10 lbs Summer Trips
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Slack pack Items not always carried, but in BPW
3.87 lb
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Pack
1.56 lb
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Shelter
0.05 lb
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Sleep system
0 lb
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Kitchen / Hydration / Food storage
1.77 lb
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Rain / Wind gear
0.5 lb
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Worn clothes / Trekking poles / Pocket items
5.77 lb
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Packed spare & extra clothes
1.08 lb
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Hygiene / First Aid / Safety / Repair
0.44 lb
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Electronics
0.74 lb
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Food and Water
5.6 lb
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Pre-Trip To Do List
0 lb
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Hand-written Trip Notes
0 lb
A moderate temperature load out without bear canister.
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Slack pack Items not always carried, but in BPW
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0
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DurstonGear X-Mid Pro 2
Tent, 2-person DCF. w/ polycryo footprint, guylines, stuff sack
669
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Tent stakes, 4 kinds
2 MSR mini ground hog, 1 long MSR, 1 XL, 6Ti shepherd's hook
86
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- kg
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Tent stuff sack
Durston stock sack, summer use
12
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EE Revelation 40 deg Quilt
950-fill power down w/straps, see winter quilt below
466
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- kg
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Exped SynMat HL MW
R=2.9 (shoulder seasons) pad, mummy 25" wide, 3.5" thick
404
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- kg
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Pillow, Exped Ultra L
Inflatable pillow
61
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- kg
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MLD Goodnight 1/8" pad, medium
EVA CCF 54" x 20" under pad prevents slipping
58
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Pack
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Zpacks Arc Haul Ultra w/accessories
Pack w/shoulder pouch and 2 hip pouches 60L
650
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Exped Schnozzle pump sack / dry bag
Big enough to be a pack liner. Replaces nylofume bag AND S2S pump sack, saving weight
58
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Shelter
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Lightload towel, 12" x 24"
UL option used to dry condensation inside the tent; after wiping condensation, then squeezing as dry as I can, it weighs 42 g
18
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Bracelet w/ 2 ring magnets
Flexible, moveable bit of 1.2 mm Z-line with magnets on each end to help hold back door flaps without having to use those toggles
6
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Sleep system
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Exped AirMat Mummy
R=1.9 Summer weight inflatable pad, mummy 20" wide, 2.8" thick
300
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Kitchen / Hydration / Food storage
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Fuel canister, empty
Still gotta carry it when empty, only the fuel is consumable
101
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- kg
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4-season fuel, partially full
True consumable
110
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Soto Windmaster Stove
3-flex pot stand stove
67
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Evernew 900 mL Ti pot, no lid
ECA265R, Something to boil water in,
84
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Simple DIY Al lid for above
Lighter than stock lid, cut from Chipotle bowl cover
3
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Evernew stuff sack
seems to be made of Tyvek-like material
7
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TOAKS Ti long-spoon
Polished bowl
19
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CNOC 2 L Vecto bladder
Dirty water gatherer
74
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Sawyer Squeeze filter w/coupler
Coupler allows simple screw-on attachment to bottles, back flushing, and trivial gravity filtering
98
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Plastic water bottle w/sports-cap
1 L capacity
41
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0.6 L plastic bottle w/straw cap
Fits in shoulder pouch, straw allows for on-the-go drinking
25
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Wide-mouth bottle 1L
soft Nalgene, wide-mouth, collapsible, good as pee bottle or winter warmth
60
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Odor-proof plastic bag
OdorNo brand 2 gal 12.5" x 20" opaque, requires a gram of cord to seal, about as thick as a trash compactor bag, liner for below
16
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Food bag, DCF, Zpacks
No rope which is below if needed
42
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Zpacks rope + rock bag for food bag
50 ft, not always taken w/ very small carabiner
54
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Rain / Wind gear
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Montbell Versalite Rain Jacket
Outer layer for wind, bugs, cold, and rain WPB GORE-TEX Infinium
178
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Zpacks Rain Kilt
Use as a mini-ground cloth, tablecloth, lap tray, helpful to stuff tent in sack, a tent door awning, and also a partial pack cover when umbrella used
51
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Worn clothes / Trekking poles / Pocket items
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OR Sunbriolet
modified with magnets, sun, wind, & rain hat
101
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Buff, neck gaiter
Neck gaiter also use to dry inside of tent
40
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Sunglasses
not always worn, sometimes carried
36
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Sun Hoodie, collared, button front
JollyGear poly/spandex, UPF 50, 2 zippered breast pockets, orange
263
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Underwear
BCG 9 in compression briefs
77
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Pants, stetchy nylon, NOT convertible
Wrangler ATG Flex-waist cargo pants
387
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Knee-high compression socks
Dr Scholl's keep sun and ticks off lower legs
50
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Ankle socks
Merrell Acrylic/Wool ankle socks for over knee highs
52
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DirtyGirl gaiters
Keep debris & gravel bitsies out of shoesies
38
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Trailrunners
Altra Olympus
668
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Ultrapod II tripod
Attached to trekking pole, so "worn"
120
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Phone mount for tripod
Joby w/remote Bluetooth shutter
30
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Trekking poles
Starlight Mountain carbon-fiber, cork handles w/mud baskets
420
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Sun gloves
Glacier Ascension Bay Sun Gloves, no fingertips
37
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Phone
Google Pixel 6a, IP7 water resistance rated
185
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Photo ID, credit card, money, passes
Who am I?, in zippered pants pocket, LifeTime pass, State pass
28
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Car key
Don't lose this, 6 g no fob or 52 g w/fob, in zippered pants pocket
52
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Watch
What time is it? On wrist Garmin FR45S
33
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Packed spare & extra clothes
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Alpha Hoodie
FarPointe Outdoor Gear Alpha Cruiser size M
123
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Long-sleeve baselayer
Outdoor Research Echo 1/4-zip lightweight polyester, pillow case, clean sleep shirt
114
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Arc'teryx leg tights
Phase SL baselayer for hiking, sleeping
106
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Spare no-show socks
Merrell ankle socks
52
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Spare underwear
BCG polyester briefs, wide waistband for comfort
77
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DCF dry sack
For spare clothing + parka
18
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Bug headnet
Possibly should be a luxury item?
17
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DIY camp shoes
Some OdorNo "socks" with 3/8" thick CCF insoles, doubles as sitpad
28
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Hygiene / First Aid / Safety / Repair
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DCF stuff sack
For electronics & first-aid kit
8
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Mini BIC lighter
extra one in zippered back pocket
11
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Ear plugs
Two kinds w/case, those night time creeks, rain drops, insects, & amphibians are loud; keep ticks & ants out of ears
3
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Sunscreen
stick/roll-on, for nose and face mostly, repackaged in foil
5
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Soap flakes in small bottle
Ivory bar flakes. To use: add water, shake, and squeeze drops out.
6
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First-aid kit
some pills, some band-aids, chlorine dioxide tablets, many repair items
75
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Small dropper bottle of bleach
Bleach keeps pee bottle fresher smelling, backup disinfectant
6
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Scissors, Titanium
Wescott 2.5" fine cut, 23 mm cutting edge
7
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Fingernail file
70 mm of double-sided file
7
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Tweezers
Titanium 45 mm in length by 4.2 mm wide
2
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Small pocket knife
Opinel #3 sharp 40 mm blade
7
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Tooth brush / tooth paste
Is tooth paste really consumable?
12
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Toilet paper, poop kit
Nitrile glove, opaque dog-poop bag, dried baby wipe (pack out)
14
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UL DIY backcountry bidet
Simple: bottle cap w/hole that flex-straw fits snugly through, nozzle tapered, too (spare straws weigh 0.5 g each)
2
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Trowel
Deuce of spades, Aluminum, Doubles as a shoehorn
16
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Electronics
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Garmin InReach Mini
Where am I? Can you find me now?
100
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Headlamp Nitecore NU25
Photons for dark mode w/skinny hairband, more modes than UCO
33
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Nitecore NB10000 battery
38.5Wh (6400mAh @ 5V aka 10000mAh @ 3.85V)
152
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Nitecore MPB1 power bank
5000 mAh @ 3.6V 5A 10W in / 5V 7.5W out USB-A power bank
88
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Cable USB-Cm to USB-Cm
etguuds 6" cable to charge phone, smart chip
6
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Adapter, USB-Cf to microUSBm
Adapter for USB-C input cable to microUSB output
2
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Adapter, USB-Cm to USB-Cm
Like a 15 mm cable
3
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Adapter, USB-Cf to Garmin watch
USB-C female to Garmin special plug
3
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Eversame USB multimeter
Shows current / volts / capacitance so full info on charging; also has built-in USB-A adapter
16
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Govee wireless thermometer
mini Bluetooth thermometer, hygrometer, needs phone app
22
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18 W Anker wall charger
Power Port III Nano IQ3 USB-C female (bring only on thru hikes)
30
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Food and Water
Weight qty -
Known food one day
Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch per day
770
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Water
Per Liter in the Desert
1000
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Pre-Trip To Do List
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Maps
Download offline maps into phone
0
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Print
Print out lighterpack to PDF 4-sheets per page and a map
0
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Charge 'em up!
Make sure power banks, phone, watch, InReach, headlamp, earbuds all charged
0
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Test water filter
Make sure flow rate is good
0
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Practice knots
Don't get all tied up
0
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Trim toenails
Prevent black toenails
0
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Permethrin treat clothes
Reduce the tick bites. recent treatment: 2023-06-06
0
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Hand-written Trip Notes
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