilt 20F/-6C
Modified Enlightened Equipment "30" quilt, done by u/ULenchilada. A layer of 2.5oz Apex and .9oz Membrane poly shell is sewn onto it. Essentially a 2C/35F down quilt with a 8C/48F synth quilt sewn on top. Great at dealing with cold/humid climates, stays fluffier and warmer in damp conditions.
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Neoair Xlite inflatable mat
Size regular.
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Exped Pillow
Big and comfy
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Health, Safety, and Tools
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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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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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Water bottles
Recycled Bramholts 750ml
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STS Xcup
250ml folding silicone mug, luxury multi-use item: for pouring water into bladder, container for wild edibles, hot drinks, etc.
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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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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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Why no water filter?
Either I'm melting snow to drink, boiling water for tea to drink, or drinking straight from safe springs/streams. Did I mention that I live in Sweden?
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Packed Clothing
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Generic WPB over-pants
Mostly for warmth as needed (especially if it's windy), but also nice for rain/slush/snow too
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EE Torrid jacket
With hood, 20D shell, 10D inner, size large, plus stuff sack
295
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Old School Golite poncho/tarp
Rain top, pack cover, and front door for tarp and/or trail shelters
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Base layer bottoms
REI Silk long johns
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Spare hiking socks, cold temps
Medium merino wool
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Sleep/camp beanie
Blackrock down hat
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Food and Cooking
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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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Electronics
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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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Clothing Worn
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Late Winter/Early Spring Clothing
Can change depending on the temps, but generally during these seasons I wear: trucker cap, wool buff, merino base layer top, nylon button-up short sleeve shirt, polyester fleece hoody, gloves, merino boxers, nylon hiking pants with DIY silnylon kneepatches, MLD eVent gaiters, merino socks, Lems Boulder Boots
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