40F+ Lows
- Category Weight
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Shelter / Sleep
2.74 lb
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Packing
0.96 lb
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Clothes Packed
0.57 lb
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Misc Gear
1.26 lb
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Water Average Carry
3.13 lb
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Food For One Day (3000 cal/day)
1.32 lb
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Worn Items (Directly on Body)
1.88 lb
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Worn Items (In Pockets or Hands)
1.11 lb
This is my standard gear list for temps not going below around 40F.
Note that I define base weight as exactly the backpack plus what's in the backpack, minus consumables. I use a separate worn items sub-category for the things always in my pockets or hands.
See my 20F+ Lows list for colder weather gear choices.
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Shelter / Sleep
Weight qty -
Sleeping Quilt, 20F
MYOG quilt, 2 layers 7D, 4oz down, 1oz APEX baffling
11
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Sleeping Pad
Nemo Tensor Elite, Wide
10.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Solo Shelter
Durston X-Mid Pro 1
15.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Stakes
MSR Groundhog, Regular
0.49
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Stakes
MSR Carbon Core
0.2
oz2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Stakes
DAC J, Small
0.25
oz4
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pillow
BigSky DreamSleeper Ultralight
1.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Ground Pad
Mountain Spring Y-55 CCF pad
3.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Packing
Weight qty -
Backpack
ZPacks Nero 38L + shoulder pouch + custom belt
13.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tent Bag
XMid 1 Pro bag
0.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Stakes Bag
BackpackDesigns Tent Stakes Bag, DCF
0.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pad Bag
Bag for Tensor Elite
0.27
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Stuff Sack
Zpacks Big Stuff Sack (10L)
0.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Food Bag
DCF Zippered Food Bags by PackbackDesigns - L (7.85L)
1.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Backpack Liner Bag
ZPacks DCF Pack Liner - only for heavy rain
1.2
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Optional Bear Canister
Bearikade Blazer
32
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Clothes Packed
Weight qty -
Socks
Darn Tough Run Ultra-Lightweight Coolmax
0.9
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hat
Red Spruce Gear Alpha Direct Beanie + myog 15D cover
0.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Alpha Top
Senchi Alpha 60 Hoodie
3.7
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Wind Jacket
Montbell EX Lite Wind Hooded Jacket
2
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Long Underwear Top
Finetrack Elemental
2
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Rain Poncho
Zpacks Poncho / Ground Sheet - if heavy rain possible
5.8
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Rain Kilt
ZPacks DCF Rain Kilt - if heavy rain possible
1.8
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Misc Gear
Weight qty -
Eating Utensil
Sea To Summit Spoon
0.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Coffee Cup
Wildo Fold-a-cup 8oz
0.88
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Water Filter
Katadyn BeFree EZ-Clean Membrane™ Filter Cartridge
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Water Bottle Holding Filter
CNOC 42mm Vesica® 1L Collapsible Bottle
2.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Water Bottle on Pack
Life Water bottle 700ml
1.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Large Water Bladder
Platypus 2L
1.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Headlamp
Nitcore NU25 UL
1.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Battery pack
Nitecore NL2150RX 5000mAH USB-C
2.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Charger 110V
Lightweight cube charger with two USB-A ports
1.5
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Apple Watch Charger Puck
Ruxley from Amazon
0.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Short cable
USB C-C
0.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Trowel
Bogler Trowel
0.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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P Bottle
CNOC 42mm Vesica® 1L Collapsible Bottle
2.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Ditty Bag
Includes Ibu, Leukotape, Tenacious T, B-7000 glue, DEET in dropper, Sunscreen, Earplugs, AquaTabs (10), Bidet, Bug Net, Sunscreen, Safety Pins, Fishing Line, Camp Soap, Alcohol, Face Towel, Reusable Zip Ties
6.04
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Water Average Carry
Weight qty -
Water
Water, 1.5L
50
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Food For One Day (3000 cal/day)
Weight qty -
Electrolytes
Pills
0.05
oz2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Energy Gels/Cubes
Clif Bloks 80 cal each packet
2.1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Mixed Nuts
Pecans Macademias Brazils Walnuts 200 cal/oz
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Dried Fruits
Raisins Apricots Figs etc 100 cal/oz
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Crackers
Mary's Crackers 140 cal
1.25
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Olive Oil
Olive Oil Packets 90 cal/packet
0.4
oz2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Cheese
Cheddar Cheese Sticks, 80 cal each
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Coffee
Swift Coffee Mainstay Packets
0.2
oz2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Breakfast Freeze-Dried Meal
Angry Pika Breakfast Granola Pack 720 cal
5.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Dinner Freeze-Dried Meal
Outdoor Herbivore Cool Entree 500 cal
4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Lunch Freeze-Driec Meal
Good-To-Go cool entree
4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Worn Items (Directly on Body)
Weight qty -
Shirt
Patagonia Men's Long-Sleeved Capilene® Cool Lightweight Shirt
3.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Underwear
T8 Men's Commandos Running Underwear
1.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Socks
Darn Tough Run Ultra-Lightweight Merino
0.9
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pants
Beringia Ultralight Mountain Pant w/added pocket
3.5
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Shoes
Xero Mesa Trail II, Pair
15.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Baseball Cap
OR Swift Light Tech Cap
1.7
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Prescription Glasses
Ombraz Viale
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Watch
Apple Watch
2.7
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Worn Items (In Pockets or Hands)
Weight qty -
Wallet
SlimFold Wallet - with essentials only, includes permit
1.2
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Knife
Victorinox Mini Classic SD Alox
0.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Phone/Camera/GPS
iPhone 15 Pro
6.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Car Key
Car Key
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Trekking Poles
Ruta Locura Yana Carbon Poles, Pair
8.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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