My Gear List
Note that the items listed below are for use in the mountains in September. They should also be suitable for late spring, but I suppose a little of the warm clothing, and the lantern, could be dispensed with if I went in summer.
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Carry:
Rucksack (Karrimor Jaguar 6, 75 litre) containing all of the following items:
Sleeping bag (Rab 800g down-filled) in its stuffsack & in a strong plastic bag.
Tent (Ultimate Tramp 1), flysheet, poles & pegs packed down one side of rucksack in a black bin bag that
doubles as a kneeling pad in the porch, and inner & groundsheet down the other side,
Thermarest mattress (3/4 length lightweight model) in its nylon bag.
Thermal long-sleeved vest & longjohns (Snow+Rock) in a plastic bag with:
Pair Meraklon inner socks, used as bed socks.
Insulated jacket (Snugpak Sleeka) in its stuffsack.
Fleece hat (Lowe Alpine).
Sun hat (Craghopper).
Mittens (pile & GoreTex).
Gaiters (Outdoor Designs, eVent).
Waterproof jacket (Mountain Pass Wasdale).
Waterproof overtrousers (Vander Maelstrom).
Spare underpants (Lowe Alpine Dryflo) & handkerchief, in plastic bag.
Gas stove (Snow+Rock Gigapower) with a new 250-size cartridge.
Gas lantern (ditto) with a new 110-size cartridge.
Small billycan and lid, with a strong elastic band to hold them together in rucksack.
Large plastic microwave bowl.
1/2 pint plastic mug, marked in gradations for measuring water for freeze-dried meals.
Plastic teaspoon.
Plastic dessert spoon.
Sponge/scourer in little, leakproof plastic bag.
J-cloth, used as teatowel etc.
Water sterilizer (Steripen Adventurer).
Water prefilter (Steripen Prefilter).
1 litre wide-mouth flask (Nalgene).
"Easy Sipper" for flask.
Roll-up water carrier (Field & Trek).
Small penknife (Swiss Army Pocket Pal).
Shaver (Hitachi) with lithium batteries (a heavy "luxury" but I dislike going unshaven).
Small flannel, small hotel soap, sample-size toothpaste, travel toothbrush, small comb & nail file in a plastic
bag.
Pertex towel in its plastic pouch.
Toilet paper (a big handful removed from a roll) in a plastic bag.
Paperback book (a small one!) in a plastic bag with:
Extra O.S. map if needed.
Small Flora tub containing some money in a bank coin bag, car key & spare lantern mantle.
Digital compact camera in padded pouch threaded onto rucksack waist strap.
Map case containing 1:25,000 O.S. map & route guide, clipped onto rucksack shoulder strap.
Wear:
Underpants (Lowe Alpine Dryflo).
Microfleece shirt (Paramo Trail Shirt).
Walking trousers (Sprayway Lifewear Gritstone Pant) & webbing belt (Rohan).
Fleece pull-on (Lowe Alpine Aleutian) - or pack if warm.
Waterproof socks (SealSkinz) worn as inner socks.
Loopstitch wool socks (Bridgedale) worn as outer socks.
Walking boots (Zamberlan, model forgotten).
Carry in pockets:
Handkerchief.
Tube of glucose tablets.
Whistle (Karrimor) & mini torch (Princeton Pulsar LED) on a cord.
Lens cleaning cloth (Pentax) for glasses.
Compass (Silva Ranger 3) in shirt pocket, with a long cord round neck.
Hold:
Walking poles (Leki Makalu).
Food carried for 4 - 4.5 days [for 3 - 3.5 days in italics]:
Powdered energy drink: carry enough for 8 drinks [6 drinks].
Muesli: carry 12 oz [9 oz] with a little sugar mixed in.
Powdered milk: carry enough for 4 x 1/2 pint [3 x 1/2 pint].
Coffee: fill a 35mm film pot.
Sweetener: 12 tablets for 4 mugs of coffee [9 tablets for 3 mugs], carry in a tiny plastic pill box.
Cup-a-Soup: 5 [4] packets.
Energy bar: 9 [7] bars.
Yorkie bar: 5 [4] bars.
Freeze-dried dinner: 4 [3] packs.
Glucose tablets: 1.5 - 2 [1 - 1..5] tubes.
Pack muesli, powdered drink & milk in plastic bags secured with tiewraps, & each in a 2nd bag for security.
Pack a spare plastic bag & tiewrap for empty packets & wrappers.
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