Weights of most of my backpacking gear to bring on the hike:basic backpacking stuff: |
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pack 80 oz (5 lb)
tent 55 oz (3 lb 8 oz)
ground cloth 11.5 oz
sleeping bag 48 oz (3 lb)
thermarest 25 oz
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219.5 oz (13 lb 11 oz)
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| clothes: | ||
2 pairs of hiking socks 8 oz
4 pairs of underwear 8 oz
long underwear 2 oz
2 t-shirts 17 oz
jeans 30 oz
swim trunks 5.5 oz
NBCI Fleece 17 oz
poncho 9 oz
insect net for head 2 oz
aqua-shoes for in-camp 14.5 oz
* gloves
spare sunglasses 0.75 oz
(wrap in gloves &
store in aquashoes)
shell pants 6.5 oz
shell jacket 6.5 oz
* jacket
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126.75 oz (7 lb 14.75 oz)
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| cooking & food accessories: | ||
stove (top portion) 8 oz
full can of Gaz 22.5 oz
[partial can of Gaz 19 oz]
[Big pot (leave behind) 13 oz]
cooking kit 13.5 oz
(small pot/pan w handle,
1 bowl, 3 cups, matches,
scrub pad)
sierra cup 3.5 oz
fork & spoon .75 oz
wheel of spice 5.5 oz
2 water bottles (EMPTY) 4.5 oz
1 bottle for front of pack 1 oz
(with bag)
water filter 12.5 oz
bear cannister 39 oz
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110.75 oz (6 lb 14.75 oz)
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| food: | ||
10 packs of cocoa 7 oz
10 tea bags 1.5 oz
3 oatmeal, 3 cream of wheat 8.5 oz
5 power bars 17.5 oz
beef jerky 4 oz
fruit rollups 3 oz
4 granola bars 5 oz
2 packs gatorade 4.5 oz
1 pack koolade 5 oz
small baggee gatorade 3 oz
3 bags of trail mix 27 oz
licorice & red vines 5 oz
* Saturday night's dinner
* (Chicken & Rice)
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91 oz (5 lb 11 oz)
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| first aid: | ||
first aid kit 13.5 oz
salon pas 1 oz
sun & bug stuff 5 oz
sunblock 4 oz
lip balm .25 oz
sting-eze 1 oz
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24.75 oz (1 lb 8.75 oz)
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| misc: | ||
map 0.5 oz
camera 29.5 oz
(w/bag, batteries, memory)
* disposable panoramic camera
pillow 6.5 oz
towel 3 oz
head light 5 oz
mag light 4 oz
toilet paper 2 oz
trowel 2 oz
tent repair kit 2.5 oz
pocket knife 3 oz
emergency blanket 2 oz
whistle .5 oz
mirror .25 oz
comb .1 oz
Toy Story Aliens 1 oz
* 100 ft. 350 lb nylon cord
* duct tape
* safety pins
* compass
* dental floss
* extra zip loc baggies
* paper & pencil
* a big trash bag
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61.85 oz (3 lb 13.85 oz)
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grand total: 634.6 oz (i.e. 39 lb, 10.6 oz)
add in 4 lb of water & max weight is 43 1/2 lb
assuming all food & water gone by end of trip, final wt is about 34 lb
* find these items and weigh them.
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