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Description |
Comments |
Weight (ounces) |
| Pack |
Osprey Aether 60 - large - 3900
cu. in. |
I love this pack. 'Nuff
said. |
56.0 |
| Bag - 3 season |
Mountain Hardware Phantom 32 -
long |
32 degree, 800 fill power down |
23.0 |
| Bag - Winter |
North Face Superlight Endurance - long |
-5 degree, 600 fill power down, Pertex Endurance
Shell. Haven't tested it to -5F, but it kept me warm at +10F. |
62.0 |
| Pad |
Cascade Designs Thermarest
Guidelite - full length |
Nothing like sleeping on a mattress.
Worth the weight. |
32.0 |
| Tent |
Golite Trig
2 Shelter |
A new addition.
Single wall sil-nylon upper/PU coated nylon floor tent that sets up
with trekking poles. Area: 33 sq.
ft. + 13 vestibule |
53.0 |
| Cookset |
GSI Outdoors Bugaboo teflon mess
kit |
Nice little set; two
teflon coated pans, plastic cup and bowl. The pans are large
enough to fry up bacon or quesadillas, both highly recommended camp
foods. |
19.0 |
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Snow Peak
Titanium Cookset |
A new addition - two
small pots plus a small fry pan; a cookset for my "solitary"
adventures. Coupled with the aluminum can stove and Primus tea
kettle it shaves off almost 1.5 pounds vs. the Svea and GSI mess kit |
7.0 |
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Primus Litech Coffee/Tea
Kettle |
Very efficient piece of
gear for boiling water. The wide bottom captures a majority of
stove "flame" and the lid keeps the heat in. Not quite a
Jetboil system, but works well nonetheless. |
5.3 |
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Foam
insulated plastic mug |
A "standard"
insulated plastic mug with the snap on lid. A must for the tea or coffee
drinker |
5.0 |
| Stove |
Optimus Svea 123 |
A bit antiquated in appearance, a
bit heavier than the rest, but highly dependable. The variable
flame makes this a useful piece of gear for more "complex" cooking
assignments. |
22.0 |
| Stove #2 |
"aluminum can" alcohol stove |
I recently acquired a
hand-made aluminum can stove which I saw in action on one of my
recent trips. Stove, pot stand, and windscreen weigh in at
approximately 2 ounces. I am absolutely overwhelmed with this
little jewel. I can also fit the stove, stand, and windscreen into
my Primus tea kettle which eliminates bulk as well. The Svea will be
getting a rest except for car camping trips, methinks. **
During an "in garage" test, I was able to boil 750 ml of water in
the Primus tea kettle in 6 minutes. **Trail test: On the
Silers Bald trip this stove performed perfectly, even in
temperatures as low as 10 degrees. Just takes a little longer
to prime (30 - 60 seconds). |
Approx. 2.0 |
| Water Filtration /
Purfication |
Pur (Katadyn) Hiker |
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11.7 |
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Aqua Mira water treatment |
Kills bacteria and cysts
(giardia). This is an ultralight alternative to the pump
filter. |
1.0 |
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| Boots |
Vasque Sundowner Classic |
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| Trekking Poles |
Leki Super Makalu Air Ergo PA |
These things have saved
me from falling on my backside a few times, as well as providing
assist on the uphill and the downhill. Also doubles as tent
poles for the Trig 2. |
19.8 |
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| Shell(s) |
Arc'Teryx Theta AR |
3 layer Gore-Tex XCR hard
shell |
20.0 |
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Arc'Teryx Gamma SV |
Polartec Power Shield
soft shell. Can't say enough about almost anything made by
Arc'Teryx. Top notch design, quality, and performance. |
23.0 |
| Socks |
Bridgedale AT Bootplus |
Bridgedale socks are the
best in my book. Of course my book probably reads very
different from a lot of others... |
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