GEAR LISTS
Intro:
Understanding ones gear is a fundamental requirement to reducing what you carry to the bare essentials and do so safely. A gear list is used to make sure you have everything you need, know how much weight you carry, and provides data needed to understand how to reduce your pack weight further. The first thing any backpacker should do to reduce your weight is take inventory of everything you bring and weigh each item.
Example Gear Lists:
NEW Ultralight Base for $350! - Cheap Ultralight Gearlist.pdf
NEW Sub 10 lb! - REI Ultra Light Gear List.pdf
Sub 20 lbs - Transition Light Weight Gear List.pdf
Sub 10 lbs - Basic Ultra Light Gear List.pdf
Sub 5 lbs - Advanced Super Ultra Light Gear List.pdf
BPL 24 Hour Gear List Winning Entry - BPL 24 Hour Gear List Competition Results
Gear List Spreadsheet:
Below is a link to my gear list spreadsheet. It has tabs for both Basic (UL) and Advanced (SUL) gear listed. I have included the weight, retail cost, and "sold at" for each item. The difference between the two lists is primarily the level of skill required and where you can find the items. The basic list includes items that are all mass produced and therefore sold in common retail outlets. The advanced list includes items that are made primarily by cottage manufacturers therefore require knowledge of this small industry and the patience to wait while your gear is custom made.
Visual Gear List Example:
5.4 lb baseweight suitable for 20 degree nights, most gear is self made
The spreadsheet - total base weight is just over 5.4 lbs.
Base Weight Gear (5.42 lbs)
#1. Packed Clothing: rain gear, insulated jacket, gloves, hat, and socks
#2. Sleeping Gear: quilt, sleeping pad
#3. Shelter: mini tent, titanium stakes
#4. Cooking: pot, cup, spoon, stove, fuel bottle, measuring cup, wind screen, bear hang kit
#5. Packing: pack, 1 liter bottle, 2.5 liter bottle
#6. Essentials: first aid, knife, dental kit, gps, map, whistle, compass, lighter, deet, soap, purification tabs)
#7. Consumables: Food for 2 days, 1 liter water (in platy), 4 oz alcohol (in fuel bottle)
#0 Worn Clothing/Carried (3.79 lbs)
1. Ti Goat hiking poles, 2. REI sahara pants, 3. BPL merino wool shorts, 4. BPL merino wool top, 5. Columbia boonie hat, 6. bandana, 7. Timex watch, 8. Smartwool merino socks, 9. Montrail Mashochist trail runners
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
10. Thru-Hiker Kinsman insulated jacket, 11. Marmot Essence rain jacket, 12. Golite Reed rain pants, 13. REI fleece gloves, 14. fleece cap, 15. extra wool socks, 16. silnylon stuff sack
#2 Sleeping (1.50 lbs)
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
17. LytW8 down quilt, 18. torso length 3/8" foam pad, pillow (stuff sack with clothes 16+10+11+12) ... who said ultra light wasn't comfy?
#3 Shelter (0.94 lbs)
#1 Packed Clothes (1.58 lbs)
#3 Shelter (0.94 lbs)
19. LytW8 Mini tent, 20. 8x titanium stakes with stuff sacks
#4 Cooking (0.30 lbs)
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
#3 Shelter (0.94 lbs)
21. cup, 22. spoon, 23. Heiny can pot/lid, 24. fuel bottle, 25. foil wind screen, 26. V8 can stove, 27. measuring cup, 28. bear bag kit (35 ft kelty trip tease+mini carabiner+rock sack), 29. silnylon food sack
#5 Packing (0.47 lbs)
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
30. LytW8 frameless pack, 31. 1 liter platypus bottle, 32. 2.5 liter platypus bottle
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
#6 Essentials & Navigation (0.47 lbs)
33. head lamp, 34. soap, 35. DEET, 36. lighter, 37. knife, 38. water purifcation tabs, 39. match book, 40. first aid, 41. meds, 42. tooth brush, 43. floss &. dehydrated tooth paste dots, 44. Dermatone, 45. pen w/duct tape, 46. photo copy map, 47. Garmin eTrex GPS, 48. whistle, 49. compass/thermometer
#7 Consumables (4.75 lbs)
One Day of Food Details (1.25 lbs/day)
One Day of Food Details (1.25 lbs/day)
50. 2 days of food, 51. fuel - 4 oz alcohol (in fuel bottle #24), 52. water - 1 liter (in platypus # 32)
One Day of Food Details (1.25 lbs/day)
One Day of Food Details (1.25 lbs/day)
One Day of Food Details (1.25 lbs/day)
1. instant oatmeal, 2 Cliff Bars x2, 3. trail mix 4oz, 4. jerky & cheese stick, 5. Twizzlers 2.5oz, 6 drinks (Crystal Light x2, coffee, creamer, splenda, tea, and splenda), 7. freeze dried meal
How to pack LytW8 gear...
1. Pack stuffsacks & layout gear.
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
2. Roll sleeping pad into a cyclinder.
2. Roll sleeping pad into a cyclinder.
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
2. Roll sleeping pad into a cyclinder.
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
4. Stuff sleeping bag into pack.
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
3. Insert rolled sleeping pad into pack.
5. Pack sleeping bag into bottom and add insulated jacket on top.
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
6. Pack remaining gear bags (shelter, clothes, cooking, and food).
7. Roll the lid closed and buckle.
8. Pack pocket items (rain jacket, water bottle, cup, gps, and fuel bottle).
8. Pack pocket items (rain jacket, water bottle, cup, gps, and fuel bottle).
8. Pack pocket items (rain jacket, water bottle, cup, gps, and fuel bottle).
8. Pack pocket items (rain jacket, water bottle, cup, gps, and fuel bottle).
8. Pack pocket items (rain jacket, water bottle, cup, gps, and fuel bottle).
9. Cinch the side compression cords.
9. Cinch the side compression cords.
9. Cinch the side compression cords.
10. Ready to hike!
9. Cinch the side compression cords.
9. Cinch the side compression cords.
