| Ultralight Gear List – example |
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| Ultralight Gear List – example |
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| Here's
an example of an ultralight gear list. It's a work in progress,
and will be changed, modified and altered, as we see fit. Many of you have made very useful comments regarding this list (leave feedback). So, many thanks to everyone who contributed to this list.... The list is based on the following: One male person travelling alone for many days (one week and more) in non-extreme weather. |
| Gear List of March 2000 | |||||
| TARGET: 15lb on equipment & 10 lb on consumables & 2 lb on worn, = 25lb pack & 2lb worn | |||||
| Item | Weight (kg) | Weight (lbs) | Price | Make & Model | Remarks |
| TOTAL EQUIPMENT | 7.061 kg | 15 9/16 | $1,612.19 | ||
| Sleeping Bag (incl.bag) | 960.0 g | 33.86 oz | $155.00 | NorthFace, Tourlight3D R | Polarguard 3D |
| Bivy Shelter | 900.0 g | 31.75 oz | $170.00 | OR, GoreTex | |
| Backpack | 670.0 g | 23.63 oz | $50.00 | Jansport Cirque 2100 in3 | modified: originally 910g |
| Pad | 434.0 g | 15.31 oz | $45.00 | Thermarest Ultralight2 _ | self-inflating |
| Pullover | 400.0 g | 14.11 oz | $30.00 | Acrylic/Polyester | |
| (Wind) Jacket | 370.0 g | 13.05 oz | $90.00 | LOWE Alpine | Adrenaline Jacket |
| Umbrella | 303.0 g | 10.69 oz | $10.00 | modified from 14.5oz to 10.7oz | |
| Stove | 270.0 g | 9.52 oz | $25.00 | Mini-Trangia #28 | alcohol, modified, no simmer ring |
| Shell Pants | 250.0 g | 8.82 oz | $30.00 | nylon | sprayed with silicone |
| Tee Shirt Long Sleeve | 240.0 g | 8.47 oz | $16.00 | DuoFold, CoolMax | |
| Camera | 170.4 g | 6.01 oz | $120.00 | Olympus Stylus Epic | |
| Tights | 170.0 g | 6.00 oz | $12.00 | polypropylene | |
| Sleeping Bag Liner | 140.0 g | 4.94 oz | $60.00 | Silk | |
| Hat (sombrero) | 127.5 g | 4.50 oz | $32.00 | OR Seattle Sombrero | Gore-Texr Rain Hat |
| Cooking Pot 0.85lit | 118.0 g | 4.16 oz | $45.00 | MSR | Titanium (wow!) |
| Medical kit | 100.0 g | 3.53 oz | $30.00 | home made | |
| Water filter/bottle | 95.0 g | 3.35 oz | $25.00 | 18oz PurLife | Bottle with filter cap |
| Water Bag | 90.0 g | 3.17 oz | $10.00 | 2.5 gal | |
| Fuel Bottle | 84.0 g | 2.96 oz | $8.00 | MSR | 0.325 lit, alu |
| Tripod | 80.0 g | 2.82 oz | $20.00 | ||
| Radio | 80.0 g | 2.82 oz | $70.00 | AM/FM, Earphones | |
| Rope | 80.0 g | 2.82 oz | $5.00 | 50 ft nylon | |
| 2 x Film & Envelopes | 75.0 g | 2.65 oz | $10.00 | Kodak 100 Gold | |
| Journal, pen, maps | 75.0 g | 2.65 oz | $5.00 | ||
| Flashlight | 70.0 g | 2.47 oz | $30.00 | Light Wave 2000 | with 3 x "AA" lithium |
| Soap | 68.0 g | 2.40 oz | $1.59 | Travel Soap 2 oz. Tube | Biodegradable |
| Bowl / Cup / Scoop | 61.3 g | 2.16 oz | $10.00 | SALEWA | plastic |
| Brief | 61.0 g | 2.15 oz | $10.00 | DuoFold, CoolMax | |
| Toilet Paper | 60.0 g | 2.12 oz | $2.00 | 2 bags (biodegradable) | |
| Space Blanket | 51.0 g | 1.80 oz | $5.00 | ||
| Water bottle | 50.0 g | 1.76 oz | $6.00 | Platypus | 2.5 liters |
| Knife | 48.1 g | 1.70 oz | $35.00 | Beretta Airlight | 30% serrated, Zytel |
| Towel | 42.0 g | 1.48 oz | $5.50 | Pack Towel | 27" x 10" |
| Matches&Wood&Candle | 40.0 g | 1.41 oz | $1.00 | Wind/Waterproof | |
| Socks (2pair) | 36.4 g | 1.28 oz | $3.00 | thin nylon (2 pair) | |
| Bandana | 28.4 g | 1.00 oz | $1.60 | Cotton Bandana | 24" x 22" |
| Monocular | 25.4 g | 0.90 oz | $90.00 | Zeiss MiniQuick | 5 x 10 |
| Sunglasses | 20.4 g | 0.72 oz | $25.00 | ||
| ToothPowder | 20.0 g | 0.71 oz | $3.00 | ||
| Storm Whistle | 20.0 g | 0.71 oz | $6.00 | Plastic | |
| Lighter | 20.0 g | 0.71 oz | $1.50 | ||
| Battery (spare) | 16.7 g | 0.59 oz | $4.00 | 1 x "CR123A" | |
| Head Net | 14.0 g | 0.49 oz | $5.00 | No-See-Um | |
| Toothbrush | 10.0 g | 0.35 oz | $1.00 | ||
| Spoon | 9.0 g | 0.32 oz | $2.50 | GSI | lexan |
| Spare Light | 7.0 g | 0.25 oz | $16.00 | Photon Micro Light | blue |
| TOTAL CONSUMABLES | 6.800 kg | 15 |
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| Food (5days) | 4.350 kg | 9 9/16 | |||
| Water | 2.000 kg | 4 7/16 | H2O | 2 liters (~2 quarts) | |
| Fuel | 0.400 kg | 14.1 oz | alcohol | 0.4 lit | |
| Salt & Spices | 0.050 kg | 1.8 oz | $3.00 | ||
| TOTAL PACK WEIGHT (not including clothes worn) | 13.86 kg | 30 9/16 | |||
| WORN | 1.004 kg | 2 3/16 |
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| Shoes (running) | 0.600 kg | 21.2 oz | $50.00 | ||
| T-Shirt | 0.182 kg | 6.4 oz | $13.00 | ||
| Shorts | 0.090 kg | 3.2 oz | $30.00 | CoolMax | |
| Brief | 0.057 kg | 2.0 oz | $7.00 | CoolMax | |
| Socks | 0.040 kg | 1.4 oz | $1.50 | Nylon | |
| Watch | 0.035 kg | 1.2 oz | $170.00 | incl. compass, altimeter, thermometer | |
| Here's the nice little graph; look at the heaviest 5 items – they make up almost 50% of the total weight! |
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