Odyssey 2009 Gear List

1. LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING, LATE FALL’

GEAR LIST (pounds-ounces.tenth ounces)

In pack or on hip belt

0-07.5 Gossamer Gear® Murmur™ Hyperlight Backpack
0-12.6 *Eck/Nomad tent w/four Titanium Goat CF Stakes in stuff sack
1-06.0 Mountain Hardwear® Phantom™ 32° two-season sleeping bag
0-13.0 Therm-a-Rest® ProLite 3™ short sleeping pad
0-04.1 GoLite® Ether Jacket
0-07.0 Wanderlust Gear Poncho
0-04.0 Mountain Hardwear® s/s Wicked T
0-00.8 Outdoor Products H2O Bottle Bag
0-00.5 Photon Freedom Micro Light w/cap-bill clip
0-08.7 Kitchen: Kmart® Grease Pot 0-02.5, BackpackingLight® – FireLite SUL Titanium Spoon0-00.3 –
FireLite Titanium Esbit Wing Stove 0-00.4 – 10 Esbit Pocket Stove Fuel [**10 meals] 0-05.0
Spark-Lite Firestarting Kit 0-00.4 – wind screen and pot lid (aluminum foil) 0-00.1
0-03.4 1-Liter Mountain Dew bottle (2)
0-02.2 Honey and Bear fleece ditty bag/pillowcase w/First-Aid, meds, toiletries, etc.
0-11.8 Canon® PowerShot SD 1000 Digital Elph Camera w/case, tripod 0-08.0,
battery (2) 0-01.4, memory card (2) 0-00.4, 120V charger 0-02.0
0-07.7 PocketMail Composer w/two AA lithium batteries (6.7 + 2x.5=7.7)
0-03.3 Adaptor leads for Solio H1000 (for cell phone and Suunto Wristop)
0-03.8 Cell phone (AT&T Nokia)
0-04.1 Sony® M-470 Microcassette Recorder w/two AAA lithium batteries (3.5 + 2x.3=4.1)
0-03.0 Trip maps and data (average of 14 days – one day of maps and data are “worn”)

7-07.5 Total pack and hip belt

Worn (other than pack or hip belt):

0-12.6 Leki® Ultralight Carbonlite AERGON Trekkers
1-09.4 New Balance® MT812AT Trail Running Shoe
0-02.9 Bridgedale® Endurance Trekker Midweight Socks
0-02.8 Outdoor Research® Flex-Tex Gaiters (old style)
0-09.0 Mountain Hardwear® Talus Pack Short
0-05.5 GoLite® Reed Pant
0-06.0 Mountain Hardwear® l/s Zip T
0-03.5 Western Mountaineering® Flash Vest
0-09.7 GoLite® Phantasm Jacket
0-03.0 Headsweats® Elmer Fleece Hat
0-01.9 Outdoor Research® M’s PL 150 Gloves™
0-00.9 Etowah Gear/Outfitters Over Mittens
0-00.8 Rx glasses with Transitions® photochromic lenses
0-02.2 Suunto® X9i Wristop Computer w/GPS Navigation
0-04.6 Solio® H1000 Hybrid Charger™ (solar)
0-02.0 Wallet and contents
0-00.2 Maps and data in Ziploc
5-13.0 Total worn

13-04.5 Total gear

2. LATE SPRING, SUMMER, EARLY FALL

GEAR LIST (pounds-ounces.tenth ounces)

In pack or on hip belt

0-07.5 Gossamer Gear® Murmur™ Hyperlight Backpack
0-12.6 *Eck/Nomad tent w/four Titanium Goat CF Stakes in stuff sack
1-01.0 Mountain Hardwear® Phantom™ 45° summer sleeping bag
0-13.0 Therm-a-Rest® ProLite 3™ short sleeping pad
0-04.1 GoLite® Ether Jacket
0-07.0 Wanderlust Gear Poncho
0-05.5 GoLite® Reed Pant
0-06.0 Mountain Hardwear® l/s Zip T
0-00.8 Outdoor Products H2O Bottle Bag
0-00.5 Photon Freedom Micro Light w/cap-bill clip
0-08.7 Kitchen: Kmart® Grease Pot 0-02.5, BackpackingLight® – FireLite SUL Titanium Spoon0-00.3 –
FireLite Titanium Esbit Wing Stove 0-00.4 – 10 Esbit Pocket Stove Fuel [**10 meals] 0-05.0 –
Spark-Lite Firestarting Kit 0-00.4 – wind screen and pot lid (aluminum foil) 0-00.1
0-03.4 1-Liter Mountain Dew bottle (2)
0-02.2 Honey and Bear fleece ditty bag/pillowcase w/First-Aid, meds, toiletries, etc.
0-08.9 Canon® PowerShot SD 1000 Digital Elph Camera w/case, tripod, batt. (2), mem. card (2), charger
0-07.7 PocketMail Composer w/two AA lithium batteries (6.7 + 2x.5=7.7)
0-03.3 Adaptor leads for Solio H1000 (for cell phone and Suunto Wristop)
0-03.8 Cell phone (AT&T Nokia)
0-04.1 Sony® M-470 Microcassette Voice Recorder w/two AAA lithium batteries (3.5 + 2x.3=4.1)
0-03.0 Trip maps and data (average of 14 days – one day of maps and data are “worn”)

7-07.1 Total pack and hip belt

Worn (other than pack or hip belt):

0-12.6 Leki® Ultralight Carbonlite AERGON Trekkers
1-09.4 New Balance® MT812AT Trail Running Shoe
0-02.3 Bridgedale® Ventum Light Hiker (fast and fresh) Socks
0-02.8 Outdoor Research® Flex-Tex Gaiters (old style)
0-09.0 Mountain Hardwear® Talus Pack Short
0-04.0 Mountain Hardwear® s/s Wicked T
0-02.3 North Country Trail Association Supplex Cap
0-00.8 Rx glasses with Transitions® photochromic lenses
0-02.2 Suunto® X9i Wristop Computer w/GPS Navigation
0-04.6 Solio® H1000 Hybrid Charger™ (solar)
0-02.0 Wallet and contents
0-00.2 Maps and data in Ziploc
4-04.2 Total worn

11-11.3 Total gear

All items have been weighed on certified postal scales. Please keep in mind that the total of these numbers represents “dry pack weight” (food and water not included). Food and water can add considerable weight, and that added weight will vary according to water availability and the number of days between food re-supply. Customarily, I carry no more than two liters (a tad under four pounds) of water at any given time, even across barren stretches, because I travel light and travel fast. My food bag, on average, contains no more than two pounds/day. So, out of town and fully loaded for three days between re-supply, the average for this trek, my total packweight (water to the next source, plus food) would likely come in at or below 21 pounds. It should be noted that ultra-light backpacks are not designed to carry heavy loads, nor should one be trekking in lightweight cross-trainers when lugging heavy packs.

*Cuben fiber Nomad tent constructed for Nimblewill by Christian Cruisin’ Eckhardt, Berlin, Germany
**Number of days between maildrops = 14 (average). Figuring four in-town meals and ten camp meals (again average).

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