What's on your gear list?

Clive. Very interesting. I see that you have weighed your pack and jacket as one item, but at 3500g together they look a candidate. There are some great 50L packs in the 800-1300g range that would do 3-4 day trips just fine and a new generation of parkas, that would be more than adequate for 3 season trips, often coming in at under 300g. You should be able to get the pack/parka total to something like 1800g. My picks would be a Aarn Featherlite Freedom (Backpack only) at 1300g and a Montbell Peak Shell at 280g. That sleeping bag is a tad plump too. Again for seasons in huts and bushline camps I'd be thinking of something closer to 800g (or maybe a quilt-style bag around 500g) and combine it with more clothing. And I guess the camera is an important item to you, but for me I'd settle for something maybe less capable, like a Canon DP10, but under 200g. Actually weighing everything like you have and listing it out is the best way forward... I guess I should dig out my old scales and see if I can match your effort. Thanks!

Worn 1975g Asolo Boots 1040g Hi Tec Ion Mask boots ($360) in reality I wear sandals which weigh about the same but cost $20! 89g Socks 103g Kathmandu brand 340g Gaiters 127g Stoptouts 274g Undies+Macpac Shorts 236g Macpac All Terrain trousers (no undies as it's just another layer that gets wet when it rains) 189g Fairydown T-Shirt 178g ESS Prolite long sleeved shirt 36g Watch 31g Watch (mine talks!) Honora's 240g Komperdell stick (2903g) (1739g) Honora's Pack 860g GoLite with front packs and string Honora's mug 28g Honora's Jacket: depending on scrub bashing; 467g Thermotech parka or 499g Mountain Hardwear Precip Honora's Overtrous 205g Macpac Paclite Honora's rainhat 83g Honora's Overmitts 70g Clive's: 3500g Fairydown Endeavour & Old Helly Hansen Jacket 242g Packliner 200g 60L SealLine packliner 373g Brown Havaianas, Size 45-46 Honora: Breadbags from food items Honora: 268g DriDucks rainsuit usually worn under the Paclite shell in significant rain and used as additional layer at camp to block wind and prevent heat loss from convection. (4115g) (2204g) -Top Pocket 188g Map Case, 2 Topos, Weather Reference Cards 97g Coversealed map 84g Hand Sanitiser And Toilet Paper 18g Toilet Paper 39g toothpaste/brush, soap 50g Notepad & Mech-Pencil 23g pen/paper and plan 54g Petzl E+Lite Headlamp & Spare Batteries 32g Kathmundu headlight 148g Sunscreen & Anti-Bug-Roll-On 21g Honora's earplugs: 3g Honora's sunnies: 21g Honora's Oricom UHF radio: 122g (524g) (344g) -Bottom Pocket Clive: 1430g Kathmandu Wayfarer Sleeping Bag In Old Crambag Honora: 1208g Macpac Sanctuary 500 light in stuffsac with silk liner 763g Homemade Tent Fly, Cordage & Pegs Frank carries 1600g fly 622g 2/3 Length Sleeping Pad 460g thermorest, repair kit in bag 293g Groundsheet Frank carries 300g cut open MSC packliner (3108g) (1668g) I would take 900g fly if solo and 52g groundsheet (*952g) -Main Pack 64g Clothes Dry Bag 8g supermarket bag 298g Long Macpac Pants 180g long johns 297g Jumper 303g Downie in stuff sac 177g Polyprop 99g ESS Silk weight 104g Spare Socks 62g Possum/Merino socks 136g Microfibre Towel 39g Microfibre cleaning cloth ( + Pillow protector) 93g Beanie & Gloves 69g Possum/Merino beanie + 53g polarfleece gloves (Honora) (1169g) (812g) -Kitchen Bag 45g 12g bread bag 278g Warehouse Pot (Sans Lid And Handle)Honora:164g light Aluminium billy + lid 9g Spoon 9g plastic Sea to Summit spoon with ring attached 199g Burner 109g MSR Pocket Rocket 97g Bowl/Lid 22g bucket (cut down 2L milk bottle) 222g 3/8 Full Gas Canister 350g full canister (bugger!) 77g Lighter, Matches, Candle In Edmonds Baking Soda Container Honora:45g in plastic bag containing candle stubbs, lighter, tyre tube bits 42g Kitchen Towel/Pot Grabber 50g Frank carries, mine is 37g (924g) (535g) 1177g 1-Liter Water Bottle 46g = 2x300ml bottles 1645g 1.5-Liter Water Bottle Honora:or 94g platypus for ridge top travel 131g Breakfast: Cereal & Dehy Fruit Honora: 150g home made muesli/ milk pwdr 171g Dinner: Couscous, Dehy Veggies, Cup Of Soup 210g BCC dinner with added carbs and soup 288g Salami & Cheese 84g Muesli Bars 66g snack bars 40g Olive Oil 208g Lunches 4 Tortilla 520g (2 lunches) crackers, pesto, cheese relish and shortbread 340g 2 Bananas (4084g) (1086g) + 600g water usually but not if I can help it! Misc 197g iPhone In Special-Wifey-Given-Pouch In Drybag 31g Compass 54g Compass 82g Svord Peasant Knife In Home-Made Pouch Honora: 13g Swisstech Utili-key 241g First Aid Bag: Tape, Plaster Tape, Telfa Pads, Saline, Betadine, Diastop, Steristrips, Skin-Prep, Crepe Bandage Honora: 50g painkiller, antihistamines, plasters, blister pads, steristrips 152g GPS & Batteries Honora: Seldom use it (once a year or so) 204g Odds And Ends: Rubber Bands, Hip-Belt-Buckle, Needle & Thread, Tape, Batteries, Safety Pins, Bootlace, Cord Honora: 95g glue, tape, duct tape in sturdy see-thru bag 19g Diamond Hone 1069g DSLR & Lens Frank carries 2 cameras: one in waterproof housing (1995g) (212g) 6.881g carried, 1.739kg worn. Water not included. If solo (which I never am) I would be carrying 989g extra of fly and groundsheet. That took bloody hours to write! Often I cut back on some items if I need to take extra items due to rain to keep weight down.

Hi Philip W, The parka lives shoved in a pocket on the pack, it was (very) late and I just tried to weigh them as one... but, I agree, it appears there is some weight there that could go. I'm very fond of my pack though. I saw an article in Wilderness Mag where the writer researches buying a new pack, but can't bear to let go of his old one, has it repaired! And yesterday I saw a couple of older-than-me trampers with some wonderful external frame Hallmarks and other... What is it with packs and sentimentality? The sleeping bag is something I'm growing and learning with - I used to hump around a Domex Black Ice XL my parents bought me, it was a second, to much fill! Hahahaa, so, 1400g is a treat! But, given it's a cheap kathmandu item, I think I'll actually cut it down and sew it into a quilt. More info later! I'll have to go through Honora's list soon, I can already see some easy savings. I like the weigh and post, it's a good idea - I encourage others to weigh-and-tell. We'll all learn from each other.

Great thread!! Clive - when are you taking me tramping?

I took this from my spreadsheet, weights as per the kitchen scales. This list covers me for basically any tramp anywhere in NZ without permanent snow and ice. For winter more insulation layers and full length ridgerest are added as well as ice axe/crampons as required. For summer/easier trips staying at huts I strip a lot of the clothes and fly/thermarest out. I often take no-cook food so no stove/billy needed. I am making more and more of my own equipment, I've used brand names where I have brought items. A lot of my gear is pretty generic. Wt (g) Main Carried Wear Consumed Pack - 55l Rolltop w/frame 900 Rubbish Bag x2 30 Sleeping Bag - Neve 1070 Sil-nylon Fly/Groundsheet 550 3 season torso Thermarest 365 Totals 2915 0 0 Clothing Boots - Scarpa ZG65 sz47 1550 Short Gaitors 140 2 X Socks 75 75 Raincoat 420 Overpants 350 Overmitts 80 Balaclava 60 Polypro Gloves 35 Thin Fleece Top 285 2 X Polypro Tops 275 275 1xLong Johns 285 Fleece Pants 280 Sunhat 130 Shorts 140 Lycra Shorts 110 Totals 2145 2420 0 Cooking Cooker - Snowpeak 85 Fuel - Gas Can 280 Windshield 45 Billy - Ti snowpeak 900 155 Bowl w/ Lid 40 Spoon 15 1.5l Water Bottle 45 3L water- bladder 145 3000 Food 4 days @ 785g/day 3140 Totals 810 0 6140 Miscellaneous Lighter 20 Blister Tape 55 First Aid Kit 95 Pocket Knife 85 Map 25 Compass 25 Insect Repellent 50 Sunscreen 50 Cash/Cards 15 1aaa LED torch 25 Spare Batteries 4aaa nimh 70 String 20 Paper 35 Pen/Pencil 10 Whistle 15 Toothbrush 15 Toothpaste 15 Car key 5 Cellphone 90 Sunglasses 60 Towel 65 Soap 55 Mirror 25 Hut ticket/pass 5 Digicam 205 Batteries 120 Candles 25 Water Purification 70 Toilet Paper 30 Totals 1380 0 0 Overall Totals 7250 2420 6140

Heys guys this is my basic gear list.... 1. Tramping boots 2. Tramping pack with waterproof plastic liner 3. Sun screen 4. Insect repellant. 5. Watch 6. Toilet paper 7. Water bottle. 8. Survival Kit 9. First Aid Kit 10. Map 11. Compass 12. Cord or string 13. Water Filter 14. Walking Pole 15. Sleeping Bag 16. Closed Cell Foam Mat 17. Bowl, Cup, Plate, Knife, Fork, Spoon 18. Head Lamp and Batteries 19. Mountain Radio 20. Gas Cooker 21. Mess Tins