Ok, so the first part of this planning process was the actual trip, I find no new info here that is worth adding to the trip planning, (well except that this trip is now a solo trek as my hiking buddy is rather sick). Instead I will focus on what gear I will be bringing and why. Basically I have same setup but I made a few changes this time around. I will start with the complete gear list first:
Gear list:
| Item | Ounces | Grams |
| Packing | ||
| Zpacks Arc Blast | 22.6 | 641 |
| Stuff Sack 2l | 0.8 | 24 |
| Stuff Sack 4l | 1.2 | 33 |
| Stuff Sack 4l | 1.2 | 33 |
| Shelter | ||
| Mld Duomid Stuff Sack | 25.2 | 713 |
| Ti Tent Peg 8st | 3.3 | 94 |
| Gossamer Gear Ground Cloth | 2.4 | 69 |
| Sleep | ||
| Mont-bell Comfort Pillow | 2.8 | 80 |
| Enlightened 20f Quilt | 23.4 | 663 |
| Sleep Mask | 0.4 | 11 |
| Sleeping Pills | 0.4 | 10 |
| Klymit Torso Pad | 11.6 | 330 |
| Ul Sleep Pad | 5.1 | 145 |
| Cooking | ||
| Sea To Summit Alu Spoon | 0.4 | 12 |
| Plastic Fold Cup | 0.8 | 24 |
| Jetboil Ti | 8.7 | 246 |
| Zeffen Water Bottle | 3.1 | 89 |
| Clothing | ||
| Houdini T Shirt | 4.9 | 139 |
| Msr Pack Towel | 1.4 | 39 |
| Woolpower Thick Socks | 2.3 | 65 |
| Liner Gloves | 1.8 | 50 |
| Haglöfs Wind Pull | 3.1 | 88 |
| Haglöf Lim Essens Down Jacket | 6.3 | 180 |
| Woolpower Thick Pants | 6.2 | 175 |
| Mld Waterproof Mittens | 1.6 | 46 |
| Patagonia Torrent Houdini Rain Jacket | 6.6 | 188 |
| Patagonia Grey Sweater Layer 2 | 13.9 | 394 |
| Rain Pants | 8.3 | 236 |
| Sythetic Undies | 1.9 | 55 |
| Woolpower Thin Socks | 1.3 | 36 |
| Other | ||
| Lifesystems First Aid | 2.7 | 77 |
| Amazon Kindle | 7.3 | 208 |
| Ul Teeth Care | 1 | 27 |
| Sony Rx100 | 7.6 | 215 |
| Usb Cables | 2.2 | 61 |
| Sony Action Cam Mini + Battery | 2.2 | 62 |
| Sony Action Extra Battery | 0.5 | 15 |
| Sony Action Extra Battery | 0.5 | 15 |
| Sony Action Extra Battery | 0.5 | 15 |
| Sony Action Extra Battery | 0.5 | 15 |
| Globalstar Satphone | 7.1 | 202 |
| 13000 Battery Pack | 12.3 | 348 |
| Lithium 4400 Battery Charger | 4.1 | 116 |
| Gorillapod Tripod | 6.8 | 193 |
| Emergency Blanket | 3.5 | 99 |
| Camp Sandals | 5.4 | 153 |
| Worn | ||
| Suunto Ambit Watch | 2.8 | 79 |
| Iphone 5 W Lifeproof | 5.3 | 151 |
| Ray Ban Sun Glasses | 0.8 | 22 |
| As Tucas Pants | 2.2 | 63 |
| Aklima Woll Hoody | 13.4 | 381 |
| Haglöfs Cap | 1.9 | 55 |
| Haglöfs Lim Gt Low | 19.8 | 560 |
| Tierra Beenie | 1.1 | 31 |
| Black Daimond Walking Sticks | 13.4 | 379 |
| Consumables | ||
| Matches | 0.4 | 11 |
| Instant Coffee | 1.7 | 47 |
| Green Te | 0.1 | 2 |
| Green Te | 0.1 | 2 |
| Green Te | 0.1 | 2 |
| Green Te | 0.1 | 2 |
| Green Te | 0.1 | 2 |
| Toilet Papper | 0.7 | 20 |
| Hot Chocolate | 1.1 | 31 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Food Per Day | 24.7 | 700 |
| Peanuts | 10.6 | 300 |
| Total ex consumeables | 237.2 | 6729 |
| total | 400.4 | 11348 |
Sleeping:
This time around I will be bringing my Klymit Inertia X wave 3/4 length which I find to be comfortable and light. I like this pad as it is light and comfortable and works surprisingly good with my Enlightened equipment quilt. I will also bring a UL foam pad to place under this and as usual just to have something to sit on when I stop and rest.
Tent:
Nothing strange here – Still opting to use my sil-nylon MLD Duomid. While I am looking for new gear to test, at the moment for this trip I want to use what I am used to and trust. For my full review of the Duomid you can read here
Backpack:
Using my 55liter Zpacks. I find this pack to be adequate up to a weeks travel with my gear. I suppose more ultalight geeks would be able to get two, but I always find it’s pretty filled with a weeks worth of food and packing.
Rain gear:
This is really where my biggest change in gear has come besides my camera. I usually use a zpacks poncho groundsheet, but decided this time to try a traditional rain gear setup. So I have Patagonia Alpine houdini which weighs in at around 180 grams. Should keep me dry enough. For my backpack I have the ultralight and super incredible trash bag inner liner to keep everything dry. I have also opted to drop all my side pockets and so on in order to expose as little as possible to downpours. My rain pants are just some old pants I bought at a second hand about 10 years ago and cut out the inner liner. I paid about $1.00 for these pants and they are completely water tight and fairly light at 232 grams.
me in the Patagonia alpine houdine rain jacket
Cooking:
I will be bringing my Jetboil TI this time around instead of my trusty Tri-ti stove. No particular reason really, just want to have new gear to write about.
Communication:
A globalstar satphone – because I prefer talking with my wife than sending a delayed, pre-programmed sms to her. Just feels a lot better when I can hear her and Alexanders voice after a long walk.
Camera gear:
For the last year or so I have been using the Fujifilm X-t1 but decided for this trip to bring the Sony RX100 that I bought used for $100. I figured some people can take kick ass photos with an iphone, I should be able to get some good shots with a Sony Rx-100. I will also be bringing my Sony mini action cam with a backpack mount. Mainly for timelapse and shorter video sequences.
What really sucks is that I lost my mini- home made tripod so I have to bring the heavier and shorter gorillapod.
Maybe, maybe not:
As I have the option to leave some gear at the lockers in Reykjavik, I am bringing along a few extra things that may or may not end up on the actual trip with me.
Mainly my grey patagonia jacket – as I have a dune jacket and thick aklima hoody shirt with me, unless the weather is really cold and wet, I have no need to bring this with me.
Camp sandals – always nice to have.. but…
To sum it up:
Well 6.7 kilos is not super ultra light, you can tell by my list it’s still light and crazy comfortable. My hike and my camp is going to be awesome. I will be safe, warm and comfortable for the entire time I’m out. As a bonus I won’t be hurting like I just got sodomized by a 500 lbs gorilla after my week is done. (Yes all you heavy miserables out there.. I’ve seen you after carrying your 20 kilo bags for a week.. begging other people to carry your gear because your legs and back are destroyed)
