Have we done a shakedown yet? Here's my ~9lb solo kit. Colorado Rockies, Summer
Have we done a shakedown yet? Here's my ~9lb solo kit. Colorado Rockies, Summer
Where are you going and when: Colorado late summer
What temp range and weather do you expect: Low/mid-30's to 70's
Goal Baseweight (BPW): Pretty happy with things, but I'm always down with going lighter.
Budget: $0. I got bills to pay.
Non-negotiable Items: Honestly don't know what I could cut out. If anything, I might be forgetting something.
Solo or with another person?: Solo, 2p gear list is heavier.
Note: A lot of this gear I bought used or on sale/clearance. UL gear doesn't have to be expensive. There's plenty floating around, if you keep an eye out. Thrift stores or Craigslist in more outdoorsy cities will have decent stuff. If our community on Lemmy gets large enough, it'd be cool to have a ULGeartrade at some point. I bought the pack and the poncho tent off there.
Caveats: For cooler temps I'll bring a down vest or jacket. If I want more comfortable sleep, I have an inflatable sleep pad. For buggy conditions I bring the net tent. All this would bring me up to 10 lbs.
Nice kit! Well thought out and practical.
- Edit the post title to include your "where and when"
- Love that you’ve cut what you didn't need from your pack, and added to your fleece
- What do you use the “longie” shirt for?
- Swap the ridgerest for 6 panels of z-lite (-2.5 oz) Decathlon sells 12 panels for $35, that’s 2 sleeping pads. It'll probably pack better too -- how do pack the ridgerest now, roll it inside your pack?
- Get lighter groundsheet (-2 oz) $12 I believe there are different weights of polycro. I cut my 1.6 oz groundsheet from Duck window wrap from Home Depot
- Repack hand sani into smaller bottle (-1 oz)
- Itemize your ditty
- Phone’s not worn
- Include your typical worn clothing, since it influences carried clothing
Overall terrific kit, thanks for leading the way!
Thoughtful response and good points/questions! We'd seen some gear lists, but I realized we hadn't seen any shakedowns yet. Figured I'd throw in.
What do you use the “longie” shirt for?
Longies=long johns. Some times I forget that not everyone calls 'em that. It's either a construction work or St Louis thing or combination thereof. My whole family calls 'em 'longies' though.
Swap the ridgerest for 6 panels of z-lite (-2.5 oz) Decathlon sells 12 panels for $35, that’s 2 sleeping pads. It’ll probably pack better too – how do pack the ridgerest now, roll it inside your pack?
It'll roll up inside the pack, but I also sewed a strap onto the Gorilla that goes over the top that holds it in place well. I do have a cut-down Decathlon .3 inch thick pad that weighs 132g that I'm too much of a coward to actually use.
Get lighter groundsheet (-2 oz) $12 I believe there are different weights of polycro. I cut my 1.6 oz groundsheet from Duck window wrap from Home Depot
Yeah, mine is scrap from one I cut for my 2p tent. One thing I forgot about was: Last solo trip (90% of the time I'm backpacking with my SO) I ditched the ground sheet and used a space blanket I keep in the ditty. I'll edit to reflect this since I'll probably continue to do so.
Repack hand sani into smaller bottle (-1 oz)
Not a terrible idea, especially for shorter trips.
Itemize your ditty
Ditty contains FAK, repair kit, flashlight, power bank, etc. I can definitely itemize. I do carry a slightly more robust FAK since I tend to do a lot of off-trail, high elevation routes, and help would be much further out than if I was on trail.
Phone’s not worn
Done.
Include your typical worn, since it influences carried clothing
I added them to the bottom of the 'Worn' section. No weights yet, but you'll get the idea.
You could live without the sleep top, but if a lot of your trips are with a partner, then I can understand more downtime. Do you both coldsoak?
One technical issue is your trekking poles -- lighterpack will count the second one as baseweight even though they're marked as "worn", so change the qty to "1" and double the weight and watch your baseweight go down :)