Arthur Vary Gear Listing – Stage 2: SW Tasmania Traverse

BACKPACK Hyperlite Mountain Gear 2400 Southwest Pack 28.6 Because of the heavy meals keep on the West Coast stage, I went with an inside body over a frameless mannequin / Very impressed by the HMG pack / Good load distribution, extraordinarily sturdy / Double thumbs up. Pack Liner (Trash Compactor Bag) 2 30.8 0.87 SHELTER MLD Solomid XL 11.5 Very fast arrange / Holds up nicely in a storm / Preferrred quantity of house for six’1″ man. Guylines – Kelty Triptease 3mm 1 3mm -Little heavier, however simpler to deal with than thinner cords Stakes – Titan.(2); Y & Lengthy – Alumin.(6) 2.7 Mixture of sizes & kinds | Largely longer fashions for mud & harsh circumstances Tyvek Groundsheet 1.5 16.7 0.47 SLEEPING SYSTEM Mat – Pad – Thermarest NeoAir XLite (Sm) 8 Very comfortable / Doubled as makeshift framesheet for pack and paddling gadget for river crossings in the course of the West Coast stage. Pad – Gossamer Gear Thinlite 1/8 2.4 Quilt – Katabatic Palisade 18.4 Conservatively rated 30°F / Finest quilts/baggage I’ve used. Bivy – MLD Superlight Bivy 7 Bivy/quilt combo was good for the Arthurs / Because of the hotter temps & bugs, an Innernet would have been higher for the coast. 35.8 1.01 KITCHEN / HYDRATION LokSak 20×12 (Meals Bag) 1.2 Holds about 10 lbs of meals. Toaks Spork 0.4 For the primary time ever I carried a Titanium spork. Good realizing it wasn’t going to snap. I put some orange tape on the deal with so I would not lose it. Gatorade 20 oz Bottles (2) 2 Match nicely in aspect pockets / Easy accessibility Platypus (2 Lt) 1.3 Solely used a few occasions / Plenty of water. Toaks Titanium Alcohol Range 0.7 Double thumbs up / Primes rapidly, burns effectively / Particular improve over do-it-yourself Pepsi can mannequin. Wire Body / Windscreen / Gasoline Bottle (8 oz/Plasic) 2 Anti Gravity Aluminium pot + Pot Cozy 5 Similar pot since 2006. 12.6 0.36 FIRST AID / HYGIENE Sunscreen (repackaged in tiny btle.) Hand Sanitizer (repackaged in dropper btle.) Aquamira (repackaged in tiny dropper bottles) By no means used / Water was high quality to drink as is. Mini Toothbrush Toothpaste (mini tube) Dental Floss Doubles as stitching thread Antiseptic Wipes (2) Clear cuts / wounds Gauze Triple Antibiotic Cream (tiny tube) 3M Micropore Medical Tape Breathable, paper tape / Adheres nicely Ibuprofun (8) Vitamin “I” Rest room Paper Stitching Needle I’m arguably the worst sewer in historical past Duct Tape – 2 ft Multi-purpose; compensates for lack of stitching abilities Emergency Fireplace Starter (2) Cotton wool balls in Vaseline 9 0.26 CLOTHES Rain Pants – Montbell Versalites 3.6 Ripped to shreds on the Coastal stage / Held along with dental floss, duct tape & prayer the remainder of the best way. Patagonia Capilene 2 Thermal Bottoms 5.8 Lengthy johns of alternative because the 90’s. Rain Jacket – Montbell Peak Shell 9 I like this jacket rather a lot, in reality I choose it over Montbell’s Gore-tex mannequin, the Torrent Flier. Windshirt – Montbell Tachyon Anorak 1.9 Now on my third mannequin; the primary two lasted about 10,000 miles every / Nice heat to weight ratio and surprisingly sturdy for one thing so gentle. Insulation Layer – Patagonia R1 Hoodie 10.9 Added this for the Arthurs / Hood, balaclava, zip for air flow / Chilly & moist climate staple. Insulation Layer – Montbell Thermawrap Jacket 9 Lengthy-time favorite artificial insulation layer / Preferable over down in excessive precipitation areas similar to SW Tassie. Further Socks – REI Merino Wool Liners 1.6 Further SocksDarn Robust Hiker Micro Crew 2.6 MLD LightSnow gaiters 1.3 Bandana (1) 0.5 Towel, neck/face safety, condensation wipe. Smartwool Cozy Mittens 2.3 Added for the Arthurs. Montbell Merino Wool Interior Gloves 1 MLD eVent Rain Mitts 1 Heat Hat – Montbell Chameece Beanie 1.3 Wonderful / Very stretchy and never too heat. 51.8 1.47 MISCELLANEOUS Cellphone – Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini 3.8 Journey notes / Respectable photographs & video Stuff sacks – Cuben Fiber/Silnylon (3) 0.5 Further Ziploc baggage 1 Headlamp – Black Diamond Spot 3.1 Died at journey’s finish after 4 years of heavy use / Stable headlamp. Good worth for cash. Pockets/Credit score Playing cards/Drivers License 0.7 Used skinny plastic card holder as Pockets Swiss Military Basic Knife 1.3 All you want for backpacking functions Suunto M-2D Compass 1.2 Adjustable Declination | Compass of alternative for years (Observe: Not made; when wanted I’ll substitute with Suunto M-3G International Digital camera – Panasonic Lumix ZS25 6.9 Nice zoom, HD Video / Respectable battery life Further Digital camera Battery 0.7 Small pen 0.3 Small LokSaks for Valuables (2) 1 Safety for cellphone, charger, pockets, digital camera, battery 20.5 0.58 BASE WEIGHT TOTAL 11.08 lbs 5.03 kg ITEMS WORN Macpac Cross Terrain Shorts 6 Shorts of alternative since early 2000’s / Sadly, Macpac have “executed a Montrail”, and now not make this mannequin. / Disgrace, as a result of they have been the most effective mountaineering shorts I’ve used. Icebreaker 150 Brief Sleeve TShirt 5.6 Swapped out base layer, after the lengthy sleeve mannequin I took on the West Coast was shredded. Good resolution placing this within the resupply field. 🙂 Socks – REI Merino Wool Liners 1.6 Hat – Baseball cap 2 Merrell Moab Ventilators 30 A bit heavier than path runners, however wanted the additional sturdiness / Commonplace path runners would not have held up on this journey. Fizan Compact – Climbing Pole (2) 11.2 Introduced 2 for insurance coverage in case one broke or was broken. Fortuitous resolution, as that is precisely what occurred. Timex Ironman Watch 1.5 Low-cost, sturdy, gentle, a number of alarms. Sun shades 2 Polarized lenses / 100% UV Safety / Wrap round 59.9 1.7kg TOTAL WEIGHT 14.8 lbs 6.7 kg