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P and M Pack list

 

 

 

 

 

Three day Trip:

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOTHES  

 

number

WT @

Total

M carries

P carries 

extra pairs hiking socks

2

2

4

2

2

extra pairs thin socks

1

1.5

3

1.5

1.5

pairs undies

 

2

2

4

2

2

rain Jacket

 

2

12

24

12

12

pjs

 

 

2

8

16

8

7

Fleece pullover

 

1

13

13

0

13

Fleece jacket

 

1

14

14

14

0

Crocs

 

 

2

11

22

11

11

Toiletries, lotions, & sunblock

1

9

9

9

 

Subtotal for Clothes:     

 

 

109

59.5

48.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHELTER & SLEEPING SYSTEM

 

 

 

 

 

Eureka three man tent  *1

 

 

 

 

 

Tarp tent

 

 

1

55

55

 

55

Tarp/groundcover

 

1

3

3

 

3

sleeping bag

 

2

32

64

32

32

Neo-Air mattress               

2

14

28

14

14

Mattress #2 *2                

 

1

12

12

12

 

Subtotal for Shelter & Sleeping System

 

162

 

 

Subtotal for Shelter & Sleeping System:      124/person

81

per person

58

104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GoLite Pinnacle pack

 

1

42

42

42

42

Day pack or Fanny Pack    *3

1

3

3

3

 

Subtotal for Packs

 

 

 

45

45

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COOKING & WATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

katadyn water filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

          w/stuff sack

 

1

12

12

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4  water bottles

 

2

2

8

4

4

cook pot w/lid

 

1

8

8

8

 

 “kitchen” bag

(includes sponge, 2 bowls, two cups,

0

 

 

          3 spoons, lighters)

1

5

5

5

 

pocket rocket stove

 

1

4

4

4

 

fuel

 

 

2

7

14

7

 

bear box      *4

 

 

1

30

24

 

24

soap

 

 

1

2

2

 

2

Subtotal for Cooking (without food & fuel)

 

28

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAVIGATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

compass         

 

1

0.5

0.5

 

1

maps

 

 

1

1

1

 

1

paper, pencil, reading specs 

1

1

1

 

1

flashlight

                            

0

3

0

 

 

white photon micro light

      

1

2

2

 

2

Subtotal for Navigation       

 

 

 

0

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESSENTIALS & OTHER ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

first aid kit

                    

1

5

5

5

 

knife

 

 

1

3.5

3.5

 

3.5

sunglasses

 

 

 

0

 

 

nail clippers

 

1

0.5

0.5

 

0.5

bug juice

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

spf-30 lip balm

    

1

1

1

1

 

sewing kit           

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

trowel and toilet paper

1

4

4

4

 

Subtotal for Essentials & Other     

 

     _______ 

11

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

P

PACK WEIGHT NOT INCLUDING FOOD & WATER

 

201.5

243.5

In pounds

 

 

 

 

12.6

15.2

           

 

OPTIONS THAT ADD WEIGHT:

 

fishing tackle            

 

1

20

20

 

20

camera w/xtra batteries

1

10

10

 

10

11x25 binoculars

 

1

7

7

 

11

Book

 

 

1

12

 

12

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

12

41

 

And then you can add in the food.  Here is a quick checklist for a four-day trip.  We might cover something between 20 and 35 miles on this kind of a trip:

 

3-DAY BACKPACKING FOOD SUPPLY:  three breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners                     

                                                  Weight in Ounces

 

 

 

Breakfast:

 

number

wt

 

 

 

instant oatmeal

 

9

1.75

15.75

 

15.75

Swiss Miss

 

6

1

6

 

6

Lunch/Snacks:

 

 

 

 

 

0

Luna bars                      

10

1.7

17

 

17

dried berries, apricots, or prunes                          

6

2

12

 

12

salami

 

 

1

10

10

 

10

cheese

 

 

1

6

6

 

6

Bread

 

 

1

9

9

 

9

Dinner:

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Instant miso soups                      

6

0.5

3

 

3

freeze-dried dinners

3

6

18

 

18

M&Ms

 

 

1

6

6

 

6

Subtotal for Food

 

 

 

102.75

0

102.75

TOTAL FOOD

51.375

per person

 

 

 

 

Footnotes: 

 

*1.  Our three-man tent weighs seven pounds, so we only take it when we know it is going to be cold and/or possibly really rainy.  And then it is nice to have the extra room and extra heat that this double-walled tent provides

 

*2.  M takes a second mattress, so that she doesn’t feel the pea that P always places under her bag.  The extra comfort is well worth the weight, in her mind.

 

*3.  We usually take a tiny little day pack with us, so that when we explore around camp, we can take a lunch, water bottle or even the fishing tackle along.  It doesn’t weigh much, and we have used it a lot

 

*4.  The bigger bear box weighs 30 ounces.  The smaller one is 24 ounces.