On the whole I was very happy with my gear choices, even after looking over the gear other people were using I do not recall a single occurrence when I thought “I wish I had that” when looking at other people’s gear. My base weight ended up at 6,564 grams. From my original list I removed my umbrella (too windy), 1 L water bottle, and Kindle (not reading much).
Here is what carried. Weights are in grams
TOTAL BASE PACK WEIGHT 6955 (15.33 lb)
Shelter and Sleep Sub Total 1598
Tent – ZPacks Hexamid Soloplex 529
Tent Floor – Polycro Plastic 48
Sleeping Bag – ZPacks 7 Degree 5.9″ 523
(with DRW Down, including drybag)
Sleeping Bag Liner – Silk Sea to Summit 98
Thernal Mat – Thermarest Neo Xlite Women 348
(including bag and repair kit)
Pillow – Exped UL 52
Pack Sub Total 5372.7
Pack – ZPacs Arcblast 60 (2 x Hip Pouch) 572
Drybag – ZPack 6.8
Sitpad – Polycro Plastic 3
Umbrella 145
Trowel – QWiz 12
Compass Silva M3 48
Maps 100
Money, Credit Card, Hut Pass 35
Torch – Petzl eLite 28
Spare Battery Torch 6.9
Water Bladder 2l – Platypus 36
Water Bladder 1 L – Platypus 36
Water Bottle 500 ml – Platypus 23
Water Bottle 500ml – Platypus 23
Water Bladder Sawyer 450ml 23
Water Purifier Sawyer Mini 39
Water Purifyer Syringe 34
Kindle 210
EPIRB PLB – ACR ResQLink 406 GPS 145
Phone – Samsung S3 Mini 127
Earphones 6.6
Camera – Panasonic Lumix TS5 223
Spare Memory Card 1.5
Spare Camera Battery 23
Tripod 23
Charger Phone+Kindle 41
Phone spare battery 1800 mAh 28.4
Phone Spare Battery 3500 mAh 56.4
Pocket Knife – Swiss Army 21.3
Repair Kit – 226
(Duct Tape 2m, Kinesio Tape 5m,
Cuben Fibre Repar Patch, Cuben Fibre Repair Tape,
Pertex Repair Tape, Bandage, Spectra Cord 50ft,
Sewing Kit, Carabina x 2, Plastic Clip, Shock cord,
cord cinch, safety pin x 4, Zip Tie x 4, Twist Tie x 4)
Firesteel – Kathmandu 28.2
Pot Titanium – E 900ml 109
Cup – Vargo Titanium Travel Mug 450ml 58
Spoon – Toaks Titanium Short Handle 10
Tea Towel – ZPacks 18
Pot Scrubber 0.7
Stove – MSR Pocket Rocket (with case and lighter) 123
Gas Cylinder – Empty Weight 220
Alcohol Stove – Home Made Coke Can 13
First Aid Kit – 117
(Compeed Plasters, wound dressing, suture,
scalpel, butterfly stitch, blister dressing,
Antibiotic Creame, Anti-chafe Creame, plasters)
Notebook and Pencil 9
Sunscreen 90
Chapstick 9.4
Insect Repellant 34
Soap Biodegradable 38
Mia Cup 15
Shewee 38
Toothbrush 9
Toothpaste 24
Wet ones 56
Towel 18
Hand Sanitiser 58
Toilet Paper 78
Ear Plugs 1.6
Clothes
Drybag ZPacks Medium 25
Drybag Z Pack Small 16
Hut Shoes- Homemade 49
Socks – IceBreaker Tramping 61
Undie – Icebreaker Merino Racer 23
Shorts Spare (in case of chafing) 102
Trousers Camp – Macpac Crossroads 232
Trousers Thermal – Earth Sea Sky 180
T Shirt – Earth Sea Sky Silkweight 84
L/S Thermal – Icebreaker 260 GT 241
Shirt (camp and town) – Kathmandu Travel 147
Buff – cut in half 19
Down Jacket – Mountain Hardware Ghost Whisperer 182
Down Hat – Z Pack 40
Jacket Wet Weather – ZPacks Cuben Fibre 160
Trousers Wet Weather – ZPacks Cuben Fibre 107
Glove Wet Weather – ZPacks Cuben Fibre 29
Gloves Thermal – Mountain Hardware Polypro 37
Hat Thermal – Haglofs Windproof 46
Hat Rain – OR Cap 49
Sunglasses – Oakley 34
Mosquito Net 16
On Me 1746
Walking Poles – Black Diamond Pro Trek Women 486
Shoes – Inov8 295 Rocklite 606
Socks – Icebreaker Multisport Women 50
Gaiter Light – Dirty Girl 37
Shorts – Columbia 142
Undie – Merino Racer 43
Bra – Icebreaker Racer 56
Belt – Mountain Hardware Nylon 24
Top – Icebreaker GT 100 171
Hat Sun – OR Widebrim 46
Pocket Knife – SOG 85
2 comments:
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Restless Kiwi: Walking the Te Araroa Trail11 December 2014 at 07:38 Hi Rob. Your blog was one of the ones i was using when doing my research for this trip. I loved your gear reviews and I got several ideas from your list. Thanks for the offer of being a Trail Angel, when I start planning that stage of the trail I will keep this in mind
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